pop culture

Pop culture embodies the ideas, concerns and desires of people through the things that entertain them: for example, movies, advertisements, television, and fashion. Any form of expression that engages a large number of people becomes part of popular culture. It can also mean culture that is produced in large quantities for the so-called "masses."

Popular culture as a whole stands apart from "highbrow" or "high" culture, which is determined by the educated elite. Pop culture encompasses everything that appeals to a wide number of people: fads in clothing, trends in food, slang expressions and celebrity-watching. In fact, a pop culture trend can itself become a symbolic language that is understood by many people. Discussing pop culture trends is a way of connecting in the blogosphere, too.

The study of pop culture throughout history- such as in the Victorian period - can give one enormous insight into what truly gripped - sometimes even obsessed - people in earlier times.

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• Food Intolerance Blogs - Gluten Free Girl and the Chef Looks Super Tasty (GALLERY)

  
  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 667
  (TrendHunter.com) Sometimes when people write blogs, they are either terribly self-indulgent or just lame. One way to spice it up is to add food, and another way is to make it personal. Gluten Free Girl and the Chef manages…
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• Can you stop judging others for a month?

  
  I'm Spiritual, Dammit — Authority: 116
  Ive been asked to take part in vocalo.orgs "Month on Faith" by issuing a challenge to my readers and the vocalo listeners.  This challenge doesnt have to be specific to any particular faith- (which is good, because I am a combo platter..) and should make others want to share their experiences.   So ...
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• Barbie Ornaments - Deck the Halls With Plastic Dolls, Falalala-Lalalala (GALLERY)

  
  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 667
  (TrendHunter.com) I’m not sure if the designer actually sliced off doll faces to create these Barbie ornaments, but it sure looks like it!G. Jarvis Jewelry created these ultra girlie Christmas tree ornaments using items…
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• 50 Oddball Contests - From Plastic Surgery Pageants to Freaky Feet Contests (CLUSTER)

  
  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 667
  (TrendHunter.com) It’s important to feel important once in awhile and considering all the strange talents out there, I guess it’s a good thing that there are quite a few oddball contests to accommodate these unique individuals.…
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• Pop Clips » 30 Nov 09

  
  Dave Lucas — Authority: 140
  Chelsea Clinton Engaged! The Buzz tonight is all about Chelsea Clinton , the 29-year-old daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, becoming engaged to her longtime boyfriend, former Goldman Sachs banker turned hedge fund executive Marc Mezvinsky, whose dad pleaded ...
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• I thought Stephenie would like this...

  
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  I saw some of the chat-box regulars talking about a great site, Post Secret - Im sure many of you are aware of it, basically people mail in their anonymous secrets - its very addictive, often funny and always heart-felt. So when I saw Sparkles and Christy chatting, I was reminded to check in and came across this ...
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• 28 Leg-Baring Red Carpet Fashions - From Fluffy Feathered Frocks to Goddess Mini Gowns (CLUSTER)

  
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  (TrendHunter.com) As a new generation of celebs take to premiers, festivals award ceremonies and more, we have been seeing a slew of leg-baring red carpet fashions. It’s not that surprising when you think about the amount…
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• Hollywood has a Panic Attack!

  
  L.A. Times - California | Local News — Authority: 802
  A few weeks ago, a movie industry pal tipped me off to an especially cool new YouTube short by an obscure filmmaker from Uruguay. "Watch it," he said. "This guy is going to be a big star." Ive been around long enough to know that people in Hollywood make those kind of pronouncements all the time -- and theyre ...
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• Insect-Inspired Architecture - The Taipei Cicada Pop Music Center Mixes Bold Forms with Pop Culture (GALLERY)

  
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  (TrendHunter.com) The Taipei Cicada pop music center proposal of taking a nearly extinct sound producing insect in Taipei and roughly translating it into an architectural form to exhibit the Pop music culture of Taiwan…
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• Arcade Expression

  
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• Wookie-Inspired Graffiti - Star Wars Street Art Lets You Know Who Runs This Town: Jedis (GALLERY)

  
  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 667
  (TrendHunter.com) Sometimes when I am running about the city, creating masterpieces of street art, I am inspired by the great films of our time. I think some others were as well, as the Star Wars street art certainly beats…
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• Free movie: ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ in Fullerton on Tuesday

  
  Pedro and the Watcher — Authority: 431
  “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” the Griswold family’s third movie, found Clark Griswold, played by Chevy Chase , trying to outdo the neighbors with his Xmas X-travaganza of lights. And, of course, things very quickly go wrong as the rest of the family — with  Beverly D’Angelo as mother ...
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• Which Cali Girl Will Be Strutting Her Stuff for Victoria’s Secret?

  
  F-Listed — Authority: 569
  After weeks of online voting, the field for which hottie will be joining Adriana Lima, Marissa Miller and Miranda Kerr during the Victoria’s Secret annual fashion show (airing Dec. 1) has been narrowed down to two California natives. More after the jump.
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• Tiger is Chased By a Golf-Club-Wielding Wife, Crashes SUV

  
  F-Listed — Authority: 569
  Tiger Woods had one hell of a golf-club-wielding, SUV-crashing weekend. The PGA’s wonderboy, just days after being accused of knocking some balls around with New York hottie Rachel Uchitel, crashed his Escalade outside his Florida home. But new reports are surfacing that some of Tiger’s injuries may have come from ...
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• Vitamins, Fruits, Minerals, In One Shot!!

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 145
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• 19 Nifty Nighties - From Style Icon Sleepwear to Baby Long Johns (CLUSTER)

  
  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 667
  (TrendHunter.com) To me, Christmas may be one of the most important pajama occasions in the year. What better way to celebrate family, food, gifts and more than in the comfort of some nifty nighties. Many people probably…
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• Steely Dan-ica Patrick

  
  Carpe Diem — Authority: 133
  Today on America’s Newsroom, Danica Patrick , IndyCar’s first female winner and Sports Illustrated model , showed why she is GoDaddy.com’s prized possession . When AN co-anchor Bill Hemmer hammered her with questions about whether she would join the IndyCar circuit full-time, there was no beating around the ...
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• Rapstar Toques - The Shaolin Wu Knit Cap is Nothing to Mess With (GALLERY)

  
  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 667
  (TrendHunter.com) Wu Tang Clan could come out with anything, I would love it. Wu Tang Clan toothbrush? I am all over that. Thankfully this time they are releasing the Shaolin Wu Knit Cap with APPLEBAUM, and you can fully…
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• internet enabled television … big whoop.

  
  Collection Developments @ Sno-Isle — Authority: 127
  Have you ever connected your computer to your television? Don’t worry, I’m not going to call you and ask for help about which cable and what port, and so forth.  Over Thanksgiving a friend mentioned that he watches hulu through his tv all the time, and that he loves it, and might even drop his cable because ...
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• Gaga-fied Fashion Collections - The PLOTZ AW 2009 Line Allows For Individual [removed]GALLERY)

  
  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 667
  (TrendHunter.com) Although the PLOTZ AW 2009 line is probably not inspired by Lady Gaga, it’s hard not to draw similarities from the painted face to the eclectic fashions and eccentric poses. Some may feel that the comparison…
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