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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “pop culture”

• So Its Come To This: A Weezer Snuggie

  
  Reverbiage: Stories from NPR — Authority: 468
  The pop band Weezer is known for its quirky nods to pop culture, most notably in music videos that reference the Muppets and the Internets most popular memes. Now, the rock band has embraced the Snuggie — the blanket you can wear.
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• *From The Pen Of Early Soviet Culture Commissar Anatol Lunacharsky- Yulii Martov

  
  AMERICAN LEFT HISTORY — Authority: 144
  Click on title to link to early Bolshevik Culture and Education Commissar Anatol Lunacharskys profile of left-Menshevik leader Yulii Martov from his 1923 "Revolutionary Silhouettes". Lunarcharsky may have been a "soft" Bolshevik but he had insights into the Bolshevik leadership (and here into the softness of the best ...
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• *From The Pen Of Early Soviet Culture Commissar Anatol Lunacharsky- Moisei Uritsky

  
  AMERICAN LEFT HISTORY — Authority: 144
  Click on title to link to early Bolshevik Culture and Education Commissar Anatol Lunacharskys profile of Moisei Uritsky from his 1923 "Revolutionary Silhouettes". Lunarcharsky may have been a "soft" Bolshevik but he had insights into the Bolshevik leadership that helped explain the successes (and some of the ...
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• *From The Pen Of Early Soviet Culture Commissar Anatol Lunacharsky- Comrade Voladarsky

  
  AMERICAN LEFT HISTORY — Authority: 144
  Click on title to link to early Bolshevik Culture and Education Commissar Anatol Lunacharskys profile of (Michael, I think) Voladarsky from his 1923 "Revolutionary Silhouettes". Lunarcharsky may have been a "soft" Bolshevik but he had insights into the Bolshevik leadership that helped explain the successes (and some ...
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• Ottawas become meaner: Ottawa magazine November piece

  
  Ottawa Watch — Authority: 117
  Heres the original version. Ottawa mag changed a few of the opening paragraphs: Dena Gosewich knew something was wrong with Jerry Yanover when the veteran Parliamentary strategist’s Sunday New York Times was still on the doorstep, unread, at lunch time. Yanover, 62, a pudgy, shy man with a passing resemblance to ...
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• Jake Plummer

  
  GoGiz.com — Authority: 161
  Jake Plummer news and media Photos on Jake Plummer more Jake Plummer photos … News Articles on Jake Plummer Murphy: Hey ESPN: It’s prime time for a Boise visit (The Idaho Statesman) ( idahostatesman.com ) - November 08, 2009 Memo to ESPN: Bring ...
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• Lambent – Smoothness Extract (Project Mooncircle)

  
  Cyclic Defrost — Authority: 430
  Project Mooncircle continue the quality of their releases with the new full length album from Lambent. This time delving into a more wonky world of futuristic hip hop, warm organic sounds with a Dilla-esque approach to his beat making. The obvious comparisons could be applied here, Dilla, Flying Lotus and Dabrye, but ...
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• luke cage, hero for hire: The Greatest Black Superhero of the ’70s

  
  kagablog — Authority: 449
  by daniel tervoort Perhaps not the first, but for my money the greatest black superhero of them all was LUKE CAGE, HERO FOR HIRE. Begun by Marvel Comics in 1972, the intention was to create a “hip”, black superhero based on the popular “Shaft” movies of the time. (It was cheaper to create their own carbon ...
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• *From The Pen Of Early Soviet Culture Commissar Anatol Lunacharsky- Yakov Sverdlov

  
  AMERICAN LEFT HISTORY — Authority: 144
  Click on title to link to early Bolshevik Culture and Education Commissar Anatol Lunacharskys profile of Yakov Sverdlov from his 1923 "Revolutionary Silhouettes". Lunarcharsky may have been a "soft" Bolshevik but he had insights into the Bolshevik leadership that helped explain the successes (and some of the ...
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• Re: HERE IS A STORY OF A *WILD* CACHE FOUND IN CHINA

  
  TreasureNet Forum — Authority: 189
  Quote from: ZenAgain on Nov 03, 2009, 11:32:51 PM Quote from: lamar on Oct 18, 2009, 06:31:32 PM Dear group; The story is quite obviously a hoax, my friends. The article states: The 789 grams of dried cannabis was buried alongside a light-haired, blue-eyed Caucasian man, likely a shaman of the Gushi culture, ...
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• Lois, this is not my Batman glass

  
  Lavonardo — Authority: 136
  Ricardo Autobahn’s The Golden Age of Video is an amazing collection of pop culture icons (and less-known species) from eight decades (taking Todd Brown’s Freaks from 1932 as the first element).
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• Reserve Bank increases Statutory Reserve Deposit Requirement

  
  Invest in Fiji — Authority: 103
  The Reserve Bank of Fiji has announced that it will increase banks Statutory Reserve Deposits to 7%, from the current 5%. The increase will reduce the amount of funds that banks available for lending and other purposes. The move comes as inflation rates rose to 6.3% in September 2009 from 5.1% a month earlier. ...
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• *From The Pen Of Early Soviet Culture Commissar Anatol Lunacharsky- Georgii Plekhanov

  
  AMERICAN LEFT HISTORY — Authority: 144
  Click on title to link to early Bolshevik Culture and Education Commissar Anatol Lunacharskys profile of Georgii Plekhanov from his 1923 "Revolutionary Silhouettes". Lunarcharsky may have been a "soft" Bolshevik but he had insights into the Bolshevik leadership (and, as here, the ex-Bolshevki leadership in the early ...
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• If cricketers were in power…

  
  The Corridor (a cricket blog) — Authority: 495
  …what posts would they take in the British government? Prime Minister – Michael Vaughan Sorry Strauss. Vaughan has a more Blairite public face with Yorkshire steel propping up his policies. Universally respected; peace envoy to the middle east already a certainty. Deputy Prime Minister – Andrew Strauss No ...
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• Happy 3rd!

  
  carnet de correspondance — Authority:
  Last Thursday Jube and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary - or as they say in French, our "three years of marriage." We went to the Manor House at Poplar Springs where we celebrated our wedding reception in 2006. My little brother now works in the kitchen there, and he had them create a little dessert surprise ...
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• VA - DANCE HITS Vol 34 (2009)

  
  polish:Elite:board — Authority: 169
  VA - DANCE HITS Vol 34 (2009) Cytat: Artist: VA Album: DANCE HITS vol. 34 Genre: Dance / Hands Up Date: 2009 Tracks: 15 Bitrate: 192-320 VBR kbps / 4410khz Joint Stereo Time: 1 godzina 17 minut 27 sekund Size: 162 Mb Tracklista: Cytat: 1. Akcent VS Edward Maya - ...
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• *From The Pen Of Early Soviet Culture Commissar Anatol Lunacharsky- Grigorii Zinoviev

  
  AMERICAN LEFT HISTORY — Authority: 144
  Click on title to link to early Bolshevik Culture and Education Commissar Anatol Lunacharskys profile of Grigorii Zinoviev from his 1923 "Revolutionary Silhouettes". Lunarcharsky may have been a "soft" Bolshevik but he had insights into the Bolshevik leadership that helped explain the successes (and some of the ...
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• *From The Pen Of Early Soviet Culture Commissar Anatol Lunacharsky- A 1923 Profile Of V.I. Lenin

  
  AMERICAN LEFT HISTORY — Authority: 144
  Click on title to link to early Bolshevik Culture and Education Commissar Anatol Lunacharskys profile of V.I. Lenin from his 1923 "Revolutionary Silhouettes". Lunarcharsky may have been a "soft" Bolshevik but he had insights into the Bolshevik leadership that helped explain the successes (and some of the subsequent ...
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• Granada Cooking School Andalusia Spain (Spain)

  
  Travel & Vacation Listings @ RealAdventures — Authority: 155
  Spain Cooking Schools - 25 Euro Per Event For a few months each year Casa Azahar in Granadas historic quarter opens its doors for personalized cooking & wine classes to a small number of guests eager to share in the food, wine, and culture of one of Spains most diverse & vibrant regions. ...
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• Will Tang

  
  music-islands.com mp3 blog — Authority: 123
  Everything Changes (mp3) Will Tang http://www.willtang.co.uk/ 英 ロッチデール出身。アコースティックなシンガーソングライター。 ハーモニカを携えて旅する男。 香港で音楽活動をスタートし、その後、イギリス・マンチェスターに ...
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