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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  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 672
  (TrendHunter.com) I love a good blog, nothing makes my day more than finding a cool idea, that is continually updated. So when the To Be Returned blog came to my attention I knew that it was both original and has the makings…
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• Hipster Disco Ball Fashions - The Pavon Spring/Summer 2010 Collection Channels Studio 54 (GALLERY)

  
  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 672
  (TrendHunter.com) It is my opinion that only when a dress is outlandishly detailed and bedazzled with rubies and diamonds is it suitable to be worn. Alas, not all designers think like me, but the Pavon Spring/Summer 2010…
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• Who made Biden — and Katie Couric — look dumb?

  
  Althouse — Authority: 755
  Its not Bidens fault — or Courics — that he — or she — looks like a doofus posing with reality show wannabes at the White House State Dinner . Its not their job to check identities. Its their job — at a party — to pose like this — or is there some gracious way to deflect posers? You might ask why theyre ...
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  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 672
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  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 672
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• The Real Iron Chef Tim Hammack

  
  DogWalkBlog — Authority: 128
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  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 672
  (TrendHunter.com) In honor of my recent venture back to the heartland of America, where participating in binge drinking and drinking games are as common as saying hello, I have decided to make a cluster dedicated to all…
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  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 672
  (TrendHunter.com) Moore hips, please! Even Demi Moore has fat days, but it’s no reason to believe that her hips were ‘doctored’ in a photo spread for W magazine, for which she appears on the cover. The photo in question…
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  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 672
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  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 672
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  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 672
  (TrendHunter.com) Have you ever met someone who did not like puppies? Were they an undead zombie looking for brains to eat? All I am saying is, if you do not like puppies you should check your pulse right now then look…
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• A happy and grateful Thanksgiving to our readers

  
  Maggie's Farm — Authority: 652
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• TV: Thursday Hot List

  
  RadarOnline.com — Authority: 749
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• “Why Michael Jackson Was the Greatest Ever,” by George Carlin.BY GEORGE CARLIN?

  
  Media Assassin — Authority: 125
  Michael Jackson was, of course, one of my cultural heroes, but notoriously a punching bag, seemingly incapable of ever fighting back against those who taunted and tormented him. George Carlin, right, was another one of my esteemed art warriors, but 180 degrees away from Jackson in temperment, ripping new holes ...
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• More About the AMA Performances

  
  Movie Mom — Authority: 481
  Some commenters have criticized my post about Adam Lamberts performance at the American Music Awards because they say I should not have singled him out. There were other provocative and even outrageous musical numbers in the show. Thats a fair point, but it seems to me there was a difference between Eminem and Lady ...
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• Lady Gaga Feeds her Little Monsters

  
  Best Celebrity Scoop — Authority: 150
  OK, this kick of Lady Gaga’s calling her fans little monsters is a bit lame, but she is far from lame. This week hundreds of fans waited outside a Best Buy in LA overnight for no more than her autograph. Getting word of the crowd, she sent them pizza. Actually is was 80 cheese pizza’s and the tab came to ...
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• Wednesday various

  
  occasional fish — Authority: 127
  These comic strip mashups are just terrific. [ via ] McSweeney’s: Has Bell Invented the “Telegraph Killer”? : For agreeing to help lift the contraption, we have been given exclusive access to what experts are already calling “a device which emits sound and is not filled with bees.” It’s kind ...
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• New Moon Attendees Get Punked

  
  Best Celebrity Scoop — Authority: 150
  This is an awesome punked group of Twilight Fans! I’ve been at it for weeks asserting that Vampires should NOT look like they work at Starbucks or A & F. Looks like the folks at Funny or Die agree. Enjoy! Pop Culture Madness.com features Celebrity Gossip, Entertainent News, Trivia and many other things ...
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• ANIKA NONI ROSE GIVES VOICE TO DISNEY’S TATIANA (AND HER OPINION)

  
  Hollywood Outbreak — Authority: 595
  Disney’s new animated film, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, is getting a lot of ink for (finally) delivering the first Disney Princess of African-American descent. To a whole generation, this film is a benchmark in pop culture that’s been a long time coming. ANIKA NONI ROSE voices the character of Tatiana (the titular ...
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