pop culture
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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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‘Twas the Blogger’s Night Before Christmas
neo-neocon —
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‘TWAS THE BLOGGER’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the ‘sphere Bloggers were glad to see Christmas draw near. Their laptops were turned off and all put away The bloggers were swearing to take off the day. Their children were nestled all snug in their beds While ...2 hours ago -
Dylan the mysterious ‘true believer’
GetReligion —
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So Bob Dylan went and made himself a Christmas album , instead of a holiday album. It ends with him singing “amen” at the end of a non-ironic “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” Many will note that the album does not contain a performance, ironic or otherwise, of “ Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel .” Needless to say, ...3 hours ago -
14 Slanted Selections - From Mistake-Made Homes to Crooked Bookcases (CLUSTER)
TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy —
Authority: 683
(TrendHunter.com) Some things are better when they are slanted. Slides on a playground would fall into this category. Some things are not so awesome when they are slanted. Miley Cyrus’ eyes in a recent internet photo might…5 hours ago -
Creepy Cinematic Dolls - Alice in Wonderland Kubrick and Bearbrick Set Will Scare the Kids (GALLERY)
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(TrendHunter.com) As we all know, Alice in Wonderland is being remade by the Tim Burton/Johnny Depp trippy movie making team and will be released in 2010. What you may not know is that there is a slew of merchandising…5 hours ago -
Holiday Hates: Jewelry Commercials
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I’ll admit it– I love the holiday season. Perhaps it’s simply good childhood memories warming my heart, but this feminist is no Scrooge. One thing about the holidays that I can’t stand, however, is being bombarded by ridiculous, cheesy, materialistic jewelry commercials. Every year, we have to suffer ...5 hours ago -
Gift For Fight Fans
Joan Slings Words —
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We’re down to the wire on Christmas presents. The elves are probably hitching the reindeer up to Santa’s sleigh even as I write this. If you still haven’t purchased that big memorable, once-in-a-lifetime present for the guy in your life, now’s the time to take action and get Mayweather/Pacquiao tickets for ...6 hours ago -
Is It Competition or A Future "Intern?"
Krissi's Studio —
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You may recall some posts Skelekitty and I wrote earlier this year about my neighbors daughter, Santana, who hand-sculpted me a pink haired kitty and dressed as Skelekitty for Halloween this past year. Shes a cool kid for sure, who loves animals and is a bit of a bookworm (sound familiar?). She has done it ...6 hours ago -
2009: A Year In (Photo) Review...
My Life, Made Possible By Pop Culture... —
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2009 was full of ups and downs in pop culture. There were some great achievements, such as the premieres of GLEE and Modern Family; some lackluster performances, like disappointing new albums from Eminem and Mariah Carey; and there were some complete flops...ala The Beautiful Life, which barely made it on air to ...7 hours ago -
Manly Gift: Fight Tickets
SLING WORDS —
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Okay, girls, heres your chance for a last minute Christmas present that will knock a guys socks off: tickets to Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight . We have two sons who are crazy about boxing. They never miss the chance to see a great match up, and thats what the Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao fight ...7 hours ago -
Are You Funny?
BSI Comics —
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Im looking for someone with a great sense of humor!7 hours ago -
Scrooge | Lord Buckley
clusterflock —
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Not to bad-rap the cat’s animation, but if this is new to you, you might want to close your eyes and open your ears to Lord Buckley’s Christmas ding-dong-ding-dong-ding-dong . You can get with it if you want to. There’s only one way — straight to the road of love. A Yuletide message from me to y’all.8 hours ago -
Glee: The Halfway Point: Disability and Sexuality On Glee
FWD/Forward —
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This is post three of four in a multipart series on Glee. Previous posts included the introduction to the series and “ Women and Race on Glee .” Before I begin, I would like to highly recommend access_fandom’s representation linkspams on Glee , which have links to numerous writings on Glee from a ...8 hours ago -
A Perennial Classic
Jewschool —
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I know many of our readers have at least some claim to celebrating tonight and tomorrow, whether as Christians or members of families with Christian heritage. But for those of us lacking in trees and carols and the like, we can join together and sing our own song for the season. (Apologies to viewers from ...8 hours ago -
Exchange Rate
Entropical Paradise —
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I was watching the end of " Same Time, Next Year " this morning on cable. Aside from providing me with twenty-five more minutes to stay in bed, I was also struck by the way director Robert Mulligan chose to depict the years that fly by between the annual trysts between Ellen Burstyn and Alan Alda . As the story ...9 hours ago -
15 New Years Innovations - New Years Eve Celebrations, from New Years Texts to Eyeglasses (CLUSTER)
TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy —
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(TrendHunter.com) New Years Eve celebrations are like no other parties during the year. New Years is a world-wide festival which starts at one end of the earth and spreads across the globe like an infectious sickness which…9 hours ago -
Test your knowledge
Damn Hell Ass Kings —
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This is pretty fun: WikiTrivia grabs a bit from a Wikipedia entry and blanks out some of the words, and you’re left to identify the topic.9 hours ago -
Michael Jordan is Now Suing Grocery Stores
MamaPop.com —
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Michael Jordan is suing some Chicago grocery stores for using his image without permission. Fortunately for Jordan this should be a slam dunk.*rim shot*9 hours ago -
More of the New JAP-baiting
Jewschool —
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For several years, now, that old cocktail of anti-Semitism and sexism has been back on the rise–whether given faux-new-language , used as a way to cloak Jewish women comics , a way to talk about one’s suburban upbringing and/or privilege , a troubling category investigated by, or revivified by, art , and so ...9 hours ago -
Geeky Bedding - The Tetris Pillowcase Will Have You Dreaming of Odd Shapes
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(TrendHunter.com) I used to love Tetris; it was a great way to waste time and it was portable (as my sister had a Game Boy). It made long car rides rad and if I was crafty, Id make my Tetris-loving self a Tetris pillowcase.…10 hours ago -
Christmas Story Onesies - The Pink Bunny Pajamas Will Not Help You Shoot Your Eye Out (GALLERY)
TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy —
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(TrendHunter.com) “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid” is a quote from one of the most loved Christmas films of all time. Young Ralphie just wanted a BB gun and what did Aunt Clara get him? Pink bunny pajamas.Well now you…10 hours ago
