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”

• Melt in your mouth

  
  Damn Hell Ass Kings — Authority: 153
  How yummy and cute are these snowman brownie pops?
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• NASA as dad

  
  Pop Culture Junk Mail — Authority: 436
  NASA as an aging Baby Boomer dad. Neat essay. Found via Kottke.
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• Does Outright Speculation Make This Disabled Feminist Angry?

  
  FWD/Forward — Authority: 611
  Answer: Yes. Let’s talk about this piece-of-crap article recently published on that oh-so-”liberal” news n’ culture site, Salon.com. I’m prefacing this post with a warning for ableist language and concepts on the part of the article’s author, Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. The article begins as follows: There ...
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• Sunday Late Night: Blue Moon on New Year’s Eve

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 741
  If you’ve been waiting for 2009’s Blue Moon — the second full moon in a calendar month, which happens only about every thirty-three months — it’s finally here, and none too soon! For the first time in 19 years, the Blue Moon will appear on December 31st, New Year’s Eve. Will the moon actually turn blue ? ...
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• Jeremy Gutsche and Trend Hunter 2010 Trends in Toronto Sun

  
  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 682
  (TrendHunter.com) Jeremy Gutsche and Trend Hunter were featured in a piece by Joanne Richard on whats hot and whats not for 2010 in the Toronto Sun. Among the Trend Hunter Pro trends Jeremy shared are Peacocking, DIY…
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• Are Angels The New Vampires?

  
  Confessions of a Small-Church Pastor — Authority: 117
  Are angels the new vampires? Anne Rice, the author who made vampires trendy in her Vampire Chronicles series, came back to the Christian faith in 1998.  Upon returning to the Roman Catholic Church, Rice published two books about the life of Christ. She has now turned her attention to the subject of angels. ...
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• Feasting on movies and TV for the holidays

  
  POPi: Eye On Pop Culture — Authority: 398
  elcome to my lost pop culture holiday weekend. I feel I as a main contributor to the biggest Christmas box office take ever, but it was much more than that. It started Christmas Eve with "Up In The Air." Rarely has a subtle, "small" film, with no action or effects, lived up to its four-star reviews as this one does. ...
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• Satire Alert: Dave Barrys 2009 in Review

  
  Mad Minerva 2.0 — Authority: 142
  Here is a hilarious look back at 2009 .
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• Up in the Air

  
  freakgirl.com - yummy yummy — Authority: 132
  This weekend I went to see Up in the Air . Wow, what a great little movie. Clooney, as always, is a natural. And I love Jason Reitman’s style. Also, the kid can really put together a soundtrack. I read the film described somewhere as “Death of a Salesman” in the air, and that’s pretty on target. Two thumbs up.
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• Paranormal Activity

  
  Tiny Cat Pants — Authority: 565
  I watched Paranormal Activity this weekend and I thought it was surprisingly pretty good. It’s kind of in the same genre as “The Yellow Wallpaper,” in that you have a women to whom and around whom weird things are happening and whose husband/boyfriend is more interested in “science” than in believing the ...
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• For those of you who want to be badass and comfortable at the same time…

  
  Gynomite! — Authority: 433
  A lot of blogs have been posting about the TMNT Snuggies available for sale at Hot Topic , and I agree, it’s a sure sign of the apocalypse.   Look how ridiculous these boys look in these things! However, clicking on the tag word “cozy” at Hot Topic.com produces equally ridiculous things. For ...
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• Andy Warhol paints Debbie Harry on an Amiga

  
  Ulamonge blog - [internet, design, pop culture, news, life] — Authority: 130
  Art and technology coming together in 1985 Andy Warhol paints Debbie Harry on an Amiga at the Commodore Amiga product launch press conference in 1985.
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• Videos of the Mom Song, Kids’ Response to Mom Song and Momsense 2 with Lyrics

  
  Digital Citizen — Authority: 116
  My friend Luciana shared the first video and I absolutely loved it. It’s the first video below and is called the Mom song, originally written and sung by mom-comedienne Anita Renfroe. I chose a different version because it has far less advertising so you can read the printed lyrics in the video. Typed out lyrics ...
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• 20 Quirky Craigslist Innovations - From Bizarre Missed Connections to Undressed Odd Jobvertising (CLUSTER)

  
  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 682
  (TrendHunter.com) This slideshow of Craigslist innovations shows that this worldwide phenomenon is more than just a message board. With bizarre missed connections, hilarious parodies and playoff ticket frenzies, Craigslist.org…
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• Alien Shoe Editorials - Alexander McQueen Shoes in Attach the Prophets in Vogue Nippon (GALLERY)

  
  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 682
  (TrendHunter.com) Those infamous heels by Alexander McQueen--you know, the impossibly high ones that had models like Abbey Lee Kershaw and Sasha Pivovarova refusing to walk in his S/S 2010 show--make an appearance in ‘Attack…
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• Asymmetrical Male Haircuts - See Androgynous 80s Hair on Luke Worrall for Metal Magazine #18 (VIDEO)

  
  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 682
  (TrendHunter.com) Weve seen 80s asymmetrical haircuts on women like Rihanna and Carmen Electra for months, but in this shoot featuring Luke Worrall for Metal Magazine #18, photographer José Manuel Ferrater shows men can…
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• Madcap Food Blogs - The Psycho-Gourmet Blog Looks Crazy Good (GALLERY)

  
  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 682
  (TrendHunter.com) Ok, I like food, I like food shows, and I love food blogs. So I am especially pumped for the Psycho-Gourmet, cause I honestly believe my life will be better now that I have found it.Written by Geoff…
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• Pointy Peak Editorials - Model Natasha Poly in Vogue Russia has Some Sharp Extremities (GALLERY)

  
  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 682
  (TrendHunter.com) Blond bombshell Natasha Poly in Vogue Russia sports some sharp breasts and in one photo a very angular butt. Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier for the January 2010 issue, Poly sports slicked-back hair…
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• Retro Print Kicks - The UBIQ Fatima Polka Dot Sneakers Make Me Want to Go to The Sock Hop (GALLERY)

  
  TrendHunter.com - Marketing Strategy — Authority: 682
  (TrendHunter.com) So I am about to sound like a complete hipster, but I really like polka dots. They are retro and super cute, so I am all about these kicks. The UBIQ Fatima Polka Dot sneakers keep it fresh with this old…
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• Who Was Rude: Mary J Blige For Punching Her Hubby Or His Roving Eye?

  
  Seriously McMillan's "She So Ghetto" — Authority: 125
  Women do make jokes about knocking out their man if he’s checking out another woman. “If I catch hom looking at another woman I will knock his ass out…Do you hear me?” I guess Mary J. Blige joked so much about it that she made it a reality, at least, according to the New York Post. It’s really funny ...
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