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Entries for August, 2008 in Pop Goes the Culture

  • AprillBrandon  
    Hierarchy of hotness
    ![Image](http://media2.victoriaadvocate.com/img/blogs/entry_img/2008/08/27/Abercrombie%20&%20Fitch%20in-store%20models[1].jpg) Oh puh-leeze Abercrombie & Fitch, get over yourself. In the Dallas Morning News, an interesting little article about this hotter than thou retailer shed light on the company's more...ahem...questionable hiring practices. Like, um, hiring only really really good-looking people ...
  • AprillBrandon  
    The Mid-Wife Crisis
    And no, I'm talking about the panic that occurs during home births here. Many people have asked me (re: every married person I know) about my still single status even though my current boyfriend and I have been declaring our ...
  • AprillBrandon  
    Ready to feel old?
    Ah, yes, there is nothing that makes you feel like an old fart quicker than comparing your life to that of bright-eyed freshmen about to enter college. For instance, they have their whole life ahead of them...you're just hoping to ...
  • AprillBrandon  
    Peeved Potter apostles protest producers' postponement
    ![Image](http://media2.victoriaadvocate.com/img/blogs/entry_img/2008/08/19/Daniel-Radcliffe-harry-potter-premiere[1].jpg) First off, let's hear it for alliteration. It's not easy finding that many words that began with the "P" sound. And second, it's sad but true, my friends. The next installment of the "Harry Potter" movie franchise has been ...
  • AprillBrandon  
    Uncork that bottle, baby...
    It's no secret us 20-somethings like to drink. I mean, just give us a reason, any reason, to celebrate and we will be there with our BYOB's in hand ("Hey guys, it's Tuesday! Let's do keg stands!"). But although the ...
  • AprillBrandon  
    Transgender singer duets with himself
    ![Image](http://media2.victoriaadvocate.com/img/blogs/entry_img/2008/08/15/klipp61617_0[1].jpg) Move over, transgender pregnant man. There's a new transgender shaking up the headlines. Today in wacky gender-bender news, hip hop singer and dancer Joshua Klipp has released an EP which features the song "Little Girl." According to a press ...
  • AprillBrandon  
    Rocky Horror remake? Say it ain't so...
    ![Image](http://media2.victoriaadvocate.com/img/blogs/entry_img/2008/08/14/ringlogo_rhps[1].jpg) When will people learn you should not mess with campy perfection? It seems that there is going to be a remake done of the classic "Rocky Horror Picture Show," folks. According to Yahoo News, it's being revived in a ...
  • AprillBrandon  
    Can't keep up with your online life?
    It started out simply enough. I had just moved to Texas and needed a cheap way to stay in contact with all my friends and family in Ohio. So I joined Myspace. And it was the most wicked awesome thing ...
  • AprillBrandon  
    Nothing is more important than this haircut
    ![Image](http://media2.victoriaadvocate.com/img/blogs/entry_img/2008/08/08/jennifer_aniston[1].jpg) ![Image](http://media2.victoriaadvocate.com/img/blogs/entry_img/2008/08/08/victoria_beckham1[1].jpg) ![Image](http://media2.victoriaadvocate.com/img/blogs/entry_img/2008/08/08/katie-holmes-5[1].jpg) What's worse than the non-stop barrage of media attention surrounding the she-bot known as Katie Holmes? Oh, I-don't-know, how about the non-stop barrage of media attention her hair gets? True story, there is an article on CNN.com ...
  • AprillBrandon  
    Imagine that...sex still sells
    ![Image](http://media2.victoriaadvocate.com/img/blogs/entry_img/2008/08/06/gossip_girl_promos_jpg[1].jpg) ![Image](http://media2.victoriaadvocate.com/img/blogs/entry_img/2008/08/06/charney_apres_ski_ad[1].jpg) ![Image](http://media2.victoriaadvocate.com/img/blogs/entry_img/2008/08/06/americaapparel[1].jpg) But have some companies taken their racy marketing campaigns too far? That's the question being brought up by bloggers, media experts and parents recently after a slew of sexy ads have popped up advertising everything from TV shows (hello ...
  • AprillBrandon  
    Inside the world of Internet trolls
    ![Image](http://media2.victoriaadvocate.com/img/blogs/entry_img/2008/08/04/Trolls2[1].jpg) Even if you've only spent minimal time on that wide, wide world web, chances are you've encountered an Internet troll. You know, those anonymous online posters who gather at discussion forums and blogs and intentionally try to bait and ...