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Entries for August, 2008 in Pop Goes the Culture
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By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
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 (can ...
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By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
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 ...
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By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
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 ...
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Peeved Potter apostles protest producers' postponement
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
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 pushed ...
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By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
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 ...
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Transgender singer duets with himself
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
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 release, ...
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Rocky Horror remake? Say it ain't so...
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
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 partnership ...
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Can't keep up with your online life?
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
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 ...
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Nothing is more important than this haircut
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
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 about none other ...
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Imagine that...sex still sells
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
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 "Gossip Girl") to ...
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Inside the world of Internet trolls
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
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 cyber-bully ...