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Entries for July, 2008 in Pop Goes the Culture
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By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Call me behind the times (considering this publication has been around since 1994), but as I was postponing doing any actual "work" this evening, I ran into a Web site that has swiftly risen to my top 10 (right behind ...
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Are commercials starting to cross the line?
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Or has our culture merely become too sensitive and (I can already hear the groans) too politically correct ? Well, kids, here's an interesting article on just that very topic. According to the Web site www.adage.com, uproars over a recent ...
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By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
So I was working intensely on various big and important stories this afternoon (re: randomly surfing the 'Net), when I came across this eye-opening video that was created by a 20-something filmmaker. The video, which can be seen here or ...
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How to insult female gamers...
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Oh, I don't know, how about making video games that border on sexist...and if not sexist, than at least ridiculously stupid. It seems Paramount, in all its money-hungry glory, is coming out with a series of video games based off ...
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Goodbye Bat Nipples, Hello Oscar...
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Well, in case there was ever any, last night proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that I am 100 percent geek. (Although in my defense, my boyfriend is also a major geek, and we have an enabling relationship that allows ...
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By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Sure we love our CD's, MP3 players and iPods, and, of course, not having to deal with commericals (I mean, no likes phrases like "Sunday! Sunday! SUNDAY!" being blared at them). But call me an old fart if you will, there ...
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By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
It's a trend that hit big in Japan in the 90's and in more recent years gained a following here in the U.S. Called Lolita Fashion (and thusly, those who adhere to the style are called Lolita Girls) it originated ...
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Torturing celebrity babies via idiotic names
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Forget the fact that the world is heading to hell in a basket, ladies and gentlemen. None of that matters anymore since the most important thing that has ever happened in the history of the world ever has happened. Angelina ...
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So, I rode a Greyhound bus for 32 hours....
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
...and all I got were these lousy emotional scars. Well, Victoria, I am back. I have survived my two-week vacation to my hometown in Ohio and my journey into the heartland of America surrounded by 55 irritated people in a ...