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Entries for April, 2009 in Pop Goes the Culture
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By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
As she walked out on stage, they laughed at her. She was a 40-something matronly woman who was unemployed and lived with her cat. Never married. Never even kissed. But as soon as she started singing on the reality show ...
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New reality show exploits layoffs
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
I loathe reality shows. In my opinion, they only serve to give a public forum to the worst of society. Whether it's the vapid blondes on "The Hills" or the vapid, drunken frat boys on "The Real World" or the ...
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By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Ever wonder what it would be like to be a fly on the wall of a newspaper? Well, wonder no longer. I have to give major kudos to Advocate reporter Julian Cavazos for bringing this wonderful new Web site to ...
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You gotta fight! For your right! For porn?
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
What do you get when you mix pirate porn, college students and an angry state senator? One interesting article from the Washington Post, is what. It seems Maryland senator Andrew Harris wants to cut off state funding to the University ...
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Fame, Footloose and For Pete Sake, Hollywood
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
They say when a society can no longer come up with original ideas, it's a sign of a society in decline. Based off of what Hollywood has been farting out these past couple of years, I give the U.S. six ...
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And the national obessession with the Snuggie continues
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Ever since that infomercial with the woman who was having trouble operating a standard blanket came on the air, it seems the world cannot get enough of the Snuggie. Somehow this product, which makes people look like monks that belong ...