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Entries for March, 2009 in Pop Goes the Culture
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By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
OK, kids. Try as I might to make the younger generations look good, you're not helping me out much. As fun as it is to get lost in a good fantasy book such as "Twilight" (the vampire love story by ...
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Graphic PSA addresses dating violence
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
We've all seen the leaked photos of singer Rihanna's bruised and battered face after her boyfriend Chris Brown assaulted her (or, well, to be more honest, beat the living daylight out of her). And we've all read the stories, the ...
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Teens on sexting: It's, like, totally lame
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
It's no big secret that parents, law enforcement, judges and the like are all up in arms about the latest teen fad: sexting (re: sending naughty photos of yourself (re: nekkid) to your peers via cell phone). I've written a ...
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By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
My addiction to Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series is well known. Pathetic? Perhaps, considering I am 27. But then again, vampires rule so [insert "sticking out tongue" face here]. Luckily I am not the only one and Victoria's very own Hastings ...
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Tween Dora has moms still seeing red
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
When my brother was a toddler, he could not get enough of "Dora the Explorer." Considering I was a teenager at the time, that same show made me want to permanently damage my ear drums so I wouldn't have to hear that ...
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No cussing club gets people #@*$#*! fired up
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Well, darn it all. Who would of thought that a teen trying to combat casual cussing would cause such frickin' violent reactions? Meet McKay Hatch. While in the eighth grade he started a No Cussing Club that has now expanded ...
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Status update: Fired because of Facebook
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Better be careful the next time you're updating your Facebook or Myspace status at work. Apparently, your boss could be reading. That was the case with a U.K. teenager who was fired after she wrote "Bored at work" on her Facebook ...
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Bye-bye boys...have fun stormin' the castle
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Ever since I can remember, my friends and I have been quoting movies. Starting back when "The Sandlot" came out and my cousins and I could be heard for miles around screaming "You're killing me, Smalls!" to just last week ...
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Heart attacks: Now marked down to $10
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
While other restaurants have gotten all soft, offering up "healthy" menu items and banning trans fats, one Arizona eatery is fighting back against the PC food police. Welcome to the Heart Attack Grill, where you can get a 8,000 calorie ...
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My deepest apologies, Rush Limbaugh
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Have you said something negative about 'ol Rush lately? Feel bad cause you called him a bad name? Want to set things right? Well, now there is Web site that allows you to do just that. After the rash of ...
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Hell hath no fury like a stoner scorned, dude
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Well, in "whodathunkit" news today, it seems Kellogg's reputation has taken a hit since they dropped Michael Phelps after a photo surfaced of the Olympic champ smoking a doobie. Okay, actually it was a bong. I just don't get the chance ...