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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 ...
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Empire Records vs. The Empire Strikes Back
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
One thing about pop culture, there will always be movies made that help define a generation. My grandma had "Breakfast at Tiffany's," the Boomer's had "The Big Chill," Generation X had "High Fidelity" and Generation Y had "Napoleon Dynamite." But what ...
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Empire Records vs. The Empire Strikes Back
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
One thing about pop culture, Being that I am right inbetween Generation X and Generation Y (if not in year of birth, then at least by influences and ?), my pick for my generational movies would be: Reality Bites ...
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High heels for babies? Seriously?
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Well, now that all the hoopla surrounding the wed/unwed parent debate has subsided a bit, I thought I'd write a blog on much lighter topic dealing with little rugrats. And by lighter, I mean slightly creepy. It seems two American ...
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Wed? Unwed? Let's call the whole thing off
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Well, I held it off as long as I could but now I just have to speak up. And considering this blog is dedicated to trends, I felt it was an appropriate format to talk about the trend of unmarried ...
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Who set the thermostat so high?
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Although I may be risking exposing my Yankee roots, I can't help but notice how uncomfortably hot it has gotten of late. Like Ninth Circle of Hell hot. Like surface of the sun hot. Like going outside is now the equivalent ...