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Holy hot pink convertible! Barbie scored her own movie!
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
She's had every job imaginable, save for one. But that's all about to be rectified. Barbie, that leggy blonde with the stiff joints we all know and love, is getting her own live-action movie. So take that, G.I. Joe. There ...
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The pros and cons of weight loss surgeries
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
With obesity on the rise in the U.S., so are weight loss surgeries such as gastric bypass and lap band. According to a study by the University of Michigan Health System, "From 1996-2002, bariatric surgery increased seven-fold, tripling among youth." ...
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Emmys are out of touch with TV viewers
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
First of all, does anyone even watch award shows anymore? I mean, besides catching the Oscars this year, which I only did because Wolverine was hosting them (and Momma loves her some Wolverine), I can honestly say I haven't watched ...
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Forget Kanye & Taylor, the real battle is YouTube vs. Viacom
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Regardless of whether or not you watched the VMA's last night, you probably already know what happened. You couldn't update a status or throw a tweet out there in cyberspace without being bombarded with messages such as: "OMG, can't believe ...
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Oh PETA, PETA, PETA, when will you learn?
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
If they're not getting their panties in a wad over Pres. Obama killing a (gasp) fly, then it's asking the band Phish to change its name to Sea Kitten (I know, it's a head scratcher for me too). But now ...
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Little Red Riding Hood in a gothic love triangle?
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Why grandma, what big ironically-worn cross necklaces you have! Yes, just when you think Hollywood couldn't possibly remake, revamp, retell, re-imagine, re...well, you get the idea, Variety is reporting that H-town is now retelling the classic fairy tale "Little Red ...
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New Victoria band debuts this weekend
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
For all you music-lovin' fools out there, a new band in town, Flashback, will be making their debut this Friday at Greek Bros. in El Campo. Composed of 11 unlikely bandmates, the members of Flashback range in age from 35 ...
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How to save Fido when the Rapture hits
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
It's a question that has kept many of us up at night. When the Rapture finally comes, what, oh what, is a person to do about their beloved pets who are left behind on earth? Well, never fear. There is ...
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Perez Hilton tries to go classy...note the "tries"
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
For those that don't know, Perez Hilton is a blogger who became famous for being famous (if you've ever read his blog, you can probably figure out why...the literary elite he is not). PerezHilton.com is the place to go to ...
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By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
Since John Hughes passed away, many tributes have been written, filmed and put together a la montage style in honor of him. But it wasn't until I ran across this that I truly felt the impact and what kind of ...