American Pop Culture

Beyond the 9/11 Myth: Dispelling the Fog

James Block | Posted 11.03.2011

Read More: Columbine, American Power, American Myths, American History, National Reexamination, American Pop Culture, 9/11 Anniversary, Politics News
James Block

It will always be nearly impossible to extract the real meaning and importance of 9/11 from its mythic dimensions because it was -- as it was i...

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See Real Evil, Do No Evil

Jenna Arnold | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Osama Bin Laden Dead, Global Lens, Activism, American Pop Culture, Anti-Americanism, 9/11, Osama Bin Laden Killed, Seeds of Peace, Solyia, Impact News
Jenna Arnold

I will take this event as a time of reflection, a time to remember those who perished on September 11, 2001, and the many others who lost their lives to the workings of Osama bin Laden.

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Reviewing 2010's Pop Cultural Lessons

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reality Television, Reality TV, Clash of the Titans, Salt Lake Tribune, Angry Birds Game, Social Networking, Katy Perry, Fiction, Reality Shows, Documentary Film, Immigration, Pop Culture, Facebook, Sean P. Marks, Conan O'Brien, Government, Tea Party Movement, Television, Unemployment, Social Networks, Mark Zuckerberg, Popular Culture, Video Games, Vuvuzela, Tea Party, Vuvuzelas, American Pop Culture, Twitter, The Social Network, Reality Show, Documentaries, Team Coco, Tv, Aaron Sorkin, Banks, Documentary, Angry Birds, Steve Johnson, Chicago Tribune, The Social Network Movie, Truth, Media News
Danny Groner

As we bid farewell to another year, some pop culture critics are doing more than reflecting on trends gone by -- they're speculating about what it all means. Here, the best explanations.

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Retro Cool Pop Art at the Palms this Weekend: Rare Exhibit of MidCentury Modern and MC-Influenced Fine Art

Lisa Derrick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shag, Slidepollajax, Bosko, Mid Century Modern, Art, Las Vegas, Dave Weidman, Fractured Fairy Tales, Cartoons, Mondo Lounge III, Pop Surrealism, Pop Culture, Ron English, Ausgang, American Pop Culture, Arts News
Lisa Derrick

For centuries, artists painted religious figures, whether saints or gods and goddesses, then still lifes--arguably with religious aspects present--m...

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Jason Linkins

"V" Relaunch Intended As Good TV, Not "Frenetic Political Code-Mangling"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pop-Culture-Presidential-Politics, V, American Pop Culture, Eat the Press, Media News

Tonight, on the TV, ABC will relaunch the V franchise, because it sure beats having a new idea! With it comes the enormous fear that somehow, ABC intends it as covert anti-Obama propaganda.

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Illegal DVDs in China: Here to Stay

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Intellectual Property Rights, Chinese Culture, Entertainment Distribution, American Pop Culture, Wto, China, Ip, Cultural Ambassadors, Chinese Regulations, World News
Tom Doctoroff

The government will do nothing to stem the flood of pirated videos washing over towns and cities across the nation.

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Raising Hell

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Park Slope, The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby, The Blair Witch Project, The Ring, Parenting Fears, Horror Movies, The Shining, Parenting, The Omen, Poltergeist, Child's Play, American Pop Culture, Healthy Living News
Meredith Lopez

I'm sure that most parents with small children, and babies in particular, think that their kids are possessed by demons at least once.

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