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Nathan Rabin's "The Big Rewind" Needed a Little Re-Edit

Alex Remington | Posted 11.13.2009 | Books

Read More: Nathan Rabin, The Big Rewind, Av Club, The Onion, Books, Onion AV Club, Book Reviews, Authors, Pop Culture, Reviews, Memoir, Books News
Alex Remington

Emotional honesty is a lot harder to take seriouslywhen you constantly undercut it by using the same hoary one-liners and jokes from Mr. Show.

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Howard Stern: Diamond in a Rough Patch

Mario Almonte | Posted 11.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Reality TV, King of All Media, Time Magazine, Martha Stewart, Reality Show, Broadcast, Howard Stern, Sirus XM, Pop Culture, Tv, Forbes, Satellite Radio, Boston University, Oprah Winfrey, New York Times Best Seller, Fcc, Radio, New York Times, Edgar Bergen, Howard Stern Show, Radio Hall of Fame, Jack Benny, NasdaqGS: SIRI, Media News
Mario Almonte

For a man who almost single-handedly revolutionized the broadcasting industry, Stern continues to be spectacularly disrespected by the media that he so radically transformed.

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TV Fans Take Over Twitter

Annie Stamell | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Social Media, The X-Files, Nick Jonas, Twitter, Bones, Tv, Trending Topic, Fringe, Pop Culture, Entertainment News
Annie Stamell

For pop culture junkies like me, the explosion in Twitter use has made it possible to track popular fandoms and zeitgeisty events.

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The Good, the Bad, & the Mediated

Carter Phipps | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Thomas De Zengotita, Consciousness, Mediated, Harpers Magazine, Narcissism, Marshall Mccluhan, Mediation, Posmodernity, Post-Modernism, Evolution, Pop Culture, Media, Norman Mailer, Culture, Media News
Carter Phipps

Everyone should read Thomas de Zengotita, not because he has the answers but because he's breaking new ground in tracking a whole field of disconcerting cultural trends.

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WATCH: Pop Music Quiz - Singer-Songwriters

Shawn Amos | Posted 08.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: James Blunt, Singer-Songwriter, Pop Music, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Rhett Miller, Pop Culture, Neil Young, Elton John, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

I met with Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller to test this guy's Pop Culture I.Q. Here's the test I gave him -- five questions about singer-songwriters.

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Just A Thriller?

Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston | Posted 08.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Pop Music, Class Warfare, Racism, King of Pop, Pop Culture, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Prince, Entertainment News
Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston

One man embodies what I would term the deep power of pop culture/music as no other before him.

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Michael Jackson's Death -- What Does it Say About Us?

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Michael Jackson, Media, Culutre, Twitter, Michael Jackson Death, Celebrity Culture, Pop Culture, Facebook, Michael Jackson Cardiac Arrest, Living News
Soren Gordhamer

Our culture puts celebrities on a pedestal and adores them, we seem to get more satisfaction when they fall -- and the harder the better.

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Malcolm Gladwell and Others Bring a Novel Approach to Book Readings

Danny Groner | Posted 07.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Malcolm Gladwell Outliers, Q&A, Chuck Klosterman, Reading, James Frey, Books, Pop Culture, Malcolm Gladwell, Book, Reader Q & A, Brainstorms, Entertainment News
Danny Groner

Reading aloud from their books, authors hope that readers will relate to the material, its characters, themes, comedic moments and underlying messages. When writers can convey these elements themselves, it's even more potentially provocative and lucrative.

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Michael Jackson and the Media (Hello! What Happened to Iran?)

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 07.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Msnbc, Michael Jackson, Maureen Orth, Iran, Breaking Media News, John Lennon, Vanity Fair, Twitter, Neda Agha Soltan, Media, Pop Culture, Keith Olbermann, Farrah Fawcett, Elvis Presley, Media News
Marcia G. Yerman

The watershed image of loss for me of the past week was not the "King of Pop." It was the picture of Neda Agha Soltan looking squarely into the camera, for what may have been a passport photo.

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The Day the '80s Died

Derek Flood | Posted 07.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: UCLA Medical Center, Michael Jackson, TMZ TV, tmz.com, Harvey Levin, Michael Jackson Dies, Los Angeles, Pop Culture, Death of the 80s, Death of the 80's, Entertainment News
Derek Flood

It has been thirty years since the 1980's began with the death of disco and a frowning Ayatollah Khomeni returning to Tehran and embarrassing President Jimmy Carter with his arduous hostage standoff.

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American Idol May Need an Adam Lambert Win More than Lambert Does

Eric Deggans | Posted 06.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: No Boundaries, Kris Allen, Fox TV, Paula Abdul, Gay, Pop Culture, American Idol, Music, Adam Lambert, Simon Cowell, Kara Diogaurdi, American Idol Finalists, American Idol Finals, Entertainment News
Eric Deggans

Idol needs to look relevant: the problem with being the most-watched, biggest moneymaker on network TV? There's nowhere to go but down.

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It's Not OK, Seth Rogen

Anna Wainwright | Posted 05.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Camille Paglia, Asher Roth, College, Seth Rogen, Pop Culture, Binge Drinking, Sexual Assault, Anna Faris, Entertainment News
Anna Wainwright

My love for Seth Rogen evaporated when I read an interview for his new film, Observe and Report, in which he defends the most controversial scene in the movie.

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"Punk Marketing" In a Recession

Richard Laermer | Posted 05.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Creativity, Pop Culture, Business News, Laermer.com, Branding, Recession, Trendiness, Old Advertising, Punk Marketing, Advertising, Business News
Richard Laermer

Chances are things are going to get bad before they get better. This is where you earn your stripes as a marketing pro.

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All Together Now: We're All Very, Very Sorry (The Remix)

Keith Blanchard | Posted 04.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Funny, Lies, Lifestyle, Pop Culture, Entertainment, Apology, Apologies, Humor, Public Figures, Media News
Keith Blanchard

Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired. I let my family down, and I let this country down.

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Escape From Banality: A Cultural Road Map For Our Children

John Farr | Posted 04.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Literature, Internet, Art, Children, Museums, Theatre, You Tube, Pop Culture, Film, Teaching, Technology, Music, Reading, Culture, Living News
John Farr

Tell me if you agree with the following assessment of contemporary life, and if you do concur, then let me know why you're not scared, or angry.

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Jacko and Octo-Mom Together?

Dwayne Raymond | Posted 04.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Octuplet Mom, Pop Culture, Media, Michael Jackson Comeback, Nadya Suleman, Octomom, Entertainment News
Dwayne Raymond

Considering his riches, he's likely got plenty of room to spare and God knows she's got plenty of womb to share.

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Remembering Kurt Cobain: A Spirit That Lives On

Sahil Kapur | Posted 03.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Drug Addiction, Self-Destruction, Cynicism, Nirvana, Punk Rock, Kurt Cobain, Drugs, Pop Culture, Rock Legend, Rock Music, Glamour, Grunge, Rolling Stone, Celebrity, Idealism, Birthday, Youth, Entertainment News
Sahil Kapur

Friday, February 20, 2009, marks the 42nd birthday of Nirvana rock legend Kurt Cobain. I learned through Kurt Cobain that there's a dark side to every light, and a silver lining to every cloud.

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Feminism Online

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 03.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Women's Advocacy, Blogosphere, Aauw, Shireen Mitchell, Women's Issues, Bloggers, Culturekitchen, Bush Era, Pop Culture, Now, Womanist, Human Infrastructure, Feminism, Women and Body Image, Carolyn Maloney, Web 2.0, Technorati, Linkfluence, Stimulus Package, Women and Hollywood, Women's Health, New Media, Feminist Majority, Progressive Community, Technology, National Women's History Museum, Momsrising, Fem2.0, Blogher, Feministe, Racialicious, Media News
Marcia G. Yerman

To me, the key to the Fem2.0 conference on February 2 was to mashup, interact, and expand the dialogue.

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Studs Terkel Lives On

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Literature, Ij Wagner, History, Chicago, Studs Terkel, Pop Culture, Death, Chicago News
Robert J. Elisberg

Studs Terkel died on Friday in Chicago at the age of 96. He was too young. But then, whenever he ended up dying, he'd be too young.

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Strange Bedfellows: What to Do When No One Has a Clue

Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison | Posted 11.24.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Tina Fey Sarah Palin, Cindy McCain, Sarah Palin, Christopher Buckley, Pop Culture, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Queen Elizabeth II, Entertainment News
Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison

What does it say about America that Tina Fey is more credible as Sarah Palin than Sarah Palin is as herself?

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Ludacris' Lyrics: Misogyny, Racism and The Reality of America

Amie Newman | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Presidential Election 2008, Reproductive Rights, RH Reality Check, Racism, Ludacris, Hillary Clinton, Pop Culture, Barack Obama, Politics News
Amie Newman

Ludacris is repeating nothing that hasn't been said or acted out in a million different ways throughout history.These ideas are not a "a black, male thing."

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Barack Obama, Sammy Davis Jr. and Me

Shawn Amos | Posted 08.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sammy Davis Jr., Racial Identity, Race, Music, Barack Obama, Civil Rights Movement, Pop Culture, Civil Rights, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

I'm living on Sammy's shoulders. So is Barack. We all are. From Prince to Gnarls Barkley to Will Smith. The color line is blurry now thanks to Sammy Davis Jr.

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Obama Refines The American Dream

Simon Woods | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Reality TV, Pop Culture, 2008 Election, American Dream, Politics News
Simon Woods

In the age of reality TV, there is a danger that the paradigms of pop culture have become the model of the American Dream for a generation of young people. Barack Obama is addressing that danger.

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Obama On Pop Culture: I Don't Want Filth On The Air

CBN | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama on Pop Culture, Pop Culture, Don Imus, Barack Obama 2008, Barack Obama, Culture Wars, Lyrics, Sexism, Violence on Tv, Sex on Tv, Politics News

David Brody recently sat down with Sen. Barack Obama in a one-on-one interview. Brody asked Obama what should be done about the negative tone in today...

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Playmates on Politics: Q&A with Politically Savvy Bunnies

Caroline Presno | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Hugh Hefner, Miss USA, John McCain, Brande Roderick, Sex, Playmate of the Year, Politics, Playboy, Playboy Bunnies, Roe vs. Wade, Stephanie Glasson, Barack Obama, Celebrities, Jesse Ventura, Jon Stewart, Monica Leigh, Gay Rights, Models, Pop Culture, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Colleen Marie, Bill O'Reilly, Shanna Moakler, Playmates, Celebrity Skin, Lol, Politics News
Caroline Presno

Sex and politics cross paths in our culture. So I decided to tie the two together by interviewing Playboy Playmates about this year's presidential election.

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