Pop Culture

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

Amie Newman | Posted 07.31.2008 | 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 07.29.2008 | 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 07.15.2008 | 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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Party for Feminist Media Justice!

Jennifer L. Pozner | Posted 07.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Women in Media & News, Media Justice, Social Justice, Jennifer L. Pozner, Media Alliance, Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media, Jeff Perlstein, Lisa Jervis, Media, Pop Culture, Women in Media and News, Making Contact, Bitch Magazine, Women's Media, Feminism, Journalism, Bay Area, Philanthropy, Politics, Progressive, Lisa Rudman, Oakland, Media Reform, Jennifer Pozner, Feminists, National Radio Project, San Francisco, Wimn, Media News
Jennifer L. Pozner

This goes out to all my Bay Area friends -- if you've been reading my occasional blog posts about women, media, politics and pop culture here at Huffi...

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

CBN | Posted 06.20.2008 | 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 06.09.2008 | 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, 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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Today's Question: How'd it All Get So Mediocre?

Richard Laermer | Posted 05.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Newsweek, Political Dialogue, Pop Culture, Mediocrity, Fareed Zakaria, Kurt Vonnegut, Culture, Media News
Richard Laermer

What precisely defines US -- (not Us)? Have we struck out with renewed vigor? Have we succumbed to fear? Well, neither. We're mediocre. We've embraced American mediocrity.

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New York Magazine's 'This Is New York' Issue Cover: Very White, Lots of Dudes

Jessica Wakeman | Posted 04.10.2008 | Media

Read More: Madonna, Woody Allen, Gloria Steinem, Sex and the City, Spike Lee, NY Mag 40th Anniversary, Pop Culture, New York City, New York Magazine, New York Magazine This Is New York, New York Magazine 40th Anniversary, Women in Pop Culture, Carrie Bradshaw, Ariel Levy, Emily Nussbaum, NY Mag This Is New York, David Letterman, Rhoda, Media News
Jessica Wakeman

I did a doubletake when I arrived home tonight to see the cover of New York magazine's "This Is New York, 1968 - 2008" issue. Apparently the cultural titans among us are very white and have penises.

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American Idol Week Three: Omaha

Michael Giltz | Posted 01.29.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: TV Shows, Reality TV, Simon Cowell, Pop Music, Ryan Seacrest, Record Industry, Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, Singing, Gay, Pop Culture, American Idol, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

After last week's barrage of "no's," the latest audition round is bursting with video of contestants who are actually going to Hollywood.

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Jason Linkins

McCain, Huckabee Surrogates Represent A Cultural Clockwork Orange

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Violent Movies, Mike Huckabee, Chuck Norris, Pop Culture, Sylvester Stallone, Violent Media, Politics News

If there's any truth to the widespread whispers that John McCain and Mike Huckabee are secretly aligned to knock out their mutual threat, Mitt Romney,...

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War of the Whites in the Streets of Austin

Constance Seré | Posted 11.05.2007 | Living

Read More: Role Models, Religion, Racial Identity, Pop Culture, Cat Calling, Living News
Constance Seré

Sure, we've got our Brad Pitts, Angelina Jolies, Natalie Portmans and Adam Brodys, but popular culture no longer has a widely appealing (and at the same time, valuable) guide for us.

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Going Hillywood

Shana Ting Lipton | Posted 10.22.2007 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton Ads, Hillary Clinton, Pop Culture, Andy Borowitz, Politics News
Shana Ting Lipton

The young metropolitan culture and the creative class are the core constituencies that Clinton, Part Deux seems to have been unable to connect with.

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