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Today's Fresh Blogs...| On a Simpsons Kick |
| Published: July 11, 2007, 1:12 pm |
| Tags: Popular Culture, The Simpsons |
| So, as you may guess from my last post, I’ve been on a Simpsons kick the last little bit. I’ve been eating Frosted KrustyO’s for breakfast the last couple days. The other night I enjoyed a cold can of Buzz cola. Even though I’m not a huge fan of comic books, I enjoyed reading the “special original issue” of |
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| The Simpsons and Religion |
| Published: July 9, 2007, 7:16 pm |
| Tags: Popular Culture, The Simpsons |
| institutional religion and popular culture, I can’t think of any television show that comes close to its incisive critique (although some come close). Besides the many “official” publications related to the series, there are also a number of analyses of “The Simpsons” available. Here are some of my favourites: |
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| Does Jesus Make You Laugh? |
| Published: July 29, 2007, 11:17 am |
| Tags: Popular Culture, Humour, Jesus Junk Amp 038 Christian Kitsch |
| This video is worth watching. WPvideo 1.10 It appears that there is a documentary (mockumentary?) in production that takes on Christian excesses in the USA. Looks like a no-brainer! (HT John McLaughlin) Tags: Christian Kitsch, Humour, Christianity |
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| The obsession with Hollywood's "bad" girls |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 11:59 am |
| Tags: Popular Culture |
| Thompson, professor of popular culture at Syracuse University, New York state. Is this saying something bigger about our culture? Why is it so much fun to watch "beautiful women" be imprisoned--or drug-addicted or clearly sick with eating disorders? And the comparison of these women's behavior with "Girls Gone Wild" is irksome as well; |
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| Lose weight with the Three Hour Diet: just commonsense? |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 6:39 pm |
| Tags: Popular Diets |
| The Three Hour Diet is attracting attention. It claims that by eating every three hours, you boost your metabolism. “New Diet: Eat Every 3 Hours, Lose Weight” says: UPMC Nutritionist Madelyn Fernstrom said, It's simply a concept that’s been around for a zillion years. You should try to eat every three hours or so because it |
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| Meteor shower |
| Published: August 2, 2007, 12:23 am |
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| A meteor shower, some of which are known as a “meteor storm” or “meteor outburst,” is a celestial event where a group of meteors are observed to radiate from one point in the sky. These meteors are small fragments of cosmic debris entering Earth’s atmosphere at extremely high speed. They vaporize due to friction with |
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| Robert Carmine |
| Published: August 2, 2007, 12:20 am |
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| Robert Carmine (born Robert Schwartzman on December 24, 1982) is the lead singer of the rock band Rooney. He has also acted in the films The Virgin Suicides, directed by his cousin Sofia Coppola, and The Princess Diaries. He is the son of Jewish American producer Jack Schwartzman and Italian-American actress Talia Shire. His brother is Jason |
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| X Games |
| Published: August 2, 2007, 12:17 am |
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| For the computer game series named “X”, see X (computer game series). The X Games is an annual multi-sport event with a focus on action sports. The games are broken into seasons: the Winter X Games held in January or February and the X Games usually held in August. Competitors perform in many different categories and styles, |
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| Giant Panda |
| Published: August 2, 2007, 12:16 am |
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| an uphill battle. Pandas in popular culture Giant Pandas are adept climbersPandas are a popular animal in eastern and western culture. In part due to their widely recognized cuteness, Pandas have often appeared in television programs, cartoons, and picture-books while their images have graced all manner of consumer products. For example: |
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| Women’s British Open |
| Published: August 2, 2007, 12:13 am |
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| The Women’s British Open, also known for sponsorship reasons since 2007 as the Ricoh Women’s British Open, is a leading event in women’s professional golf and the only tournament which is classified as a major by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Contents 1 History 2 Exemptions and qualifying events 3 Winners 4 |
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| Etta James |
| Published: August 2, 2007, 12:12 am |
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| Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938) is an American blues, soul, R&B, and jazz singer and songwriter. In the 1950s and 60s, she had her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer. She is best-known for her 1961 ballad “At Last”, which has been classified as a “timeless classic” and has been |
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| Flying disc |
| Published: August 2, 2007, 12:10 am |
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| to cash in on the growing popularity of UFOs with the American public. The Pluto Platter has become the basic design for all Frisbees. Rich Knerr and A.K. ‘Spud’ Melin were the owners of a toy company called ‘Wham-O’. Knerr and Melin also marketed the Hula Hoop, the Super Ball and the Water Wiggle. The pair first saw |
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| QuakeCon |
| Published: August 2, 2007, 12:08 am |
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| 2.12 2007 3 Statistics 4 Popular games 5 Community 6 Sponsors 7 External links [edit] Origin QuakeCon originally grew out of a group of people on the EFnet IRC network, in channel #quake. As various regular visitors to the channel began expressing a desire to meet and game together in person, Jim Elson, a.k.a. “H2H”, a gamer |
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| Tim McGraw (song) |
| Published: August 2, 2007, 12:05 am |
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| Tim McGraw” was the title of the debut hit single from American Country music artist Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift was only sixteen years old when she debuted this self-penned song. The song was named after one of her biggest influences on her musical career, Tim McGraw, who is another well-known country artist. Swift co-wrote the song with Liz |
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| Aztec |
| Published: August 3, 2007, 6:55 am |
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| cuisine has also become a popular part of the cuisine of the United States and other countries around the world, typically altered to suit various national tastes. The modern Mexican flag bears the emblem of the Mexica’s migration legend. Mexico’s premier religious icon, the Virgin of Guadalupe has certain similarities to the |
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