Tag: popular culture
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August 10, 2008 07:58 PM EDT --
Dwight David Eisenhower was president.
Nautilus, a U.S. submarine passed under the North Pole.
Cartnapping was a crime; I don't know what the sentence was, but the crime was stealing . . .
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December 03, 2006 01:21 PM EST --
We all have one. An avatar, that little image that identifies you on Gather. Some choose to use the generic Gather logo. Some use a real or doctored photo of themselves, or kids, or . . .
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March 12, 2007 03:22 PM EDT --
First, let me apologize for the title of this piece. I hate it that I have a Britney Spears problem. I never wanted to type her name. I never wanted to be associated with her in any way.
But alas, . . .
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March 20, 2008 06:49 PM EDT --
effects of automobile cultture on American society
MOTORING - The Highway Experience in America by John A. Jakle and Keith A. Sculle. U. of Georgia Press, Athens, GA; www.ugapress.org; ssharer@ugapress.uga.edu. . . .
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September 10, 2008 02:09 PM EDT --
Americans mark Hispanic Heritage Month annually from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Hispanic-Americans are the nation’s largest minority. The monthlong celebration, which honors the cultures and traditions of Hispanic-Americans, . . .
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May 17, 2009 06:49 AM EDT --
the variety of Chicano performers and musical styles over time
LAND OF A THOUSAND DANCES - Chicano Rock 'n' Roll from Southern California , Revised Edition by David Reyes and Tom Waldman. . . .
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August 10, 2008 08:35 PM EDT --
He has been on television and in movies since 1957.
In regular television series, he played first Deputy Johhny McKay and later Chad Cooper, a Texas Ranger.
He also starred in two daytime soap operas . . .
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October 31, 2007 08:48 AM EDT --
Everyone knows that today marks the death of Harry Houdini, the legendary escape artist who departed this world on Halloween. But did you know that his mentor, Harry Kellar, was really the first, great . . .
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June 17, 2008 08:13 PM EDT --
the origins, perspectives, and concerns of Western imperialism as reflected in science fiction
COLONIALISM AND THE EMERGENCE OF SCIENCE FICTION by John Rieder. Wesleyan U. Press, Middletown, . . .
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June 29, 2007 10:50 AM EDT --
There was a time, after Sinatra and before Beyonce, after wooden radios and before iPods, when rock stars ruled American culture. It was a time when rock stars were bigger than their music, and when . . .
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April 26, 2009 08:03 PM EDT --
Aha! My first-ever copy of Vanity Fair magazine, and I'm astonished that it cost a mere $4.50 at the grocery store when it is such a thick volume. Perhaps I should have looked at the pricing on the other . . .
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February 28, 2007 02:01 PM EST --
Good morning all!
I submitted a photo of myself to JPG Magazine for their "Beauty Redefined" theme and would like you to run over there if you have time, to vote for my picture if you . . .
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January 18, 2006 03:45 PM EST --
What's in?
Boots are big
Boy, ya gotta have that . . .
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October 11, 2006 05:51 PM EDT --
By Becky Gaylord
Religion News Service
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — Voters should oust congressional Republican leaders because U.S. foreign policy is delaying the second coming of Jesus Christ, according . . .
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September 26, 2006 05:51 AM EDT --
From Letters to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris. Author of the national best seller - The End of Faith.
More than 50% of Americans have a "negative" or "highly negative" view . . .
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September 29, 2007 02:44 PM EDT --
I used to run a spiritual advice column called "Ask The Dolly Llama" in an MSN community where I read the Tarot, I Ching, astrological charts and interpreted dreams... My most fascinating question . . .
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February 27, 2008 02:45 PM EST --
The April issue of Writer's Digest arrived in my mailbox on Saturday and I've been in a snit ever since. "Publish Your First Book after 50," said the headline, but here's the real . . .
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May 20, 2008 07:19 PM EDT --
techniques of different types of fantasy literature
RHETORICS OF FANTASY by Farah Mendlesohn. Wesleyan U. Press, Middletown, CT; www.wesleyan.edu/wespress; selliott@wesleyan.edu. 208. 306+xxv . . .
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June 19, 2008 07:34 PM EDT --
Hong Kong cinema's rise to worldwide recognition and influence
HONG KONG NEW WAVE CINEMA, 1978-2000 by Pak Tong Cheuk. Intellect Books, Bristol, United Kingdom, www.intellectbooks.com/U. . . .
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September 11, 2008 05:11 PM EDT --
A number of disturbing recent studies have some educators asking if it’s even possible for boys to do as well in school as girls. Girls outperform boys on high school report cards and have higher GPAs . . .
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