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No more ‘love in da club’ |

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Seeing through pop culture. No more ‘love in da club’. June 30, 2010. Compared to “Love in Da Club,” Usher’s latest single “ Lil Freak. This single around, Usher (or at least his entertainment persona) is seeking pleasure for himself alone and any girl who isn’t interested in pleasing his needs above hers need not apply. He spares no illusion that his fame can be an aphrodisiac for some women. An anthem for the cynical player, it’s a long way from “Nice and Slow.”. From → Gender Roles. Sign of the Times.

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| seeing through pop culture | Page 2

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Seeing through pop culture. Do we still want our MTV? November 5, 2009. It can be easy to hate on MTV. It’s a cable network going through a serious identity crisis. Especially in the current zeitgeist. For one thing, MTV and its sister channel VH1 still air reruns of shows on outlandish spending like. During one of the more precarious economic downturns in U.S. history. I caught the tail end of. The Fabulous Life: Rags to Riches. A look back on what made MTV pop culturally significant in Part 2. Whether ...

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The night Hip Hop died a little |

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Seeing through pop culture. The night Hip Hop died a little. June 7, 2010. This past Sunday Snoop performed his cameo on Katy Perry’s latest single “California Gurls” at the MTV Movie Awards. We can sit around and argue whether or not it’s a fun pop song, but I think most people would agree that the underwhelming performance did little for the song. As much as Perry wanted it to be, it’s no West Coast answer. To “Empire State of Mind.”. From → Sign of the Times. It's more than just music.

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Shakira’s hips may cause critique overload |

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Seeing through pop culture. Shakira’s hips may cause critique overload. November 14, 2009. The same could be said about critics, theorists, and others who see beyond the surface of arts and entertainment. Shakira’s latest music vid featuring “Did It Again,” the bonus track off of her upcoming album. From → It's more than just music. Larr; Do we still want our MTV? MTV = Moot TV? It's more than just music. Sign of the Times. Someone really came up with this.

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MTV = Moot TV? |

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Seeing through pop culture. MTV = Moot TV? December 30, 2009. It is a letdown to witness MTV age rather ungracefully over the years. For every program like. In recent years, the company has only dug in further its own irrelevance with executive decisions like less focus on music and more on inane clearly scripted dating shows such as. Recently,the sad experiment known as. Or have they become “The Situation”. Of media, blindly confident in its appeal despite being mired in its myopia? Sign of the Times.

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2011 - mediadiary - the annex. To maintain a file is to engage in the controlled experience. Sometimes I know what I'm talking about, and sometimes I don't. Everything written on this site is considered only a part of a work in progress. I cite everything that's not mine, as should you. Everything else is mediadiary. Please do not reproduce original content without permission, which is easily obtained by e-mailing the author at mediadiary at livejournal dot cee oh em. Database of Taiwanese Cinema.

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Kelly Rowland All Grown and (Finally) Catchy |

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Seeing through pop culture. Kelly Rowland All Grown and (Finally) Catchy. April 15, 2011. The former Destiny’s Child member spares little of your imagination with new single Motivation. Featuring a cadence from Lil Wayne making a bit like that of Rick Ross. It’s unabashedly sexy as hell and for that matter a hell of a lot closer to something grown folk can bump without needing to worry that it dips into the increasingly common gray area. She debuted as a solo singer in 2002 with a social commentary.

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Has the final knell on the hipster aesthetic tolled? |

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Seeing through pop culture. Has the final knell on the hipster aesthetic tolled? August 23, 2010. But when it comes to the face of this ‘enemy’, is there even a consensus on who they are in the first place? Whereas I can recognize the unnecessary causticity online that is often associated with them, for a while I didn’t even know what form they take on the streets. My dilemma on figuring out the trenchant members of the hipster class is not altogether ridiculous. On. What does it mean then if one of the ...