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Sexualized portrayals of females are norm in pop culture

Examining how men and women have been presented in popular media, University at Buffalo sociologists looked at more than 1,000 images of males and females on the Rolling Stone magazine covers over the course of 43 years. Their conclusion: [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Pop culture Q&A: 'Savannah Smiles' child star dies young

Q: What happened to the little girl who starred in the heartwarming movie "Savannah Smiles?" Who played the bumbling, unsuspecting kidnappers? Is the movie available on DVD? A: Bridgette Andersen, who played Savannah, worked [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Pongal -- the colourful festival of tamil nadu

Pongal, the popular and the colourful festival of Tamil Nadu, is celebrated in the second week of January every year. It comprises three festivals combined into one named Bhogi, Pongal and Mattu Pongal. Pongal literally means overf [...]

Posted On : Jun, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

CTC helping cultural tourism realize its potential.

Culture is an increasingly noticeable buzzword in the travel industry. The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) assisted in maintaining that momentum at the recent Cultural Tourism Conference in Trinity, Bonavista Peninsula, NL. The ton [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Your Morning Fashion and Beauty Report: A nonroyal wedding f...

Sarah Palin's Army reservist son Track, 22, has married his high school sweetheart, Britta Hanson, 21, in a small ceremony in Hatcher Pass, Alaska, and it seems to have been a much more low-key event than the recent royal wedding acro [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Pop Culture Odds: What’s Oprah Going to Do Now?

So apparently Oprah Winfrey isn’t doing her show anymore. This was news to me, until it was suggested we put together some betting lines about what she’d do next. These props, I was told, would create a lot of buzz. A littl [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Welts' revelation won't change pro sports culture

Here's hoping that, by revealing he is gay, Phoenix Suns president and chief executive officer Rick Welts has brought more happiness to his life. But if he thinks he's made some culture-changing announcement, he hasn't. &qu [...]

Posted On : May, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

British sport's boom and bust culture

There were two major events in London's Battersea Park on Wednesday night: the first was the Sport Industry Awards and the second was Sky Sports News presenter Charlotte Jackson's dress. Enjoyed by hundreds of party-goers and talk [...]

Posted On : May, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Lady Gaga's 'Judas' Video: A Pop-Culture Cheat Sheet

Love her or hate her, you've got to admit that Lady Gaga knows how to make a music video. Her clips always have been a mixture of high-art posturing and knowing nods to pop-culture ephemera, and "Judas" is no different. Whil [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Imposing ‘culture’

The liberal and secular values of Europe are deeply rooted in its long history and socio-political culture and cannot easily be rooted out. But, over the past few months, a very interesting situation has unfolded in France, where the mai [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

The gospel on celebrity and pop culture‎

Miley Cyrus is back ... on Twitter, that is, crediting her return to none other than Charlie Sheen. Oh, and her fans too. The teen star returned to the micro-blogging site on the heels of her favorite movie actress win at the Kids' C [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

The pop culture alliance of Lady Gaga, Google, Twitter — and...

Lady Gaga visited both Google and Twitter today and I’ve been wondering what that means for how celebrities are feeding off of Silicon Valley and vice versa. While Lady Gaga is a pop music star, people find out about her t [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

UK reggae star Smiley Culture dies during police raid

The singer/DJ, who had hits with Police Officer and Cockney Translation in the 1980s, passed away after suffering a stab wound after cops swooped on his home in Surrey, England on Tuesday. Last year, the 48-year-old, real name David Emma [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

'Parents must expose kids to Indian culture'

In this age when computers and playstations lure kids more than learning music and dance, parents must take the onus of motivating the conventional activities to expose children to Indian culture, says violin maestro L. Subramanian. &quo [...]