On AlterNet: pop culture

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Reaganism's Dark And Lasting Shadow: How Right-Wing '80s Pop Culture Lives on in Today's Politics

Danny Goldberg, Down With Tyranny!. March 16, 2011.

David Sirota's brilliant new book posits that we're living in an echo of the 1980s... and he's terrifyingly correct.

10 TV Shows You Have to Watch to Understand the World

Vanessa Richmond, AlterNet. October 23, 2009.

The master lineup of iconic shows that shaped our pop-culture landscape.

Michael Jackson's Funeral is American Culture's Latest Hollow Spectacle

David Michael Green, July 15, 2009.

Michael Jackson personified the lack of seriousness that has become to this culture what water is to fish.

Michael Jackson's Death Was Tragic, But He Was Little More Than an Icon of Mediocrity

Alisa Valdes, Alisa Valdes Diary. July 9, 2009.

He was not a musical genius; didn't break down racial barriers; wasn't a great dancer; didn't change American culture.

Seven Things I Learned from Pop Culture in 2008

Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee. December 23, 2008.

Politics is hotter than porn, pretending to be dead is a good career move, and more.

On-Screen Sex Ratios Add Up to One Big Negative

Lynn Ziegler, Women's eNews. April 9, 2008.

There are more women on TV and film these days than decades ago. But media researchers say healthy on-screen gender representation is missing.

Carlin on Religious Right's Homophobia: "Don't These Professional Christians Have Anything Better to Do?" [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, October 24, 2007.

Keith Olbermann asks Carlin why the right wing gets so upset about fictional characters being gay. Carlin says it's about fear, guilt and shame.

Boy Band Guru, Alleged Pedophile, Is a GOP Donor

Howie Klein, October 9, 2007.

Howie Klein: Lou Pearlman once donated thousands to a GOP Attorney General candidate to get grand larceny charges against him dropped.

Springsteen's New Album Is "Devastatingly Political"

Bernie Heidkamp, October 5, 2007.

Bernie Heidkamp: Most of the songs are political allegories under the veil of intensely personal stories of relationships struggling to survive.

Britney Spears Is NOT Fat

Amanda Marcotte, September 14, 2007.

Amanda Marcotte: Why are straight men so personally offended by Britney Spears' appearance at the VMAs?

Dave Chappelle Shows Up At the White House

Adam Howard, July 20, 2007.

Adam Howard: The unpredictable comedian is spotted at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., says he'd like Tony Snow's job.

What If Harry Potter Were A Devout Christian?

Guest Blogger, July 19, 2007.

Melissa McEwan: The Washington Post indulges its fantasies of a Harry Potter book with Christian overtones.