Popular culture (often short pop culture) is the entirety of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images, and other phenomena that are within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the late 20th and early 21st century. Heavily influenced by mass media, this collection of ideas permeates the everyday lives of the society.
Popular culture is often viewed as being trivial and “dumbed down” in order to find consensual acceptance throughout the mainstream. As a result, it comes under heavy criticism from various non-mainstream sources (most notably religious groups and countercultural groups) which deem it superficial, consumerist, sensationalist, and/or corrupted.
- The 87th Academy AwardsWhat do the movies Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Kinsey (2004), Madame Curie (1943), A Beautiful Mind (2001) and The Elephant Man (1980) have in common? They are all biopics about scientists or science and they were all nominated for an Academy Award in at least one category. A Beautiful Mind won the best picture ...
- New Films Added to Amazon in December 2014Amazon has released a list of new movies and shows to be added to their streaming service. Here is a list of the new titles to be added along with their release dates. December 1 “Goldfinger” “Troop Beverly Hills” “Life After Beth” “Monkey Business” “We Need to Talk About Kevin” “Apocalypse Now” “Saturday Night Fever” “The Deadly Bees” “A League of Their ...
- New Films added to Netflix in December 2014Netflix has released a list of new movies and shows to be added to their streaming service. Here is a list of the new titles to be added along with their release dates. Netflix: December 1 “A Knight’s Tale” “Almost Famous” “American Beauty” “Bewitched” “Jewtopia” “Knights of Badassdom” “Madison” “Out of the Clear Blue Sky” “Out of Time” “The Out-of-Towners” “Troop Beverly Hills” “Turbo FAST” December ...
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