Ten songs named after famous people from Nicole Kidman to Elon Musk
By Mawunyo Gbogbo
Songs are designed to evoke emotion and some will have you dancing around reciting a celebrity's name.
#Music #PopMusic #PopularCulture #Celebrities #MawunyoGbogbo
#popular-culture — Public Fediverse posts
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National Comedy Center: National Comedy Center Preserves Hundreds of Rare, Never-Before-Seen “I Love Lucy” Behind-the-Scenes Photographs and Early Pilot Script for 75th Anniversary. “On the 75th anniversary of I Love Lucy’s historic October 15, 1951 premiere, the National Comedy Center today announced the acquisition of one of the most significant collections of original I Love Lucy […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/10/19/national-comedy-center-national-comedy-center-preserves-hundreds-of-rare-never-before-seen-i-love-lucy-behind-the-scenes-photographs-and-early-pilot-script-for-75th-anniversary/ -
The toy store, $15m bird and famous singer at the centre of an online feud
By Hanan DervisevicA mechanical bird named Molly has become the unlikely epicentre of a public dispute between singer Kelly Clarkson and a Brooklyn toy store.
#PopularCulture #SocialMedia #InternetCulture #Entertainment #HananDervisevic
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Hollywood Reporter: Disney Inks Major Creator Deal With Dude Perfect. “Like Disney’s other creator deals, it will see some Dude Perfect content come to Disney+, including some of the group’s short-form library content. But it will also see the group create original content for its platforms and channels inspired by Disney events, with Super Bowl LXI, the 50th anniversary of Star Wars, and […]
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Variety: Nicolas Cage Says He’s ‘Probably Not’ Working With Amazon Again After Refusing to Sign AI Waiver for ‘Spider-Noir,’ Teases Joining ‘True Detective’. “Nicolas Cage is speaking out against Amazon after the company, which developed ‘Spider-Noir’ for Prime Video, allegedly asked him to sign an AI waiver.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/10/15/variety-nicolas-cage-says-hes-probably-not-working-with-amazon-again-after-refusing-to-sign-ai-waiver-for-spider-noir-teases-joining-true-detect/ -
Today starts the online 2026 annual conference of the #NortheastPopularCultureAssociation or #NEPCA. The full schedule for this virtual conference (Oct. 15-17) is available here:
https://nepca2026.sched.com/#PopularCulture #Academics #OnlineConference #OnlineEvent #NEPCA2026
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Girls returning for limited season run 10 years after finale
By Mawunyo GbogboThe Emmy-winning HBO series Girls is returning for five episodes. Series creator and star Lena Dunham says the cast vowed only to return if they had something burning to say.
#Television #PopularCulture #StreamingServices #TVComedy #TVDrama #MawunyoGbogbo
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Who is 'Mary' and why is she in so many songs, from classical to rock?
By Malcolm SuttonSongs about somebody called Mary feature in third century Christian hymns to the alternative rock of the 1990s and beyond, but who is she and why do so many insist on singing about her?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-14/theres-something-about-mary-in-song/107257626
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Cosmic Book News: Cartoon Network Gigaleak Hits Days After Skydance Merger: Teen Titans, Gumball, Adventure Time. “A massive leak of Cartoon Network production files is spreading online, and fans are calling it the Classic CN Gigaleak. Reports put the trove at more than 200 GB of internal material from over 30 shows, including The Amazing World of Gumball, Adventure Time, The Looney Tunes Show, […]
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Maps Mania: Find Movies – by Location & Period!. “If you have a keen interest in watching a movie set in a particular time and place, then TitleAtlas is the interactive map for you. For example, you could use TitleAtlas to search for films set in 19th-century New York (Gangs of New York, Little Women, etc), or to find movies set in London during the Swinging Sixties (The Krays, Quadrophenia, […]
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What we know about Lady Violet Bridgerton ahead of Netflix spin-off
By Mawunyo GbogboScant details are available about the Bridgerton spin-off focusing on Lady Violet but here's what we know about the upcoming show's main character ahead of its rollout.
#Television #StreamingServices #PopularCulture #MawunyoGbogbo
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Hollywood Reporter: ‘Artificial’ Took on a Big Tech Giant. Hollywood Wasn’t Ready. “Luca Guadagnino and star Andrew Garfield speak frankly about what went into their daring film about Sam Altman and OpenAI, and what led to Neon rescuing it after Amazon decided not to release it: ‘The fight is on to make sure that we are allowed to make things freely.'”
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I will be presenting my talk “Strange Girls Now Missing: How #DarkAcademia Storytelling Revisits Historical #ColdCases” at The Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) 2026 Annual Conference online this week. The full schedule for this virtual conference (Oct. 15-17) is now available here:
https://nepca2026.sched.com#TrueCrime #Gothic #PopularCulture #Academics #OnlineConference #OnlineEvent #History #NEPCA
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Harry Connick Jr pens tribute to mother he lost as a 13yo
By Mawunyo GbogboHarry Connick Jr is well known as a Grammy award-winning musician now, but he was once a young boy whose mother believed in him. He fulfilled her vision by performing at Carnegie Hall on what would have been her 100th birthday, and has written a book to honour her.
#Books #Music #ClassicalMusic #Jazz #Pop #BandsandArtists #PopularCulture #MawunyoGbogbo
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How Wealthy Buyers Really Afford Hermès Birkins
Behind the paywall in today’s issue: The Birkin-buying habits of millionaires. Are Hermès bags in trouble? (“I can’t…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #Hermès #culture #fashion #popularculture
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Tom Cruise movie Digger bombs at box office, Verity takes top spot
By Mawunyo GbogboMovie star Tom Cruise suffers one of the worst debuts of his career with his new movie Digger.
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Verity is the latest Colleen Hoover novel to get a film adaptation
By Mawunyo GbogboFrom Misery to Yellowface, books and films about writers are favourites among the authors who pen them, but audiences love them too. Enter Verity, the latest film adapted from a Colleen Hoover novel.
#Movies #ThrillerFilms #Author #Books #CritiqueandTheory #FilmIndustry #PopularCulture #MawunyoGbogbo
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Quiz: How well do you know these fictional places in pop culture?
By Christine FlatleyThink you know some of the made-up places where popular books, films and television shows are set? Let's test your knowledge.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-01/quiz-fictional-locations-film-tv-books/107196604
#PopularCulture #Books #Movies #Television #ChristineFlatley
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https://www.europesays.com/people/249231/ Tech Oligarchs Have No Style: Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang & More #Culture #Fashion #MarkZuckerberg #PopularCulture
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Why Nirvana and Midnight Oil made the cut in Songs that Changed the World
By Mawunyo GbogboMusic has the ability to change hearts and minds. Andrew Clarke describes why he has selected the 42 tracks that appear in his book Songs that Changed the World.
#Books #Music #PopularCulture #Pop #PoliticalMovements #MawunyoGbogbo
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Madonna beats Taylor Swift in MTV awards showdown
By Dan Condon and Mawunyo GbogboMadonna emerges as the big winner at MTV's Video Music Awards, but Taylor Swift still broke records.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-28/madonna-beats-taylor-swift-in-mtv-awards-showdown/107202820
#MusicAwards #Music #MusicIndustry #PopularCulture #DanCondon #MawunyoGbogbo
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Lost songs of Australian rock legend found buried in a garage
By Leisa Scott and Ben CheshireDivinyls lead singer Chrissy Amphlett was a rock icon who lived hard and burned bright — but the woman underneath was far more vulnerable. Australian Story reveals a private Chrissy through previously unseen footage and three songs that went missing for 25 years.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-28/divinyls-chrissy-amphlett-new-songs-release/107034328
#BandsandArtists #Rock #PopularCulture #Friendship #SubstanceAbuse #HumanInterest #LeisaScott #BenCheshire
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Do you go Gaga for music trivia? Right this way...
Your spelling and general trivia skills are useless here. It's all about the music.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-27/spicks-and-specks-music-quiz/107185194
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ABC 50/50 quiz: Testing your knowledge of Martika, Baywatch and that space chess game from Star Wars
By Lincoln ArcherEach question in the ABC 50/50 quiz has only two options: one is right, the other is wrong. But be warned: we might try to trick you.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-26/abc-5050-quiz/107158982
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How 5 People Afforded Their Birkins
Behind the paywall in today’s issue: The inventive strategies people used to save up for a Birkin bag.…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #Hermès #culture #fashion #popularculture
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Film studios shun women but men make them less money, report shows
By Mawunyo GbogboA new report reveals movies by female screenwriters are often overlooked for financial opportunities even though they make studios more money than those written by their male counterparts.
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Salesman's 'superhero' branding triggers DC Comics trademark dispute
By Zaarkacha Marlan and Lucy ThackrayA Dubbo business owner is fighting comic book giant DC Comics over allegations his promotional character "Fanman" is deceptively similar to Superman.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-22/dubbo-fanman-dc-comics-superman-trademark-dispute/107150930
#PopularCulture #CopyrightInfringement #RegionalCommunities #ComicsandGraphicNovels #ZaarkachaMarlan #LucyThackray
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You can't get Kylie out of your head. But do you know her first hit?
Padam Padam, it's time to prove how much you really know about the Princess of Pop … and an entirely random assortment of other music trivia. Welcome to the Spicks and Specks quiz.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-20/spicks-and-specks-music-quiz/107106736
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Associated Press: Aw shucks: Dolly Parton corn mazes crop up in fields nationwide. “Dolly Parton ’s megawatt smile and big wavy locks are gracing fields across the U.S. and Canada this fall. Twenty farms have carved out large corn mazes to honor the late country music icon, actor and philanthropist and raise money for her Imagination Library, which provides free books to children.”
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Our post-Emmys group chat asks: Is Widow's Bay that good?
By Mawunyo Gbogbo, Beverley Wang, Veronica Apap, and Lincoln ArcherDid you miss the best bits of the Emmys? Our group chat has you covered on what it means and what you should watch.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-16/post-emmys-chat/107144162
#Entertainment #Television #AwardsandPrizes #PopularCulture #MawunyoGbogbo #BeverleyWang #VeronicaApap #LincolnArcher
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Emmys 2026 key moments: Widow's Bay takes six awards and Hacks star makes history
By Mawunyo Gbogbo and Georgie HewsonWidow's Bay takes home six awards for its "weird show" at the 78th Emmys. Here's what else you may have missed.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/emmys-2026-key-moments/107138048
#AwardsandPrizes #Television #TelevisionIndustry #PopularCulture #StreamingServices #FilmIndustry #Movies #MawunyoGbogbo #GeorgieHewson