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  1. Twister, the classic American game that was marketed as “the game that ties you up in knots,” debuted in 1966. But it didn’t get off to a very auspicious start. Thought to be too risque, some critics called it “sex in a box.” It eventually went on to become universally loved. What changed? TV host Johnny Carson and famed actress Eva Gabor played it on “The Tonight Show," and the rest is history. Read more from @Smithsonianmag:

    flip.it/FpqxZ0

    #Culture #Games #History #Twister #TheTonightShow

  2. zirk.us/@GettyRoulette/1145483
    Seeing this picture from Peru reminded me of seeing the Peruvian American actress Isabela Merced on "The Tonight Show" last night.

    I was struck by how pretty she was. I was also reminded of how out of touch I am with much US popular culture, as I had never heard of her before.

    Then I started wondering if popular culture in the US is so segmented - or even fragmented - that it makes no sense to talk of being in or out of touch with it.

    youtu.be/RJDtK48wS3U?si=FirfKh

    #Peru #IsabelaMerced #PeruvianAmerican #TheTonightShow #JimmyFallon #USPopularCulture