All-Time Vilest Villans in Pop Culture ... Honorable Mention: MTV

Really? Well, seeing as it is pop culture I've got a few honorable mentions after the jump ...


"Honorable" Mention(s):

Ringtones:


Now anyone can be an artist -- I'm looking at you Soulja Boy


Obviously no culture there, but I think I can hear the Pop -- wait, no ... no, that's just what's left of his career -- thought I had something there, alas

Tweens:



they dictate the next big thing in pop culture -- and are every marketer's dream demographic ...

Tweens. They're a hot market, they're complicated, and there are two in the White House: Sasha and Malia Obama. What do tweens consider cool? Music was at the top of the list, followed by going to the movies. "Being smart" ranked third tied with video games followed by electronics, sports, fashion and protecting the environment, according to a report.

so, i guess be on the lookout for vampires that protect humans, are really cool, and are immune to garlic, wooden stakes to the heart, and sunlight


MTV:


case rested. Reality TV -- my bad "Reality Drama," thanks MTV! Just what I wanted ... like the gift, that keeps on ... keeps on giving ... and taking

Case not rested, MTV deserves more than that. MTV is the baddest most vilest villain on the Pop Culture block; it owns the block, it's bigger on the block than Jenny -- and that's big. That said, the state of pop culture reflects on MTV; the state of pop culture now is about bank statements, not making statements. Thanks MTV.

Watch this space: someone call Andy quick, and better call Edie for backup; Pop is only a few weak fads away from life-support -- well, that or a permanent conservatorship a la the one and only ...

Distriction: Springing back from cy-bernating slumber

This weekend welcomed the Cherry Blossom Festival, DC's cultural introduction to Spring -- and the perfect way to wake from a late winter hibernation from the digital domain.


A brief greeting after my semi-extended stint away from the blogosphere. I took some time to rest and refuel my creative reserves -- similar to a bear's hibernation for the digital age, more tech and less time.


So, I'm back now: like Bipartisanship a la Britney ...



black ...



babies ...


Bush (W.) -- a la Barack ...


the sound of dot-com bubbles bursting ...


and dot-com bubbles broadening ...



Scientology -- a la Palin's people ...


bracketology ...


and those beautiful cherry blossoms.


A week (end) in review -- in case you missed it

Oh those pesky boys and girls ... always begging to seek amy

At long last -- for those who cared, namely: troubled persons named amy, angry radio producers, myself -- Britney Spears' new video for "If U Seek Amy" dropped today ...


American Beauty + Britney Spears + Pies + Kate Trask + Funhouse/Madhouse + Mad Men + Justify My Love + June Cleaver = "If U Seek Amy"



And, yes, after watching the video ... "All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to if you seek amy"

Oh and for the record: double points for pop culture and puns -- because "begging to if you seek amy" is grammatically incorrect, but quite clever ... triple points if you include the politics behind radio censorship ...

watch this space: apb/amber alert on last name: amy-dammit, first name: seek me, middle initials: i.m.

The Brits are Back in Town -- Finally

Britney Spears -- as much a modern 'pulse of America' as GM was traditionally -- is back in town with The Circus Tour .... and liveblogging every step of the way.



Talk about a synchronized stimulus package ...

In related news -- kind of -- Gordon Brown and President Obama talked lion-taming, or tackling the global financial crisis.



It's no Spice Girls, but the Brits are definitely back ... nothing like a bit of Anglophilia to bring the sparkle and shine back to pop and politics


Watch this space