Thu. 05/05 - Is Original Pop Culture Going Extinct?
A deep dive into the question of whether pop culture has become completely dominated by franchises and the same superstars; and, if so, how new that phenomenon actually is and, if it’s really a bad thing in the end.
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Links:
Pop Culture Has Become an Oligopoly (Experimental History)
Cultural Dopes (LA Review of Books)
Jackson Bird on Twitter
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