Pop Culture

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Buzzscope   - News, reviews, previews, interviews, features and a series of columns by comics, manga, anime and games experts.

American Folk - A mix of Americana, popular culture, and kitsch.

The American I Never Was - The history of American pop culture as seen through the eyes of Dutch journalist and writer Chris Keulemans. [Requires Flash]

American Popular Culture - Provides resources for the critical analysis of popular culture in the US.

Americana: The Institute for the Study of American Popular Culture - Articles discussing various aspects of pop culture, such as film, television, sports, and politics.

Anxiety and Whimsy in Popular Culture - An academic research paper.

Conelrad: All Things Atomic - Extensive resources about 'the bomb' and all its attendant pop culture fallout. Includes song lyrics, audio, and video.

Crazy Fads - Information about fads from the 1920's till now.

The Daily Newspaper and Urban Popular Culture - An article on the impact of the mass circulation of newspapers on American cities at the end of the 19th century.

Deadmalls.com - Retail history of malls and their nature. Features on past and present malls across the US, dictionary, and store locator.

Disney References in Pop Culture - A list of references to Disney properties in popular arts, such as television, music, and film.

Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850 - 1920 - Over 9,000 images, with database information, relating to the early history of advertising in the United States.

Labelscar: The Retail History Blog - Weblog focusing on retail history, with articles and photos of shopping malls and retail chains and analysis of redevelopment solutions.

Lisa's Time Machine - Multi-media tours of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s. Includes views of music, lifestyles, fashion, and fads of the three decades.

The Menzies Era - Australian popular culture from 1949 to 1972 including music, movies, books, and sport.

Mr. Pop History - A look at pop culture of the preceding five decades week by week.

Nuke Pop - Nuclear imagery in popular culture.

Paul's Modernistic World - Celebrates early 20th-century lifestyle, architecture and trivia. Topics include the 1939 New York World's fair, Film star's homes and The Catalina Islands.

P*Funk Review - Notes on Funk Culture - A collection of discussions that attempt to place the funk music and culture of the 1970s and 1980s in a broader historical context.

Platform Diva - The fashion history of the platform shoe.

Pop Goes the Culture - Humorous articles about cinema, people, trends and fads that shape our modern world.

PopPolitics - A weblog that covers the connections between pop culture and politics.

Retro Galaxy - A celebration of 20th century pop culture containing a spiraling cluster of people, places, and things from distant decades.

Secret Fun Spot - Trivia of American pop culture past and present.

Skooldays - Online community celebrating pop-culture phenomena. Topics are organized by decade and include TV, lunch boxes, and toys.

The Straight on The Haight - Stories and history of the Haight Ashbury district. 1960s styles, music, fashions and accessories in picture and text.

SydLexia.com: A Descent Into Pop Culture Madness - Articles that focus primarily on movies, music, TV shows, toys and video games from 1980 to 1995.