I've read or nearly finished a few books on movies and cultural analysis over the years but this is the book I wish I read first, simply because the author takes the time to describe, define and explain culture through... Continue Reading →
One Direction is an extremely popular band with tremendous influence on their fans: one of their songs "Live While We're Young" has received over 86 million views on YouTube, but that's only half the number of views as "One Thing",... Continue Reading →
In Part One, I concluded that behaviour exhibited by some of One Direction's followers went beyond mere appreciation of lyrics, harmony, melody and rhythm. These phenomena and others like it have several elements in common, including Attraction to the physical... Continue Reading →
Until a few weeks ago, I didn't even know about the band One Direction. Apparently, this British boy band is the most popular band on the planet, and everywhere they go they are mobbed by their adoring fans known as... Continue Reading →
Miley Cyrus has weighed in on the science & religion debate and found herself in trouble with her fans over comments by theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss which she posted on her Twitter account: You are all stardust. You couldn’t be... Continue Reading →