Pop Culture - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/pop_culture/?source=rss&aim=pop_culture en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST Could "New Moon" be a feminist triumph? By Kate Harding Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/20/twilight_and_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/20/twilight_and_women/index.html?source=rss Forget the antiquated gender roles and the axed female director. This movie's box office could be a game changer Sure, it's violent, but can you dance to it? By Kate Harding Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/25/domestic_violence_songs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/25/domestic_violence_songs/index.html?source=rss A British scholar examines abuse narratives in pop music Candy Crowley's greatest accomplishment By Kate Harding Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/18/candy_crowley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/18/candy_crowley/index.html?source=rss The CNN political correspondent has had a long and distinguished career -- but more important, she lost weight! Blake Lively's "aspirational hair" By Kate Harding Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/12/aspirational_hair/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/12/aspirational_hair/index.html?source=rss What do women want? It's a lot more complicated than shiny blond tresses Man bites girl at "New Moon" By Kate Harding Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/25/twilight_fan_bitten/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/25/twilight_fan_bitten/index.html?source=rss A Michigan creep follows up some standard sexual harassment with a bad Edward Cullen impression Carrie Prejean threatens to storm off "Larry King Live" By Kate Harding Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/11/12/prejean_larry_king/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/11/12/prejean_larry_king/index.html?source=rss The dethroned Miss California has a mid-interview tantrum but gets no points for style CNN discovers Jessica Simpson's breasts By Mary Elizabeth Williams Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/04/jessica_simpson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/04/jessica_simpson/index.html?source=rss What kind of breaking news is this? "Story highlights" include the singer's cup size Thanks, 19th Amendment! By Mary Elizabeth Williams Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/03/schoolhouse_rock_vote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/03/schoolhouse_rock_vote/index.html?source=rss Schoolhouse rock the vote today -- because we can Jon Gosselin's girlfriend "emotionally abused" By Mary Elizabeth Williams Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/30/gosselin_girlfriend/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/30/gosselin_girlfriend/index.html?source=rss Hailey Glassman has a few choice words for her "Jekyll and Hyde" boyfriend Are you ready for Subtle Sexuality? By Mary Elizabeth Williams Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/29/subtle_sexuality/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/29/subtle_sexuality/index.html?source=rss "Male Prima Donna" is the greatest pop song ever to come out of a fictional Scranton office School prohibits dirty dancing By Kate Harding Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/26/sexy_dancing_contracts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/26/sexy_dancing_contracts/index.html?source=rss Is a formal agreement not to freak or grind a reasonable response to kids' sexy moves? "Law & Order's" anti-choice propaganda By Kate Harding Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/24/law_and_order_tiller/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/24/law_and_order_tiller/index.html?source=rss The latest "ripped from the headlines" episode smears the memory of slain late-term abortion provider Dr. Tiller Why are troubled stars' dads so creepy? By Mary Elizabeth Williams Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/23/celebrity_dads/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/23/celebrity_dads/index.html?source=rss A banner week for mortifying paternal behavior Frenchwomen: Still cooler than you By Kate Harding Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/23/french_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/23/french_women/index.html?source=rss Oh, chouette, yet another book that essentializes Frenchwomen to tear down American ones What's the matter with black Barbie? By Judy Berman Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/22/black_barbie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/22/black_barbie/index.html?source=rss A new set of dolls is reigniting old debates about hair, body image and young African-American girls Feminist wedding controversy: The song! By Lynn Harris Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/21/secret_conservative_side/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/21/secret_conservative_side/index.html?source=rss A hilarious Brooklyn trio sing about a friend going from vegan feminist lesbian to tulle and "The Electric Slide" "He only raped one little girl" By Judy Berman Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/14/polanski_trillin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/14/polanski_trillin/index.html?source=rss Calvin Trillin's satirical poem is the best response yet to Roman Polanski's Hollywood apologists Michelle Obama: What a doll! By Judy Berman Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/13/michelle_doll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/13/michelle_doll/index.html?source=rss Will the first lady's own action figure bug her as much as Sasha's and Malia's did? Slutty Halloween costumes ... for dogs? By Mary Elizabeth Williams Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/13/sexy_dogs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/13/sexy_dogs/index.html?source=rss What'll it be for your pup this year: French maid or hot schoolgirl? Hot! Sexy! Yellow! Marge Simpson does Playboy By Mary Elizabeth Williams Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/09/marge_simpson_playboy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/09/marge_simpson_playboy/index.html?source=rss She's been a cop, an entrepreneur and a bodybuilder. Now, Marge Simpson's a bunny Ralph Lauren owns up to Photoshop disaster By Kate Harding Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/09/lauren_photoshop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/09/lauren_photoshop/index.html?source=rss The designer admits the egregious digital slimming of a model was the company's fault -- just a bit too late Move over, Real Doll. Hello, robot sex pillow By Lynn Harris Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/07/blob_mance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/07/blob_mance/index.html?source=rss A German designer envisions a lonely man-on-blob future Should we boycott Polanski supporters? By Judy Berman Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/06/polanski_boycott/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/06/polanski_boycott/index.html?source=rss One group strikes back at the filmmaker's Hollywood defenders The best Polanski you might have missed By Kate Harding Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/02/polanski_round_up/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/02/polanski_round_up/index.html?source=rss Some of the most compelling writing about one of the week's most polarizing stories Polanski, "Hounddog" and 13-year-old voices By Kate Harding Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/02/polanski_kampmeier/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/02/polanski_kampmeier/index.html?source=rss Why was there more outrage in some circles over a fictional child rape than a real one?