popular culture

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Jerald “Coop” Cooper is an artist and founder of Hood Century, a media agency researching, archiving and educating the masses on Black folks lived experience with the city, via architecture, design and popular culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Secular and Christian popular culture swim in opposing halves of divided entertainment waters, despite broadcast TV’s lengthy history of featuring Christian-leaning shows, including “Touched by an Angel,” “Joan of Arcadia” and, however regrettably, “7th Heaven.”

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Each newly discovered species must be given a scientific name, and researchers often draw inspiration from people, experiences, or even popular culture.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Fuller-Seeley says that “singing ‘Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?’ really caught on in popular culture as a way of trying to thumb your nose at the Great Depression.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Barack sometimes referred to me as “Joe Public,” asking me to weigh in on campaign slogans and strategies, knowing that I kept myself happily steeped in popular culture.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama