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...this was essential to the creation of a cult religion. Presley had to suffer in the only way a celebrity can, through self-humiliation. This soldered the bond between a onetime poor boy from Tupelo, Miss., and his blue-collar, blue-haired or red-white-and-blue fans. He was both beyond and beneath - above them and one of them. And if Elvis didn't die, how could he come back to life, in the Resurrection of the one true King...
...does Trek survive? The oft-cited answer is that freakish Trekkies--fans who saved the original series with passionate letters and today maintain an eBay market of 25,000 Trek items--still sustain the franchise. Wrong. Trek hasn't been a cult enterprise in years. It is, instead, a humming mainstream business that responds quickly to changes in mass culture. That's why the new film and TV show depart from the softer story lines of the '90s. Since Sept. 11, Star Trek has basically become an action franchise again. It's even trying to be sexier. But Trek...
...over the years. (Suck a phaser, Batman.) How does Trek survive? The oft-cited answer is that freakish Trekkies - fans who saved the original series with passionate letters and today maintain an eBay market of 25,000 Trek items - still sustain the franchise. Wrong. Trek hasn't been a cult enterprise in years. It is, instead, a humming mainstream business that responds quickly to changes in mass culture. That's why the new film and TV show depart from the softer story lines of the '90s. Since Sept. 11, Star Trek has basically become an action franchise again...
...More recently, the Minsk has attracted a cult following among expatriates in Hanoi, who are discovering what the Vietnamese have known for decades: the hardy dirt bike is ideal for touring mountain roads, gravel roads and places where there are no roads at all. In other words, perfect for the little-explored villages, wildly varied landscapes and historic sites of the north...
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