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...theater, it's possible to see deeply and clearly into the hearts and minds, the secret dreams and fears of a nation. Until you try explaining The Ketchup Song (Hey Hah). Page 251 of the pop-culture-sociopsychologist's handbook tells us that we must have used this novelty tune as an escape from relentless bad news amid war and recession. O.K., so what did that make Macarena in 1996? If America's fortunes have changed since 1999, why hasn't Harry Potter's popularity? And can any blather about America's longing for superheroes change the fact that...
...recurring strains of this year's mix (to finally kill the metaphor) was a gloomy tune from 2001, remixed several different ways. This time last year, we were still asking if and how 9/11 would change pop culture. In 2002 we got some answers. Defying warnings of tragedy fatigue, books about 9/11 (Bush at War, Let's Roll, The Cell) dominated the best-seller lists. CBS drew some 39 million viewers for 9/11, a tear-jerking documentary shot inside the World Trade Center on the day of the attacks. All broadcast and many cable networks tossed out their normal programming...
...President and the other politicians aren't really as offended as they pretend to be. It is equally possible that they did take offense from the beginning but suppressed it while waiting to see how the story played out. In Gaffeland, there is no penalty for changing your tune as long as you're singing the right...
Marshall's movie has a gyroscopic camera and a sushi chef's sense of fast cutting. He's itching to make the movie-est movie around, and he takes his cue from the show's signature tune, Razzle Dazzle: "Give 'em an act with lots of flash in it/And the reaction will be passionate...
...Which tune did Kenyon Weaver borrow for this verse, which he sang in front of a high school assembly while running for Student Council senior year: “I won’t deny it/I’m running for senate/You know you want to vote for me/Gonna go in there and lead/So please vote for ‘The Weav?...