Popular culture (also called pop culture or mass culture) is generally recognized by members of a society as a set of practices, beliefs, artistic output...
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Representations of gorillas are common in popular culture in the Western world with the full range of electronic media having gorillas as mascots, gorillas...
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Japanese popular culture includes Japanese cinema, cuisine, television programs, anime, manga, video games, music, and doujinshi, all of which retain...
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characters in popular culture. One writer on witches, Judika Illes, wrote, "No spirit exerts more fascination over media and popular culture than Lilith...
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Popular culture studies is the study of popular culture from a critical theory perspective combining communication studies and cultural studies. The first...
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prophecies of the 16th-century author Nostradamus have become a part of the popular culture of the 20th and 21st centuries. Nostradamus' life has been depicted...
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Batman has become a popular culture icon, recognized around the world. The character's presence has extended beyond his comic book origins; events such...
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Weishaupt in Bavaria in 1776, the Illuminati have been referred to in popular culture, in books and comics, television and films, and games. A number of...
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and the famous character of Frankenstein's monster, have influenced popular culture for at least a century. The work has inspired numerous films, television...
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dragons in popular culture. Dragons in some form are nearly universal across cultures and as such have become a staple of modern popular culture, especially...
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