popular culture
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Already well established as a singer, 9 To 5, external brought Parton over into the mainstream popular culture.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Older audiences, however, are mystified by what some see as a dumbing down of popular culture.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Las Vegas also finds its own ways to commemorate its marks on history and popular culture — another way it’s proved useful for filming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Kelly continued to promote classical dancing in popular culture, producing a television special, “Dancing: A Man’s Game,” in 1958; he choreographed “Pas de Dieux” for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1960.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
As with all timeprints, the late twentieth century—defined here as 1980 to 1999—developed its own slang, some of which evolved from earlier timeprints, and others that were influenced by popular culture, primarily music.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
