Overview of the 1960's

One thing I'd love to learn about are the assassinations that happened in the 60s. Each of those seemed to provide a major turning point in society. I noticed that there was only one slide on the moon landing in the slideshow, and that sort of stuff has always interested me, along with the Apollo missions. The Vietnam War and its impact on the economy is also interesting.

Pop Culture

Pop culture is the stuff in society that people find popular. This stuff could be anything from music and movies to Internet sensations. Pop culture is present in nearly every facet of life. It exists every time a person opens a newspaper (if anyone does that anymore...), turns on the TV, or even talks to their coworkers. Without pop culture, life would be way more boring. Without pop culture, "did you see the game last night?" and "how about Lindsay Lohan?" don't exist. Without pop culture, humans would walk around all day talking about the weather and how much they're dreading their mother-in-law's visit this coming weekend. And, without pop culture, there would be no distraction from those things. Basically, pop culture has become so ingrained in our society that Americans would quite literally cease function without it.

Pop Culture: Reflecting America or Shaping It?

Pop culture reflects current events happening in our society. Pop culture is the main way we entertain ourselves. The things that become popular are only popular because mass amounts of people like them. Through the decades, fads have come and gone, celebrities have faltered, and genres of music and movies have been built up and torn down. The people will entertain themselves with what they want, and always find new ways to do it. Pop culture reflects what is happening in society because people need both distractions from bad things that are happening, and reminders that the good things are there.