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Cool Stuff Daily

Thu. 05/05 - Is Original Pop Culture Going Extinct?

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Society & Culture, News, Tech News, Science

4.6739 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

A deep dive into the question of whether pop culture has become completely dominated by franchises and the same superstars; and, if so, how new that phenomenon actually is and, if it’s really a bad thing in the end. Sponsors: Outer, Get $300 off and free shipping at liveouter.com/kottke Novo, Sign up for a free business checking account and get access to over $5,000 in perks and discounts at novo.co/kottke Links: Pop Culture Has Become an Oligopoly (Experimental History) Cultural Dopes (LA Review of Books) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Want to give a special someone a gift they'll truly love this Valentine's Day?

0:04.8

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0:07.7

A beautiful bouquet of 12 red roses.

0:11.1

They're classic for a reason.

0:12.9

And all for just £15 at Waitrose.

0:16.3

Selected lines and stores.

0:17.6

Subject to availability ends 14th of february it's thursday may 5th

0:27.5

2022 i'm jackson bird today i went a bit rogue instead of a handful of different stories and

0:36.1

segments like usual today I have just one

0:39.4

supersized one for you.

0:41.6

I got kind of carried away diving into this and didn't realize how long it was, and I do

0:46.0

think it's really interesting, so I hope you do too.

0:49.0

With slight apologies and a promise for lots of different stories in all directions tomorrow.

0:54.7

Here is a deep dive into the question of whether pop culture has become completely dominated

1:01.7

by franchises and the same superstars, and if so, how new that phenomenon actually is,

1:09.0

and if it's really such a bad thing in the end.

1:12.5

So here is, well, one cool thing for your ride home.

1:19.6

Like millions of other people around the world, tonight I am going to see Doctor Strange in

1:25.8

the Multiverse of Madness, the 28th feature-length installment

1:30.5

in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

1:33.5

28th.

1:34.4

And that's not including all the new TV shows or, you know, the comic books.

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