tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post6743813914521753972..comments2023-10-24T06:14:20.387-04:00Comments on Mirth and Matter: The State of Things (a.ka pop culture today)chris baillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06322730963644337646noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-56659667974519704502009-02-11T10:24:00.000-05:002009-02-11T10:24:00.000-05:00Thoughtful observations, Kari.It seems to me that ...Thoughtful observations, Kari.<BR/><BR/>It seems to me that something profound in our popular culture shifted over during the Reagan years as our collective worship of material wealth came to eclipse all else. This grew to a fevered pitch and perhaps reached its apex during the decadent middle of the Bush years. When times are good materially speaking and the fake money is flowing, people worshipZach Wallmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721897453982055033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917111831636670477.post-83096941938063419912009-02-10T16:48:00.000-05:002009-02-10T16:48:00.000-05:00Recently it was revealed that the RIAA has decided...Recently it was revealed that the RIAA has decided to give up on piracy lawsuits. It is no doubt fueled by the diminishing returns and extraneous costs to prosecute some college freshman who studied Kazaa instead of Western History, but is still relevant. Perhaps Hollywood will recognize soon that what it is producing isn't worth paying for. That is, afterall, what we're taught in high school:Ruxton Schuhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01324560285945072669noreply@blogger.com