Ok this year seemed...well............dull. February 8 – The 48th annual Grammy Awards are handed out at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, USA. Madonna opens the awards for a third time. U2 is the night's big winner, with five awards. Mariah Carey won three of her eight nominations, her first Grammys since 1991. Kelly Clarkson is the first American Idol contestant ever to … [Read more...] about Friday Afternoon Thread: Top Music of 2006
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Friday Open Thread: Pop Culture of 2006
Some highlights from 2006 1. The ubiquitous YouTube, MySpace, etc. Time magazine made the world wide web its Person of the Year. 2. Major deaths: James Brown, Ahmet Ertegun, Robert Altman. All incredibly influential, all deserving of more due. The world is a lesser place with their losses. 3. Mel Gibson. His drunken, racist tirade made him the center of attention in … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Pop Culture of 2006
Friday Afternoon Thread: Top Songs of 2006
Very very interesting top 100 songs of 2006! Bad Day - Daniel Powter … [Read more...] about Friday Afternoon Thread: Top Songs of 2006
Friday Open Thread: 2006
Fun fact: First used in a private communiqué by Google co-founder Larry Page, 'googling' entered into the lexicon nearly as quickly as the company became the leader in Internet search. One of the earliest uses in popular culture was by the character Xander in the television program Buffy The Vampire Slayer. In 2006, both the Oxford English and Merriam-Webster dictionaries added … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: 2006