Recent Popular Culture Blog | Innovations/Inventions Posts"Does My Butt Look Big In This?"by Michele Cheplic21 Aug 2007 05:49 AMHow many times have you uttered those words? My friends and family will tell you they've lost count of how many times I've made them to "honestly" answer that question. As I think about it, I can't remember a time I've gone shopping for jeans without raising the butt question. Celebrities Unite To Help Find Missing Girlby Michele Cheplic11 Aug 2007 03:56 PMBy now I'm sure you have heard the story of 4-year-old Madeleine McCann. She is the British girl who was allegedly kidnapped from her family's vacation villa in Portugal on May 3rd. Pop Culture Goes High Techby Michele Cheplic10 Aug 2007 10:24 PMI have blogged about the power of YouTube in previous entries, but this latest incident truly proves how powerful the medium has become. Police in New Zealand say they were able to catch a thief thanks to a video posted on the popular Internet video sharing site, YouTube. Inventor Of The TV Remote Diesby Michele Cheplic16 Feb 2007 11:59 PMThe man known for making the couch potato possible has died. According to news reports, Robert Adler, the co-inventor of the television remote died Thursday of heart failure at a Boise nursing home. He was 93. Retro Mondays: The Hula Hoopby Libby Pelham12 Feb 2007 09:28 AMI know we all like to hear about the latest celebrity gossip, know what fashions are hot, and just read the latest pop culture news in general. BUT, there are times when I like to reminisce about pop culture's past. Life Changing Inventions Make Historyby Michele Cheplic10 Feb 2007 10:27 PMWhat does the MRI, the LP record, and a popular weed killer have in common? Their inventors have just been picked for induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. The creators of those life-changing inventions join 15 other inventors to make up the 2007 class of inductees. How To Become A Part Of Popular Cultureby Michele Cheplic07 Feb 2007 12:55 AMYou've seen them posted all over the Internet... home videos of stupid pet (and human) tricks, weird stunts, and bloopers. The Evolution of Recording Mediums and Devicesby Libby Pelham24 Jan 2007 11:09 AMI was watching a Discovery Time special last night called "Yearbook." It was covering 1978 and talked about how that was the first year the Walkman came out. It went on to say how it was the first time we could actually walk around and carry our music with us. The Story Behind T.M.X. Elmoby Michele Cheplic22 Dec 2006 03:32 PMDid you know that when T.M.X. Elmo was unveiled on ABC's "Good Morning America," three months ago only about 50 people in the world had seen it? It was just part of the toy's creators master plan. For nearly two years before it became one of this year's hottest holiday sellers T.M.X. One-Of-A-Kind Shopping Cartby Michele Cheplic22 Dec 2006 12:00 PMIt's a bird, it's a plane, it's a... flying shopping cart? Not exactly. But, it could be once the kinks are worked out. And once it takes flight we'll have two University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee engineering graduates to thank for the jet-propelled shopping cart invention. Recent Blog Comments Libby Pelham says... "I just read on CNN that Tiger cancelled today's interview with the police as well." Andrea Hermitt says... "These people obviously have issues." |
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