Definitely, pop culture is a force to be reckoned with.
We have hands that fashion and heads that know,
But our hearts we lost - how long ago! -- G. K. Chesterton
Posted : July 22, 2013 4:57 pm
Everyone, whether they like it or not, is connected to pop culture.
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Posted : July 22, 2013 5:34 pm
Famous people and fashions connected with pop culture of the current era undeniably influence it
Posted : July 22, 2013 8:32 pm
Grandmothers of my aquaintance have certainly had some contact with pop culture, but we don't have to be ruled by it.
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Posted : July 22, 2013 10:22 pm
How can we keep from being ruled by it?
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Posted : July 23, 2013 4:24 am
If we're very careful, we might be able to reference it without being ruled by it.
But all night, Aslan and the Moon gazed upon each other with joyful and unblinking eyes.
Posted : July 23, 2013 6:52 am
Just as an example, we could mix things up by referring to classic literature from time to time instead of TV shows or movies.
We have hands that fashion and heads that know,
But our hearts we lost - how long ago! -- G. K. Chesterton
Posted : July 23, 2013 10:17 am
Knowledge about classic literature is useful knowledge.
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Posted : July 23, 2013 11:37 am
Learning about classical literature at school can be deadly dull. 
Posted : July 23, 2013 12:32 pm
Might it have been more exciting if you acted it out instead of just reading it?
We have hands that fashion and heads that know,
But our hearts we lost - how long ago! -- G. K. Chesterton
Posted : July 23, 2013 5:50 pm
No, I don't think acting it out would have helped any.
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Posted : July 23, 2013 7:25 pm
Older folks like me remember writing essays on books written by authors long ago in (galaxies 
oops) countries far away.
Posted : July 23, 2013 8:28 pm
Perhaps it's because everyone is making a special effort, but this conversation has the most natural sentence openings of any time I have seen it.
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Posted : July 24, 2013 12:14 am
Quintessential parts of our vocabulary were exercised to receive that compliment. 
We have hands that fashion and heads that know,
But our hearts we lost - how long ago! -- G. K. Chesterton
Posted : July 24, 2013 3:13 am
Real natural opening there, Mel! 
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Posted : July 24, 2013 3:40 am
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