Why is it that I'm so inexplicably drawn to pop culture? From Buffy to Britney, there's something really inspiring about the way mainstream culture stretches out its hands towards the immortal just by accepting its own disposability. And it's not that I like kitschness.
There actually seems to be a genuine will to experiment and play with conventions in the world of pop (in all its forms) that is currently missing in self-conscious vanguard-approach of "alternative" forms. C'mon, admit it, when was the last time an indie record hit you with the force of "Ooops... I Did It Again" or Billie "Surname, Please" Piper's "Day And Night"? And never mind that I can't remember the chorus to "Day And Night" no matter how many times I hear it. The point is that when it is on I'm completely captivated by it - helped no doubt by her shiny new (faux?) Swedish production values. I won't say that it is actually better for culture to be ephemeral, but I certainly don't think that it's wrong. We experience songs, movies, tv shows, books, heck our lives, one single second at a time. It's those seconds that count. And while a lot of culture stands up well to analysis, if Billie can tell me everything I need to know about my life in three minutes, I know how I'm going to absorb it. I guess I'm just an economical guy...
Random cool Buffy quote for the day: "I guess that would have sounded more commanding if I wasn't wearing my yummy sushi pajamas..."
