Current writing credits include the pop culture site Snakkle.com, The Onion AV Club, GrandParents.com and DaddyTips.com.

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A. has stood out so prominently, especially against the current backdrop of bubble-gum pop and gangsta rap.

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The narrative is plumped with references to pop culture, literature and current affairs.

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Many contemporary topics, like the latest in pop culture, or some current public figures, are included in Wikipedia, but missing from Britannica.

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The New York tabloids follow every step of his love life, which has included a dalliance with pop diva Mariah Carey and a current liaison with Miss Universe Lara Dutta.

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There are also a handful of apps that pop up notifications for email or display the current weather.

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Take Madonna's current world tour, the first in eight years by the pop star, who is signed up to the group's Warner Brothers Records.

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And when I need to break up what becomes a drone of breaking news, current events and selected OpEds, I go for the stuff that makes my eyeballs pop out.

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