Popular Culture
Runestones are mentioned in the South Park episode It Hits the Fan. In the episode, the curse word shit is said so many times that it causes the Black Death in South Park's citizens. With that said, a runestone is needed to defend the world against the curse word or else a demonic dragon will be unleashed.
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“Popular culture is seductive; high culture is imperious.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“Popular culture entered my life as Shirley Temple, who was exactly my age and wrote a letter in the newspapers telling how her mother fixed spinach for her, with lots of butter.... I was impressed by Shirley Temple as a little girl my age who had power: she could write a piece for the newspapers and have it printed in her own handwriting.”
—Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)
“Like other secret lovers, many speak mockingly about popular culture to conceal their passion for it.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)