257) United State of Pop

DJ Earworm released his annual Top 25 Billboard Hits mashup. If these are the 25 most popular songs of the past year, it is a strong reflection of mainstream pop culture. Some observations of what this mashup says about us in 2010:

- Pop music reigns supreme.
- Life is a dance party. In the club, at a house party, on the street.
- Women are still objects of sex. Short butt-baring skirts, tight body suits or just plain nudity.
- Long, messy tresses or femme fatale razor bobs.
- Two words: dirty hipster.
- We frolic on the west coast, where the sun is always shining.
- Glitter.
- We are beginning to push the boundaries of weird as mainstream.

(Mini aside - My friend Jaemin and I spent the day in Santa Rosa visiting our friend Liam. We went on a fantastic hike at Armstrong Woods, then had some wine and cheese in the hot tub. I'm writing from Liam's couch, but we're leaving for a local brew pub in a bit.)