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Sony: Credit Data Risked in PlayStation Outage

LOS ANGELES -- Sony Corp. said Tuesday that the credit card data of PlayStation users around the world may have been stolen in a hack that forced it to shut down its PlayStation Network for the past week, disconnecting 77 million user accounts. Some players brushed off the breach as a common hazard of operating in a...

Sony Chairman Credited With Developing CDs Dies

TOKYO -- Opera singer Norio Ohga complained about the quality of Sony tape recorders before he was hired by the company, developed the compact disc and championed its superior sound. Love of music steered the former Sony chairman's career and in turn, he transformed the Japanese electronics maker into a global software and...

States Seek to Make It Safer to Find Love Online

HARTFORD, Conn. - Something just didn't seem right when Ilana Angel met her Internet date at a bar. He furtively looked around the room and immediately suggested they go someplace else in his car, leaving hers behind at the bar. Aware of the risks of that come with looking for love online, Angel thought better of the...

Webcam Wonder: It's Keenan's World, for Now

ELMHURST, Ill. -- It started innocently enough, with a boy hamming it up in front of a computer webcam. He was doing what teens often do when they stand in front of mirrors: Lip-syncing to a popular song, acting goofy, being himself, as if the world wasn't watching. Except, in this case, the world was watching when...

5-Year-Old YouTube Sensation Named Governor of New Jersey

A 5-year-old boy helmed the state of New Jersey on Wednesday, thanks to a viral video and a kind-hearted governor. Most politicos adopt a stiff upper lip in the face of defeat, but scribble-in candidate and toddler Jesse Koczon sobbed when naysayers dashed his political dreams in 2009. "What's making you so sad?" his...

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Adam Levine News - Adam Levine's New Girlfriend Behati Prinsloo

Adam Levine stepped out with a new girl on his arms (and lips) over Memorial Day weekend in Hawaii â super sexy Victoria's Secret model, Behati Prinsloo.

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Kim Kardashian News - Kim Kardashian Gets 'Wet & Wild' On Instagram With Cleavage-Baring Shots (PHOTOS)

In nothing but a low-cut bikini top and ripped up t-shirt, Kim Kardashian flaunted her curves via Instagram on Wednesday by sharing photos from a sexy photo shoot.

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Kendall Jenner News - Kendall And Kylie Jenner Bikini In Hawaii With Dad Bruce (PHOTOS)

Kendall , 16,and Kylie Jenner , 14, enjoyed a little rest and relaxation while on vacation in Hawaii on Wednesday, May 30.

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Brooke Mueller News - Charlie Sheen's Ex-Wife Brooke Mueller Relapses, Back In Rehab Following Binge With Actor (EXCLUSIVE)

A wild four-day binge with ex husband Charlie Sheen drove Brooke Mueller back to rehab â a move that could potentially send her to jail.

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Jessica Simpson News - Jessica Simpson Joins Weight Watchers

Jessica Simpson is the newest member and ambassador of Weight Watchers!

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06/02/12 Trump pageant chief in hot water Source: Las Vegas Review Journal - Las Vegas NV Nevada has a new executive director of Miss Nevada USA, and Donald Trump has another provocative personality to boost ratings.
06/02/12 Miss Arizona Teen USA Tori Vance Charged with DUI Source: TMZ HOT CHICK JUSTICE -- former Miss Arizona Teen USA Tori Vance has officially been charged with DUI after her boozy arrest earlier last month.
06/02/12 Jessica Sanchez basks in the limelight, gets mobbed in... Source: Asia Journal Online - Las Vegas NV NEW YORKâIt has been a whirlwind week for American Idol runner-up Jessica Sanchez.
06/02/12 Pop Art ~ Now and Then at the Wolverhampton Art Gallery Source: Art Knowledge News Exploring the relationships and connections between the Pop Art of the 1960s and contemporary art today.
06/02/12 The Andy Warhol Museum Presents the Comic Book Art of... Source: Art Knowledge News The Andy Warhol Museum is proud to present "Heroes & Villains: The Comic Book Art of Alex Ross" on view at the museum through January 8th 2012.

Background on pop culture

Popular culture (commonly known as pop culture) is the totality of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images and other phenomena that are preferred by an informal consensus within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the late 20th and early 21st century.

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