Does Pop Culture Need To Be "Popular"? | PBS Idea Channel

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Does Pop Culture Need To Be "Popular"? | PBS Idea Channel

What is "Popular Culture?" Despite what the term may lead you to think, it is not just media that is numerically popular! Tom Waits most certainly is part of popular culture, regardless of his lack of billboard hits. So what are the qualifications for "Pop Culture?" And where does the internet come into play in all this? 
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