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'Trainwreck' and Popping the Cultural Bubble

  • Written by The Conversation

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As someone who spends a good chunk of time happily consuming, and writing about pop culture, there are occasions – rare, but jarring – when something becomes popular, becomes a juggernaut, and I’m left scratching my head.

Normally, even if I’m not laughing or convulsing in rapture, I can usually work out why other people...

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