... . In Perrotta's essay, which was featured in the December 2001 edition of GQ, he discusses the phenomena of Britney Spears. He compares Britney to other global pop figures: Elvis, Madonna, Kurt Cobain, and Michael Jackson. Perrotta focuses on the texts in themselves as social norms in America: religious habits, societal norms, race, sexuality, communities, and struggles and trauma. However, he also drops ... the devastation of 9/11. In "The Cosmic Significance of Britney Spears, " Tom Perrotta looks at America's obsession with Britney Spears. He compares her to other major pop icons: Elv...

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... bands fit in there somewhere, and so did parachute pants. Or was it wearing your pants backwards; or was it both? The grunge scene hit with the modern rock god Kurt Cobain and his Seattle band Nirvana. Pearl Jam began to knock down the gates of Tiffany and Green Day beat the shit out of Boys to Men to land in the ... ...

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