History of Pop Culture
9 History Lessons From 2010
by Colleen Barrett 1
From Mad Men to Jersey Shore, pop culture inspired us to look back at how things came to be. We dug up the history of bikinis, wedding cakes, corsets, and women and smoking; explored the origin of guidos, the French kiss, and Playboy Bunnies; and learned some facts about quickie Reno divorces in the '60s and underrated women throughout history. See what you missed below.
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Link Love
- How to talk dirty in the bedroom — YourTango
- The best songs about being single — HowAboutWe
- 25 dates you'd actually like to go on — Cosmopolitan
- 5 reasons rom-coms have gone downhill — HuffPost Women
- A tour of Brooklyn's explicit (and illicit) film industry — The Jane Dough
- The insane search for a size-specific soul mate — HelloGiggles
- The secret tip for having mind-blowing sex — College Candy
- Why did you lose him? It's your fault, explains 1963 mag article — The Hairpin
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a porn addict in Don Jon trailer — POPSUGAR Entertainment








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