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Pop Culture
These articles offers an in-depth exploration of contemporary pop culture, examining emerging Gen Z trends across literature, entertainment, fashion, and digital media. Discover how a new generation is shaping and redefining the cultural narrative of our times.


Delulu and Skibidi go cambridge
On August 18, 2025, the Cambridge Dictionary announced the addition of over 6,000 new words, phrases, and meanings, reflecting the dynamic influence of internet culture on the English language. The massive linguistic update includes viral social media terms like "skibidi," "delulu," "tradwife," and "broligarchy," marking a significant shift in how digital culture influences formal language recognition.
smartscoopteam
Sep 14, 2025


Pantomime time
Ever tried telling a story with zero words: no chatter, no whisper, not even a “psst”?
Just your face, hands, and body doing all the drama? If that sounds like your kind of silent showdown, welcome to the wonderfully wacky
world of Pantomime, where talking is so last season. “Pantomime" comes from Greek: panto- meaning “all,” and -mime meaning “imitator”.

SmartScoop Team
Jul 20, 2025


the gen z water bottle love story
Think a water bottle’s just a boring backpack tag-along for P.E. or hikes? Think again!
Gen Z has turned the humble bottle into the ultimate fashion flex.
On TikTok and YouTube, #WaterTok and #WaterBottleChallenge have poured in over
2.5 billion views. Because these bottles aren’t just for water—they’re for wow.

SmartScoop Team
Jul 20, 2025


who are foley artists
Hey, movie munchkins! Ever wonder how movies get those BOOM, CRASH, and SPLAT sounds?
Sound effects are like the movie’s secret sauce. Without them, a superhero flying
would just be a guy flapping his arms, yawn!!! So who make these noises? Meet Foley artists!

SmartScoop Team
Jul 20, 2025


Book focus: pipe long stocking
Pippi Longstocking is not your average kid. She’s a red-haired, freckle-faced whirlwind who lives all by herself (well, with her horse and monkey) in a colorful house called Villa Villekulla. Her dad’s a sea captain lost at sea (or is he a pirate king?!), her mom’s an angel in heaven, and grown-ups just don’t know what to do with her. Pippi doesn’t go to school, wears crazy mismatched socks, and tells the most unbelievable stories you’ll ever hear.

SmartScoop Team
Jul 6, 2025


What is labubu?
Why Is Everyone Obsessed with Labubu Dolls?!
Ever seen a weird, fuzzy little creature dangling from someone’s backpack? That’s probably a Labubu doll—and yep, they’re everywhere! But is it just a cute (Blurt's still deciding) toy, or is there something bigger going on?

SmartScoop Team
Jul 6, 2025


Hägar the Horrible
Your parents (or you, depending on how ahem...young you are)
probably loved this one...
Hägar the Horrible burst onto the scene in 1973 and became the
fastest-growing comic strip ever!
smartscoopteam
Jun 22, 2025


The Vatican City
The Vatican City. Hmm...Is it a city or country? Let's find out!

SmartScoop Team
Jun 22, 2025
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