Yet that is all the more reason to demand transparency if the US military's PR arm is buying up chunks of pop culture real estate.
The menu includes the Fluffer Butter, marshmallow spread sandwiched between two Pop-Tarts frosted fudge pastries; the Sticky Cinna Munchies, cinnamon rolls topped with cream-cheese icing and chunks of Pop-Tarts cinnamon-roll variety; and Ants on a Log?, which is celery, peanut butter and chunks of the Wild Grape version.
(A clue: Sing the first syllable twice.) If you were at least tween-age in 1980 and in possession of a radio, you will probably recognize a big chunk of the pop score for "Xanadu," which includes the sultry ballad "Magic" and the pulsating title tune, written (like "Evil Woman") by Jeff Lynne, the songwriter for E.L.O.
His terrific second album, "Wavvves" (Fat Possum), teems with scrappy, energetic, summery chunks of noisy pop: smart-aleckyness via Weezer, cooing via the Beach Boys, all masked by digital effects and a thick garage-rock haze.
Despite the mildly stellar presence of Paul Shaffer, the bandleader for David Letterman, and, briefly, the heiress Nikki Hilton, there was the sense among some bidders that it was not just an entertainer's legacy that was being irretrievably scattered, but a chunk of the American pop cultural narrative.
This fifth studio album is a gaudy chunk of over-produced electro-pop-rock with vocals by People magazine's "sexiest man alive", Adam Levine, who delivers his Sting-like croon with heady sentiment and some halfhearted swearwords.
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Diamond-shaped, bite-size chunks of fruit will pop up from the skin, ready to be scooped off with a spoon.
If you pop in a chunk of chocolate only to find that it doesn't melt, or you're immersed in the gloopy wonder of a mushroom risotto and suddenly bite down on some grit, you get a rude awakening.
