Pop Culture Roundup: Punk Polaroids; cowboy Kirby; Clash of the Titans; Ida Lupino; Earl Norem

Via My Modern Met: Julia Gorton's Instagram features her polaroids of New York's early punk scene.


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Via Slay, Monstrobot: An Old West-syle training montage, courtesy of the great Jack Kirby.


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Rip Jagger recalls "Clash of the Titans."


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A Shroud of Thoughts honors the centenary of pioneering actress/director Ida Lupino.


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Monster Magazine World spotlights the savage art of Earl Norem.


"Black Panther" covers Time magazine

It's cool to see Jack Kirby and Stan Lee's pioneering character getting so much attention. But it's also a sad commentary on our nation that what was groundbreaking a half century ago - a black superhero that is strong, smart and technologically superior - is still seen as a revolutionary concept today.

You can read Time's article on the film here.


Pop Artifact: Diana Ross and the Supremes concert program 1968









Philly wins Super Bowl (music-wise, anyhow)



NPR's Philadelphia-based "World Cafe" assembled a local music playlist for this weekend's Super Bowl and Boston's WBUR quickly countered with a Patriots playlist.

There's good music on both, but Philly's wins out for me, thanks to some choice soul picks and a track by saxophonist John Coltrane, who live in Philadelphia early in his career.

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Philadelphia: