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Popular Science Books
Popularity or social status is the quality of being well liked, admired or well known to a particular group. Popular may also refer to: In sociology * Popular culture * Popular fiction * Popular music * Popular science * Populace, the total population of a certain place ** Populism, a political philosophy, based on the idea that the common people are being exploited. * Informal usage or custom, as in popular names, as opposed to formal or scientific nomenclature Companies * Popular, Inc., also known as ''Banco Popular'', a financial services company * Popular Holdings, a Singapore-based educational book company * The Popular (department store), a chain of department stores in El Paso, Texas, from 1902 to 1995 Media Music * "Popular" (Darren Hayes song) (2004), on the album ''The Tension and the Spark'' * "Popular" (Eric Saade song) (2011), on the album ''Saade Vol. 1'' * "Popular" (M.I.A. song) (2022), from the album ''Mata'' * "Popular" (Nada Surf song) (1996), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popularity
In sociology, popularity is how much a person, idea, place, item or other concept is either liked or accorded status by other people. Liking can be due to reciprocal liking, interpersonal attraction, and similar factors. Social status can be due to Dominance (ethology), dominance, superiority, and similar factors. For example, a kind person may be considered likable and therefore more popular than another person, and a wealthy person may be considered superior (hierarchy), superior and therefore more popular than another person. There are two primary types of interpersonal popularity: perceived and sociometric. Perceived popularity is measured by asking people who the most popular or socially important people in their social group are. Sociometric popularity is measured by objectively measuring the number of connections a person has to others in the group. A person can have high perceived popularity without having high sociometric popularity, and ''vice versa''. According to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popular (Nada Surf Song)
"Popular" is the debut single by American alternative rock band Nada Surf, released in May 1996 from their debut album '' High/Low'', released the following month. Each verse in "Popular" presents, in spoken-word format, sarcastic advice to teenagers taken from the book ''Penny's Guide to Teen-Age Charm and Popularity'' by American actress Gloria Winters. The song reached number 11 on the US '' Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. "Popular" was also a hit in Iceland, topping the country's chart for two weeks, and in France, where it reached number 10 and received a gold certification for sales of over 250,000. The song additionally reached the top 40 in New Zealand, Sweden, and the Wallonia region of Belgium. Background and release The whole song, except for the chorus, are parts made up from the 1964 teen advice book ''Penny's Guide to Teen-Age Charm and Popularity'', written by Gloria Winters. The excerpts are spoken in a sarcastic tone by Matthew Caws. "Popular" proved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poplar (other)
Poplar may refer to: Plants *''Populus'', the plant genus which includes most poplars, as well as aspen and cottonwood ** Black poplar (''Populus nigra'') ** Carolina or Canadian poplar, '' Populus × canadensis'' ** Grey poplar (''Populus × canescens'') ** White poplar *** ''Populus alba'', native to Eurasia *** '' Populus grandidentata'', bigtooth aspen *** '' Populus tremuloides'', American aspen * ''Liriodendron'', the genus of tulip poplars ** Yellow poplar or tulip poplar (''Liriodendron tulipifera'') ** ''Liriodendron chinense ''Liriodendron chinense'' (commonly known as the Chinese tulip poplar, Chinese tulip tree or Chinese whitewood) is Asia's native species in the genus ''Liriodendron''. This native of central and southern China grows in the provinces of Anhui, Gua ...'', Chinese tulip poplar Places ;Canada * Poplar, Ontario, a community in the township of Burpee and Mills * Poplar Creek, British Columbia, a ghost town ;United Kingdom * Poplar, London ** Pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popular (TV Series)
''Popular'' is an American teen comedy-drama television series that aired on The WB, created by Ryan Murphy (producer), Ryan Murphy and Gina Matthews, starring Leslie Bibb and Carly Pope as two teenage girls who reside on opposite ends of the popularity spectrum at their high school, but are forced to get along when their single parents meet on a cruise ship and get married. The show was produced by Touchstone Television and ran for two seasons on The WB from September 29, 1999, to May 18, 2001. Plot Brooke McQueen (Leslie Bibb) and Sam McPherson (Carly Pope), students at Jacqueline Kennedy High School, are polar opposites. Brooke is a popular cheerleader and Sam is an unpopular reporter for the school newspaper. Their respective groups are forced to socialize when Brooke's father and Sam's mother get engaged and the two girls have to share a house. The plot of the first season revolves around the girls' school life, rival groups of friends, mutual animosity and plan to separate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Prinstein
Mitchell J. Prinstein is an author and psychology professor. He is the former Director of Clinical Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he also served as the John Van Seters Distinguished Professor and Assistant Dean of Honors Carolina, UNC's Honors program. He is a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. He currently serves as the Chief of Psychology Strategy and Integration for the American Psychological Association (APA), where he previously served on the board of directors and then as the Chief Science Officer. Prinstein has authored or edited multiple volumes of psychological research, professional development training, an encyclopedia series in adolescent development, and an undergraduate textbook in clinical psychology. He is the author of ''Popular: Finding Happiness and Success in a World That Cares Too Much About the Wrong Kinds of Relationships'', a book describing the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Magazines In Indonesia
This is a list of leading magazines published in Indonesia. It is divided into those local to Indonesia, and those that are Indonesian editions of internationally published titles. Local titles *'' Bali News'' *''Clear'' - Citibank-backed finance and lifestyle magazine *'' Indonesia Expat'' - previously Jakarta Expat and Bali Expat *'' Bali Plus Magazine'' Business *'' SWA'' *''Globe Asia'' *''Marketing'' *''Marketeers'' *''Investor'' *''MIX'' *''Infobank'' *''Warta Ekonomi'' *''Ide Bisnis'' *''Info Franchise'' *''Komite.id'' *''Peluang'' *''Inspiratif'' *''Foodservice Today'' *''Luar Biasa'' *''Jurnal Maritim'' *''Yokatta'' Agriculture *'' Trubus'' *''Trobos Livestock'' *''Trobos Aqua'' *''Agrina'' *''Media Perkebunan'' *''Poultry Indonesia'' *''Aqua Indonesia'' *''Infovet'' *''Agro Farm'' *''Sawit'' *''Info Akuakultur'' General *'' Intisari'' News *'' Gatra'' *'' Sindo Weekly'' *''Tempo'' *''Forum'' *''Gema'' *''Konstan'' *''Gamma'' *''Panji'' *''Sinar'' *''Edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Popular Magazine
''The Popular Magazine'' was an early American literary magazine that ran for 612 issues from November 1903 to October 1931. It featured short fiction, novellas, serialized larger works, and even entire short novels. The magazine's subject matter ranged over a number of genres, although it tended somewhat towards men's adventure stories, particularly in the waning years of the publication when the vogue for hardboiled fiction was strong. ''The Popular Magazine'' touted itself as "a magazine for men and women who like to read about men." The magazine had its headquarters in New York City.Mike Ashley and John Eggeling.Popular Magazine, The in '' The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'', edited by John Clute and Peter Nicholls. April 03, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2019. ''The Popular Magazine'' was published by Street & Smith and edited by Henry Harrison Lewis from 1903 to 1904, and Charles Agnew MacLean from 1904 to 1928. A typical bi-monthly issue usually ran from 194 to 224 pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am Not A Human Being
''I Am Not a Human Being'' is the eighth studio album by the American rapper Lil Wayne. It had a digital release on September 27, 2010, and on compact disc on October 12, 2010, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Universal Motown. It was recorded before Wayne's eight-month prison term for criminal possession of a weapon. Production for the album was by Wayne and several record producers, including Boi-1da, Cool & Dre, Streetrunner, Noah "40" Shebib and DJ Infamous. Upon its release, ''I Am Not a Human Being'' received generally positive reviews from music critics, who drew comparisons to Wayne's earlier works and considered the album to be an improvement over his previous album, ''Rebirth''. The album debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with first-week digital sales alone. Following its physical release, it topped the chart, becoming Wayne's second US number-one album and the first studio album since Tupac's '' Me Against the World' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confessions Of A Romance Novelist
''Confessions of a Romance Novelist'' is the debut album from The Anchoress aka Catherine Anne Davies. Released on 15 January 2016, the album received a favourable critique from ''The Guardian''. The album was named amongst the ''Guardian'' critics' Albums of the Year, won HMV's Welsh Album of the Year, Best Newcomer at the PROG awards, and a nomination for Welsh Music Prize. Mojo described Davies as being in possession of "a devastatingly powerful voice". The Observer ''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. First published in 1791, it is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper. In 1993 it was acquired by Guardian Media Group Limited, and operated as a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' ... called it "a blackly witty break up album...compelling", while PROG magazine described the record as "Kate Bush’s Hounds Of Love updated for the 21st century". On the album, Catherine plays a variety of instruments, including piano, guitar, flute, omnichord, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Hunt
Van Hunt Jr. (born March 8, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He released his debut album, '' Van Hunt'', in 2004, and a follow-up, '' On the Jungle Floor'', in 2006, both on Capitol Records. He won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for appearing on the tribute version of the Sly & the Family Stone song, " Family Affair", in 2007. He transitioned to Blue Note Records where his 2008 album, ''Popular'', was shelved and would not be released until 2017. He self-released the compilation album ''Use in Case of Emergency'' in 2009. Early life Hunt was born in Dayton, Ohio and was raised by a single mother. His father, Van Hunt Sr., was a friend of Ohio Players drummer Jimmy "Diamond" Williams. Hunt took up the drums at age 7, and saxophone at the age of 8, later adding bass and keyboards.Foster, Saptosa (September 30, 2004).Good Van Hunting ". '' Creative Loafing''. Retrieved on December 8, 2007. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popular (The Weeknd, Playboi Carti And Madonna Song)
"Popular" is a song by Canadian singer the Weeknd, American rapper Playboi Carti, and American singer Madonna. It was released on June 2, 2023, through XO and Republic Records, originally serving as the second single from '' The Idol, Vol. 1'', the now scrapped soundtrack album to the Weeknd's HBO television series, '' The Idol''. The song was later included on the 2024 deluxe edition of the Weeknd's greatest hits album '' The Highlights'' (2021). An R&B song, it was written by the Weeknd and Playboi Carti with producers Metro Boomin, Mike Dean, and Tommy Rush, alongside ''The Idol'' co-creator Sam Levinson, Michael Walker, and John Flippin. Commercially, "Popular" charted within the top 10 in the Weeknd's home country of Canada, as well as Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, and it became a top 20 hit in countries such as Belgium, India, Ireland, and Switzerland. "Popular" was certified gold in New Zealand, United Kingdom, France, Italy and other music m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popular (Wicked Song)
"Popular" is a song from the musical ''Wicked (musical), Wicked'', composed by Stephen Schwartz (composer), Stephen Schwartz. It was originally recorded on November 10, 2003 by American actress Kristin Chenoweth, who portrayed Glinda in the musical. The song was released as part of the accompanying Wicked (musical album), cast recording on December 16, 2003. The song is about Glinda trying to help her roommate Elphaba become more popular. American singer and actress Ariana Grande performed a version of "Popular" for the 2024 Wicked (2024 film), film adaptation of the musical, which was released as a single. Composition "Popular" was written by the composer Stephen Schwartz (composer), Stephen Schwartz for the first act of the 2003 musical ''Wicked.'' It is sung by the character Glinda and is considered the character's definitive song, while also including brief dialogue interludes by Elphaba. While writing the song, Schwartz imagined one of "those cheerleaders" — "She was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
