December 24, 2005

Merry, happy, etc.

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As Warhol might have said, he loved everything Pop, and Christmas is the most Pop thing there is. Christmas is at once materialistic and universal, kitsch and democratic, yet containing an image of a more decent collective life.... He believed in the American Christmas, just as he believed in Elvis and Marilyn. He knew a collective dream when he saw one.

Jonathan Jones in the Guardian.



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Posted by dwhudson at December 24, 2005 8:02 AM

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Happy Merry ChrtsmaKwanzaVesakDiwaliHannukahChristmas David!

Posted by: Sujewa "El Sucre" Ekanayake at December 24, 2005 2:48 PM

Merry festivus, Mr. Hudson! Thanks for another great year of exhaustive blogging...it's greatly appreciated.

Posted by: dvd at December 24, 2005 4:27 PM

I'm sticking with Happy Holidays because, the way I read the dictionary, happiness must be genuine while merriment is a demeanor that can be (and often is) faked. So, Happy Holidays, David!

Posted by: Brian at December 24, 2005 10:02 PM

Hey, ya'll, right back at you. I like "festivus," David!

Posted by: David Hudson at December 25, 2005 2:35 AM

A happy Saturnalia to you, sir.

Posted by: James Russell at December 25, 2005 2:57 AM