Sentences with phrase «of a cultural phenomenon»

Fashion is an art, it's a form of personal expression and more importantly it's generally a larger indicator of cultural phenomena.

It's a criminal offense that they are unaware of this cultural phenomenon, embraced by summer campers and backyard fire pit - makers the world over.

The series has been something of a cultural phenomenon in Japan for years — there are books, manga, and even anime series based on the games — and is just starting to gain traction in the West.

Nintendo announced yesterday that they will publish the role - playing game Yo - Kai Watch, which has been something of a cultural phenomenon in Japan.

Orange is the New Black is less of a TV series and more of a cultural phenomenon.

There's no doubt that the people who planted the first seeds of this cultural phenomenon were rejecting something, but it wasn't consumerism.

With more than 100 million daily active users and a primary audience of 18 - to 24 - year - olds, Snapchat is nothing short of a cultural phenomenon.

Fortnite Battle Royale has transcended your average video game to become somewhat of a cultural phenomenon.

Collin — here's a great article on Daniel Dennett's research into «the self - sustaining nature of cultural phenomena»

Without omitting the conditioning of economic factors, we can not forget the ecological effects, which should determine our future behaviour, nor the vital importance of cultural phenomenon, elements of the construction of the superiority of capitalism, but also at the base of resistance and conditions for alternatives.

Tokyo Idols gets at the heart of a cultural phenomenon driven by an obsession with young female sexuality and internet popularity.

It's hard to believe that it's been nine years since the release of Chris Columbus» Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and it's even harder to believe how much of a cultural phenomenon this big - screen adaptation of J.K. Rowling's series of novels has become.

Paramount to J.J. Abrams» (who was also responsible for resurrecting both the Star Trek and Mission: Impossible franchises with positive results) triumphant revitalization of the cultural phenomenon that is Star Wars, is a functionally working coexistence between the new major players introduced, along with fan favorite characters that have been heralded across multiple generations.

Poltergeist was as big a hit for director Tobe Hooper as was The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), even if it wasn't quite the same type of cultural phenomenon.

SPECIAL EVENTS RuPaul's Drag Race: A Retrospective of the Cultural Phenomenon / U.S.A. (Lead Artist: RuPaul Charles)-- A retrospective of VH1's Emmy - winning «RuPaul's Drag Race» on the heels of its10th season, and a panel hosted by RuPaul with executive producers Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey, along with Tom Campbell and Pamela Post, senior vice president of Original Programming for MTV, VH1 and Logo.

J.J Abrams fielded some more questions from the media regarding Star Wars (while also promoting his upcoming Stephen King project entitled 11.22.63 and Cameron Crowe's Roadies), but as you would expect, the majority of the inquiries were about Star Wars: The Force Awakens and his knowledge of the cultural phenomenon's eighth installment.

Focusing on our newly kinged hero T'Challa, who first appeared in Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther has already garnered the makings of a cultural phenomenon, and I mean that literally; featuring a nearly all African American cast, expect a timely pathos with this one.

Shortly thereafter, Garland teamed with Boyle again to greater effect; producing what was to become one of the greatest zombie features of all time in 28 Days Later..., a film that really set the stage for the success of a cultural phenomenon like The Walking Dead.

Instead, Lexus finds itself in the middle of a cultural phenomenon.

With two wildly popular games available in Japan and a third coming in 2016, Yo - Kai Watch is something of a cultural phenomenon overseas.

Reaching viral proportions online over the last several months, Removed touches the nerve of a cultural phenomenon that today knows no global boundaries and relates to the soon to be estimated, two billion users of smartphones and other devices that have overtaken our lives, concentration, imaginations and attention.

Hamilton questions the representation of cultural phenomena through popular media in her sculptures and videos.

And like a lot of cultural phenomena that have major heft on the other side of the pond, from say skyscrapers to Kim Kardashian's bottom, O'Keeffe arrives at the Tate Modern with the overbearing sense that she should be as highly rated here as she is at home.

Some elements are bearers of a cultural phenomenon: wax, soap and shea butter were widely used during the African diaspora and were later associated with the cultural ideology of Afrocentrism in the United States in the late twentieth century; vinyl records and books refer to a more intimate story which alludes to the albums that the artist listened to as a boy.

You are right to point out the resistance there is to any dissent, and how this is part of the cultural phenomenon of environmentalism.

Dragon Quest in Japan is more of a cultural phenomenon than pretty much any game in the US, with the possible exception of Mario Brothers.

The series has been something of a cultural phenomenon in Japan for years — there are books, manga, and even anime series based on the games — and is just starting to gain traction in the West.

(I'm aware you don't really need to play the previous games to enjoy the later ones, especially the most recent standalone entries, but it's one of those cultural phenomena that just feels like it passed me by.)