Although most people watch the ABC series "Lost" for the drama, action and adventure, Jared Gardner views it to brilliantly engage in complex analyses of the structure and hidden meaning behind the series.
"It's hard to watch tv these days," Gardner said. "Watching shows like 'Lost,' means I have to take notes."
Gardner, an associate professor at Ohio State, coordinated a new undergraduate interdisciplinary popular culture studies minor to help OSU students make those same analyses.
"The study of popular culture allows them (students) to experience connections between the skills and training they are receiving in their majors and the world they will be navigating for the rest of their lives," Gardner said.
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Katie Whitlock is an artist. The 53-year-old resident of Clintonville, Ohio finds old furniture and covers it with what at first, appears to be a chaotic pattern of dots and colors.
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The Franklin County Fair could be considered run-of-the-mill with the large amount of greasy food and whirling rides. However, some Ohio State students took a break from the cotton candy and Ferris wheel to judge 4-H projects.
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Dying is said to be unpleasant, but that's no excuse for misrepresenting yourself. While it is exceedingly rare for a person to die precisely as they lived, it is also rare that his last words in some way - either through coincidence, irony or beautiful fate - illustrate the life he once led. Such an accomplishment merits a Top 10 celebration.
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