Are you ready for Lady Gaga Course?

Are you ready for Lady Gaga Course?

Welcome to the school of Gaga — or at least the course of Gaga.

Next semester, University of South Carolina professor Mathieu Deflem will teach a class called Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame. “Within the framework of the sociology of popular culture and music, this course specifically focuses on socially relevant elements in the rise of Lady Gaga’s popularity to her current status as a burgeoning pop music icon,” reads the course’s description. “The central objective of this course, then, is to unravel some of the sociologically relevant dimensions of the fame of Lady Gaga with respect to her music, videos, fashion, and other artistic endeavours, with special attention for the role of: business and marketing strategies; the role of the old and new media; fans and live concerts; gay culture; religious and political themes; sex and sexuality; and the cities of New York and Hollywood.” Enrolment, which starts next week, is limited to 50 students, but Deflem plans to open it up to 120 students next fall. 

Wow $1 Rent

 SYDNEY - An Australian rural community desperate to encourage new families to move in and revitalize the town is offering to rent farm houses to interested families for one Australian dollar a week.The hamlet of Trundle, 350 km (215 miles) northwest of Sydney, has a population of 380.Like neighbouring communities, it has struggled with years of drought and is hoping that the cheap rent — the equivalent of 95 U.S. cents a week — will bring in new life and help fill up schoolrooms.“The numbers at school have been declining as is the number of people in town,” Dannielle Ward, Trundle Hotel publican, told Reuters, noting that things were tough for places like Trundle after a decade of drought.“Hopefully this might turn (things) around,” she said.The offer is extended to anyone looking for a “tree change and an adventure,” using a local expression that means moving to the sort of rural, relatively undeveloped country area known in Australia as “the bush.”

Salvador Dali tops Movember list of 'most famous moustaches'

Nineties wrestling icon Hulk Hogan and influential philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche secured top 5 positions in the greatest all-time 'taches poll, but the evergreen Bruce Forsyth came a disappointing eighth.

But the poll, conducted by men’s website MSN Him, has a number of notable absences - where for instance is Grouch Marx’s fine nose bug or Tom Selleck’s bushy mo’?

The Movember charity sees men the world over sprouting upper lip hair in the month of November to help raise awareness for prostate cancer. The name comes from the Australian slang for the ‘tache, 'mo' and the foundation behind the initiative are hoping to top the £26 million raised in Movember 2009. The survery of 14,144 British men aimed to chart the most iconic moustaches throughout history, with Salvador Dali’s daring, gravity-defying ‘tach

e proving a clear winner with 24% of the vote.

The full top 10:

1 - Salvador Dali

2 - Hulk Hogan

3 - Albert Einstein

4 - Friedrich Nietzsche

5 - Charlie Chaplin

6 - Freddie Mercury

7 - Daley Thompson

8 - Bruce Forsyth

9 - Jimi Hendrix

10 - Ian Botham

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