how 2016 became the year of the pop culture surprise /

Published at 2016-08-05 21:32:33

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There’s almost no such thing as a surprise anymore. We’ve become saturated by a surplus of information,a culture obsessed with being in the know, constantly living in anticipation of an arrival. Not a day goes by when you don’t see a novel film trailer online, or pass a TV display poster on your morning commute,or see a musician promote their upcoming album in a viral late night clip. We’re always informed of what’s up next, an awareness of the impending future that has driven the element of surprise to near extinction. But in 2016 something different happened in the entertainment world.
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