Inside extreme pop fandom: From Christina Aguilera obsession to 'Holy Pop!' exhibition
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Summary
A personal essay exploring the phenomenon of extreme pop fandom, using the author's own childhood obsession with Christina Aguilera as a gateway into the broader world of devoted fan culture. The article references 'Holy Pop!', an exhibition or project that showcases the bizarre and beautiful artifacts and behaviors of obsessive music fans, from collected memorabilia like chewing gum to ash-filled cookie jars.
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Slotting it into the car's CD player on the way home, I rolled down the windows and felt my old identity slipping into the breeze, replaced by a gust of something new.
Maybe I wasn't a pre-pubescent girl obsessed with cartoon dogs and rainbow flannel skirts. Maybe I was a misunde
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