In Defense of “Brain Candy”

Fun and dumb can be good for you too

Photo by Vinicius Amano on Unsplash

I remember growing up, my dad used to speak disparagingly about what he called “bubblegum pop.” Mostly, this meant Britney Spears and the Spice Girls and the Backstreet Boys. You know, not serious music like the Beatles.

Around the time I was in high school, I remember discussion of what many people called “brain candy.” They…