1.   Williams has undeniable energy, and does dead-on imitations of the Cowardly Lion, Jiminy Cricket and other pop icons.

2.   Her staying power as a pop icon is remarkable.

3.   And it has a Tarantino-ish affinity for cheesy pop icons.

4.   And like most instant pop icons, it has generated a backlash.

5.   And who is the latest pop icon?

6.   As jazz inches its way into the mainstream, players who might never have had an audience outside jazz are finding themselves as pop icons.

7.   As with every pop icon, many people do not love and respect what it is that Howard Stern is doing.

8.   Behind the high-toned meanings peeks a cheerfully vulgar pop icon.

9.   Because they were owned by a dead pop icon, these mostly unexceptional items had skyrocketed in value.

10.   Aficionados say jeans of yore, besides being perfect pop icons, were cut by hand and made from heavier denim.