Arts and entertainment has a lot to do with popular culture. Things that become popular in our culture shape the way the arts develop. Certain aspects of pop culture have repeated themselves and will continue to do so. Bell bottom pants made a comeback in the early ’90s. Filmmakers have created updated versions of 1970s pop culture staples “Shaft” and “Charlie’s Angels.”The boy bands and female pop stars dominating radio airwaves now are only employing the same concept used by artists such as New Kids on the Block, Another Bad Creation, Tiffany and Debbie Gibson in the late ’80s and early ’90s.Even foul-mouthed Eminem is making waves in the same way gangsta rappers N.W.A. did last decade. And old-school Adidas jumpsuits are seen more and more every day.Here are some of my predictions for the near future. Rock ‘n’ roll will make a comeback, boy bands and pop stars (hopefully) will die out and fun loving, “Chronic”-style hip hop will return.Since I only take 12 credit hours each semester, I find myself having a lot of free time. And I have been on this kick to try and bring back old phases of popular culture and instilling them back into society.Why not bring back the mullet haircut. You know — short on top, long in the back — straight out of the trailer park. But it took me a few years to grow one back when I sported it in fourth grade, so I just got a wig this time around. Needless to say, I almost got the crap beat out of me by my own friends.When I asked if I should bring back the rat tail — an extended strand of hair in the back of the head — I did get the crap beat out of me. I’ve also tried a few other things like tight rolling my jeans, wearing a jean jacket and even putting neon lights underneath my car.Then I realized why people weren’t grasping on to these popular culture elements — they were never cool in the first place. In fact, I’m not even cool.The high-five is no longer a part of our popular culture, unless of course you’re watching sports with your dad. But the high-five has something that those other things I tried reviving don’t — it’s cool and fun to do.I’ve gathered that the handshake is more popular when you see a friend on campus or the fist-to-fist hit is dominant when someone says something funny or in a game of basketball.But the high-five is such a classic gesture, and it gets the point across better than other hand expressionsI’ve tried bringing it back in a test group of some of my friends and people at work and I’ve discovered that others are as addicted to it as I am. Sports editor Jeremy Gustafson is so in favor of it that he got mad at me the other day when he held up his hand and I didn’t respond.So after witnessing these positive reactions I’ve decided to try and get the rest of campus involved. Hopefully it will catch on and everyone will take it with them wherever they go — spring break, hometowns and even other colleges. I want to see Kobe Bryant and Shaq high-five when one of them does something good. That whole fist-to-fist hit was cool when Dennis Rodman started it, but he stopped doing it so I think it’s time for everyone else to stop doing it.A good place to start is when you have about five friends standing around. If you’re feeling good just put up your hand and say, “High-five.” Then go in a circle and make everyone do it. It sounds dumb and even feels dumb to a lot of people because society promotes shyness more than it used to. But I’m telling you, once you start, you can’t stop.This whole thing started out of boredom for me, but I have made it my new life mission. After getting dumped three days before Valentine’s day, I’ve decided that I need a new mission to take a break from trying to find a special someone.So give it a try. High-five your friends, your family and even me if you see me around. Then when you see the high-five a year from now all over TV, you can say you helped bring it back.If this mission is unsuccessful, maybe we can give the mullet another try.Kyle Moss is a junior in journalism and mass communication from Urbandale. He is an assistant arts & entertainment editor for the Daily.