Glen Weldon

Glen Weldon appears in the following:

Time again for glamour, golden statuettes and speeches — the Oscars are Sunday

Friday, March 08, 2024

Ahead of this weekend's Academy Awards ceremony, we find out what to watch for, and how to host a delicious viewing party.

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What makes a movie so bad that it's good? 'Madame Web' might have answers

Sunday, February 25, 2024

The movie "Madame Web" got terrible reviews, but some still found it deliciously good. So what makes a bad movie ... good?

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A guide to the upcoming Emmys, which were delayed due to strikes

Friday, January 12, 2024

After months of delays due to Hollywood strikes, the 2023 Emmys will be held in Los Angeles on Jan. 15. We look at the confusing eligibility rules and the strikes' impact on TV's biggest awards night.

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Have the Golden Globes redeemed themselves? Here's a look at Sunday's ceremony

Monday, January 08, 2024

The 81st Golden Globes were held Sunday night. Was it a comeback after a scandal, or a ho hum awards ceremony? We discuss the highs and lows.

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NPR staffers share their favorite memoirs from the 2023 Books We Love list

Sunday, December 31, 2023

We have five biography and memoir suggestions from NPR's Books We Love: "Spare," "Congratulations! The Best is Over," "Sunshine," "Thicker Than Water," and "Sure, I'll Join Your Cult."

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'The Marvels' earned a disappointing $47 million in its opening weekend

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

The Marvels crashed at the box office. What does this mean for the franchise?

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and reading

Friday, November 10, 2023

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the movies Long Shot and Fingernails, the YA novel True True and the cookbook Start Here.

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, reading, and listening

Friday, October 27, 2023

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Sampha's album Lahai, the film Tori and Lokita, rewatching Doctor Who, and the Phillies, sort of.

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The wins and flaws of 'Fellow Travelers,' a show about two gay men over 4 decades

Thursday, October 26, 2023

A new show follows the lives of two gay men over the course of four decades – from the McCarthy era to the AIDS crisis.

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

Friday, October 20, 2023

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Bad Bunny's new album, the films Slotherhouse and Birth/Rebirth, and the game show Taskmaster.

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I mean, it's called 'Dicks: The Musical.' What did you expect?

Friday, October 13, 2023

This gleefully, defiantly queer film isn't much more than an extended put-on, but so what? The many, many tasteless jokes may be broad, but they're narrowly focused to hit their target audience.

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How I learned to stop worrying and love Edgar Allan Poe

Saturday, October 07, 2023

If your love for Edgar Allan Poe has been gently rapping, rapping at your chamber door, just embrace it and watch Netflix's The Fall of the House of Usher because it is a hoot and a half.

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, listening and reading

Friday, September 29, 2023

Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: the series Deadloch, a new John Grisham book, an album from Dessa, and a podcast about Vietnam in movies.

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend reading and listening

Friday, September 15, 2023

Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: The audiobooks Mythos and Why We Love Baseball, and the new albums Jaguar II and Blame My Ex.

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Have you run out of TV? Our 2023 fall streaming guide can help

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

As Hollywood's strikes stretch on, viewers are sitting down on the couch and asking: What's next? We scoured the streaming sites to find fantastic new releases as well as great shows worth revisiting.

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'Blue Beetle' offers a 3-step cure for superhero fatigue

Thursday, August 24, 2023

The current state of superhero cinema may look bleak, but the latest DC film adopts an approach that wrings new life and humor out of a tired formula.

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend reading and listening

Friday, August 18, 2023

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery series, Good One podcast and The Kaiju Preservation Society.

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend reading, watching and listening

Friday, August 11, 2023

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy: This week, Burn It Down, Seed&Spark, Brandy Clark, and the musical episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

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Pee-wee Herman was more than a boy who never grew up

Monday, July 31, 2023

Pee-wee's creator, Paul Reubens, died Sunday of cancer. He was 70. Pee-wee was a petulant man-child and a trickster spirit, a burst of joyous id that snuck his brand of anarchy into the mainstream.

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend listening and viewing

Friday, July 28, 2023

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Barbie, Praise Petey, and the musical legacy of Sinéad O'Connor.

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