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'The Super Models,' in their own words
Sunday, September 24, 2023
A documentary produced by its subject can come off as hagiography. But The Super Models is a corrective produced by women who were rarely given the opportunity to be seen as complete human beings.
The best '90s thrillers according to NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour
Friday, September 22, 2023
NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour hosts Stephen Thompson and Linda Holmes give us their picks for the best 90's thrillers.
Here are the movies we can't wait to watch this fall
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
With no end in sight for the Hollywood strikes, we check in on the new releases for the fall. Our critics share their recommendations for more than 25 films coming out between now and Thanksgiving.
Maybe think twice before making an innocent stranger go viral?
Sunday, September 17, 2023
Other people just going about their lives in public are not fodder for your social media. Let's think a little harder about the etiquette of putting pictures and videos of strangers up online.
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.
'The Morning Show' is back, with a new billionaire
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
In Season 3 of the Apple drama, a billionaire played by Jon Hamm may be buying the network, and it has everyone concerned. Imagine that!
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.
Puzzlers gather 'round the digital water cooler to talk daily games
Saturday, September 09, 2023
With smaller, fragmented audiences, water-cooler TV moments now are few and far between. But you can scratch that itch on social media, posting about your daily puzzle habit.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
Friday, September 08, 2023
Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Made in Heaven series, the movies Married by Mistake and Gran Turismo and the 50 MPH podcast.
This romcom lets you pick the ending — that doesn't make it good
Saturday, September 02, 2023
Turns out multiple choice options work better for SATs than for storytelling. Netflix's Choose Love makes the case against AI writing — ordering a movie like a pizza doesn't make for good movies.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, reading and listening
Friday, September 01, 2023
Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Telemarketers docuseries, Celebrity Book Club and the novel Once More with Feeling.
In 'BS High' and 'Telemarketers,' scamming is a group effort
Thursday, August 24, 2023
In two HBO documentary projects about scams in football and telemarketing, the systemic problems that drive big-time and small-time grift get their due.
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.
'Below Deck,' reality producers stepped in to stop a drunken assault — this time
Saturday, August 12, 2023
On Bravo's Below Deck Down Under, producers intervened to prevent a sexual assault. It was an abrupt change of course for a franchise known for encouraging bad behavior from very drunk people.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the movie Earth Mama, a recent episode of Vibe Check and albums from Aqua and The Japanese House.
Cruise control: An homage to the relentless reliability of 'Mission: Impossible'
Sunday, July 16, 2023
The Mission: Impossible franchise runs on its ability to meet expectations. Not just any expectations — high expectations. And through all seven films, it has remained remarkably stable at its core.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, listening and reading
Friday, July 14, 2023
Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Flyana Boss, Project Runway All Stars, and new nonfiction about queer representation and media.
It's going to be a weird year at the Emmys: Here are our predictions
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Between labor conflicts and the constantly changing landscape of what even constitutes television, this is going to be a tricky year for predictions. We have some anyway.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
Friday, July 07, 2023
Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Mystery Menu series, The Alarmist podcast, Every Body and Two Can Play That Game.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend reading, viewing and listening
Friday, June 23, 2023
Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Beware the Woman, Dungeons and Drag Queens, and the DVD menu of The Social Network.