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Morning Shots: Fiction, Tweet Advertising, And Marvel Envy
Monday, January 06, 2014
I have a few quibbles with this lengthy profile/evaluation of Jennifer Weiner in The New Yorker, particularly in that it makes the common error of describing her argument as primarily about why her own books are not considered literary fiction, when in fact a major part ...
The 'Veronica Mars' Trailer Has Arrived
Friday, January 03, 2014
On March 14, just about a year after it was funded by a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign, the Veronica Mars movie will come to theaters, and you can now see the trailer.
Whatever your feelings about this particular project (and Veronica/Logan, which: uch), seeing this come to fruition so soon ...
Pop Culture Happy Hour: Silly Questions Live, For Special Guests
Friday, January 03, 2014
In part one of our live show from December, you heard us talk about culture and the end of the year, as we often do. You heard us explain what's making us happy this week — it was pretty much a regular show, with the addition of our ...
What Monkeys Eat: A Few Thoughts About Pop Culture Writing
Monday, December 30, 2013
When I was first explaining what I wanted this blog to be like in 2008, I shared with some folks at NPR a theory I have had for some time about writing about popular culture. It goes like this: If you think monkeys are fascinating and you want to understand ...
Remodeling With Canadians
Monday, December 30, 2013
My holiday break last week took an unexpected detour when a broken bone (not mine) changed our plans for a full family get-together. Thus, I was left with a few days of unanticipated free time on my own, which led me to the obvious conclusion: if I can't be fully ...
Pop Culture Happy Hour: A Smaug Problem And The Holiday Music Blues
Friday, December 20, 2013
On this week's round-table podcast, featuring special guest Chris Klimek, we start with a conversation about The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug. We talk about the dragon, the dragon-izer, the walking, the absence of lengthy dishwashing sequences, and many, many other things. Can Glen continue to hold the line for ...
Love In The Time Of Hollering: The Age Of Enthusiasm
Friday, December 20, 2013
There have been Ages of Innocence and Iron, of Jazz and Bronze and Ice. We've had Golden Ages of all kinds, though we note them less by experiencing them and more by debating whether they have started, whether they are over, and whether we will ever see their like again.
...'Duck' And Cover: What, Exactly, Is The Point?
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Two Ways Of Seeing An iPhone Christmas
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Frozen' Princesses And Character Deaths
Friday, December 13, 2013
First of all: WOW. We did our live show at NPR HQ this week, and it was wonderful, and all of you who attended made a fantastic audience. You'll be hearing the live show in two segments over the holidays while we take a rest, but in the meantime, we've ...
I'm Your Lawyer, Mr. Grinch
Thursday, December 12, 2013
To: Mr. Grinch
From: Who Who & Who
Re: Possible defamation claim
Thank you for visiting our offices to explore the possibility of a defamation claim regarding statements recently made about you.
Potentially defamatory statements
We will first take some of the statements you mention in turn to explain their ...
Pop Culture Happy Hour: Live Shows And The Return Of Regrettable Television
Friday, December 06, 2013
Taped in the run-up to Thursday night's Sound Of Music performance, this week's round-table podcast is not a review of it, but a consideration of the live event in general. Are we all just performance ghouls, waiting around for people to fail? What is it fair to ask from a ...
Needs More Alps: How Was 'The Sound Of Music Live'?
Friday, December 06, 2013
Much like Sharknado and most presidential debates, NBC's The Sound Of Music on Thursday night caused Twitter to explode in a frenzy of arguing and counterarguing. It was charming! It was dreadful! It was liiiiiiiive!
Most agreed on a few things, the most positive of which were — ...
Little Ditty About Lackin' Diane: Hug A Skeptic Today
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
Soundcheck Smackdown: Is The Sound of Music Stale?
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
As the world readies itself for the NBC Sound of Music live remake, we debate the merits of the original musical and film.
What Really Makes Katniss Stand Out? Peeta, Her Movie Girlfriend
Monday, November 25, 2013
Pop Culture Happy Hour: $#*! Profanity In Pop Culture And Outdated Tech
Friday, November 22, 2013
This week's show features something you will very rarely hear from us: bleeping! By which I mean: actual, literal bleeps. Because we're kicking things off with a discussion of profanity, in movies including Anchorman and Die Hard, and in TV shows on cable and broadcast. We talk about the fake ...
'The Best Man Holiday' And The Language Of Expectations
Monday, November 18, 2013
'The Real World' Trades The Final Eight Percent Of Its Soul For Magic Beans
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Pop Culture Happy Hour: Sisters And Brothers And A Holiday TV Quiz
Friday, November 08, 2013
This week's show, featuring a visit from our pal Kat Chow, kicks off with a Thor-inspired discussion of the sometimes fraught world of sibling relationships. We talk about where we come from in our own sibling worlds, and then check in with fictional siblings and real-world siblings. (Stephen has concerns ...