Linda Holmes

Linda Holmes appears in the following:

A breakdown of this year's Emmy nominees

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Succession, Ted Lasso and The White Lotus raked in Emmy nominations Tuesday morning, alongside newcomers Only Murders in the Building and Abbott Elementary.

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Why I love quiet action sequences in movies

Saturday, July 09, 2022

NPR critic Linda Holmes explains why action sequences that don't echo into the movie theater next door should be appreciated.

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What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing

Friday, July 08, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Rutherford Falls season two, Magic Mike XXL, and more.

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The best 'American Idol' contestants of all time, ranked — according to your votes

Thursday, June 16, 2022

NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour asked listeners to vote on their favorite American Idol contestants of all time.

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NPR host Linda Holmes' latest novel is a mystery centered on a left-behind duck decoy

Sunday, June 12, 2022

A woman cleans out a late relative's estate and discovers a duck decoy and a mystery. Ayesha Rascoe talks with Pop Culture Happy Hour's Linda Holmes about her latest novel, "Flying Solo."

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What's making us happy: What to listen to this weekend

Friday, June 03, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: songs to get you in a summer mood.

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'This Is Going to Hurt': An honest look at how doctors suffer in a punishing system

Friday, June 03, 2022

A new TV series, based on Adam Kay's 2017 memoir of the same name, depicts the unrelenting stress of a young doctor in the U.K.

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These are the movies NPR critics are looking forward to this summer

Friday, May 27, 2022

The Bob's Burgers Movie, Jordan Peele's Nope, and Fire Island with Bowen Yang and Joel Kim Booster are all on our critics' lists.

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Once quaint, 'Stranger Things' is now extravagant in every way

Thursday, May 26, 2022

The kids of Stranger Things are no longer kids, and the plot no longer revolves around them.

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What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend listening and viewing

Friday, May 20, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Harvey Fierstein's memoir, Bling Empire and more.

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'Downton Abbey: A New Era' does not, in fact, represent a new era

Friday, May 20, 2022

The new Downton film relies on forced plotlines that remind viewers why most stories come to an end eventually.

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'The Time Traveler's Wife' is still weird, even as a TV show

Saturday, May 14, 2022

First it was a book, then a movie. Now, it's an HBO show.

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What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend listening and viewing

Friday, May 13, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Ncuti Gatwa as the new Doctor, Florence + The Machine's new album, and more.

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'Conversations with Friends': Sally Rooney on screen, take two

Friday, May 13, 2022

Normal People author Sally Rooney's first book, Conversations with Friends, comes to Hulu on Sunday.

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What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, reading and listening

Friday, May 06, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: vintage reads, Elden Ring and something to scratch the Schitt's Creek itch.

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'The Staircase': A drama about a docuseries about a 20-year-old murder case

Friday, May 06, 2022

The new HBO show stars Colin Firth as Michael Peterson, the writer who was convicted of his wife Kathleen's murder.

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There's too much TV to keep up. Have we hit the limit?

Tuesday, May 03, 2022

It's not that there are too many bad shows. It's that there are too many perfectly fine ones. That has implications for jobs in Hollywood.

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What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, reading and listening

Friday, April 29, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Bob Odenkirk's memoir, the guy collecting every Gap store playlist ever made and more.

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What's left to resolve in the 'Ozark' final episodes

Thursday, April 28, 2022

The last seven episodes drop on Netflix on Friday, April 29. Here's what you can expect (no spoilers, of course).

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'The Offer': 10 hours of self-indulgence about the making of 'The Godfather'

Thursday, April 28, 2022

Between questionable casting choices, a thin storyline, and a glowing portrayal of one of the show's own producers, The Offer isn't worth 10 hours.

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