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What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing
Friday, February 03, 2023
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Last of Us, The Looney Tunes Show and Ice Merchants.
What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing
Friday, January 27, 2023
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, and more.
Photography book reimagines Black actors in some of cinema's most memorable moments
Thursday, October 13, 2022
A new photography book by Carrell Augustus — Black Hollywood: Reimagining Iconic Movie Moments — puts black actors and actresses at the center of some of Hollywood's most iconic movie images.
Crowds camped out to get a good spot to honor the queen and watch history
Monday, September 19, 2022
Throngs of people lined the streets of London to witness the spectacle surrounding Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.
What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing
Friday, September 16, 2022
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kenan & Kel, and more.
What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing
Friday, July 22, 2022
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Hurricane Season, A Strange Loop, and more.
On this July 4th, what does equality mean?
Monday, July 04, 2022
Two Pulitzer Prize-winning historians discuss the history of the Declaration of Independence and the founding principle, "All men are created equal."
Movies you missed: Back to the Future
Saturday, May 28, 2022
Scott Simon speaks with Marc Rivers, a producer on NPR's Morning Edition, about the 1985 movie "Back to the Future," which he watched recently for the first time.
What NPR critics are watching, reading and listening to this weekend
Friday, May 27, 2022
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: reality television, Eurovision compilations and more.
In Dua Lipa's ever-expanding world, 'there's no time limit and there's no what-ifs'
Thursday, April 28, 2022
The pop star is returning to stages two years after releasing an acclaimed second album, Future Nostalgia, and being forced like everyone else to hunker down for the long chill.
Cypress Hill's impact comes into focus in new documentary
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Cypress Hill's '90s sensational hit "Insane in the Brain" is also the title of a new Showtime documentary out this week about the hip-hop group.
How tensions between the police and media boiled over one chaotic night in LA
Thursday, March 31, 2022
The LAPD detained at least 16 journalists covering a protest in March 2021, a low point in a year of increasing mistrust and hostilities between police departments and the media.
A year ago tensions between the press and police erupted in Los Angeles
Friday, March 25, 2022
At a homeless encampment, police cracked down on protesters and journalists. Press advocates say that night of chaos was the capstone on tensions that had been building for years.
What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend reading and viewing
Friday, February 18, 2022
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Secret History, a Futurama reboot and more.
Here's what's behind the Wordle c-r-a-z-e
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
It's a simple game to guess a five-letter word. People on social media have been very enthusiastic about sharing how well they did.
Encore: Looking back on the legacy of 'Shaft,' 50 years later
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
The film Shaft was released 50 years ago this week and heralded what came to be known as Blaxploitation cinema. The genre has a checkered legacy — and inspired Oscar-winning music.
European Official: We Have A 'Moral Duty' To Help Afghan Refugees
Friday, September 17, 2021
Officials from the European Union are discussing how to help the growing number of Afghan refugees seeking refuge on the continent.
What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading
Friday, August 27, 2021
Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Enlightened, "Vax That Thang Up."
What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading
Saturday, July 24, 2021
Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's the Fear Street trilogy, Biz Markie's "Just a Friend," and Viet Thanh Nguyen's book, The Committed.
Looking Back On The Legacy Of 'Shaft,' 50 Years Later
Friday, July 02, 2021
"Shaft" was released 50 years ago this week. The film heralded what came to be known as Blaxploitation cinema, a genre with a chequered legacy that also created inspired, Oscar-winning music.