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How NYT critic Morris looks at movie watching

Mar 4, 2024
Cooper, Giamatti or Murphy? Morris weighs in on the range of talent up for Oscars and the "range of experiences" he seeks as a moviegoer.
Which film will win best picture honors at this year's Academy Awards? "It's 'Oppenheimer' city, baby," says Wesley Morris.
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At 50, hip-hop has grown into an economic giant

Aug 4, 2023
The genre is celebrated across the world and has permeated many facets of American society, creating wealth in the process.
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Why "eat the rich" storylines are taking over TV and movies

Feb 15, 2023
Society's evolving views of the wealthy have brought dark humor to pop culture.
Jennifer Coolidge, seen here at "The White Lotus" season 2 premiere, became a fan favorite for her performance in the "eat-the-rich" series.
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Why reality TV is like a “funhouse mirror” of our culture

Feb 9, 2022
A sociologist's case for taking shows like “The Kardashians” seriously.
The Kardashian-Jenner clan attends the Kardashian Kollection launch party in Hollywood in 2011. The family’s 14-year reality TV run transformed them into superstar celebrities and helped them launch numerous business ventures.
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How Japan's superfans taught the world to love pop culture

Jun 17, 2020
Author Matt Alt describes how Japan's pop culture, and its superfans, shaped sensibilities the world over.
A shop in New York celebrates Hello Kitty's 45th birthday in 2019. Japanese pop culture is known far and wide.
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"Who? Weekly" hosts take the Marketplace Quiz

Mar 24, 2017
They spill on everything you need to know about the celebrities you don't.
Who? Weekly

Thomas Dolby on bringing pop sensibilities to Silicon Valley

Oct 6, 2016
Thomas Dolby talks about starting a tech company after retiring from his popstar career.
Thomas Dolby. 
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TV Guide Network creates a POP

Sep 18, 2014
The TV Guide Network is breaking away from the magazine of the same name and rebranding itself as “POP.” The new network is set to launch early next year. Their new demographic?  An 18 to 54 year old age range who are, “socially engaged and connected and who have a thirst for pop culture,” according to […]

When the financial crisis met pop culture

Sep 12, 2013
How the bad banks, home foreclosures and layoffs of the financial crisis found their way into pop culture.

The mindset of incoming college freshman, born in '95

Aug 21, 2013
Incoming college freshmen were born in 1995, so don't date yourself by making stale pop culture references.