NPR: Culturetopia
Arts, culture, media and fun from NPR's Neda Ulaby and Monkey See blogger Linda Holmes. Delve into the week's best coverage of books, movies, music and more from the NPR News shows.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Chris Rock, Jack Benny, And Late Breaking News
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's ...
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham briefly break down the Oscars telecast from Meryl Streep and The Artist's big wins to host Billy Crystal. Then move on to the big topic of the week — the things for which they were late to the table: The Shield, Futurama, The Godfather and much more. All that plus What's Making Us Happy.
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Culturetopia: But Can You Dance to It Edition
This Week on Culturetopia: Pianist Robert Glasper; New Orleans funk ...
This Week on Culturetopia: Pianist Robert Glasper; New Orleans funk band Galactic; drummer Shannon Powell; the mysteries of natural rhythm; parsing Rhianna and Chris Brown's latest collaborations.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Step Right Up For The Oscar Spectacular!
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR film critic ...
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR film critic Bob Mondello joins the PCHH roundtable of Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon for a rousing conversation about Oscars. From The Artist and Tree of Life to Midnight In Paris and The Help, everyone talks about their favorites, their least favorites and what films they expect to win. Then, a brief round of "What's Making Us Happy."
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Culturetopia: Inevitable Oscars Edition
This Week on Culturetopia: Brad Pitt discusses starring in two ...
This Week on Culturetopia: Brad Pitt discusses starring in two Best Picture nominees the backstage lobbying for gold statuettes; Best Supporting Actor nominee Demian Bichir on his stardom in Mexico and anonymity here; critic Bob Mondello peers into a Matrix-like future.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Grammys And Culture To Improve Your Worst Days
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's ...
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes along with Glen Weldon, Trey Graham and Stephen Thompson revisit the Grammys: What worked? What did not? And how did the telecast reflect the tragic news of Whitney Houston's death? Then, pop culture to enjoy at the end of a rotten day. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.
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Culturetopia: The Letter "C" Edition
This Week in Culturetopia: George Clooney; Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux; ...
This Week in Culturetopia: George Clooney; Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux; the new animated film "Chico and Rita"; a new play about colonialism called "The Convert"; modern artist Elizabeth Catlett.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Superheroes, Fried Chickens And Sacred Cows
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's ...
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes joins Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon to touch on the Super Bowl, Madonna, Watchmen, Scarlett O'Hara, and ... well, just about everything. Plus: the glorious return of a mom we all enjoy. All that, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.
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Culturetopia: Jealous of My Boogie Edition
This Week on Culturetopia: the queen who brought drag culture ...
This Week on Culturetopia: the queen who brought drag culture to the mainstream; the first movie to win a best picture Oscar; the director with not one but three new horror movies this year; the lost speech by Malcolm X; and the man who brought something radical to television: positive pictures of African-American teenagers
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Smash' Talk And Getting Serious About Reading
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's ...
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes is joined by Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham for a discussion about the ups and downs of NBC's new musical drama Smash. Then a chat with NPR.org's new books editor about high literature, low literature, and how people read. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.
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Culturetopia: Fresh Snow Edition
This Week On Culturetopia: author Penelope Lively; the new NBC ...
This Week On Culturetopia: author Penelope Lively; the new NBC theater-nerd show “Smash”; Key and Peele on Comedy Central; filesharing in Megaupload’s wake; the classic children’s book “The Snowy Day.
