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: Meryl Streep's Hair Beckons, As Does Dillon, Texas
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's ...
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes returns to lead a discussion on winter movie, from the art filmes and Oscar-bait movies like My Week With Marilyn, The Iron Lady and Young Adult to potential blockbusters The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Mission Impossible, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and more. Then, a look at television shows that use music exceptionally well, including Six Feet Under, Freaks and Geeks, Jimmy Fallon and more. Plus What's Making Us Happy this week.
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Culturetopia: The Red Party Cup Edition
This week on Culturetopia: The Surgery That Saves Silenced Singers, ...
This week on Culturetopia: The Surgery That Saves Silenced Singers, 'Art Of The Arab Lands' Displays A Global Heritage, Punk Rock Grows Up, And Grays, In 'Other F Word', J. Cole: An Upstart Rapper Speaks For Himself, The Red Solo Cup: Every Party's Most Popular Guest
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: We Regret Our Own Underestimations, Etcetera
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, the PCHH gang ...
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, the PCHH gang talk about people in pop culture we've underestimated — from Lisa Kudrow to Russell Brand. Then a disccusion about makes a great game show, Regrettable Television Pop Quiz and What's Making Us Happy this week.
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Culturetopia: Justin Timberlake, Tony Bennett and more
This week on Culturetopia Justin Timberlake on his adventures in ...
This week on Culturetopia Justin Timberlake on his adventures in comedy, music, and acting. Tony Bennett talks about his new album Duets II. Rita Moreno and John Leguizamo discuss cultural hurdles. and John Landis on the Thriller dance.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Halloween TV, From Homer To Linus And Back
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 consider the Halloween television that they enjoy (and don't), from The Simpsons and the Great Pumpkin to the Addams Family, Frasier, Freaks and Geeks and more. Then the gang expands on some recommendations we've made in the past, and talk about What's Making Us Happy.
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Culturetopia: Pawnee Edition
This week on Culturetopia: Actress Amy Poehler speaks about the ...
This week on Culturetopia: Actress Amy Poehler speaks about the political aspirations of Leslie Knope, her character on NBC's comedy Parks and Recreation. Martin Lindstrom about his new book Brandwashed. Plus bilingual Texas trio Girl in a Coma; arts funding lacks diversity; and the 'Real Sybil' admits her multiple personalities were fake.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Aging Of Admiration And A TV Pool Update
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, Trey Graham and Glen Weldon talk about the aging of admiration, the progress of fall television — including Revenge, Terra Nova, Pan Am and Gifted Man. Then What's Making Us Happy.
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Culturetopia: Paradox Edition
This Week on Culturetopia: Whether Hollywood's run out of ideas; ...
This Week on Culturetopia: Whether Hollywood's run out of ideas; electronic music festivals in the media's crosshairs; "Catch 22" turns fifty; the real birdwatchers behind "The Big Year."
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Pain Revolution! And We Don't Just Mean Scott Baio!
On this week's Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's ...
On this week's Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes along with Glen Weldon, Stephen Thompson and Trey Graham are joined by pop culture critic and boxing expert for a lively discussion about robot boxing, regular boxing and the new film Real Steel. Plus a new twist on the Regrettable Television Pop Quiz (including musicals!), and lots and lots more.
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Culturetopia: Hoots and Tweets Edition
This Week On Culturetopia: Hemingway's fishing boat; the joy of ...
This Week On Culturetopia: Hemingway's fishing boat; the joy of letters; folk icon Bert Jansch remembered; an Afghan-American performance artist in Kabul; the latest album from singer-songwriter Feist.
