'The Lost City' is silly, sexy, movie-star fun
The Lost City is mostly a chance to watch Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum be charming and silly together. That turns out to be a pretty good deal.
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People of color helped Hollywood through another pandemic year, a new study says
According to the Hollywood Diversity Report from UCLA, films with casts that were less than 11% minority did worse at the box office than their more diverse counterparts.
The history behind the Langston Hughes poem used in the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing
Sen. Cory Booker quoted the lines to support Supreme Court nominee Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson during her confirmation hearing. Hughes' poem is a searing look at race and class in America.
3 nonfiction translations to read this spring
It's been rare for non-academic nonfiction to be translated into English — but that's beginning to change. These three books may be academic in the depth of their inquiries — but not in style.
Madeleine Albright's teaching continues — through these books
The first female secretary of state's legacy lives on — not only in the history she made but also in teachings and reflections. Here are some of the books she leaves for us, and future generations.
You voted — here's a ranking of the top movies ever to win an Oscar for best picture
Pop Culture Happy Hour listeners voted on the top movies of all time to win best picture at the Oscars.
In a new streaming series, the familiar world of 'HALO' needs a little space
The Paramount+ series, based on the game franchise, starts off stiff and familiar. It may take some time for the show, and its main character, to loosen up.
Beloved creator of the GIF dies following complications from COVID, wife confirms
Steve Wilhite, the creator of the GIF, died at age 74 due to complications from COVID-19.
A doctor chronicles life in a Chicago ER during the first year of the pandemic
Though he fully expected to be infected with COVID, Dr. Thomas Fisher says he was committed to providing medical care to the Black community on Chicago's South Side. His new book is The Emergency.
Deeply felt and unpredictable, 'Pachinko' follows the epic rise of a Korean family
Based on the novel by Min Jin Lee, Pachinko follows four generations of a Korean family in Korea, Japan and the U.S. as they navigate broken hearts, broken homes, murder, suicide and more.