Pop Culture

Logan (Brian Cox) is still as amoral as ever.

Arts

'Succession' recap, Season 3, Episode 8: Looking for poison, and finding it

10:10pm December 05, 2021

by Linda Holmes

Caroline's wedding brings her family to Tuscany, where Shiv faces ugly truths about herself, Kendall tries his best to unstick himself from his father, and the GoJo deal teeters.

Peter, Zelda, Thomas and Eva in City of Ghosts on Netflix.

Arts

What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend watching, reading and listening

6:30pm December 03, 2021

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Netflix show "City of Ghosts," an iconic Twitter account and more.

Trevor (Finn Wolfhard), Phoebe (McKenna Grace) and Podcast (Logan Kim).

Arts

With 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife,' fans welcome a new generation to their ranks

7:00am December 01, 2021

by Dave Mistich

Ghostbusters fans are die-hard. Writer Dave Mistich is one of them.

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Kendall (Jeremy Strong) is planning the most ridiculous birthday party in history.

Arts

'Succession' recap, Season 3, Episode 7: A most unhappy birthday

10:10pm November 28, 2021

by Linda Holmes

Roman pushes himself closer to the center of his father's circle, and Kendall's birthday party brings to a head the ugliness that's been roiling among the Roy siblings.

Virgil Abloh was the artistic director for Louis Vuitton menswear and the founder of the label Off-White. He died on Sunday after a private battle with cancer. He was 41.

Renowned fashion designer Virgil Abloh dies at 41 after a private battle with cancer

5:32pm November 28, 2021

by Wynne Davis

Abloh was the artistic director for Louis Vuitton menswear, but the 41-year-old designer had already made a name for himself prior to joining the luxury label.

Books

'JRR Token' is a punny name for a cryptocurrency, but Tolkien's estate is not humored

9:32am November 28, 2021

The estate of fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien has successfully blocked a cryptocurrency called "JRR Token."

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Popular board games to try this holiday season

4:50pm November 27, 2021

NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Matt Jarvis, editor-in-chief of gaming site Dicebreaker, about this year's buzzy and interesting board games.

Bernadette Peters leans forward to discuss the recording of the "Sunday in the Park with George" album with Stephen Sondheim and producer Thomas Z. Shepard in June 1984.

Arts

10 Stephen Sondheim songs we'll never stop listening to

8:34pm November 26, 2021

by Linda Holmes

Stephen Sondheim has died at 91. Pop Culture Happy Hour's Linda Holmes looks back on her favorite Sondheim tunes.

Music & Culture

New docuseries gives fans unprecedented access to The Beatles

5:01am November 26, 2021

by Ann Powers

NPR Music critic Ann Powers reviews a new docuseries called "The Beatles: Get Back". It centers around hours of unseen footage of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

Snail Mail's sophomore album is called Valentine.

Books
Arts

What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

12:00pm November 25, 2021

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the new album by Snail Mail, the 2020 book Piranesi and more.