Pop Culture

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

2:04pm August 27, 2021

Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Enlightened, "Vax That Thang Up."

In this screengrab, JoJo Siwa speaks during Instagram and Facebook's Creator Week on June 8, in Los Angeles. Siwa will be dancing with a female pro on this season's Dancing with the Stars.

Arts

JoJo Siwa Will Make History In The 1st Same-Sex Pairing On 'Dancing With The Stars'

12:51pm August 27, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

The actress and social media personality has been vocal about her sexuality as she opened up this past January saying she's a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

Nirvana artifacts and exhibits are seen at the opening of In Bloom: The Nirvana Exhibition, at a London art gallery on Sept. 13, 2011. The album's 20th anniversary featured a $20 bill, but the original album had a $1 bill.

Man Photographed As A Baby On 'Nevermind' Cover Sues Nirvana For Sexual Exploitation

11:41am August 25, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Now 30 years old, Spencer Elden, the naked baby on Nirvana's iconic cover, is suing the band, the photographer and the record labels that he says profited from the image.

One In A Million took Aaliyah's air of mystery and the laid-back vibes, and reworked them to help pioneer a new way forward in pop and R&B.

What Made Aaliyah So Special Is More Complicated Than It Seems

10:53am August 25, 2021

by Aisha Harris

At 14, she stood out for her cool and "mature" demeanor. But at the heart of that persona was a youth lost too soon.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z, who have been married for over a decade, are the face of a new Tiffany & Co. campaign called ABOUT LOVE.

Beyoncé Just Became The First Black Woman To Wear The Iconic Tiffany Diamond

6:03pm August 23, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Beyoncé and Jay-Z's new Tiffany & Co. campaign marks several milestones: the couple's first joint campaign, a never-before-seen Basquiat painting and just the fourth woman to wear the Tiffany Diamond.

National

This New 'Jeopardy!' Host Has Already Resigned: Who Is Mike Richards

4:27pm August 20, 2021

by Eric Deggans

After weeks of speculation, 'Jeopardy!' executive producer Mike Richards was announced as the new host of the show. Friday, Richards resigned after offensive past comments he made in podcasts emerged.

Mike Richards told the Jeopardy! staff on Friday that continuing with him as host would create a distraction for the show.

Arts

The Mike Richards 'Jeopardy!' Fiasco Was Maddeningly Predictable

3:37pm August 20, 2021

by Linda Holmes

A bungled process led executive producer Mike Richards to be announced as the next host of Jeopardy! Now, an unsurprising rolling disaster has led to the announcement that he will not, in fact, host.

In the new show Reservation Dogs, four Native teens commit crimes to fund their efforts to leave their home in rural Oklahoma.

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

1:15pm August 20, 2021

Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's Reservation Dogs, Nine Perfect Strangers, and viral music videos from the band Little Big.

Brendan Hunt and Jason Sudeikis in Ted Lasso.

Arts

'Ted Lasso' Recap, Season 2, Episode 5: Romcommunism Comes To AFC Richmond

3:00am August 20, 2021

by Linda Holmes

Ted Lasso, which is always a bunch of love stories, salutes romantic comedy in an episode that brings out a new side of Nathan and a new professional aspiration in Roy.

National

A New Genre Of Filmmaking Has Proved Invaluable In Exposing Years Of Abuse

7:39pm August 19, 2021

by Eric Deggans

As with Finding Neverland and recent docs about Woody Allen and Britney Spears, Surviving R. Kelly played a critical role in exposing years of abuse — and producing a new must-watch genre.