Pop Culture

'The Simpsons' 2000 Trump Presidency Prediction: 'A Warning To America'

8:18am March 19, 2016

"The Simpsons" likes to poke fun at everything, and sometimes the show makes a few predictions. We look back at an episode from 2000 that imagines what would happen under a Donald Trump presidency.

National

Hulk Hogan Awarded $115 Million In Sex Tape Lawsuit Against Gawker

8:18am March 19, 2016

by David Folkenflik

A jury has decided the news and gossip site Gawker should pay $115 million and punitive damages to Terry Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan. Gawker had posted excerpts of a video showing him having sex with a friend's wife.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Hamilton'

5:46pm March 18, 2016

by Linda Holmes

It's Broadway's current phenomenon, so we went to see it and report back on what it is, how it works, and whether we loved it as much as we wanted to. It's our Hamilton show.

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National

Italian Romance Icon Fabio Becomes U.S. Citizen

8:36am March 18, 2016

The Italian-born romance novel cover model joined nearly 6,000 others from 140 countries at LA Convention Center this week to take the Oath of Allegiance to become an American citizen.

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One social media misstep from Snoop Dogg; inadvertent fame for a tiny Romanian village.

Snoop Dogg Makes Romanian Village Famous With Instagram Mistake

9:44pm March 17, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The rapper presumably meant to tag his location as Bogotá, Colombia, but instead checked in at Bogata, Romania, a small village which had some fun with the mistake.

Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden and Cuba Gooding, Jr. as O.J. Simpson.

Arts

'The People Vs. O.J. Simpson' Gets To The Gloves

2:14pm March 16, 2016

by Linda Holmes

The FX series has been surprisingly compassionate to most of its subjects, and Christopher Darden on the day he forces a courtroom demonstration he will regret is no exception.

A B-Side With Your Bacon? Waffle House Has Its Own Music Label

8:59pm March 15, 2016

by Sam Whitehead

The yellow-roofed chain diners, ubiquitous in the South, don't just serve up comfort food. Jukeboxes inside play tunes like "There Are Raisins In My Toast" – courtesy of Waffle Records. No joke.

K.A.A.N. stands for Knowledge Above All Nonsense.

K.A.A.N. Is The Answer To All Of Your Rap Desires

2:16pm March 14, 2016

by Leah Donnella

If you enjoy rap, allow Brandon Perry, aka K.A.A.N., to make your day.

Arts

In Tackling Bias In Policing, 'Zootopia' Veers Into The Uncanny Valley

1:53pm March 14, 2016

by Gene Demby

The hit animated Disney movie is an ambitious look at racial profiling and policing. It's also evidence that these issues don't neatly lend themselves to pop culture.

Arts

'Love', Maybe: Netflix Explores The Cringe-Worthy Beginnings Of A Relationship

1:44pm March 14, 2016

Gillian Jacobs and Paul Rust play two people on the brink of becoming a couple in Love, the new comedy series co-created by Judd Apatow, Rust and Rust's wife, Lesley Arfin.

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