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: Oscar Nominations And Liking What's Popular
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's ...
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes joins Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham to discuss the Oscar nominees, from satisfying to baffling. We also come out firmly in support of a few things that you might think don't need the support. Plus, What's Making Us Happy this week.
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Culturetopia: Troublemaker Edition
This Week on Culturetopia: Actor Christian Bale talks about "The ...
This Week on Culturetopia: Actor Christian Bale talks about "The Flowers of War"; the screenwriter for "Red Tails" discusses the Tuskagee Airmen; publishers and booksellers decry Amazon's predatory pricing; how much it costs to produce a hit single; the Cultural Revolution cookbook
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Golden Globes And Twitter Criticism
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's ...
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes joins Trey Graham, Glen Weldon and Stephen Thompson for a long discussion about the Golden Globes, including Ricky Gervais' hosting duties. Then a look at Spin Magazine's decision to review music on Twitter whether criticism is just as good if you do it in 140 characters.
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Culturetopia: Excessive Entertainment Edition
This Week on Culturetopia: Top TV picks for January; cable ...
This Week on Culturetopia: Top TV picks for January; cable sport’s big money; “excessive entertainment” purged from Chinese TV; producer Mara Brock Akil; Real Housewives and the "botox tax."
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Is PBS The Next HBO? Plus Tomorrow's Rediscoveries
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's ...
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Glen Weldon and Stephen Thompson look at PBS and where they might go after the successes of Downton Abbey and Sherlock. Then, who might be rediscovered any day now? These topics, plus What's Making Us Happy this week.
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Culturetopia: Music and Politics Edition
This week on Culturetopia: World music superstar Youssou N'Dour’s presidential ...
This week on Culturetopia: World music superstar Youssou N'Dour’s presidential run in Senegal; a tour of India sponsored by the U.S. State Department for Indian-American comedians; pop goddess Kelly Clarkson on her spike in record sales after endorsing GOP candidate Ron Paul: a Moroccan rapper is imprisoned for his political views; a Canadian rock band auctions off their suddenly desirably URL—TeaParty.com.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Resolutions For An Overloaded 2012
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's ...
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes gathers with Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham for the first show of 2012. First a run down New Year's resolutions past and present. Then a discussion about the phenomenon of "pop culture overload," and, as always, What's Making Us Happy.
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Culturetopia: A Good Year
To round out 2011, NPR News put a new spin ...
To round out 2011, NPR News put a new spin on an old chestnut, the end-of-the-year roundup. With the down economy and a series of natural disasters, it was a bad year for many in the U.S., but there are still people, businesses and ideas that have done well. We are going to highlight them in a series called "A Good Year." It's been a good year for Android phones, coconut water, deportations, beets and the word "swag." Along the way touched on topics from science to politics, hip-hop to hell. Here are some of the cultural connections from our series.
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Culturetopia: Big Movie Edition
This Week On Culturetopia: A movie round-up with pieces about ...
This Week On Culturetopia: A movie round-up with pieces about Daniel Craig and "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo," Glenn Close and "Albert Nobbs," Meryl and "The Iron Lady," and Angelina Jolie on "In the Land Of Blood and Honey."
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our Favorite Moments Of 2011
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's ...
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson and Glen Weldon look back at their favorite moments of 2011: the singers, the comics, the books that made us feel them all the way to our toes, and more. All that plus What's Making Us Happy this week.
