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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Culturetopia: Swearing And Songwriting Edition
This week on Culturetopia: Bill T. Jones on a winter ...
This week on Culturetopia: Bill T. Jones on a winter song that haunts him; a Minneapolis rapper finds hip-hop roots in poetry and jazz; Canadian guitarist Cam Penner
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Our Fearless Predictions For 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, Trey Graham, Stephen Thompson, and Glen Weldon make their big predictions for 2012. Plus What's Making Us Happy this week.
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Culturetopia: Minor Key Edition
This Week in Culturetopia: "Redneck" sterotypes on TV; new stories ...
This Week in Culturetopia: "Redneck" sterotypes on TV; new stories by author Anita Desai; the band Miracles of Modern Science; what the movies "Young Adult" and "We Need To Talk About kevin" hae in common; remembering Colonel Potter.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Guilty Pleasure Problem And The Holiday Tune
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's ...
This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes and the PCHH gang take a look at the "guilty pleasure" — whether they believe in guilty pleasures, and then explore the notion with songs. Then it's time for a discussion of holiday music and, as always, What's Making Us Happy this week.
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Culturetopia: Every Move Matters Edition
This week on Culturetopia: an interview with Mary J. Blige; ...
This week on Culturetopia: an interview with Mary J. Blige; the modernist homes of architect John Lautner; how Harvey Weinstein picks movies; a capella group Pentatonix; traffic sign haiku.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Muppets, Nostalgia, And Finding Common Ground
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 consider the Muppets and the nature of nostalgia itself. Then they talk about where to find common ground with loved ones so nobody gets really angry over the holidays, and of course cover What's Making Us Happy this week.
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Culturetopia: Movie Movie Edition
This (Movie) Week on Culturetopia: Making "My Week With Marilyn"; ...
This (Movie) Week on Culturetopia: Making "My Week With Marilyn"; working sans sound in "The Artist"; a beauty queen caught in the drug trade in a new film from Mexico; holiday treats from Hollywood; Susan Stamberg visits The Muppets.
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Culturetopia: In Plain Sight Edition
This Week in Culturetopia: Comedian Donald Glover; new twists on ...
This Week in Culturetopia: Comedian Donald Glover; new twists on TV; how networks are filling time without the NBA; the new crime drama "Person of Interest"; jass pianist Keith Jarrett's entirely improvised new album.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Art Of The Memoir And What We'll Have On The Side
On this week's Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's ...
On this week's Pop Culture Happy Hour, NPR Monkey See's Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, Glen Weldon and Trey Graham talk about what they do and don't like in memoirs, and then explore the most suitable of Thanksgiving topics: what goes well with a pop culture turkey. All that plus What's Making Us Happy.
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Culturetopia: Morally Ambiguous Edition
This Week On Culturetopia: Leonardo DiCaprio on playing J. Edgar ...
This Week On Culturetopia: Leonardo DiCaprio on playing J. Edgar Hoover; Walmart’s new fine art museum; the lasting impact of Ayn Rand’s novels on legislators; how Spotify works; remembering Heavy D.
