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News Articles: Pop Culture

Keith Haring at his Pop Shop in SoHo, 1986

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  • Fine Art

An exhibition of Keith Haring's art and activism makes clear: 'Art is for everybody'

In the 1980s, Haring's cartoon-like images were everywhere — his figures of dancers, hearts, babies and dogs remain pop culture motifs. A new exhibition celebrates the artist who died in 1990 at 31.

May 27, 2023
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
Gretchen (Aya Cash) is a self-centered music publicist who falls in love with Jimmy (Chris Geere) in the FXX series <em>You're the Worst.</em>

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  • Pop Culture

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: You're the Worst, 60 Songs that Explain the '90s, and Little Moon wins the Tiny Desk.

May 26, 2023
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By:
  • Marc Rivers,
  • Aisha Harris,
  • and 3 more
Singer Tina Turner performs on stage, during a concert in London. Turner died Wednesday at 83.

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  • Music News

Fans flock to Tina Turner's hometown museum after her death

The Tina Turner Museum in Brownsville, Tenn., is seeing a surge in visitors after the iconic singer died this week at the age of 83.

May 26, 2023
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By:
  • Milton Guevara
Angelo Colina is starting a Spanish comedy circuit. He's pictured above performing at Room 808 in Washington, D.C., on April 30.

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  • Pop Culture

At a 'Gente Funny' show, only bilingual audience members are in on the joke

Latinx comedians with non-English routines have largely been relegated to restaurants, bars and other spaces where Spanish already dominates. But a new generation is changing that, one show at a time.

May 25, 2023
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Jim Lee says the key to success has never been to treat characters as "creatures that are ossified in amber."

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  • Pop Culture

DC Comics' boss knows the challenges ahead — and the problem superhero films can pose

Superhero movies transformed the film industry over the last 15 years. But how does the man in charge of some of the most beloved comic book characters chart the years ahead?

May 25, 2023
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By:
  • Juana Summers,
  • Vincent Acovino,
  • and 1 more
Kenneth Anger attends MOCA's 35th Anniversary Gala in March 2014 in Los Angeles.

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  • Obituaries

Kenneth Anger, gay film pioneer and unreliable Hollywood chronicler, dies at 96

Kenneth Anger was a queer underground filmmaker whose bestselling book, Hollywood Babylon, purported to reveal the seamy side of a golden era.

May 24, 2023
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
Halle Bailey stars as Ariel in Disney's live-action <em>The Little Mermaid — </em>the studio's latest blatant cash-grab.

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  • Movie Reviews

'The Little Mermaid' is the latest of Disney's poor unfortunate remakes

Disney has a formula: Take a beloved animated property, update its sensibilities for modern audiences, recast it with a bunch of familiar faces and voices, and rehash it all in "live-action"/CGI form.

May 22, 2023
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  • Aisha Harris
Roman (Kieran Culkin) thought he was ready to take over after his triumph on election night. He was wrong.

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  • TV Reviews

'Succession' season 4, episode 9: 'Church and State'

Logan's funeral is a wrenching experience for his kids — and then they get right back to scheming and plotting, as civil unrest in the streets grows closer.

May 21, 2023
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  • Linda Holmes
YouTube personality and author Hank Green speaks on stage as he discusses his new book, <em>An Absolutely Remarkable Thing</em> in New York City on Sept. 25, 2018.

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  • Pop Culture

YouTube star Hank Green shares cancer diagnosis

In a YouTube video, the science communicator and author announced that he's recently been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.

May 19, 2023
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By:
  • Tilda Wilson
Janelle Monáe attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, Calif.

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  • Pop Culture

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend listening and viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Soundtrack Show, Reservation Dogs, Janelle Monáe and more.

May 19, 2023
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By:
  • Wailin Wong,
  • Roxana Hadadi,
  • and 3 more
Andy Rourke, who played bass for British rock band The Smiths, has died. He's seen here in 2013 in New York City.

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  • Music News

The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke has died

On seminal Smiths recordings in the 1980s, guitarist Johnny Marr said, "Andy reinvented what it is to be a bass guitar player." Rourke had been ill with pancreatic cancer. He was 59.

May 19, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
<em>Love to Love You, Donna Summer</em> debuts on Saturday, May 20, on HBO.

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  • TV Reviews

'Love to Love You, Donna Summer' documents the disco queen — but at a distance

The HBO documentary struggles to define who the singer-songwriter actually was — despite knitting together interviews with family members, archival clips and home movie footage.

May 19, 2023
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
Christian W. Poole, a Montana resident and TikToker, isn't sure what's next following his state's pending ban on the app.

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  • Technology

He's the 'unofficial ambassador' of Montana — and isn't buying its TikTok ban

Last December, Montana banned the app on government devices. Now, it is banning the hugely popular platform outright. Where does that leave the content creators?

May 18, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Andy Cohen, the face of Bravo, says being a dad is his biggest challenge yet. "Everything has changed. My axis has changed. My priorities have changed. The way I live my life every day has changed," he said.

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  • Pop Culture

Andy Cohen created a reality show empire but being a dad is his biggest challenge yet

Talk show host and The Real Housewives creator Andy Cohen's fifth book, The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up, describes how becoming a dad has completely changed his life.

May 18, 2023
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  • Leila Fadel
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  • Pop Culture

Martha Stewart is the oldest cover model ever for a 'Sports Illustrated' swim issue

The magazine called her a true influencer, with her variety of lifestyle books, television shows, and product lines. Stewart said on Instagram that she wants to inspire people to try new things.

May 16, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
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