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News Articles: Series: Pop Culture Happy Hour

Kate Bush signing records in 1980.

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  • Music

It only makes sense that 'Running Up That Hill' is everywhere

This year's song of the summer comes to you from 1985.

July 02, 2022
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  • Stephen Thompson
Kate Bush signing records in 1980.

Tagged as: 

  • Music

It only makes sense that 'Running Up That Hill' is everywhere

This year's song of the summer comes to you from 1985.

July 02, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Thompson
Samara Weaving as Olivia and Eugenio Derbez as Antonio in the new Hulu film <em>The Valet</em>.

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  • Pop Culture

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, 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 Valet on Hulu, watching wrestling, and a playlist crafted for the perfect summer vibe.

July 01, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Thompson,
  • Reanna Cruz,
  • and 3 more
Samara Weaving as Olivia and Eugenio Derbez as Antonio in the new Hulu film <em>The Valet</em>.

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  • Pop Culture

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, 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 Valet on Hulu, watching wrestling, and a playlist crafted for the perfect summer vibe.

July 01, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Thompson,
  • Reanna Cruz,
  • and 3 more
Lil Nas X performs onstage during the Grammys in April.

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  • Opinion

When Lil Nas X calls out BET, it means something

Lil Nas X's new single rails against BET after the star wasn't nominated for a single BET Award.

June 25, 2022
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By:
  • Aisha Harris
Lil Nas X performs onstage during the Grammys in April.

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  • Opinion

When Lil Nas X calls out BET, it means something

Lil Nas X's new single rails against BET after the star wasn't nominated for a single BET Award.

June 25, 2022
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By:
  • Aisha Harris
Lionel Boyce as Marcus and Ayo Edebiri as Sydney on the new FX show <em>The Bear. </em>

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  • Pop Culture

What to watch, read and listen to this weekend

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: two great newsletters, FX's The Bear, and more.

June 25, 2022
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben ,
  • Stephen Thompson,
  • and 3 more
Lionel Boyce as Marcus and Ayo Edebiri as Sydney on the new FX show <em>The Bear. </em>

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  • Pop Culture

What to watch, read and listen to this weekend

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: two great newsletters, FX's The Bear, and more.

June 25, 2022
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben ,
  • Stephen Thompson,
  • and 3 more
Austin Butler as Elvis.

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  • Movie Reviews

In 'Elvis,' an icon remains an icon, and little else

Baz Luhrmann's latest spectacle tackles the life of Elvis Presley, as filtered through his shady longtime manager.

June 24, 2022
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By:
  • Aisha Harris
Jeremy Allen White as Carmen 'Carmy' Berzatto, Lionel Boyce as Marcus, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richie.

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  • TV Reviews

FX's 'The Bear': A funny, raw, real drama in a restaurant kitchen

Jeremy Allen White plays a wunderkind chef who returns to his family's restaurant after a tragedy. The Bear knows exactly what it's doing, and it does it well.

June 23, 2022
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
Daryl McCormack and Emma Thompson in <em>Good Luck To You, Leo Grande. </em>

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  • Pop Culture

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

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: BTS, Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, and more.

June 17, 2022
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By:
  • Ronald Young Jr. ,
  • Stephen Thompson,
  • and 3 more
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  • Pop Culture

The best 'American Idol' contestants of all time, ranked — according to your votes

NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour asked listeners to vote on their favorite American Idol contestants of all time.

June 16, 2022
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By:
  • Linda Holmes

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  • Pop Culture

Yes, I'm a Disney Adult. Let me explain

Backlash against Disney Adults reveals a lot about the ever-morphing hierarchies of fandom within the cultural zeitgeist, and what's considered cool to obsess over and what's not.

June 14, 2022
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By:
  • Aisha Harris
Brodie (Devin Way) and Ruthie (Jesse James Keitel) are some of the peacocking queer folk on Peacock's <em>Queer as Folk</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

'Queer As Folk' gets a stiletto-heeled reboot that takes time to feel comfortable

The cast is more diverse, which allows the reboot to address conflicts and give voice to characters the old Showtime Queer as Folk never could, while keeping the soapy melodrama of it all.

June 10, 2022
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
Judy Garland at home in 1944.

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  • Arts & Life

Judy Garland at 100: A starter guide beyond the yellow brick road

From her earliest days at MGM to The Judy Garland Show, the powerhouse entertainer was singular and enduring.

June 10, 2022
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By:
  • Aisha Harris
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