Month: May 2025

“I am deeply troubled by the false allegations regarding the management of the Kennedy Center,” Deborah Rutter wrote in a statement.

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The FDA says 26 people, nine of whom were hospitalized, have gotten sick across 15 states. It is still figuring out where the cucumbers were distributed — and warning people to take extra precautions.

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In 1971, the year after The Beatles broke up, Lennon and Ono moved from London to New York, where they lived in a small Greenwich Village apartment for 18 months. A new film documents that period.

New York Times reporter Kashmir Hill explains how AI is being integrated into our lives, impacting education and daily decisions, and how this could define the future of privacy and human connection.

Also on TV this week, a new season of Nine Perfect Strangers premieres on Hulu, and new episodes of Couples Therapy debut on Paramount+ with Showtime.

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Broligarchy: When they’re not busy fist-pumping, their gravitational pull sucks in government resources and spits out human-rights violations.

We asked some of our trusted critics which upcoming books they are most looking forward to. Here are the fiction and nonfiction titles they picked.

Social media is changing the way writers are promoting their books. Author Rebecca Makkai talks about her decision to take a break from writing the blurbs commonly seen on the backs of book jackets.

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The movie ends, and the credits roll. That used to be your cue to start heading to the parking lot to debrief with your friends. That was before the era of the post-credits scene, which often teases the next installment, or offers one last joke or thrill that you’ll miss if you don’t stick around. But is it really worth it to stick around? Today we’re talking about the state of the post-credits scene, including Sinners, Pixar and Marvel movies, and more.

Online discourse has become a fun part of enjoying and dissecting big pop culture events. But after seeing all the commentary around Ryan Coogler’s Sinners – one of the biggest cultural juggernauts of the year – Brittany has one question: are we in a media literacy crisis?

Difference of opinion is one thing, but it feels like some viewers are missing important clues or misreading the film entirely – and it doesn’t stop with Sinners.

To help work through this, Pop Culture Happy Hour’s Aisha Harris and Code Switch’s B.A. Parker join the show to figure out what this could mean for the way we engage with the world at large.