Pop Culture Happy Hour host Stephen Thompson and NPR Music contributor Marissa Lorusso suggest three songs to make your summer road trip playlist perfect.
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Author: Stephen Thompson
A new book celebrates the contributions of America’s Black working class
In Black Folk, Blair Kelley portrays generations of Black workers — Pullman porters, domestic laborers, USPS employees, COVID-19 essential workers — who have contributed to the nation’s prosperity.
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Author: Tonya Mosley
Janelle Monáe’s ‘The Age of Pleasure’ album is exactly that
Monáe has been releasing albums that mix R&B, pop and rap since 2007 — this is the artist’s first since 2018. In recent years, Monáe has appeared in the films Moonlight, Hidden Figures and Glass Onion.
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Author: Ken Tucker
Networks Enlist A.I. Script Generator to Save the Television Industry
A.I. is not merely a “plagiarism machine.” It is capable of generating near-original works of popular schlock, unenjoyable prestige drama, and more.
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Author: Susanna Wolff
Fucking Weirdo Really Good At Something That She Not Trying To Capitalize On
RALEIGH, NC—Describing the woman as bafflingly at peace with the simple enjoyment of her hobby, confused sources confirmed Monday that a local fucking weirdo was really good at something that she wasn’t trying to capitalize on. “She’s so good at this it could be a secondary source of income, and yet she seems to have…
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Study Finds More Americans Taking On Third Job To Help Keep CEOs Afloat
NEW YORK—In an indicator suggesting the gig economy was still thriving, a study released Monday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis found that more Americans were taking on third jobs to help keep the nation’s CEOs afloat. “Despite the robust job market, our findings indicate that far more Americans are…
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Scientists Develop Even More Painful Form Of Female Contraception
CHICAGO—In a major breakthrough for reproductive health, scientists at the University of Chicago announced Monday that they have developed an even more painful form of female contraception. “This highly advanced female contraceptive method is capable of providing patients with 500% more agony than any other product on…
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Man Could Really Go For An Unbridled Bacchanalia Of Earthly Delights Right About Now
CHARLESTON, SC—Claiming that the opportunity to give in to all his most base and depraved impulses would definitely hit the spot, local man Randall Guthrie told reporters Monday he could really go for an unbridled bacchanalia of earthly delights right about now. “I don’t know what it is, but I’ve been getting the most…
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Perfect 4.0 Student Rejected From University Just For Being White Rapist
LAKEWOOD, OH—In what many were calling another blatant act of discrimination in higher education. a perfect 4.0 student claimed Monday that he was rejected from the university of his choice just because he was a white rapist. “I graduated as valedictorian of my high school and played on varsity for two sports, but…
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Reading Body Language Like the Experts
Shouts & Murmurs by Colin Nissan: One raised eyebrow means that you’re intrigued, while two raised eyebrows means that you’re surprised, and no eyebrows means that you’re in Blue Man Group.
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Author: Colin Nissan