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What NPR critics are watching, reading and listening to this weekend

Updated: 2022-05-28 00:00:46

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: reality television, Eurovision compilations and more.

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These are the summer movies NPR critics are looking forward to

Updated: 2022-05-27 09:00:23

The Bob's Burgers Movie, Jordan Peele's Nope, and Fire Island with Bowen Yang and Joel Kim Booster are all on our critics' lists.

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Once quaint, 'Stranger Things' is now extravagant in every way

Updated: 2022-05-26 15:45:34

The kids of Stranger Things are no longer kids, and the plot no longer revolves around them.

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Blockchain, NFTs, Bitcoin

Updated: 2022-05-25 17:57:00

If something looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck. I am not a fan of bitcoin because it looks like a ponzi scheme, works like a ponzi scheme and sounds like a ponzi scheme. Most people don’t see bitcoin as a ponzi scheme because most people … Continue reading "Blockchain, NFTs, Bitcoin"

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

Updated: 2022-05-20 22:01:18

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Harvey Fierstein's memoir, Bling Empire and more.

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'Downton Abbey: A New Era' does not, in fact, represent a new era

Updated: 2022-05-20 18:01:18

The new Downton film relies on forced plotlines that remind viewers why most stories come to an end eventually.

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'The Time Traveler's Wife' is still weird, even as a TV show

Updated: 2022-05-14 11:00:48

First it was a book, then a movie. Now, it's an HBO show.

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

Updated: 2022-05-13 22:00:47

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Ncuti Gatwa as the new Doctor, Florence + The Machine's new album, and more.

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'Conversations with Friends': Sally Rooney on screen, take two

Updated: 2022-05-13 17:34:20

Normal People author Sally Rooney's first book, Conversations with Friends, comes to Hulu on Sunday.

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A fight to the glitter end: Your guide to Eurovision 2022

Updated: 2022-05-13 12:54:02

Peacock will stream the 66th Eurovision Song Contest live on Saturday, May 14th. Here's a highly opinionated guide to keep handy as you watch 25 countries vying for gleefully over-the-top glory.

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'Pleasure': A young woman's matter-of-fact pursuit of porn stardom

Updated: 2022-05-13 09:01:12

Ninja Thyberg's film about an aspiring porn star challenges conventional wisdom around sex work and women's agency.

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

Updated: 2022-05-06 22:00:46

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: vintage reads, Elden Ring and something to scratch the Schitt's Creek itch.

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'The Staircase': A drama about a docuseries about a 20-year-old murder case

Updated: 2022-05-06 18:28:18

The new HBO show stars Colin Firth as Michael Peterson, the writer who was convicted of his wife Kathleen's murder.

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Marvel's 'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness' is all over the place

Updated: 2022-05-06 09:00:48

The latest MCU film is at its best when director Sam Raimi leans into its horror elements, and at its weakest when it coasts on cameos and callbacks from a now-diffuse network of Marvel properties.

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