pop culture & entertainment

Art. Performance. Pop Culture.
All With Purpose.

This section is all about the creative chaos and joy that keeps us going. From vintage glamour and Broadway revivals to music that moves us and films that fumble. This is where we celebrate, critique, and reimagine culture from the margins outward.

art

Film, theater, street murals, and digital exhibitions—we cover the creative forces shaping how we see, feel, and remember.

  • Getty Villa Reopens: A Powerful Return After the Palisades Fire

    Getty Villa Reopens: A Powerful Return After the Palisades Fire

  • Totally Awesome exhibit: nostalgic Pop Culture in the petersen

    Totally Awesome exhibit: nostalgic Pop Culture in the petersen

  • Designing dreams: the academy’s beautiful nod to feminism

    Designing dreams: the academy’s beautiful nod to feminism

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broadway

From center stage to backstage drama, these stories spotlight the power and politics of live performance.

  • Renée Elise Goldsberry From Recognition to a Powerful Reckoning

    Renée Elise Goldsberry From Recognition to a Powerful Reckoning

  • Burlesque The Musical Review: Dazzling, Diverse and Bold

    Burlesque The Musical Review: Dazzling, Diverse and Bold

  • Dan Lauria’s Just Another Day Is a Powerful Play About Memory and Meaning

    Dan Lauria’s Just Another Day Is a Powerful Play About Memory and Meaning

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burlesque

Glitter, grit, and power. These stories explore burlesque as art, protest, and a place of joy for sex workers and performers of color.

  • new Susana Vestige Book reveals the lasting power of pinup

    new Susana Vestige Book reveals the lasting power of pinup

  • Burlesque The Musical Review: Dazzling, Diverse and Bold

    Burlesque The Musical Review: Dazzling, Diverse and Bold

  • The Winehouse Revival featuring Coco Lamarr conjures an enduring legend

    The Winehouse Revival featuring Coco Lamarr conjures an enduring legend

pasties & pinups

movies

The silver screen meets sharp commentary. We cover classic, indie, and WTF-did-I-just-watch moments with unapologetic takes.

  • Pinnochio’s Strings and Detangling Hollywood’s Obsession with Power

    Pinnochio’s Strings and Detangling Hollywood’s Obsession with Power

  • Sunset Boulevard Anniversary: Ageism Ready For its Close Up

    Sunset Boulevard Anniversary: Ageism Ready For its Close Up

  • Bride of Frankenstein at 90: Universal Celebrates an icon

    Bride of Frankenstein at 90: Universal Celebrates an icon

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music

Rhythm, resistance, and retro revival—our music section explores the artists, eras, and songs that shape identity.

  • Renée Elise Goldsberry From Recognition to a Powerful Reckoning

    Renée Elise Goldsberry From Recognition to a Powerful Reckoning

  • A Spectacular Chamber Music Recital with Chalifour and Vanhauwaert

    A Spectacular Chamber Music Recital with Chalifour and Vanhauwaert

  • Classical Goes Full Hollywood at Rachmaninoff in Los Angeles

    Classical Goes Full Hollywood at Rachmaninoff in Los Angeles

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television

Streaming, screaming, and scheming—we dig into television’s best, worst, and most misunderstood moments.

  • How The New Ed Gein Netflix Series Exploits True Crime

    How The New Ed Gein Netflix Series Exploits True Crime

  • what the 2025 Emmy nominations Left Out: representation, SURPRISE!

    what the 2025 Emmy nominations Left Out: representation, SURPRISE!

  • Women in Horror: 65 years of psycho, hitchcock & screams

    Women in Horror: 65 years of psycho, hitchcock & screams

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