Linda Holmes
Linda Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and the host of Pop Culture Happy Hour. She began her professional life as an attorney. In time, however, her affection for writing, popular culture, and the online universe eclipsed her legal ambitions. She shoved her law degree in the back of the closet, gave its living room space to DVD sets of The Wire, and never looked back.
Holmes was a writer and editor at Television Without Pity, where she recapped several hundred hours of programming — including both High School Musical movies, for which she did not receive hazard pay. Her first novel, Evvie Drake Starts Over, was published in the summer of 2019.
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Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Sampha's album Lahai, the film Tori and Lokita, rewatching Doctor Who, and the Phillies, sort of.
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Did you know that Big Brother has resulted in more lasting marriages than The Bachelor? The course of true love never did run smooth ... and all the more so for famous people.
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NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour hosts Stephen Thompson and Linda Holmes give us their picks for the best 90's thrillers.
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With Hollywood on strike for most of the summer, we check in on the new releases for the fall. Our critics share their recommendations for more than 25 films coming out between now and Thanksgiving.
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Turns out multiple choice options work better for SATs than for storytelling. Netflix's Choose Love makes the case against AI writing — ordering a movie like a pizza doesn't make for good movies.
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The Mission: Impossible franchise runs on its ability to meet expectations. Not just any expectations — high expectations. And through all seven films, it has remained remarkably stable at its core.
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Between labor conflicts and the constantly changing landscape of what even constitutes television, this is going to be a tricky year for predictions. We have some anyway.
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In a final episode that seems likely to be the end of the road for Apple's decorated show, friendships were cemented, football was played, and signs were everywhere.
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The best finales feel both surprising, like you wouldn't have thought of them, and like they were always destined to happen — and Succession's final episode passes the test.
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Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: No Borders, Just Flavors! series, You Must Remember This podcast, and Fenne Lily's new album.