Culture Crash: What To Do When You Don’t Really Like the Book You’re Reading (2018)
It’s a dilemma many of us face from time to time: Should you keep reading a book even if you don’t like it very much, or should you set it down?
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Maximizing Your Experience Traveling Internationally
Many of us have spent years dreaming of traveling the globe… but what should we do when we book the trip and are preparing to make the dream a reality? Journalist and author Andrew Solomon gives tips on how to get the most out of your trips, from embracing new cultures to establishing better connections.
Culture Crash: Music in a streaming world
As apps like Spotify and Pandora have taken over, musicians have been forced to make their new albums into an “event.” We look at how they do that, and how streaming music impacts us as listeners.
How Comedy Became King
Comedy is all around us: all over social media, in advertisements, even on church signs. Former Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings says that while it can be fun, it does come at a cost when jokes are made in arenas where they're inappropriate. We discuss the history and impact of jokes on our culture.
Culture Crash: A New Spider-Man Movie Worth Getting Excited For
Spider-Man movies have been done and redone several times now, but a new animated movie about the web-slinger is coming out in December, and it will finally tell the story from a fresh perspective.
Culture Crash: What’s a Comedy Award To Do When No Books Are Funny?
The Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize is given annually to what a panel of judges deem to be the funniest book of the year. But this year, the judges hit a snag: they didn’t think any of them were funny.
Culture Crash: Watching Film Classics in a Streaming World
Netflix and Amazon are go-tos for many Americans looking for a movie to watch. But how can people watch classics like The Maltese Falcon or Singin’ in the Rain in this new world?
Culture Crash: The End of New Girl
Fox’s hit sitcom New Girl ended this month after 7 seasons. We take a look back at the show’s run and what makes sitcoms so special to us.
Men’s Place in the #MeToo Movement
The #MeToo movement has been getting headlines for months now. The movement was started by women, but what men still have a role to serve in the fight for equality and in the elimination of sexism and misogyny.
Culture Crash: The Hamilton Mixtape, Hamildrops and the Hamiltome: Keeping Hamilton alive
Hamilton is over 3 years old, but it still tops the iTunes and Spotify charts every few weeks or so thanks to the “Hamildrops,” where creator Lin-Manuel Miranda releases new Hamilton-adjacent material every few weeks or so.
Culture Crash: True Crime
True crime stories fascinate us, but they can also have a big impact. We look at true crime and specifically, Michelle McNamera’s book, I’ll Be Gone in The Dark
Culture Crash: Netflix’s Battle Against Film Traditionalists
Netflix is becoming a bigger player in the film world, which is leaving a bad taste in some people’s mouths. We look at the arguments for and against Netflix as a film distributor.
Culture Crash: HBO’s Westworld
Westworld, the show that mystified audience when it stormed onto the scene in 2016, is back tonight. We discuss the show and take a look at the perils of reading fan theories online.
Culture Crash: Roger Ebert’s Legendary Criticism
Movie criticism these days typically boils down to numbers and general consensus. But when Roger Ebert was alive, he cultivated a following that considered his perspective above all else.
Culture Crash: Concerts
Summer is getting closer, which means concerts are selling out across the country. We discuss the magic of live music and what makes it such a memorable night out.
Culture Crash: Spoilers in Trailers
Movie trailers are more hyped than ever. Studios announce their release days in advance and fans pour over every screenshot and detail included in them… but what happens when some of the trailer turns out to be a spoiler?
The Benefits of Music Education
Often during a budget crunch music education is the first thing to go yet there are many benefits learning music can have on our brains and child development.
Culture Crash: Hype for The Crimes of Grindelwald and Jude Law as young Dumbledore
A new installment to JK Rowling’s Wizarding World is coming in November. With it comes a new portrayal of an old favorite. We look into the film’s teaser trailer and what to expect of our Jude Law’s take on Professor Dumbledore.
Culture Crash: Adapting a Book into a Movie: Annihilation (2018)
The new sci-fi adventure movie, Annihilation, is based on a book but the adaptation is looser than what we typically expect.
Culture Crash: Hulu’s Big Push
For years, Netflix has been the top choice for TV streaming enthusiasts. But Hulu has slowly become a well-rounded service with original titles and a back-log of TV classics.
Culture Crash: Oscar Sunday
Tonight is the big night: The Academy Awards. We run through five of the biggest contenders of the year and where you can watch them to prepare for the ceremony.
The Power of the Written Word (2018)
Scholar Martin Puchner takes us through the history of writing stories down, and how those written accounts have become so important to our understanding of the world.
The Graduate, 50 Years Later
Few movies become as iconic as Mike Nichols’s December 1967 classic, The Graduate. Now, 50 years later, we look at some of the elements that made the film so memorable.
Culture Crash: The New Era of Science Fiction
There was a time when science fiction stories had to be a part of some established arc or it wouldn’t get made. Now the stand-alone sci-fi is thriving once again.
