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Jul 29, 2019

Summer vacation means heading out on the highway for a lot of travelers, and if you’re a TV fan looking for some primetime inspiration for a New York City road trip, author Marion Miclet has written the perfect road map with her new book Binge Watching New York: A Travel Guide Through the Most Emblematic TV Series.


Jul 23, 2019

Jennifer Lopez turns 50 this month and is at the top of her game: dancing her way through an international tour, engaged to baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez, and managing to be one of the few massive pop stars with lots of loyal fans and relatively few haters. But it wasn’t always thus. Her career hit a precarious...


Jul 15, 2019

The Muppet Movie is celebrating its 40th anniversary (with special screenings in movie theaters July 25 and 30) and Sesame Street is celebrating its 50th. That means they’ve been around for nearly the entire lifespan of Gen Xers, many of whom remain fans of the characters originally created to entertain them as...


Jul 8, 2019

Pop Literacy producer Daniel Ford’s short story collection Black Coffee inspired us to talk about our favorite legal stimulant and its role in popular culture. We talk Gilmore Girls, The West Wing, You’ve Got Mail, and many other pop icons driven by caffeine, and we recommend some of our favorite pop culture...


Jul 2, 2019

Seinfeld celebrates its 30th anniversary this month, and that show about “nothing” still gives us plenty to talk about. We pay tribute by sharing behind-the-Seinfeld-reporting tidbits from throughout our careers, some insights from Jennifer’s experience writing and touring with her bestseller Seinfeldia,...