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  • Ministry of Pop Culture

    Pop culture coverage with passion, purpose, meaning, and depth, for people who care deeply about pop culture and its effect on the world.

  • Shea Serrano

    Author of five New York Times bestsellers. || Writer at GOOD MOVIE, a once-a-week publication about movies that are good.

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    I write about movies and politics.

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    The Culture Trip Substack is the creation of New York Times bestselling pop culture historian, journalist, and author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong. She’s written eight books about pop culture history, including Seinfeldia.

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    \ud83e\udd18\ud83c\udffdYour fav writing teacher's fav writing teacher / \ud83d\udcdaAuthor of Dry Humping / \ud83e\udd43 Non-Alc cofounder

  • Saul Austerlitz

    Author of "Kind of a Big Deal," "Generation Friends," and more. Bylines in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Vanity Fair, and Slate.

  • Kirthana Ramisetti

    Author of "The Other Lata," "Dava Shastri's Last Day" (a GMA Book Club Pick) and "Advika and the Hollywood Wives." A pop culture addict who would be an excellent addition to your trivia team.

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    Hi! I wrote The Last Ferry Out, Reese's Book Club pick We Were Never Here, The Spare Room, The Herd & The Lost Night. I live with my girlfriend in NYC & the Catskills. In my Substack, I demystify publishing & get vulnerable about author life.

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    Tech and Left wing Politics enthusiast with over a decade of experience in both.

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