Ministry of Pop Culture
Ministry of Pop Culture, Shea Serrano, Max Bolen, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Saul Austerlitz, Kirthana Ramisetti, Andrea Bartz, AurelioAguirreThree award-winning authors go obsessively deep on movies, TV, and culture. Saved a seat on the couch for you.
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A Half Century of Summer Blockbusters
In the summer of 1975, a movie about a summer resort under stress was released in theaters. The director and the studio had been having problems with a malfunctioning mechanical shark, and expectations were low, but Jaws attracted record au...
'Widow's Bay' and the Suffocation—and Liberation—of Small-Town Life
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In Widow’s Bay, a woman is ostracized by her former high school classmates because they think she lied about being targeted by a serial killer called the Boogeyman in their teens. The founder of the island town, who...
Live with Ministry of Pop Culture: Taylor's Celebrity-Prom Wedding and the Emmy Nominations
Thank you to everyone who tuned into our live video discussion of the Emmy nominations and Taylor Swift’s masterminded wedding that we’re pretty sure was meant to re-create a prom for celebrities and possibly close out an era for her.
Wat...
What Would Leslie Knope Do? Lessons in Activism with Jennifer Keishin Armstrong and Saul Austerlitz
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As you may have noticed, we don’t mind getting political here at the Ministry. In fact, there’s a fair amount of crossover between Jennifer’s recent book, Parks and Rec, and Saul’s more straightforwardly political How to Assemb...
What's Your Favorite Fictional Wedding?
It’s wedding season, as my panicked search for a decent wedding-guest dress can attest. Alas, I have not received my invitation to Taylor Swift’s wedding, which rumors say is imminent at the low-key venue of Madison Square Garden.
This go...
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Pop culture coverage with passion, purpose, meaning, and depth, for people who care deeply about pop culture and its effect on the world.
Author of five New York Times bestsellers. || Writer at GOOD MOVIE, a once-a-week publication about movies that are good.
I write about movies and politics.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tech and Left wing Politics enthusiast with over a decade of experience in both.
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