Ministry of Pop Culture
Ministry of Pop Culture, David Litt, Shea Serrano, Max Bolen, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Tawny Lara, 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 Songs of the Summer Playlist, As Chosen by Our Favorite Substackers
Photo by Raphaël Biscaldi on Unsplash
What is the first song that comes to mind when you think “song of the summer?”
Now that we’re in the season of picnics, barbecues and beach days, we thought we’d ask that question of some of our favor...
What do professors do, anyway?
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Things I have never done as a college writing teacher (a partial list):
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Referred to a student as a “great white whale.”
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Tripped on a student’s backpack and accidentally grabbed their breasts.
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Played b...
'Dekonstructing the Kardashians'
(Penguin Random House)
For two decades now, the Kardashians have occupied an ever-expanding place in our pop culture landscape, baffling millions with their ability to hold our attention unencumbered by any traditionally recognized talent—...
The Revolution Cannot Be Streamed
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The first thing you notice about Daredevil: Born Again season 2 is that, much like its predecessor, it doesn’t really adapt the famous Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli comic from which it takes its name. While the first...
What's Your Favorite Graduation Scene?
I live in a college town, so the place was crawling with cap-and-gown-clad kids and parents filling U-Hauls this weekend. And the internet was crawling with folks sharing Beverly Hills, 90210’s satisfyingly hokey “Donna Martin Graduates!” s...
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Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
Pop culture coverage with passion, purpose, meaning, and depth, for people who care deeply about pop culture and its effect on the world.
A former Obama speechwriter and joke writer, David Litt is the New York Times bestselling author of Thanks, Obama and Democracy in One Book or Less. His next book, It’s Only Drowning, will be published on June 24, and his newsletter is “Word Salad.”
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.
\ud83e\udd18\ud83c\udffdYour fav writing teacher's fav writing teacher / \ud83d\udcdaAuthor of Dry Humping / \ud83e\udd43 Non-Alc cofounder
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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