Ministry of Pop Culture
Ministry of Pop Culture, Shea Serrano, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Saul Austerlitz, Kirthana Ramisetti, Ali, Erica HendryThree award-winning authors go obsessively deep on movies, TV, and culture. Saved a seat on the couch for you.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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Why We’re Actually Looking Forward to the Emmy Awards
September means a lot of things, including a kickoff to awards season. This includes the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards, airing tonight and hosted by Law & Order living legend and No. 1 Jalen Brunson fan, Mariska Hargitay. (We’d like to think t...
Two Entertainment Journalists Talk About Lena Dunham’s ‘Famesick’
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11, we are resharing this thoughtful piece from a few years ago. As New Yorkers, our thoughts are always with those affected by the deaths, injuries, and lingering effects of al...
Talking ‘Real Housewives’ 20th Anniversary with Kirthana Ramisetti & Erica Hendry
Thanks to everyone who joined our live chat with Let’s Not Go Overboard Here author a few weeks ago! We had a blast discussing Real Housewives, the new Ultimate Girls Trip series celebrating the franchise’s 20th anniversary, and how Bravo’...
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Jon Ronson did not set out to write a book about the masculinity crisis. But he found himself undeniably pulled in when his 20-something son and some female friends were lured to a “sex castle” in Connecticut by its owner, Ch...
Good, Great, Meh, or Bad? Shea Serrano Has a New Podcast
Our friend and fave has a new podcast, and we love the concept so much that we had him by to break it down. On Organizing Things, the Good Movie Substacker and his cohost, , will, as they say, “take one specific movie-related subject—like,...
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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 publication about movies that are good.
New York Times bestselling pop culture historian, journalist, and author who has written nine books about pop culture history, including Seinfeldia, Parks and Rec, and When Women Invented Television.
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.
Ali Barthwell is the author of Reality TV for Snobs (August 2026). Pre-orders available now! Ali is an Emmy, Writers Guild Award, and Peabody Award winning writer. She’s been recapping reality TV since 2015.
I'm a Los Angeles-based writer. My debut novel, LET'S NOT GO OVERBOARD HERE, will be released by Grand Central Publishing on June 2, 2026.
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