Linda Holmes
Linda Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and the host of Pop Culture Happy Hour. She began her professional life as an attorney. In time, however, her affection for writing, popular culture, and the online universe eclipsed her legal ambitions. She shoved her law degree in the back of the closet, gave its living room space to DVD sets of The Wire, and never looked back.
Holmes was a writer and editor at Television Without Pity, where she recapped several hundred hours of programming — including both High School Musical movies, for which she did not receive hazard pay. Her first novel, Evvie Drake Starts Over, was published in the summer of 2019.
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Nobody is surprised that Avengers: Endgameis a hit, but even by superhero standards, it's had an enormous debut weekend, both in the U.S. and internationally.
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Brie Larson stars opposite Samuel L. Jackson, her Captain Marvelcompatriot, in the oddball magical-realism comedy Unicorn Storeon Netflix.
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A new incarnation of The Twilight Zone, narrated and executive produced by Jordan Peele, sees community somewhat differently from the original, but retains its sense of moral peril.
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Sunday night's Oscars were the first in a long while to go without a host. It didn't stop the accolades from coming, though, and the kinda sorta part-true Green Bookwon best picture.
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Linda Holmes takes a look at the list of this year's nominees, which includes some heartening nods and surprising snubs.
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In the new Netflix show Tidying Up With Marie Kondo, the Japanese decluttering diva shows Americans how to do with less, challenging America's hoarding and consumer cultures.
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In a reboot of the late-'90s drama, three secret space aliens struggle to hide their secret in a town trained to look for them. And believe it or not, it's a solid show.
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Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh hosted an upbeat Golden Globes ceremony, but several of the winning films raised uncomfortable questions about race and responsibility.
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Fox's The Masked Singer, based on a South Korean show, is a little like American Idol — if all the contestants were celebrities hidden inside college mascot costumes.
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees for the Golden Globes on Thursday morning. There were strong showings for FX, HBO and Amazon, and for films not even out yet.