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Pop Culture

Jimi Hendrix's guitar laid flat in front of a wall of his performances at an exhibition at Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture

When Algorithms Curate Culture, What Do We Lose?

Michele Y. Smith, CEO of Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP), examines how A.I.-driven curation is reshaping what we watch, listen to and value, and what’s being lost in the process. Smith argues that while algorithms can organize content, they can’t preserve the accidents, contradictions and context that make pop culture meaningful.
By Michele Y. Smith

A Virtuous Loop: Foreign Entertainment and A.I. Tech for Language Learning

Thanks to the globalization of pop culture and the rise of A.I.-enabled technologies, easily learning new languages is at our fingertips.
By Steve Toy

What Kylie Jenner’s Inflatable Jeff Koons Dolphin Says About Her Taste in Art

There's something playful and childlike about both Koons and Jenner, buried deep beneath layers of capitalist pop art.
By Helen Holmes
Adrienne Hynes, Assistant Curator National Museum of Scotland, with the 'lost' Ramsay portrait of Charles, the only image of him taken during his time in Scotland.

The Story of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites You Won’t Get From ‘Outlander’

By Alanna Martinez
Taylor Swift, worker bee?

This New Women-Run Job Site Gives Career Advice From Taylor Swift and ‘Veep’

By John Bonazzo
Everything You Need to Know About San Diego Comic Con 2018

A San Diego Comic-Con Museum Is Coming

By Alanna Martinez
Her Universe Founder Ashley Eckstein wears the new Star Wars "May The Force Be With You" denim jacket which has the famous phrase embroidered on the back. Available at Heruniverse.com.

How a Star Wars Actress Started a Fangirl Fashion Revolution

By Alanna Martinez
"Tonight! The Y!" on 30 Rock.

What Pop Culture Says Is Wrong With You, Based on Where You’re Planning to Move

By Drew Grant
Could John Cusack's character inspire real life stalkers?

Romantic Comedies Produce Stalkers? That’s Laughable

By Cathy Young
MYRTLE BEACH, SC - JANUARY 16: Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks to guests at the 2016 South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention on January 16, 2016 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Along with Cruz, Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Mike Huckabee were scheduled to speak at the convention. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

What We Can Learn From the GOP Candidates’ Pop Culture Interests

By Tevi Troy

Like Blips from a Well-Edited Dream: Ola~Onda

By Debbie Carlos
A photograph of Paris Fashion Week

Hal Rubenstein on the Most Memorable Examples of Romance in Fashion

By Maggie O'Neill
(Paul Kisselev for Observer)

Dancing With the Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson Talks Ballroom, Comedy and Football

By Larry Getlen

Eric Yahnker Takes a Playful Look at the Intersection of Pop Culture and Politics

By Will Hudson

For Your (Re)Consideration: The Social and Cultural Roots of the Beatles

By Tim Sommer

The Nostalgic Allure of ‘Synthwave’

By Julia Neuman
An inscribed first edition of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s book Stride Toward Freedom was sold for $49,335 at a pop culture and historical auction July 14-16 (Photo: courtesy of Hake's Americana).

First Edition MLK Book Belonging to Earl Warren Leads $1.2M Pop Collectibles Sale

By Hailey Cunningham
This could be you. (ThoughtCatalog.com)

Want to Write 40,000 Words on <em>Family Guy</em> for a Thought Catalog eBook?

By Drew Grant
Alison Brie and the Girls (YouTube)

<em>Community</em>’s Alison Brie’s Band Covers White Stripes, With Draco Malfoy on Guitar [Video]

By Drew Grant
Candace Bushnell takes part in a Q&A event at the Star on July 25, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Caroline McCredie/Getty Images)

Carrie-ing the Torch: Deep Down, We’re All Still A Little Bit Bradshaw

By Drew Grant
Mariska Hargitay as Det. Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU (NBC)

The Sickos on the Sofa: <em>Law & Order: SVU</em>’s 13 Years of Bringing Sex Crimes to Prime Time

By Drew Grant
FOREVER GIRLS (HBO)

<em>The Observer</em> Reacts to News of <em>Girls</em>’s 3rd Season Renewal

By Drew Grant

Andrew Ross Sorkin Loves Him Some Bethenny Frankel, and Other ‘Guilty Pleasures’ of the <em>New York Times</em>

By Foster Kamer

Dreier Collection Asks ‘How Much Would You Pay For Chewbacca’s Head?’

By Drew Grant
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