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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All of a sudden it seems like Hollywood has found a favorite new subject — the failed CEOs of tech companies with bio-pics depicting the rise and fall of the heads of Uber, WeWork and Theranos.
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There's something perfect about the fact that almost two years after a meme, Netflix made it into a game show. -
A look at the second season of Starstruck, the romantic comedy series streaming on HBO Max.
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The Apple series 'Severance' is about a group of office workers who have undergone brain surgery that completely separates their memories of work from their memories of their regular lives.
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Long before she became one of America's most beloved TV personalities, Betty White, who died just shy of her 100th birthday, was among the hardest working and most capable artists in her industry.
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NPR pop culture critic Linda Holmes lists highlights from the year, including Ted Lasso, a TikTok dog, a twisty mystery, some great performances, and a moment in a mall. -
The end of the year means it's time to look back on the best films and TV shows of 2021. The hosts of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast share their favorites.
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Golden Globes nominations were released Monday — but this year, the awards were overshadowed by allegations surrounding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
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Our Pop Culture Happy Hour team shares their TV and movie recommendations for the Thanksgiving holiday.
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On Sunday, Succession returns. The drama's Emmy-winning second season ended with media super-mogul Logan Roy getting publicly challenged by one of his sons in an explosive press conference.
