Pop Culture Lunch Box

Movie of the month: Schindler’s List (Sling TV/Showtime): Of course I saw this years ago, but now it was time to watch with my 14-year-old ...

I wrote this review of the most interesting nuggets in Joan Didion’s book of essays, The White Album, a few months ago and never published i...

Comedian Fred Armisen leads off the must-have tome,  The Yacht Rock B ook : The Oral History of the Soft, Smooth Sounds of the 70s and 80s ,...

TV show of the month: Squid Games (Netflix) : This is a classic show. It has it all: humor, drama, deep character story points, and a good b...

Jack Rabid does one of his typically great interviews in The Big Takeover #88 with one of my definite top 10 favorite bands of all time. He...

TV Show of the Month : Only Murders in the Building (Hulu): I have a major soft spot for all things Steve Martin and Martin Short. Which mad...

Movie of the Month: Woodstock ‘99 (HBO Max): Part of the (big) problem was that organizers were obsessed with not letting crowds break down ...

One strong theory for why the Pixies didn’t exactly catch on fire during the time of their short-lived initial existence is that music and l...

TV of the Month: The White Lotus - Season 1 (HBO Max): nobody has ever gotten into the mind of a beach resort as well as this show. Steve Z...

Novel of the Month: Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain : Billy Lynn is on a victory tour for two weeks with his Bravo Company, ...