What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend reading and viewing
2 years, 11 months ago

What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend reading and viewing

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What's making us happy: A guide for your weekend reading and viewing Enlarge this image toggle caption Netflix Netflix This week, TikTok star Noodle the pug and his owner Jonathan Graziano announced the 13–year-old dog will get his very own picture book. Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend. — Kiana Fitzgerald Sponsor Message NPR Kroc Fellow Mia Estrada adapted this Pop Culture Happy Hour segment into a digital page. If you like these suggestions, consider subscribing to our newsletter to get recommendations on what's making us happy every week.

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend snacking, viewing and listening
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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend snacking, viewing and listening

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend snacking, viewing and listening toggle caption Sandy Morris/HBO This week, live-action remakes kept coming, labor conditions might be changing in reality TV and an iconic poet left us. Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend. — Bob …

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing
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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing toggle caption HBO This week, "brain rot" became Oxford's word of the year, Dick Van Dyke continued to be awesome, and movies showed some life in theaters. Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend. — Aisha …

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend scrolling, listening and gaming
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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend scrolling, listening and gaming toggle caption Michael Loccisano/Getty Images This week, people wondered if Netflix really can manage NFL games on Christmas, somebody paid over $6 million for the right to tape fruit to the wall and call it art and the National Book Awards shone some light on good writing. …

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening toggle caption Netflix This week, The Onion made a big purchase, My Little Pony became a hall of famer, and we bid farewell to a dance legend. Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend. …

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening toggle caption Netflix This week, there was definitely news. Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend. — Kristen Meinzer Sponsor Message More recommendations from the Pop Culture Happy Hour newsletter by Linda Holmes This …

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend raking, listening and gaming
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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend raking, listening and gaming

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend raking, listening and gaming toggle caption Patrick Pleul/AFP via Getty Images This week, statues proliferated, we lost a great actor, and being animated was no protection from being incarcerated. Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend. — …

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening toggle caption Arturo Holmes/Getty Images This week, a new concept album told an old story, a veteran of musicals took her last bow, and we learned that something that could never be a movie is going to be a movie. Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew …

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and reading
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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and reading

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and reading toggle caption Starz This week, the VMAs continued to be the VMAs, Jon Bon Jovi was a mensch, and Taylor Swift made her choice. Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend. — Reanna Cruz …

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening toggle caption Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images This week, Justin Timberlake was arrested, Donald Sutherland left us and we found out about a Spaceballs. Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend. — Bob Mondello …

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening toggle caption -/Netflix This week, Olivia Pope and a whole bunch of other potential murder suspects were welcomed into the Knives Out universe, the MLB’s history books became a little more legitimate, and a theater legend announced she’d be stepping into the shoes of an iconic Broadway role. …

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend reading and listening
7 months ago

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend reading and listening

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend reading and listening toggle caption Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella This week, we girded ourselves for the possibility of bidding “Cheddar, Bye!” to Cheddar Bay. Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend. — Glen Weldon More recommendations …

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening Enlarge this image toggle caption Courtesy of the artist Courtesy of the artist This week, queens kept resigning, a story that seemed to be over wasn't over, and a big movie came to Cannes — and Cannes delivered the controversy. Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew …

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and reading
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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and reading

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and reading Enlarge this image toggle caption Casey Durkin/Bravo Casey Durkin/Bravo This week, a love story got a sequel, another paper company lined up for its big moment, and a Chicago music legend was remembered. Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what …

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, listening and gaming
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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, listening and gaming

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, listening and gaming Enlarge this image toggle caption Netflix Netflix This week, musicians pushed back about ticketing, TikTok was the subject of legislation, and Gatsby was on Broadway. Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend. — …

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing
1 year, 11 months ago

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing

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What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing Enlarge this image toggle caption SHUDDER SHUDDER This week, we snuck a peek at Sundance Film Festival, watched another "screenlife" horror movie, and got behind our favorite pop culture icons. "Unholy" by Sam Smith and Kim Petras YouTube This is a song that I should have been championing three months …

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing
1 year, 11 months ago

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing

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What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing Enlarge this image toggle caption Kumiko Tsuchiya/Netflix Kumiko Tsuchiya/Netflix This week, we watched The Golden Globes attempt to make a comeback, learned how to look at art from a new perspective, and got spooked by a fictional high-tech doll who can kill. Here's what the NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour …

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