Linda Holmes

2 months ago | journalgazette.net | Paul Rudnick |Linda Holmes |Rachel Ekstrom Courage |Colleen Oakley

These works of humorous fiction are newly available through the Allen County Public Library. “What Is Wrong with You?”by Paul Rudnick A diverse cast of eccentric characters – including a tech billionaire, a flight attendant, a disgraced book editor and a TikTok rapping Wall Street bro – collide at a lavish private island wedding, where love, chaos and self-discovery intertwine in unexpected ways.

Oct 12, 2024 | kccu.org | Linda Holmes

This week on Pop Culture Happy Hour, we talked about our “pop culture pumpkin spice lattes” – things we might call “basic” but love anyway. To the surprise of no one, I shared my love of what I called "B+ to C+ romantic comedies of the '90s." Not the universally beloved classics like Sleepless in Seattle or You've Got Mail, or even the most fondly recalled B-listers, like The Cutting Edge. All delightful films to watch, but not exactly what I mean.

Aug 20, 2024 | wrvo.org | Linda Holmes

In the new Apple TV+ series Bad Monkey, a fishing boat in the Florida Keys pulls in a human arm, and a suspended detective is the only one who can crack the case. Created by Bill Lawrence (Ted Lasso) and starring Vince Vaughn, the series is a beachy, sun-drenched comedy-mystery with plenty of twists and turns as well as, yes, a monkey. But does it successfully capture the vibe of Carl Hiaasen's book? Subscribe to Pop Culture Happy Hour Plus at plus.npr.org/happyhour Copyright 2024 NPR

Apr 20, 2024 | klcc.org | Linda Holmes

HBO's The Jinx, which aired in 2015 (yes, nine years ago), was a huge contributor to the true-crime boom in television and audio. It came out the same year as Netflix's Making a Murdererand only a few months after the first season of the podcast Serial. Few later attempts have been as successful, though, because they lack The Jinx's secret weapon: the participation of the extraordinarily strange, compulsively talkative, and now deceased subject, Robert Durst.

Dec 27, 2023 | wunc.org | Linda Holmes

I've been making annual lists of 50 Wonderful Pop Culture Things since 2010. They include things you've probably heard of and things you might not have, things that are meaningful and things that are hilarious, things that matter and things that don't at all. In this year in which TV and film were both interrupted for months as a result of labor disputes, there was plenty to admire even as production ground to a halt.