The Culture Corner

If you’re reading this, you’re probably a fan of Amazon Prime’s hit series The Expanse. If not, and you’re simply wondering who Amos…

The Medieval legend just isn’t made for the movies. Here are 5 reasons why.

Rock ’n’ roll probably saved Tommy DeVito’s life.

Ryan Murphy and Sarah Paulson apparently had so much fun doing the monster mash in American Horror Story that they’ve reunited for an…

You could read the obituary for Edna Wright and think that’s a one-hit wonder.

In the middle of America, even in places that don’t love Donald Trump, the term “coastal elites” is rarely spoken in admiration.

Ask any pop culture fan under 50 about The Avengers and you’ll get a rhapsody on Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, The Hulk and the…

Some years ago I was interviewing the singer Jerry Butler, and the conversation turned to the subtle ways in which black artists still…

Being identified as “woke” — that is, finally understanding the multiple core inequities of American society — can get you admired or…

You wouldn’t think prequels would be an automatic winner in the treacherous television programming game, for the simple reason that you…

I agree: Cancel Culture has gone too far.

It’s a show about a band of rogue hippopotamuses who escaped from the lake of a deceased drug cartel kingpin and have gone feral in the…

The more you know about 1920, the more you realize it was a pretty significant year despite the fact that in November we elected perhaps…

Depression, drugs, celebrity glamour, nihilism and beyond. But the surreal sitcom is so much more than that.

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These long-running shows draw us in and create a welcome alternate reality.

Bruce Morrow wrapped up his final SiriusXM satellite radio show Saturday night with what might seem like some curious musical choices.

Seventy-five years ago next Thursday, on Aug. 6, 1945, the United States B-29 Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb that destroyed the…

Years before there was an Internet, radio understood the concept of click bait.

In a way Peter Green did it backwards. First he played the blues, then he lived a hard life of trouble.

I have read all four of the original Hunger Games books and watched all five of the films. I am a huge fan of the series despite how the…

Predicting a new genre for the coming decade

When I was writing about radio for the New York Daily News, I always looked forward to talking with Jay Severin.

I didn’t like Charlie Daniels’ “Uneasy Rider” well enough to buy a copy, but I liked it well enough to enjoy it every time it popped up on…

Four hours might seem like a long time to trace the history of how America finally and reluctantly granted women the right to vote.

Forget your Outbreaks and Contagions. Even your World War Zs need not apply.

Just be prepared for some gore