On Sunday evening, the world was stunned to hear that British pop icon George Michael had passed due to heart failure. The founding member of Wham! was only 53 years old. Fans and artists took to Twitter to express their condolences and it wasn’t long before radio stations were broadcasting the singer’s greatest hits such as “Careless Whisper” and “Father Figure”. Michael was incontestably one of the most revolutionary artists of the 1980’s and 1990’s, challenging what it meant to “be a man” and unabashedly making taboo concepts the norm. Although many are still
2016 was a banner year for television. Since the advent of streaming services creating their own television shows, tv has been catching up (and sometimes surpassing) films in creativity, production value, and quality. While there were so many wonderful returning tv shows this year, we picked out some of our absolute favorite new tv shows of 2016. The Crown, Netflix This elegantly acting, beautifully produced masterpiece has a cinematic scope that challenges television to be even bigger and better than it already is. —Parissa Insecure, HBO HBO took a
Patrick Gilmore is transcendent in any role he takes on, whether that be on film or television. He’s currently starring alongside Eric McCormack in Netflix’s newest series, Travelers. The role was created especially for him. That’s how good he is. Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to chat with him about what’s in store for his character on Travelers and his upcoming projects. Travelers Questions PC: Can you tell us about Travelers and your character? Patrick: Travelers is a cool take on a time travel show. It’s dark, intense, and keeps
On January 2nd, we’ll be glued to our TVs, watching the series premiere of Beyond and season two of Shadowhunters. And, last week, stars Katherine McNamara and Burkely Duffield were giving us a bad case of FOMO. The pair took over Freeform’s Instagram channel while at Disneyland. And, it was giving us life. Can you say #SquadGoals? Here are a few of our favorite moments: Freeformers, you're in for a treat! @kitkatsmeow from @ShadowhuntersTV & @bduffield from @Beyond visited @Disneyland, & they cannot wait to share their day with you!