We ring in each new year with good intentions: this will be the year that we improve, enlighten, and uplift ourselves. But, let’s face it– though our intentions are good, it’s often hard to make good on the lofty promises we make for ourselves on December 31st. You can’t control geo-politics, what movies get made, or what music gets recorded. But you can control what you do to make this world a kinder one. So this Throwback Thursday, we’re looking back at movies that will inspire you to be a good
Burkely Duffield is the star of Freeform’s addictive new sci-fi drama, Beyond. He plays the lead character, Holden, who wakes up from a coma after 12 years and discovers he has abilities. It’s a show that’ll have you on the edge of your seats and one you’ll want to binge-watch. And, guess what! You’ll be able to. Beyond is Freeform’s first binge-from-the-start show and all ten episodes will be available following the premiere on January 2nd. Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to chat with this rising talent about the show
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