We now have to spend hours looking at our faces in screens. The result? A noticeable uptick in plastic surgery, injectables, veneers... basically, all the ways we can change our faces. Is this reality here to stay? Plus: Netflix, baby, what is you doing? Why are these the top movies? Is the problem the algorithm? Or is it... us?
Today
What Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue says about masculinity in this moment, and Tobias Jesso Jr.'s new album
<p>Vanity Fair’s Hollywood issue is always a barometer for the year’s hottest celebrities, especially ahead of Oscar season. Well, this year -- for the first time -- those celebrities are only men. Culture critics Vinson Cunningham and Lainey Lui join Elamin to talk about th ... Show More
25m 56s
Yesterday
How Trugoy the Dove shows up on De La Soul's new album, and the UK wants to ban for profit ticket resales
<p>De La Soul is back with a new album, 'Cabin In The Sky.' It's the group's first album in eleven years, and the first since the death of one of De La Soul's founding members, Trugoy the Dove. Music critic Ian Steaman and rapper Keysha Freshh join Elamin to talk about the album, ... Show More
26m 3s
Nov 21
FRIDAY WRAP on Wicked: For Good, Michelle Obama's comments on Black hair, and Mariah Carey
<p>Elamin is joined by culture critics Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Sarah-Tai Black and Syrus Marcus Ware to discuss ‘Wicked: For Good,' the controversy around Michelle Obama’s recent comments about Black women and hair, and why Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You,' has h ... Show More
29m 49s
Jan 2022
22. What If TV Isn't Bad for Us?
We now have more access to TV, movies, and streaming entertainment than anytime in history. So what do we actually know about what all that screen time does to us? We look back at some compelling studies that show, actually, it may change us for the better.
33m 28s