Linda Holmes
Linda Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and the host of Pop Culture Happy Hour. She began her professional life as an attorney. In time, however, her affection for writing, popular culture, and the online universe eclipsed her legal ambitions. She shoved her law degree in the back of the closet, gave its living room space to DVD sets of The Wire, and never looked back.
Holmes was a writer and editor at Television Without Pity, where she recapped several hundred hours of programming — including both High School Musical movies, for which she did not receive hazard pay. Her first novel, Evvie Drake Starts Over, was published in the summer of 2019.
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NPR reviews this year's Oscar nominations, which were announced Thursday morning. The Revenant picked up a dozen nominations, while Mad Max: Fury Road got 10 nods.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro asks NPR' pop culture blogger Linda Holmes to put the much-anticipated new Star Wars film into perspective.
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Despite single-network dominance that could seem a little dull, Sunday's Emmys brought great stories and some very stirring speeches. -
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with NPR's film critic Bob Mondello and pop culture blogger Linda Holmes about the films they loved — and didn't — at Toronto International Film Festival.
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There's an awful lot of TV and an awful lot of ways to watch it. In fact, there may be too much entirely. -
NPR Books is focusing on romance novels this summer. And our recommendations are not so-called "bodice rippers" or historical romances — they're contemporary.
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Fox announced today that the 15th season of American Idolwill be the end of the road for what was once the biggest show on TV.
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South African comedian Trevor Noah was announced Monday as the next host of The Daily Show. It might not be the most obvious pick, but why make the most obvious pick? -
The Breakfast Club turned 30 this year. A look at the John Hughes-directed movie and how teenagers today can still relate.
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Fox has announced that its beloved sci-fi series The X-Fileswill be back for six new episodes from creator Chris Carter, with stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.
