New Books in Popular Culture
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Daniel de Visé, "The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic" (Grove Atlantic, 2024)
An interview with Daniel de Vis
Marc Masters, "High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape" (UNC Press, 2023)
An interview with Marc Masters
Adapting Liu Cixin’s "Three-Body Problem" for Television
Its the UConn Popcast, and today we discuss Netflixs new screen adaptation of Chinese science fiction author Liu CixinsThree Bodytrilogy. We discuss the battle between the eye and the idea in film and television science fiction, and whether the new s
Ben Highmore, "Lifestyle Revolution: How Taste Changed Class in Late 20th-Century Britain" (Manchester UP, 2023)
An interview with Ben Highmore
Rachel S. Gross, "Shopping All the Way to the Woods: How the Outdoor Industry Sold Nature to America" (Yale UP, 2024)
An interview with Rachel S. Gross
Stephen Lee Naish, "Music and Sound in the Films of Dennis Hopper" (Routledge, 2024)
An interview with Stephen Lee Naish
Heather Akou, "On the Job: A History of American Work Uniforms" (Bloomsbury, 2024)
An interview with Heather Akou
John O’Connor, "The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster" (Sourcebooks, 2024)
An interview with John OConnor,
Peter D. McDonald, "Run and Jump: The Meaning of the 2D Platformer" (MIT Press, 2024)
An interview with Peter D. McDonald
Micajah Henley, "The Clash's Sandinista!" (Bloombury, 2024)
An interview with Micajah Henley