popular culture
Calvin and Hobbes, Bill Watterson’s beloved comic strip, ended three decades ago this month, yet its magic endures, says William Kuskin, CU Boulder English professor and expert on comics and graphic novels.
Once a cultural phenomenon, MTV ends five music channels in the UK; viewership in the U.S. continues its downward slide.
The tradition of football on the fourth Thursday in November is almost as old as the holiday itself, bringing families together in an important cultural touchpoint
The films of 1975, currently featured in CU Boulder’s International Film Series, reflected the times and the culture in ways that hadn’t been seen before, says film scholar Ernesto Acevedo-Muñoz.
Forty years after the launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System, the name remains synonymous with worldwide gaming and technological innovation.
In a week celebrating both National Coffee Day and International Coffee Day, CU Boulder scholar and “coffee-ologist” Kate Fischer considers a good cup of joe.
In the 75 years since it was introduced, the laugh track has conditioned viewers to know when and how much to laugh.
With this month marking Dune’s 60th anniversary, CU Boulder’s Benjamin Robertson discusses the book’s popular appeal while highlighting the dramatic changes science fiction experienced following its publication.
Launching a new direct-to-consumer service this week and inking a recent deal to control NFL Media, ESPN continues evolving as the dominant force in sports media.
The Baha Men hit, released 25 years ago, occupies a distinctive spot in music and sports history, along with “Macarena” and other novelty earworms.