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Better living through pop culture. A newsletter from NYT bestselling author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong.
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Learning Succinct Storytelling from Pop Songs • The best complete story arcs in four minutes or less.
Learning Succinct Storytelling from Pop Songs
The best complete story arcs in four minutes or less.
culturetrip.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Learning Succinct Storytelling from Pop Songs • The best complete story arcs in four minutes or less.
How to Ask an Author for a Favor • A shocking few nail it.
How to Ask an Author for a Favor
A shocking few nail it.
culturetrip.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
How to Ask an Author for a Favor • A shocking few nail it.
How to Geek Out About the Billboard Charts ... Professionally • Chris Molanphy made a niche for himself to finally put decades of Billboard chart obsession to good use. The result was the engrossing podcast "Hit Parade."
How to Geek Out About the Billboard Charts ... Professionally
Chris Molanphy made a niche for himself to finally put decades of Billboard chart obsession to good use. The result was the engrossing podcast "Hit Parade."
ministryofpopculture.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:03 AM
How to Geek Out About the Billboard Charts ... Professionally • Chris Molanphy made a niche for himself to finally put decades of Billboard chart obsession to good use. The result was the engrossing podcast "Hit Parade."
Leslie Knope is Pawnee's biggest Swiftie • Jennifer Keishin Armstrong joins me once again to break down all things Taylor + Leslie
Leslie Knope is Pawnee's biggest Swiftie
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong joins me once again to break down all things Taylor + Leslie
baileydunn.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Leslie Knope is Pawnee's biggest Swiftie • Jennifer Keishin Armstrong joins me once again to break down all things Taylor + Leslie
Why 'Parks and Rec' Couldn't Have Happened Without Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Sarah Palin • Part 2 of my intellectual history of the show: Thanks, historic election of 2008!
Why 'Parks and Rec' Couldn't Have Happened Without Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Sarah Palin
Part 2 of my intellectual history of the show: Thanks, historic election of 2008!
culturetrip.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Why 'Parks and Rec' Couldn't Have Happened Without Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Sarah Palin • Part 2 of my intellectual history of the show: Thanks, historic election of 2008!
An Intellectual History of 'Parks and Rec,' Part 1 • How David Foster Wallace and Max Weber—as well as Donald Trump, retroactively—inform Leslie Knope's Pawnee.
An Intellectual History of 'Parks and Rec,' Part 1
How David Foster Wallace and Max Weber—as well as Donald Trump, retroactively—inform Leslie Knope's Pawnee.
culturetrip.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
An Intellectual History of 'Parks and Rec,' Part 1 • How David Foster Wallace and Max Weber—as well as Donald Trump, retroactively—inform Leslie Knope's Pawnee.
A Sneak Peek at My 'Parks and Rec' Book • See the greatest book cover design to ever incorporate both waffles and a mini-horse, and pre-order now!
A Sneak Peek at My 'Parks and Rec' Book
See the greatest book cover design to ever incorporate both waffles and a mini-horse, and pre-order now!
culturetrip.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A Sneak Peek at My 'Parks and Rec' Book • See the greatest book cover design to ever incorporate both waffles and a mini-horse, and pre-order now!
I'm going live on Thursday with Jennifer Keishin Armstrong! • We'll chat all things Parks season 4, especially episodes 8 and 9
I'm going live on Thursday with Jennifer Keishin Armstrong!
We'll chat all things Parks season 4, especially episodes 8 and 9
baileydunn.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I'm going live on Thursday with Jennifer Keishin Armstrong! • We'll chat all things Parks season 4, especially episodes 8 and 9
Two Authors Analyze Carrie Bradshaw's Writing Career • We dissect her attempts at fiction on 'And Just Like That' and her budding relationship with a fellow author ... and wonder if we'll ever see that other author she once dated.
Two Authors Analyze Carrie Bradshaw's Writing Career
We dissect her attempts at fiction on 'And Just Like That' and her budding relationship with a fellow author ... and wonder if we'll ever see that other author she once dated.
ministryofpopculture.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Two Authors Analyze Carrie Bradshaw's Writing Career • We dissect her attempts at fiction on 'And Just Like That' and her budding relationship with a fellow author ... and wonder if we'll ever see that other author she once dated.
The Perfect Pairing for Your ‘And Just Like That’ Rage • While we all ponder why we keep watching, here are some reminders about what made "Sex and the City" truly great.
The Perfect Pairing for Your ‘And Just Like That’ Rage
While we all ponder why we keep watching, here are some reminders about what made "Sex and the City" truly great.
ministryofpopculture.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The Perfect Pairing for Your ‘And Just Like That’ Rage • While we all ponder why we keep watching, here are some reminders about what made "Sex and the City" truly great.
Could 'Magic Mike XXL' Cure Our Heterofatalism? • As Sabrina Carpenter bemoans manchildren, a 10-year-old popcorn flick shows us a better way.
Could 'Magic Mike XXL' Cure Our Heterofatalism?
As Sabrina Carpenter bemoans manchildren, a 10-year-old popcorn flick shows us a better way.
ministryofpopculture.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Could 'Magic Mike XXL' Cure Our Heterofatalism? • As Sabrina Carpenter bemoans manchildren, a 10-year-old popcorn flick shows us a better way.
What It’s Like to Watch ‘And Just Like That’...as Someone Who Wrote a Book About ‘Sex and the City’ • Hint: It's hard.
What It’s Like to Watch ‘And Just Like That’...as Someone Who Wrote a Book About ‘Sex and the City’
Hint: It's hard.
ministryofpopculture.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
What It’s Like to Watch ‘And Just Like That’...as Someone Who Wrote a Book About ‘Sex and the City’ • Hint: It's hard.
Why Climbing Movies Are Rad, Even if You're Not a Climber • How to start watching this growing—and very satisfying—film genre, beyond "Free Solo."
Why Climbing Movies Are Rad, Even if You're Not a Climber
How to start watching this growing—and very satisfying—film genre, beyond "Free Solo."
ministryofpopculture.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Why Climbing Movies Are Rad, Even if You're Not a Climber • How to start watching this growing—and very satisfying—film genre, beyond "Free Solo."
How to Get Over the Terror of Putting Your Work Out There • Music instills an impostor syndrome in me that I've rarely experienced in writing. Here's what I've learned from playing in public that can help would-be writers, too.
How to Get Over the Terror of Putting Your Work Out There
Music instills an impostor syndrome in me that I've rarely experienced in writing. Here's what I've learned from playing in public that can help would-be writers, too.
culturetrip.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
How to Get Over the Terror of Putting Your Work Out There • Music instills an impostor syndrome in me that I've rarely experienced in writing. Here's what I've learned from playing in public that can help would-be writers, too.
The Meaning of Life According to 'The Leftovers' • Damon Lindelof and Tom Perotta's supernatural drama intuited what worldwide trauma would feel like years before the pandemic, and showed connection forged in radical acceptance is all that matters.
The Meaning of Life According to 'The Leftovers'
Damon Lindelof and Tom Perotta's supernatural drama intuited what worldwide trauma would feel like years before the pandemic, and showed connection forged in radical acceptance is all that matters.
culturetrip.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The Meaning of Life According to 'The Leftovers' • Damon Lindelof and Tom Perotta's supernatural drama intuited what worldwide trauma would feel like years before the pandemic, and showed connection forged in radical acceptance is all that matters.
The Meaning of Life According to 'The Good Place' • Michael Schur's masterful afterlife sitcom teaches us how to be better, with big assists from Kant, the Trolley Problem, and Buddhism.
The Meaning of Life According to 'The Good Place'
Michael Schur's masterful afterlife sitcom teaches us how to be better, with big assists from Kant, the Trolley Problem, and Buddhism.
culturetrip.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The Meaning of Life According to 'The Good Place' • Michael Schur's masterful afterlife sitcom teaches us how to be better, with big assists from Kant, the Trolley Problem, and Buddhism.
The Meaning of Life According to 'BoJack Horseman' • What happens when a cartoon horse breaks open the essence of human existence.
The Meaning of Life According to 'BoJack Horseman'
What happens when a cartoon horse breaks open the essence of human existence.
culturetrip.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The Meaning of Life According to 'BoJack Horseman' • What happens when a cartoon horse breaks open the essence of human existence.
The Meaning of Life According to 'Better Things' • Pamela Adlon's masterpiece serves as an antidote to our hyper-masculine times.
The Meaning of Life According to 'Better Things'
Pamela Adlon's masterpiece serves as an antidote to our hyper-masculine times.
culturetrip.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The Meaning of Life According to 'Better Things' • Pamela Adlon's masterpiece serves as an antidote to our hyper-masculine times.
How Did Leonard Cohen Become a Punchline for Young Female Singers? • Analyzing the deeper spiritual and literary implications of Boygenius' "Leonard Cohen" and Sabrina Carpenter's "Dumb & Poetic."
How Did Leonard Cohen Become a Punchline for Young Female Singers?
Analyzing the deeper spiritual and literary implications of Boygenius' "Leonard Cohen" and Sabrina Carpenter's "Dumb & Poetic."
culturetrip.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
How Did Leonard Cohen Become a Punchline for Young Female Singers? • Analyzing the deeper spiritual and literary implications of Boygenius' "Leonard Cohen" and Sabrina Carpenter's "Dumb & Poetic."
S2E23: Two guys come in and set the place on fire • Jennifer's back to talk about Ben Wyatt and Chris Traeger!
S2E23: Two guys come in and set the place on fire
Jennifer's back to talk about Ben Wyatt and Chris Traeger!
baileydunn.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
S2E23: Two guys come in and set the place on fire • Jennifer's back to talk about Ben Wyatt and Chris Traeger!
Is Karma a Bitch, My Boyfriend, or You Dying Your Hair? • How pop culture's ideas about karma have led us to think about it all wrong, and suffer as a result.
Is Karma a Bitch, My Boyfriend, or You Dying Your Hair?
How pop culture's ideas about karma have led us to think about it all wrong, and suffer as a result.
culturetrip.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Is Karma a Bitch, My Boyfriend, or You Dying Your Hair? • How pop culture's ideas about karma have led us to think about it all wrong, and suffer as a result.
The New Pop Star Goddesses • Female pop stars are funnier, angrier, queerer, weirder, smarter—and more powerful—than ever.
The New Pop Star Goddesses
Female pop stars are funnier, angrier, queerer, weirder, smarter—and more powerful—than ever.
ministryofpopculture.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The New Pop Star Goddesses • Female pop stars are funnier, angrier, queerer, weirder, smarter—and more powerful—than ever.