pop culture

Harry Potter is celebrating its 20th anniversary next month with a new special. In still more exciting news, Warner Brothers has suggested that they would like to release more Harry Potter content. In a recent Bloomberg conference, the company’s CEO Ann Sarnoff spoke about the franchise and hinted about what could happen in the future. […]

An infamous serial killer is returning to the big screen. That’s right: The first trailer from the all-new Dexter: New Blood series dropped July 25 on the final day of the San Diego Comic-Con. It has been almost a decade since the season 8 finale of the show, an episode that was Showtime’s most-watched broadcast […]

Trixie Mattel, aka Brian Michael Firkus, is well-known among drag fans for winning the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. The performing sensation has recorded three albums of original music and launched a successful cosmetics line. If that wasn’t enough, she also published a New York Times bestseller, appeared in a documentary and […]

We can all agree that Hayley Williams and Robert Pattinson were among the strongest talents showcased by Twilight. Seriously, movie aside, just look to the soundtrack for definitive proof of that fact. Did that make them fitting candidates to interview each other, though? Fortunately for the world, MySpace answered that with a definitive yes. The Paramore vocalist and Twilight protagonist sat opposite each other for […]

The best thing about pop culture is how often its elements transcend their original scopes and mediums, offering an instant sense of connection to wherever they appear. Be it your favorite movie, show or even song, it’s always cool to see it appreciated.  This phenomenon is largely present in music, with bands referencing film, TV […]

Lately, Machine Gun Kelly has been making waves in the pop-punk scene. His massive transition from hip-hop has brought the genre back to the mainstream spotlight, granting opportunities for other pop culture icons such as Halsey to try on a mid-2000s sound. While MGK‘s Tickets To My Downfall has become a divisive subject in the […]

Who set their alarms early to binge-watch the second season of The Umbrella Academy? Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba‘s graphic novel has generated a whole new level of passionate fandom thanks to the Netflix series. Alternative Press editor in chief Paige Owens interviewed cast members Robert Sheehan (Klaus Hargreeves aka Number Four) and Justin H. […]

Comparison quizzes seem to be all the rage on the internet these days, but we’ve yet to see a ’90s quiz that includes all of the four basic food groups: ska punk, nü metal, alternative rock and pop culture. And we don’t care that you’re more of a Chandler than a Phoebe.  Are you ready? […]

Fall Out Boy‘s legendary second album Under The Cork Tree is a bacchanal of killer hooks and lyrics. It also has more pop culture references than a month’s worth of Jeopardy questions. To celebrate the record’s 15th anniversary, we did a deep dive to unravel all of the strands of references at play.  The culture, […]

Life Of Agony‘s bassist, Alan Robert, designed a poster for the upcoming Conjuring spinoff, the Nun, and it’s seriously scary. Read more: YouTube removes trailer for ‘The Nun’ after violating “shocking content” policy Leading up to the release of the film, that’s out now, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures created an “art activation campaign,” […]

Rotten Tomatoes are making steps to change the male-dominated world of film criticism, and in order to do that, they will be adding more diverse voices into the mix. Read more: Brendon Urie wants to take his Broadway talents to London As reported by Variety, the people who rank films on its Tomatometer as “fresh” or “rotten” […]

“I’m gonna tell you a story about a ghost, a werewolf, and a pretty shitty pizza place.” It’s the opening lines of A24’s new trailer, Slice, and it tells you everything you need to know about the forthcoming movie. Read more: Gucci Mane wore Sufjan Stevens’ Oscars jacket to the VMAs Almost two years ago, Chance The […]

A Harry Potter reunion just happened and our muggle hearts can’t take it. Read more: Find out when you can see all the ‘Harry Potter’ movies in theaters Judging from a new Instagram post, it appears that sweet Gryffindor student Neville Longbottom was tempted to join the dark side…well, actor Matthew Lewis was anyways. Tom Felton, […]

We might have to wait a few more months for the new season of Riverdale to air, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t getting a few details of what to expect on Season 3 thanks to Skeet Ulrich. In a new interview with US Weekly‘s podcast “Watch With Us,” Ulrich, who plays Jughead’s dad FP Jones in the show, […]

Your favorite emo lines had to come from somewhere, and our favorite bands consume pop culture just like we do. Many of the best lines in your favorite songs from blink-182, My Chemical Romance and more didn’t just come out of thin air, but instead were taken directly (or indirectly) from movies, books, TV shows […]

We’ve got some bad news, it looks like an Obi-Wan Kenobi solo film isn’t in the works after all. Read more: Carrie Fisher confirmed to appear in ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ After months of speculation, Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi himself) shared with the View that a solo flick with the character wasn’t in the works…to his […]

What’s the sitch? The original Kim Possible has joined the cast of the live-action remake! Read more: Live-action ‘Kim Possible’ star shows off her new look It was reported by Variety that two very familiar faces will be coming back for the new live-action remake of Kim Possible: Christy Carlson Romano and Patton Oswalt. Romano, who you might […]

Sebastian Stan, the actor who plays Bucky Barnes in the MCU, has shared how he gets into the Winter Soldier mindset and just how he found out his character’s fate in Avengers: Infinity War. Read more: Sebastian Stan on what Bucky would do with the Infinity Gauntlet Speaking with Marvel‘s Earth’s Mightiest Show, the actor shared just how he […]