Society & Culture
Between the exhausting news cycle and the endless selection of complicated TV dramas to watch, we can all use a shot of lighter pop culture sometimes. This week, we discuss what we call our “pop culture pacifiers”—the short, sweet online videos, clips, and songs that lift our spirits in the middle of the hardest days—and “palette cleansers”—the rewatches and brain-candy TV and movies that allow us to relax and enjoy ourselves mindlessly. Hint: Jamie Foxx singing The Brady Bunch, a cat named Ravioli, Will & Grace reruns, and Queer Eye are involved. (Links to all of our online favorites are below.) We’d love to hear your own choices as well: Let us know on Twitter @popliteracy.
- Guy Raps About His Cat in the Bathtub
- Britney Spears: “Satisfaction”/”Oops … I Did It Again” Live VMAs 2000
- New Kids on the Block: “Boys in the Band”
- “The Eighties” on Netflix
- “The Nineties” on Netflix
- Jamie Foxx sings The Brady Bunch theme
- New Edition: "If It Isn't Love"
- Cobra Kai: Johnny and Daniel bond over REO Speedwagon
- Will & Grace: "A Chorus Lie" on Hulu
- Will & Grace: "Bacon and Eggs" on HuluJohn Mulaney loves Law & Order
- 30 Rock: "Queen of Jordon" on Hulu
- 30 Rock: "Reaganing" on Hulu
- Lindsay Lohan lost her Free Carvel for Life perk
- O.J.: Made in America
- Broke, ESPN Films: 30 for 30
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