popular culture
- The Baha Men hit, released 25 years ago, occupies a distinctive spot in music and sports history, along with âMacarenaâ and other novelty earworms.
- CU Boulderâs William Kuskin, who teaches a course on comics and graphic novels, considers Supermanâs enduring appeal as Hollywood debuts a new adaptation about the Man of Steel.
- CU Boulder alumnus Dan Carlin brings a love of history and a punk sensibility to a new season of The Ampersand as he discusses his hit podcast, Hardcore History.
- Fifty years after âJawsâ made swimmers flee the ocean, CU Boulder cinema scholar Ernesto Acevedo-Muñoz explains how the 1975 summer hit endures as a classic.
- 'The Great Gatsby' remains relevant for modern readers by shapeshifting with the times, says CU Boulder scholar Martin Bickman.
- CU Boulder mycologist Alisha Quandt says thereâs little reason to fear a fungi-zombie apocalypse like the one imagined in the HBO hit TV series âThe Last of Us.'
- CU Boulder PhD studentâs paper argues that the hit film exemplifies âmasculinity without patriarchyâ in media.
- Following a blockbuster opening weekend for âCaptain America: Brave New World,â CU Boulderâs Benjamin Robertson reflects on the appeal of superhero franchises and why they dominate studio release schedules.
- Are Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy the greatest love story? CU Boulderâs Grace Rexroth weighs in.
- In honor of what would have been Paul Newmanâs 100th birthday, CU Boulder film historian Clark Farmer considers whether there still are movie stars.