Tuesday, September 4 2007
Fall 2007 Television Preview
Maureen Ryan offers up three takes on the new TV season: a prime-time primer on the new fall shows, a look at few of fall's TV trends in the form of nerds and rich people, and how to build the perfect TV show.
Thursday, July 19 2007
The End of the Potterverse
On the eve of the publication of the final Harry Potter book this Saturday, we offer a multitude of essays on the Harry Potter phenomenon from some of America's best book critics.
Monday, July 16 2007
PopMatters Picks: Say It Loud! 65 Great Protest Songs
There's no time like the present for protest music. PopMatters has scoured the musical spectrum for the best examples of the protest song form, including anthems of great popularity and obscurity alike.
Monday, June 18 2007
PopMatters Picks: The 50 DVDs Every Film Fan Should Own
Each day this week PopMatters casts its eyes upon film history and presents 10 of the best DVDs every film lover should own. Part Five: The Return of the Auteur.
Monday, May 21 2007
Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer
Part Five: Earthquake Weather sets Strummer wandering solo through his "wilderness years" in the not so barren climate of Southern California.
Friday, May 18 2007
Independent Film Festival of Boston 2007
PopMatters took a seat in dark spaces to explore the shadowy places of the human mind, as brought to light via the filmmakers at the Independent Film Festival of Boston.
Tuesday, May 1 2007
The PopMatters Summer Movie Preview
In past years, Hollywood purposely counter programmed these renowned Cineplex dog days, trying to offset the perception that cinematic scraps were all the studios had to offer. Today: August films, including The Bourne Ultimatum.
Friday, April 27 2007
The 10th Annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Subversive behavior is encouraged, girl-watching is indulged, Hunter S. Thompson gets some respect, and the pig-out at the wrap-up Awards Barbeque begins.
Tuesday, March 13 2007
PopMatters @ SXSW 2007
Cook videoblogs from this year's SXSW festival, interviewing Mike Watt and Swamp Dogg in the process.
Monday, February 12 2007
Super Bowl XLI: Prince(s), Winners, and Heirs Apparent
We came, we saw, we snacked. From the princes on the field to the Prince on stage, PopMatters' writers present the ultimate postgame analysis of this year's ultimate game in this three-piece special section.
Wednesday, January 3 2007
PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVDs of 2006
For the past week PopMatters has been presenting the best of 2006's visual entertainment. Last week was the best TV, DVDs and film of 2006. This week look for genre picks and best performances from a range of our staff critics. On tap today: 
Best TV Characters 2006 Best of TV on DVD.
Sunday, December 10 2006
PopMatters Picks: The Best Music of 2006
PopMatters presents the best music of 2006 in a two-week series that began last week and has included the best 60 records of 2006, the best 20 reissues and numerous genre top 10s.
On tap today: the best and worst musical events of the year.
Monday, September 11 2006
The PopMatters Fall Movie Preview: A Season of Musts
PopMatters provides a pertinent point of reference to all the upcoming cinematic sprawl. Instead of giving just a basic breakdown on all the movies in the mix, we've decided to offer a little well-considered guidance too.
Wednesday, August 16 2006
Riffing on Elvis
Everywhere you look these days, you're seeing traces of Elvis. Whether you know it or not.
Friday, April 7 2006
Continuum’s Cover Lit: The 33 1/3 Series
Continuum pays homage to some the most significant albums in pop and rock history with its 33 1/3 series, a thoughtfully curated collection of books about these albums. PopMatters responds to the 33 1/3 series with a set of reviews, essays, and interviews that considers the proper role of music criticism, the vitality of the album, and books written about some smoking good music.
Wednesday, March 1 2006
Bookmarks For Everyone: The Best Books of 2005
Fiction or non-fiction, censored, scorned or adored, we were captivated and seduced by 2005's offerings, from a surprise death in the new Harry Potter to the 'truth' of the afterlife in Mary Roach's Spook. In a list comprising the best graphic novels, short story collections, memoirs, and rants, here are the best of 2005, PopMatters-style
Wednesday, February 15 2006
Three Ways of Looking at a Super Bowl
As the name implies, the Super Bowl is a big deal. It's annually one of the most watched television programs in the world and, this past week, over 90 million people tuned in to watch the Pittsburgh Steelers trump the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL. But was that all they saw?
Friday, February 3 2006
Deceitful (Above All Things): The James Frey and J.T. LeRoy Scandals
The dual deceptions of memoirists James Frey and J.T. LeRoy have raised questions about truth in creative non-fiction, the publicists' role in promoting that truth correctly, and just what "memoir" means...
