Aisha Harris
Aisha Harris is a host of Pop Culture Happy Hour.
From 2012 to 2018, Harris covered culture for Slate Magazine as a staff writer, editor and the host of the film and TV podcast Represent, where she wrote about everything from the history of self-care to Dolly Parton's (formerly Dixie) Stampede and interviewed creators like Barry Jenkins and Greta Gerwig. She joined The New York Times in 2018 as the assistant TV editor on the Culture Desk, producing a variety of pieces, including a feature Q&A with the Exonerated Five and a deep dive into the emotional climax of the Pixar movie Coco. And in 2019, she moved to the Opinion Desk in the role of culture editor, where she wrote or edited a variety of pieces at the intersection of the arts, society and politics.
Born and raised in Connecticut, she earned her bachelor's degree in theatre from Northwestern University and her master's degree in cinema studies from New York University.
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NPR's film critic Bob Mondello and Pop Culture Happy Hour host Aisha Harris sat down with All Things Considered host Scott Detrow to discuss movies about the film industry looking inward. -
In the breezy comedy series Platonic, Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne play former best friends who reconnect years after a falling out. The Apple TV+ show follows their misadventures as they try to navigate their respective midlife crises and become friends again. Platonic is back for a second season, so today we are revisiting our conversation about the series. -
Actor, director and musician Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his role as the sweet teenager Theo Huxtable on "The Cosby Show," has died at age 54. NPR looks at the legacy he leaves behind.
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Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for playing Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has died at 54. Costa Rican authorities report he was on a family vacation there and drowned while swimming.
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The finale of Love Island USA airs Sunday night. Critic Aisha Harris says it's impossible to separate the season's racial and ethnic diversity from the show's mealy-mouthed handling of behind-the-scenes drama. -
This summer marks the seventh season of the USA spinoff of Love Island. Why has this one caught fire in a way that previous seasons haven't?
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A money-obsessed NYC matchmaker is wooed by a financial investor and a cater waiter in a romantic drama that has its protagonist finding strength and emotional growth via a side character's suffering. -
Every generation gets its versions of a "20-somethings hang out and make mistakes" sitcom. Now Gen Z's got the FX/Hulu series Adults. -
In this week's installment of Cineplexity, NPR staffers contemplate the best director-actor collaborations in film.
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If you're a celeb visiting The Jennifer Hudson Show, it's almost guaranteed you're going to make your way down the Spirit Tunnel – and possibly go viral. In just a few seconds, these videos can reveal a lot about a celeb's personality and persona.
