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‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ heralds good things for the MCU’s future : Pop Culture Happy Hour

The Fantastic Four are back again in a new movie–and it’s an eye-popping good time. The Fantastic Four: First Steps stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn as the famously fractious family with amazing powers who tangle with a godlike being who wants to eat the Earth. We’ve seen this story before, but the vibe is different this time. It’s a brighter, boldly colored retro-future with flying cars, semi-helpful household robots and lots of talk about the importance of family.Follow Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd at letterboxd.com/nprpopcultureWe’d love to know what you think about Pop Culture Happy Hour. Please help us out by telling us what you like and how we could improve by completing a short, anonymous survey at npr.org/pchhsurvey.

Better to Reign in Art Than Serve the Algorithm: Ozzy Osbourne as One of the Last Rebels

What distinguishes Ozzy from the boring and unimaginative pop stars of the algorithm is that it was an image he created. And when he created that image, he was often battling against record company executives, promotors, and PR stiffs. Finally, it was an image he created in congruence with his music, in order to sell his music. He wasn’t a mere image with songs in the background. No “rock star whisperer” was going to tame Ozzy Osbourne.
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