For once in our lives, it's actually kind of obvious what this week in pop culture has been all about.
Star Wars's Episode VIII -- the ninth live-action Star Wars movie -- is out. The Last Jedi officially opens today, and it's projected to take in this weekend. The Nose stayed up late last night to catch a midnight showing. Or something like that.
And this week saw what is quite possibly the world's . The New Yorker's happens to be about just the right topic at just the right cultural moment. Perhaps not surprisingly, .
Other possible topics include:
GUESTS:
- Rebecca Castellani - Entertainment director at Bridge Street Live in Collinsville, Conn.
- Rand Richards Cooper - A novelist, essayist, and critic
- Pedro Soto - Chief operating officer at Space-Craft Manufacturing in New Haven
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Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.
