HeyJaredPop Culture Personality
Pop Culture Personality is all about the pop culture I consume in a given week. Expect commentary about what's happening online, what I've been watching, reading, and listening to, and anything else that's taking up space in the cultural zeitgeist.
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This Week in Pop Culture: September 25, 2026 (opens the original)
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Happy Friday, friends. I hope you survived the week okay and are looking forward to the weekend. The NYT is back with another rage-bait list, and you know that I’m here for it. This time, they’re ranking the 100 best TV shows that have premiered since 2000. It’s not a surprise to say that the list is a wild ride, and not least of all because they’re pitting network shows that ran for multiple seasons against limited series, which doesn’t
This Week in Pop Culture: September 18, 2026 (opens the original)
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Happy Friday, friends! I hope you survived the week okay and are looking forward to the weekend. I’m coming to you from a week where I caught a fresh cold1 and was also on call for jury duty.2 This weekend I’ve got plans to attend the Renaissance Festival with some friends (I haven’t been in at least three decades so this will really be something), and am continuing to do my annual fall cleaning/purge. I must make the house as clean and organized as
This Week in Pop Culture: September 11, 2026 (opens the original)
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Happy Friday, friends! Shana tovah! I hope you survived the week okay and are looking forward to the weekend. We’ve got a big dinner with friends planned, I’m going to do my first round of fall baking,1 and continue on with my fall cleaning/purging of our stuff. Whatever you have planned, I hope it’s fun.I truly have nothing for the top of this week’s newsletter, so let’s just get into the pop culture I consumed this week:What I Read:
Bonus: Fall Book Preview 2026 (opens the original)
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Happy bonus newsletter day! In this house, Labor Day is the official end of summer, even if the weather doesn’t acknowledge it. One of the most basic things about me is that I love fall: give me sweaters and warm drinks and leaves changing color, and I’m basically the happiest person alive. October is my favorite month - I love spooky season and Halloween, and it marks our wedding anniversary and my husband’s birthday. I’m ready for cooler temps, shorter days, and a new season to start. Mentally
This Week in Pop Culture: September 4, 2026 (opens the original)
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Happy Friday, friends. Happy Labor Day weekend, if you’re in the United States! This is a pro-union household, and I think it’s important to point out that Labor Day celebrates the successes of working people who have fought for better working rights for everyone, regardless of whether they’re in a union or not. I’m not going to soapbox, but at a time when unions are under attack by the most hostile administration we’ve ever seen, it’s more
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