April 4, 2025 - Week in Review: Adolescence, the Beatles biopics, and Val Kilmer
About The Episode
Culture Show co-hosts Jared Bowen, Callie Crossley and Edgar B. Herwick III go over the latest headlines on our arts and culture week-in-review.
First up, the fate of TikTok, which is nearing its Saturday deadline to find a new buyer under federal law or it’ll have to go dark as a result of a ban in the United States.
Then it’s the Netflix series “Adolescence,” which has provoked a conversation about toxic masculinity and teenagers in crisis.
From there it’s a look at Sam Mendes, who has announced the cast of his Beatles biopic.
Plus more White House DOGE cuts are putting a chokehold on arts and culture in this country. In the crosshairs this week: The National Endowment of the Humanities which will see 70-80% of its staff cut. And The Institute of Museum and Library Services which has just been gutted .
Finally, reflecting on the career of actor Val Kilmer who died earlier this week at age 65.
