Events like the Oscars are rare examples of monoculture in a pop-culture world increasingly fractured into tiny splinters
“Ooh, the Hollywood issue!” was my first thought on pulling the glossy new Vanity Fair magazine – timed to this Sunday’s Academy Awards – from my mailbox.The traditional tri-fold cover featured a dozen movie stars, all in their 20s and 30s. I realized with a sinking feeling that I recognized only a handful of them. Of course, I knew Selena Gomez and Florence Pugh, and I know that Austin Butler had been nominated for his portrayal of Elvis Presley.
For me, they function as crash courses in the pop culture that I’ve somehow missed over the past year as I was streaming Slow Horses, obsessing about the Buffalo Bills, or listening to the John Coltrane channel on Pandora. And every once in a while, these shows offer transcendent moments. When the country star Chris Stapleton joined Stevie Wonder for a rousing rendition of Higher Ground, their performance was legitimately thrilling, especially when Motown legend Smokey Robinson emerged on to the stage.
“I don’t even know which is which – the Grammys are music, right?” was one response. And another noted that she never watches TV, unless Netflix counts. That apathy shows up in the flagging number of viewers. Back in 2014, theMost of my student interviewees had seen only one of the 10 nominees for best picture – in all cases, that was Everything Everywhere All at Once.
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