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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is attracting huge audiences worldwide – young Philadelphians told us K-pop culture inspires innocence, joy and belonging ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ released June 20, 2025, is Netflix’s most-watched original animated film ever. Netflix A. Stefanie Ruiz, Clemson University; Femida Handy, University of Pennsylvania, and Sunwoo Park, Clemson University “Born with voices that could drive…

JT Torres, Washington and Lee University and Jeff Saerys-Foy, Quinnipiac University The average American checks their phone over 140 times a day, clocking an average of 4.5 hours of daily use, with 57% of people admitting they’re “addicted” to their phone. Tech companies, influencers and other content creators compete for all that attention, which has…

Collage of Hasbro and Mattel’s KPop Demon Hunters toys (Picture credit: Mattel, Hasbro, Netflix. Illustration credit: Monique) KPop Demon Hunters is finally getting the merch it deserves! Last year, Mattel put out a teaser image of the Rumi, Mira and Zoey doll three-pack . But those dolls won’t be released until later this year. That…

Nick Darnell has been wowing the internet as The Grinch. (Credit: Nick Darnell/Facebook) Have you seen those viral videos where The Grinch jokes around with people at Universal Studios? If you’ve been on social media recently, you’ve probably seen actor Nick Darnell bring The Grinch back to life, adding his own twist to Jim Carrey’s…

Lainie Sakakura, a Japanese-American dancer, is this year’s Mrs. Claus. (Photo credit: Roy Rochlin/NBC) The 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade has made history once again, thanks to Mrs. Claus. The parade, which was heavily celebrated this year by audience members who appreciated the millennial-coded, diverse middle-finger our current government, capped off its delightful “f— you” with…

(L-R) Zoey (Ji-young Yoo), Rumi (Arden Cho) and Mira (May Hong). (Photo credit: Netflix) Directed by: Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang Written by: Danya Jimenez, Hannah McMechan, Maggie Kang Starring: Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong, Lee Byung-hun, Ken Jeong, Ji-young Yoo, SungWon Cho, Joel Kim Booster, Yunjin Kim, Daniel Dae Kim, Liza Koshy Synopsis (Netflix):…

THE IRRATIONAL — “Stan By Me” Episode 208 — Pictured: Jesse L. Martin as Alec Mercer — (Photo by: Sergei Bachlakov/NBC)