Hacker News with Generative AI: Pop Culture

The Rise and Fall of Matchbox's Toy-Car Empire (hagerty.com)
The announcement that John Cena has signed on to be the star of the new Matchbox live-action movie raises a few questions. First—there’s going to be a Matchbox movie? And second—what will it be about, exactly?

Toys, Movies, History, Pop Culture

182 points by NaOH 37 days ago | 134 comments

Hacker Typer (hackertyper.net)
Created in 2011, Hacker Typer arose from a simple desire to look like the stereotypical hacker in movies and pop culture.

Web Development, Entertainment, Pop Culture

272 points by rvnx 37 days ago | 128 comments

Miley Cyrus Sued over 'Flowers,' Accused of Copying Bruno Mars Song (rollingstone.com)
Miley Cyrus has been hit with a new lawsuit alleging she and her fellow songwriters copied portions of a Bruno Mars single when they wrote her Grammy-winning banger “Flowers.”

Music, Lawsuits, Copyright, Pop Culture, Celebrities

3 points by scapecast 65 days ago | 0 comments

Brazil's Twitter ban threatens stan-driven global pop culture, media ecosystems (taylorlorenz.substack.com)

Brazil, Social Media, Pop Culture, Global Culture

10 points by Terretta 81 days ago | 0 comments

Star Trek time travels to August 30, 2024 (reddit.com)

Star Trek, Time Travel, Pop Culture

4 points by JMiao 83 days ago | 0 comments

A Few Indisputable Points About Poptimism and Then I Give Up (freddiedeboer.substack.com)

Music, Pop Culture, Opinion, Substack

21 points by paulpauper 122 days ago | 21 comments

Pop Culture (wheresyoured.at)