Culture Trip

'Parks and Rec' Portrayed a Bipartisan Utopia We'd Never See

If only we could have all been a little bit more like Leslie and Ron ... part 3 of my intellectual history of 'Parks and Recreation.'

Oct 15 • 

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September 2025

Why 'Parks and Rec' Couldn't Have Happened Without Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Sarah Palin

Part 2 of my intellectual history of the show: Thanks, historic election of 2008!

Sep 8 • 

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

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August 2025

An Intellectual History of 'Parks and Rec,' Part 1

How David Foster Wallace and Max Weber—as well as Donald Trump, retroactively—inform Leslie Knope's Pawnee.

Aug 25 • 

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A Sneak Peek at My 'Parks and Rec' Book

See the greatest book cover design to ever incorporate both waffles and a mini-horse, and pre-order now!

Aug 12 • 

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I'm going live on Thursday with Jennifer Keishin Armstrong!

We'll chat all things Parks season 4, especially episodes 8 and 9

Published on Park It • Aug 6

Two Authors Analyze Carrie Bradshaw's Writing Career

On "The Woman," writing fiction and Duncan versus Berger.

Published on Ministry of Pop Culture • Aug 4

July 2025

The Perfect Pairing for Your ‘And Just Like That’ Rage

While we all ponder why we keep watching, here are some reminders about what made "Sex and the City" truly great.

Published on Ministry of Pop Culture • Jul 17

Could 'Magic Mike XXL' Cure Our Heterofatalism?

As Sabrina Carpenter bemoans manchildren, a 10-year-old popcorn flick shows us a better way.

Published on Ministry of Pop Culture • Jul 1

June 2025

What It’s Like to Watch ‘And Just Like That’...as Someone Who Wrote a Book About ‘Sex and the City’

Hint: It's hard.

Published on Ministry of Pop Culture • Jun 22

May 2025

And Just Like That ... We've Made It to a 3rd Season of the 'Sex and the City' Reboot

Yes, I'm still watching, and I've got some intel on the new season of our favorite cringe-viewing guilty pleasure.

May 29 • 

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

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Why Climbing Movies Are Rad, Even if You're Not a Climber

How to start watching this growing—and very satisfying—film genre, beyond "Free Solo."

Published on Ministry of Pop Culture • May 19

April 2025

How to Get Over the Terror of Putting Your Work Out There

Music instills an impostor syndrome in me that I've rarely experienced in writing. Here's what I've learned from playing in public that can help…

Apr 29 • 

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