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Pop culture includes the prevailing perspectives, attitudes, icons, art forms, and other phenomena within the mainstream of any given society. As such, a place’s pop culture can significantly influence travel, both in the sense of what pop culture a traveler experiences at ground level, as well as the attitude a traveler brings into his or her travel experience.

Matador contributors explore various elements of pop culture and how they inform culture, travel, and life.

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Pop music fans in China use social media to crush haters.

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In a way I’m addicted to relationship-related sadness.

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Talk entertainment for anywhere -- podcasts for fans of comedy, art, and literature.

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A new game forces folks to put down their phones or pay up.

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The No Pants Subway Ride makes its 11th annual appearance.

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I wonder if he does it pantsless like the rest of us?

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Pack your night-vision cameras and a change of pants. We're going ghost hunting.

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NYC nightlife myths I’ve encountered - debunked.

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I've always been the kind of person to end a conversation with some sort of kind farewell

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There are few things funnier to me than people taking themselves too seriously.

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43 is the skateboard publication devoted to the unfiltered portrait of real skateboarding.

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I don't say this about very many films, but this one has the power to change your life.

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A run-down of free music parties at SXSW that have yet to happen, some of which give you...

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If you're the kind of person who forgets or waits until the last minute, you might find...

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Matador contributor Reeti Roy takes a look at five of her favorite movies to get in the...

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Eileen Smith heads a collaborative effort to bring you some of the most travel-inspiring...