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As part of our series on movies that came out in 1999, NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Vox culture writer Constance Grady about the impact of the film "Election."

Woodside is a ghost town, a former railroad stop outside Salt Lake City. It has a dead gold mine, a geyser, old buildings and a pair of free-range llamas. The town is said to be near a former hideout of Butch Cassidy's gang.

Psy took YouTube by storm with the viral sensation "Gangnam Style." He will appear in a Super Bowl ad for Wonderful Pistachios — one of the biggest processors of the nuts. The commercial will include an alternate version of Psy's hit song.

Rock critic KEN TUCKER picks the best pop music of 1994. He reviews his ten favorite new albums: The Mavericks, "What a Crying Shame" (MCA); Sam Phillips, "Martinis and Bikinis" (Virgin); L7, "Hungry for Stink" (Warner Bros.); Joni Mitchell, "Turbulent Indigo" (Warner Bros.); Pearl Jam, "Vitalogy" (Epic); Liz Phair, "Whip-Smart" (Atlantic); Sugar, "File Under Easy Listening" (Rykodisc); Oasis, "Definitely Maybe" (Sony); Madonna, "Bedtime Stories" (Warner Bros.); and Pretenders, "Last of the Independents" (Warner Bros.). His runners-up include Sheryl Crow's "Tuesday Night Music Club", Richard Thompson's "Mirror Blue", and Mark Chesnutt's, "What a Way to Live". TUCKER plays some samples of the top ten and talks about what's alternative and what's mainstream.

Amazon is closing more than 80 of its small kiosk pop-up stores, which have been selling Amazon devices and products inside malls and other stores.

The members of HUNTR/X — the fictional K-pop group made up of nonfictional singers EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI — have just become the first women K-pop artists ever to hit No. 1.

New York Times cultural critic Wesley Morris joins Ari Shapiro to discuss how three departed stars — David Bowie, Prince and George Michael — helped change the meaning of manliness in pop culture.

Well, folks, it’s a new year with endless possibilities ahead. Some of us watched the ball drop in Times Square, some rang in 2014 with friends and…

Four decades into his career, Lloyd Cole's On Pain finds this purveyor of guitar pop still exploring that hazy space where people question themselves and make excuses or promises they might not keep.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with music writer and critic Alim Kheraj about Kesha's first single since splitting from mega-producer Dr. Luke's record label.