The Culture

BOOKS

Adventure Time

Named for the popular YouTube series that earned her an HBO deal–as well as fans like Pharrell Williams and Shonda Rhimes–Issa Rae’s essay collection The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl arrives Feb. 10.

BOOKS

Laugh Track

Set in 1960s London, Funny Girl, High Fidelity author Nick Hornby’s new novel, follows the breakout star of a hit sitcom. The book hits U.S. shelves on Feb. 3.

MUSIC

Let Me Be Frank

Bob Dylan’s first studio album in three years, Shadows in the Night, consists entirely of songs Frank Sinatra once recorded. It’s out Feb. 3.

MOVIES

Under the Sea

SpongeBob SquarePants returns to the big screen for the first time in a decade with The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, out Feb. 6.

‘I’M EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT ME TO BE. I’M JUST SOME LATIN THUG WITH A GUN.’

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