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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Egan, Eisenberg, LuPone and the Black Keys on Culture [Watch (HLS stream): Egan, Eisenberg, LuPone and the Black Keys on Culture](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/zkND4V5F.m3u8) (4:14)  _Published 2010-12-14. In a short film by Christian Weber, novelist Jennifer Egan, actor Jesse Eisenberg, Broadway star Patti LuPone and the Black Keys discuss 'Culture'_ --- Jul 27, 2023 3:08 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Three Pop Culture Questions for Jesse Eisenberg](/video/Kzk2AkQW/) ### Three Pop Culture Questions for Jesse Eisenberg [Patti LuPone on Pop Culture](/video/HRMwLgz0/) ### Patti LuPone on Pop Culture ['Gypsy' star Patti LuPone on the Grammy Nomination](/video/R234XJXz/) ### 'Gypsy' star Patti LuPone on the Grammy Nomination --- ## Transcript >> I'm looking forward. >> I'm not taking part in the president. >> I don't look forward to anything. I don't have any-- I don't look forward to anything. >> It just feels like in our screen- obsessed moment, it's a great time to reconnect with what's possible with paper and ink and to revel in that. >> I guess I'm looking forward to watching a lot of TV 'cause we won't be touring as much. >> There's a lot of things I'm looking forward to in 2011 primarily that I keep my memory. >> Oh, man. What is pop culture? >> I live without a television and have for the last 10 years. I don't go to movies. >> It's like the AMA Awards, is that what that is? Like everything involved with that. >> I'm really bound-- >> Bama Belles, Jersey Shore. >> Four Loko. >> Sarah Palin's Reality TV Show. >> Existed and, was then also banned. >> Which surely marks an all time love for both television and politics. >> The caffeinated alcoholic beverage is dangerous, dangerous tool. >> So I'm not at all aware of popular culture or unpopular culture. >> When Usher hugged Justin Bieber. That was pretty-- that was a low point for me personally. >> The orange flavor has an interesting actual name. It's not really-- it's not orange. It's like orange- blend. >> I literally just discovered baseball. I know this is America's pastime but I really discovered it this year. >> I got to touch the prices right wheel this year though, that was like-- there's like an energy filled coming from it drawing me closer and I touched it and instantly security guards came and grab me telling me not to touch anything. >> This is all to say that I've discovered nothing this year that's part of popular culture because I'm busy discovering things that have been invented 100 years ago. >> Records that I like, I appreciate 'cause the guys are so good and you make them. Maybe the answer is something that's really atrocious. But I couldn't help to make it better maybe. >> I wish I could have recurring role in Modern Family. >> Whenever I, you know, read something wonderful, I don't wish I had written it, I'm so happy that somebody did so I could just enjoy it. >> It's extremely well- written. Extremely well- acted and directed. >> I could've help Kanye with his record so I could have helped him collect some of that money he's about to give. >> I wanna be involved with really quality products like that whether it's television or the stage. >> It would be ridiculous to think that I would have something to add to there-- to what they did. >> So I don't feel envious of [ unk ] for writing [ unk ] book. I'm so happy he did so I could have-- so I could read it. >> Well, I'll admit that my nine- year- old is the one who turned me on to Eminem. >> Ben called the growlers that put out the record list this year and rocker named Rock Marciano made a record this year's great. >> But I have to say that the pop culture item, my most wish I created in 2010 is probably recovery. >> Therapist told me once when I was in 7th grade. >> The greatest combination of words ever is-- >> It's a curious thing. >> What had happened was-- >> I was so sad, she said, " You deserve to be happy ." >> I think most people thing of artist as impatient. >> Anything that Groucho Marx says is my favorite thing I've ever heard. >> But I don't know of any first great artist who hasn't manifested in his career an appalling patience. >> He is such a genius. Everything that came out of his mouth is my favorite thing I've ever heard. >> And it was sort of smudgy and old- looking by that time. >> So it's like nothing in particular. >> A willingness to wait. >> So that was the best thing I ever heard. >> And the only phrase on it was, " Thy will be done ." 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