Hours of culture: Four things you should check out this week
Jem and the Holograms- If you’re getting a very Justin Bieber vibe off the first trailer for the Jem and the Holograms movie – small-town singing sensation becomes world famous thanks to social media – it’s because Biebs mastermind Scooter Braun is one of the executive producers. Lets hope Jem never befriends Lil Twist.
500 Questions- Are you tired of quiz shows about trying to prove how not dumb you are? (Yes, I am smarter than a 5th grader, thank you very much.) This new game show could be for you. Contestants must answer 500 “of the most difficult general knowledge questions ever devised” without getting three wrong in a row. CNN’s Richard Quest hosts. Catch the premiere Wednesday.
The Shade- Metric’s new single, from the band’s forthcoming sixth studio album, was recorded at the Beastie Boys’ Oscilloscope Studio in New York and Giant Studios in Toronto. This is your newest uplifting song to help you seize summer.
How TV sex got real- Eliana Dockterman explains how ‘Sex on television has gone from a titillating distraction to a real reflection of people’s lives’ with the help of six of the most interesting showrunners working in television today.