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Whitney Matheson (b. April 21, 1977 in Fredricksburg, Virginia) is a writer and the author of Pop Candy, a popular entertainment blog which is posted on USA Today's website, and also writes entertainment and pop culture features for the newspaper. Great taste in music too!

• popcandy: MTV's The Real World turns 20 today. Remember when you saw it for the first time? http://t.co/w23Z3kY7

  08:26:21 pm on May 21, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Thanks to @methodikalmike for some excellent tips on visiting Burlington, Vt.: http://t.co/A7uGUkBb

  07:14:32 pm on May 21, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: George R.R. Martin shares his thoughts on The Avengers: http://t.co/C2ZW1qWC

  04:55:30 pm on May 18, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Excellent podcast from @TheMoth this week w/Thomas Dolby -- check it out! http://t.co/JRNEJDU6

  11:50:03 pm on May 16, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Cool, try @othermusic ... RT @ratmfoo: Hey Whitney, I'm visiting NYC for the first next week, which record shops should I check out?

  11:48:13 pm on May 16, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Now taking your pop-culture Q's for Friday's Mailbag: http://t.co/pELDOW1R

  06:59:17 pm on May 14, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Today's Pop Traveler spotlights the best parts of Portland, Ore.: http://t.co/ujPvKwDA

  05:07:10 pm on May 14, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Sign I'm not awake yet: I just typed the words 'Buffystar Galactica.' Although, come to think of it, that would be a pretty good show ...

  01:40:14 pm on May 14, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Facebook may be worth billions, but its app is absolutely worthless! Argh.

  12:43:17 am on May 14, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: @MLolderandwiser Awful, uninteresting screenplay. Depp is too ridiculous. Eva Green is irritating. And on and on ...

  12:24:27 am on May 13, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: I NEVER walk out of movies, but with Dark Shadows I had no choice. Steer clear -- it was so bad it saddens me.

  12:07:26 am on May 13, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: So relieved NBC renewed Parks and Rec, though how Whitney gets a second season is a mystery. That show gives me a bad name!

  08:54:52 pm on May 11, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: No Leonard Maltin Game on this week's Doug Loves Movies? Shocking!

  08:48:11 pm on May 11, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Love our pic of the day -- a lucky reader saw Bono perform w/Glen Hansard: http://t.co/lop8lkHG

  02:41:44 pm on May 11, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Is 'The Dark Knight' the best comic-inspired movie? Many of you seem to think so: http://t.co/dbJngsIH

  04:51:04 pm on May 9, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Thanks to Bonnie Bastian for writing this piece about Cincinnati's biggest attractions: http://t.co/IeoxWO3P

  06:59:00 pm on May 8, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Ugh. See a clip here: http://t.co/B5elEjrY @BuzzFeed: MT @_mikehayes: Spike Jonze's Sendak doc JUST PULLED off YouTube!

  04:33:54 pm on May 8, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: RIP, Maurice Sendak. Watch Spike Jonze's feature about the author: http://t.co/es7wRxIw

  04:00:05 pm on May 8, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: cool! RT @NikT22: Nice Michael Stipe interview, post-R.E.M. http://t.co/xXvlbwZc

  02:01:11 pm on May 8, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Just taped a fun special for @BBCAmerica -- I love those guys! Will let you know when it airs ...

  11:10:49 pm on May 7, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: @calslayton It airs again tonight at 11 on MTV2 ...

  03:22:37 am on May 5, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: This Adam Yauch tribute is the first thing that has prompted me to watch MTV in years.

  02:00:29 am on May 5, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: @hipsterwannabe Pick up Buffy/The Guild for sure. You may also find something in Image Comics' book - lots of previews. Have fun!

  11:29:38 pm on May 4, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Here's the final film Yauch directed, 2011's funny 'Fight For Your Right (Revisited).' Danny McBride is MCA: http://t.co/okcW647w

  07:21:14 pm on May 4, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: And here are the Beasties on Charlie Rose in 2007: http://t.co/ZyiooGrp

  07:11:48 pm on May 4, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: An oral history of the Beastie Boys, published last year: http://t.co/Y9bWI0j8

  07:09:26 pm on May 4, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: So shocked and sad to hear about the death of Adam Yauch, aka MCA. What a great talent and kind-hearted guy.

  07:00:57 pm on May 4, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: The 3-D didn't bother me (like it sometimes does), but I think you'll be fine if you go w/out it. RT @litus21: is the 3d worth it?

  02:42:33 pm on May 4, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Ooh, Hasbro is offering 20% off on Star Wars products today only! May the Fourth be with you! http://t.co/VT5EPSa7

  02:41:36 pm on May 4, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: @BlackSupermanSC Oh, it's great - would you expect anything less from Joss? See it on the biggest screen possible.

  03:28:18 am on May 4, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Just saw The Avengers in IMAX 3-D ... The Hulk is my new boyfriend!

  03:21:49 am on May 4, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: I loved it! RT @tyrnyx: Great review of Hit By Pitch by none other than @popcandy : http://t.co/l32pmqhn

  04:00:31 pm on May 3, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Well, I guess someone had to write the sexist 'Avengers' piece. http://t.co/arW7u2fB

  01:38:43 pm on May 3, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: This seems wrong: Fig Newtons have been renamed to, simply, "Newtons." http://t.co/hxs783RJ

  07:43:49 pm on May 1, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: My pleasure! RT @ComicStripTees: @popcandy just wrote about Comic Strip Tees http://t.co/i8UePv84 Thanks a lot Whitney

  07:35:13 pm on May 1, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: RT @natalieaerin: Check out my 10 reasons to visit Savannah on @popcandy http://t.co/v2m104Qw Thanks, Whitney!

  05:58:42 pm on April 30, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: I'm so happy to be back! Here's today's Early Buzz, w/lots more coming: http://t.co/ePBl7S1N

  03:09:47 pm on April 30, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Saw MAGIC/BIRD, the B'way show w/ @TugCoker (my former high-school classmate) as Larry Bird. Great acting, compelling story, tiny shorts.

  12:39:10 am on April 23, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: ps It's also Iggy Pop's birthday today. He's 65!

  10:46:03 pm on April 21, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Thanks for all the birthday wishes! Having a fantastic one - and about to take a luxurious bday nap ...

  10:37:58 pm on April 21, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Whoa! RT @NikT22: Anthony Hopkins as Hitchcock. Wow! http://t.co/BHQRUDqR

  04:17:59 pm on April 20, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: I really enjoyed Harvey Pekar's new (and final?) book, 'Cleveland': http://t.co/exO6UYHE

  04:17:08 pm on April 20, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: I only speak the truth! RT @rhettmiller: I win! Thanks, Whitney. As always, you have impeccable taste. http://t.co/Oukz1vRe

  07:10:57 pm on April 18, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: Ugh, preparing to go to the DMV. Here's hoping there are no lines, employees are cheerful and everyone gets a free cookie.

  01:32:02 pm on April 18, 2012 |
   

• popcandy: It's such a great record! RT @SlumberlandRecs: @allodarlinuk's new album is the @popcandy Album Of The Week: http://t.co/xH5JJEYg

  12:16:55 am on April 18, 2012 |
   

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