Why does everything feel so….mid? Our pop culture, from the music we listen to, to what we watch or share online, has all become a bit bland. At a time when everyone is releasing their best-of-the-year lists, Elamin chats with culture critics Niko Stratis, Kyle Chayka and Bilge Ebiri about this “mid” feeling dogging pop culture — and why that might be exactly where industry execs want us.