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Pop culture panel: Kanye West at Pan Am, The Runaways, Sharknado

Rachel Giese, Stephen Marche and Briony Smith on the latest headlines in the world of arts and entertainment.
An online petition calling for rapper Kanye West to be replaced by a Canadian artist at the Pan Am Games closing ceremonies now has the support of more than 50,000 people. (Charles Sykes/Invision/Associated Press)

q's pop culture panel — Stephen Marche of Esquire, writer Rachel Giese, and Flare's Briony Smith — take on the worthy, contentious, and crazy stories from this week in arts, media, music, movies, TV, and entertainment.

At issue this week: 

  • What's really driving the campaign to kick Kanye West off the Pan Am bill?
  • What can we learn from The Runaways rape allegations
  • What's the secret of Sharknado's success?