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Remembering Actor Bill Paxton, Of 'A Simple Plan' And 'Twister' Fame

2:20pm February 27, 2017

Paxton, who died Saturday due to complications with surgery, appeared in the TV series Big Love, as well as in blockbuster films like Titanic, Aliens and Apollo 13. Originally broadcast in 2002.

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Barry Jenkins accepts the Academy Award for best picture for Moonlight.

A Shocking Ending Caps A Big Oscar Night For 'Moonlight'

12:55pm February 27, 2017

by Linda Holmes

It wasn't a terribly exciting or unusual Academy Awards telecast — until all of a sudden, it made all kinds of history.

Host Jimmy Kimmel during his opening monologue at the 89th Annual Academy Awards.

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Oscars 2017: Follow Our Live Coverage With Pop Culture Happy Hour

11:44pm February 26, 2017

NPR's team of pop-culture commentators is live-blogging tonight's Academy Awards. Watch along.

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Oscars 2017: Follow Our Live List As The Winners Are Announced

11:34pm February 26, 2017

by Emma Bowman

The 89th Academy Awards airs Sunday. Check back here as we update the our post with the complete list of winners.

Palestinian Arab Idol TV show winners Yaacoub Shahin (center), Ammar Mohammed (left) and Amir Dandan stand on stage during the final in the pan-Arab song contest on Feb. 25, 2017 at MBC studios in Zouk Mosbeh, north of Beirut.

Seven Fun Facts About 'Arab Idol'

7:50pm February 26, 2017

by Daniel Estrin

The finalists are a Palestinian, a Yemeni and a Palestinian Israeli citizen. The show highlights and erases the region's borders. The Israeli citizen was given an honorary permit to travel to Beirut.

2017 Oscars: Nominations For Documentary Category Upends Genre

5:34pm February 26, 2017

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nina Gilden Seavey, director of the Documentary Center at George Washington University, about what this year's documentary lineup mean for the art and industry.

Mirza Luqman Effendy of Brewphobia in South Jakarta prepares coffee for a cupping session.

Indonesia Wakes And Up And Smells Its Own Coffee — Then Drinks It

1:18pm February 26, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

Indonesia is the world's fourth-largest coffee producer, exporting more than it consumes. But that's changing, as demand from a rising middle class fuels entrepreneurship and connoisseurship.

Bill Paxton attends the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles last month.

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Bill Paxton, Prolific Actor And Star Of 'Titanic' And 'Apollo 13,' Dies At 61

12:43pm February 26, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Paxton was perhaps best known for his roles in Hollywood blockbusters, but he also took starring turns in TV series like Big Love and Training Day.

Hollywood Speaks Out About Politics

8:12am February 26, 2017

by Mandalit del Barco

Actors and agents were involved in teach-ins and rallies in the past week to oppose President Trump. Award shows and other events have been peppered with political opposition as well.

Danielle Russell admires her new eyelashes after her session at Elle salon.

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How The Long-Lash Look Went From The Red Carpet To Everyday Life

9:55pm February 25, 2017

by Tanya Ballard Brown

False eyelashes used to be mostly seen on people in movies and were hard to put on and take off. But these days, you can see that red carpet false-eyelash look on people almost anywhere.

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