Pop Culture

Nigerian Rapper Goes Viral With His Take On 'This Is America'

1:38pm June 01, 2018

by Linus Unah

Called "This Is Nigeria," the music video by rapper Falz sheds light on the country's most pressing issues, from unemployed youth to unreliable electricity. Here's a handy guide to his references.

Politics & Government

The Other Trump-Kim Summit

8:20am May 31, 2018

The reality TV star and cosmetics mogul Kim Kardashian West paid a call to the White House yesterday. Kardashian West is advocating the freeing of a great-grandmother in federal prison.

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Mick Jagger Is A Total Instagram Dad

5:08am May 31, 2018

Turns out Mick Jagger is just as capable of being a dorky dad as anyone else. The rock icon likes to leave cheesy comments on his son Lucas' Instagram photos.

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Arts

Identity And The End Of 'The Americans'

11:32pm May 30, 2018

by Linda Holmes

The Americans concluded after six seasons on Wednesday night.

Roseanne Barr has offered several explanations for her tweet attacking Valerie Jarrett — including saying that she was influenced by the sleep aid Ambien.

Roseanne Barr Says Ambien Played Role In Racist Tweet That Spiked Her Show's Reboot

12:26pm May 30, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Critics pounced after Barr said she was "Ambien tweeting" at 2 in the morning. She also said she believed the target of her tweet, Valerie Jarrett, was Saudi or Jewish or Persian — rather than black.

National

ABC Cancels 'Roseanne' After Racist Twitter Rant From Its Star

10:06pm May 29, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The comedian's tweets were "abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show," the president of ABC Entertainment said.

Arts

Can You Trust A Movie Trailer?

5:49pm May 29, 2018

Movie trailers are a thing unto themselves, but can you really trust them? Linda Holmes and Glen Weldon of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour explain how manipulative and sneaky movie trailers can be.

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Someone — either this wolf or you — is about to meet an unfortunate end in the survival simulator The Long Dark.

Arts

Reading The Game: The Long Dark

7:00am May 27, 2018

by Jason Sheehan

Our occasional series on storytelling in video games returns with a look at the survival simulator The Long Dark, which uses sound and silence to build a world not long into some terrible disaster.

Rose McGowan appears at Loudoun County District Court for a preliminary hearing after cocaine was found in the wallet she left on an airplane at Dulles International Airport last year. She says she believes she was framed.

Rose McGowan: Put Me On The Stand Against Weinstein

1:45am May 27, 2018

The actress was one of the first women to publicly accuse Weinstein of sexual assault. She says she had not believed the movie mogul would face charges, but now hopes he will be convicted.

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Talley — seen here in a still from the movie — says his love of fashion comes from his love of his grandmother and her fine church wardrobe.

Arts

'The Gospel According to André:' Look Fabulous, And Know Your History

4:31pm May 23, 2018

by Audie Cornish

A new documentary, The Gospel According to André, digs into the colorful life of former Vogue fashion editor, French history expert and noted caftan enthusiast André Leon Talley.