Pop Culture

Gaby Hoffmann plays Ali on the Amazon series Transparent. She says her character was "lost in the woods of being lost" and is now working to become "more focused."

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'I Never Set Out To Be An Actor,' Says 'Transparent' Star Gaby Hoffmann

2:29pm October 10, 2016

Hoffmann grew up in the Chelsea Hotel with her mother, an actress in Andy Warhol's Factory. Gaby appeared in Field of Dreams and other films as child, but says she saw acting as "a means to an end."

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Henderson Pavilion in Nevada on Thursday.

'You Can Do Anything': In 2005 Tape, Trump Brags About Groping, Kissing Women

11:29pm October 07, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

In a leaked secret recording, the now-GOP presidential nominee can be heard talking about kissing and grabbing women, because, "When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything."

Thomas Haden Church and Sarah Jessica Parker star as Robert and Frances, a couple in a crumbling marriage in HBO's Divorce.

Arts

'Divorce' Finds The Comedy In Calling It Quits

6:44pm October 07, 2016

by NPR Staff

Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church are a middle aged couple in a crumbling marriage. Show creator Sharon Horgan says she thought it would make "funny and sad and terrifying viewing."

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In Insecure, Issa Rae plays a character who's just an everyday woman — not a high-powered lawyer or music executive.

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Issa Rae Turns Basic Into Revolutionary With 'Insecure'

1:35pm October 07, 2016

by Eric Deggans

Rae's new HBO show is the first premium cable scripted series created by and starring a black woman. She plays an ordinary, sometimes-awkward character, not a high-powered lawyer or music executive.

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Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling in La La Land, which won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Fall Movie And TV Preview

1:16pm October 07, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Bob Mondello joins us for a look at the fall films from the Toronto International Film Festival, and we jump into our annual fall television pool.

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Lorelei and Rory Gilmore get a cup of joe at Luke's Diner in a scene from the show Gilmore Girls. Luke's — and coffee — were a very big part of the show.

Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! I Finally Got To Be A Gilmore Girl At Luke's Diner

4:35pm October 06, 2016

by Tove Danovich

Like many fans across America, I queued up for hours for a pop-up replica of the show's iconic diner. We were there for free coffee, but the real draw was a taste of the Gilmore Girls way of life.

"It's a difficult subject," says Luke Cage actor Mike Colter, "but I felt like what we're doing with the show is saying there can be some heroes in hoodies."

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Luke Cage, Marvel's Reluctant Hero In A Hoodie

5:43pm October 03, 2016

by NPR Staff

Luke Cage was one of the first black superheroes on comics pages. Now, he's a TV pioneer too, with Marvel's Luke Cage, which updates the blaxploitation-inspired character for modern viewers.

National

Review: HBO Hopes To Fill Sunday Spotlight With 'Westworld' Series

8:43am October 02, 2016

HBO needs to find a big-ticket drama to fill out a Sunday evening time slot. They're hoping "Westworld," an elaborate sci-fi drama set in a Western-themed amusement park, will be a hit.

Toledano on set, being made up for one of his fates.

Arts

A Photographer Gets Old — Over And Over — In 'The Many Sad Fates'

7:30pm October 01, 2016

by NPR Staff

Photographer Phillip Toledano lost both his parents, an aunt and an uncle and began to wonder — what other dark turns did life have in store? He explores the possibilities in a new short film.

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Richard Trentlage, Oscar Mayer Weiner Song Writer, Dies At 87

8:44am October 01, 2016

In 1962, Richard Trentlage recorded an advertising jingle in his living room that began "I wish I were an Oscar Mayer Weiner..." He was no one-slogan wonder.