Pop Culture

Mimi Sheraton is no fan of kale chips, shown here at Elizabeth's Gone Raw on May 20, 2011 in Washington, D.C.

National

Kill The Culture Of Cool Kale, Food Critic Says

2:19pm June 06, 2016

Mimi Sheraton first praised kale in the 1970s as restaurant critic for The New York Times. Her article might have helped make kale cool today. Now Sheraton says she hates the vegetable.

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The issues John Oliver tackles on his show aren't necessarily the headlines of the week; they're the kind of chronic issues — like credit scores, 911 funding and public defenders — that can be the hardest to get people to pay attention to.

Arts

How John Oliver's 'Last Week Tonight' Is Using Stunts To Tell Stories

1:27pm June 06, 2016

by Linda Holmes

HBO's Last Week Tonight ended with a surprising display of how, as they put it, "any idiot" can buy and sell other people's debts.

Arts

'Angie Tribeca,' Comedy Backscratcher, Returns For New Adventures

1:22pm June 06, 2016

by Linda Holmes

The TBS slapstick cop comedy is back for a second season, and it's just as ridiculous and fast-paced as it's been all along.

Shiri Appleby and Constance Zimmer in Lifetime's UnREAL.

Arts

'UnREAL' Returns With Three Little Words And No Apologies

9:57am June 06, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Lifetime's UnREAL brings its fictional reality-show producers back for another season of take-no-prisoners television.

Books

After 'Fargo' Noah Hawley Writes 'Before The Fall'

5:54am June 02, 2016

David Greene talks with Noah Hawley, the creator of TV's Fargo, about his novel Before the Fall. It's rooted in what Hawley views as a very real human desire to create narratives to explain tragedies.

Martin Short and Maya Rudolph kicked off their variety show Maya & Marty on Tuesday night.

Arts

'Maya And Marty': NBC Tries A Lukewarm Summer 'SNL' In Prime Time

11:32am June 01, 2016

by Linda Holmes

What could have been a true variety show collapsed into a halfhearted version of late-night comedy where the bright spots only accentuated the weak ones.

Director Roman Polanski speaks to his lawyers after a February 2015 hearing concerning a U.S. request for his extradition in Krakow, Poland.

Poland Renews Push To Extradite Filmmaker Roman Polanski To U.S.

6:34pm May 31, 2016

by Chris Arnold

A Polish court last year denied a U.S. request to extradite Polanski, who pleaded guilty in 1977 to statutory rape but fled. Now Poland's justice minister says he'll appeal to the Supreme Court.

Arts

'Top Gear' Returns With New Hosts On BBC America

4:29pm May 30, 2016

by Eric Deggans

The massively popular BBC show, Top Gear, relaunches Monday on BBC America. Following the painfully public downfall of its former host, the new hosts have big gears to grind.

Gamer, Girlfriend Take Relationship To Next Level After Super Mario Proposal

7:38am May 30, 2016

Pam Edwards was playing the video game next to her boyfriend, Shane Birkinbine. Little did she know, Birkinbine had redesigned the level so the bricks spelled out "Will you marry me?"

Arts

A Modern 'Roots' For An American Society Still 'Based On The Color Line'

5:17am May 30, 2016

by Eric Deggans

The remake of the seminal TV miniseries begins on the History channel Monday night. Co-producer LeVar Burton says he recognized an opportunity to retell the story "to and for a new generation."