Swagger On Display At 'Empire' Season Finale Parties
With its flashy swagger and quotable one-liners, Empire, the Fox series about a black music label, has become a cultural phenomenon. A watch party in D.C., had just as much.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Nick Hornby's 'Funny Girl' And Adapting Books
On this week's show, we read a book — specifically Nick Hornby's Funny Girl. We broaden out from there to film adaptations of books, and as always, we tell you what's making us happy this week.
The 'Empire' Touch: A Cookie By Any Other Name
Fox's freshman series Empire finished its first season with an action-packed often baffling finale that underscored how much fun it is, even when it doesn't make sense.
Does Fox's 'Empire' Break Or Bolster Black Stereotypes?
The hip-hop drama ends its first season Wednesday as a huge hit, thanks to black viewers. But NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says it also has sparked a complex debate over TV stereotypes.
Video Break: Soaring Through An Immense Vietnamese Cave
American photographer Ryan Deboodt says he filmed Hang Son Doong on his third visit. The world's largest cave features a river and huge "skylights" that have allowed trees and wildlife to flourish.
Small Batch Edition: On Loving Romance With Sarah Wendell
We talk to romance blogger Sarah Wendell about romance fans, romance novels, and some of her top recommendations for fans and new visitors alike.
Do TV Cooking Shows Make Us Fat?
Women who cooked the meals they saw prepared on television weighed more, on average, than those who simply watched, a study shows. The findings challenge the notion that home cooking is always best.
'The Jinx' And The Challenges of Public Curiosity
One of the lessons documentarians are learning is that the more people like your work, the more they ask questions about it.
Forget Binge Watching: Great Television Happens When Networks Pace Shows
The perfect example, says critic David Bianculli, is HBO's The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst. Spread out over six weeks, the finale had the most chilling TV moment he's seen in years.
Looks Matter: A Century Of Iconic Food Packaging
Many of the boxes, bags and bottles that contain our edibles were once groundbreaking — both in their design and in how they changed our perception of what's inside. Designers tell us their favorites.