Television

Margaret (Nicole Kidman) is an expat American living in Hong Kong, grieving as a mother and a wife.

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Nicole Kidman leads an ensemble of privileged, disconnected American 'Expats'

7:00am January 25, 2024

by Linda Holmes

The TV adaptation of the 2016 novel The Expatriates is set in Hong Kong and tells the stories of several women navigating expat ennui. The show is also a strangely displaced form of prestige TV.

New Peacock comedy 'In the Know' parodies NPR

5:10am January 25, 2024

NPR's A Martinez talks to actor Zach Woods, who has skewered cubicle life in The Office and tech start-ups in Silicon Valley. Now his target is public radio.

Comedy Central has announced that Jon Stewart will return to The Daily Show host chair through the 2024 elections. He's shown above in August 2015.

Jon Stewart will return to 'The Daily Show' as a weekly guest host

11:31pm January 24, 2024

by Eric Deggans

The gig will go on through the 2024 elections, according to Comedy Central. It's a throwback for Stewart, who spent 16 years hosting the show.

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Charles Osgood, longtime CBS host on TV and radio, has died at 91

4:08pm January 23, 2024

by The Associated Press

Osgood, who anchored CBS Sunday Morning for more than two decades and hosted the long-running radio program The Osgood File, died Tuesday home in New Jersey. The cause was dementia, his family said.

Arts

25 years later, 'The Sopranos' remains a TV masterpiece

10:00am January 22, 2024

by David Bianculli

Tony Soprano was far from the typical protagonist of a TV drama. He wasn't just flawed; at times, he was utterly amoral. But audiences stayed with him — right up until the series' perfect ending.

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Jodie Foster and Kali Reis on the latest season of 'True Detective'

5:28pm January 18, 2024

Juana Summers talks to Jodie Foster and Kali Reis about the new season of True Detective.

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Arts

Remembering Tom Shales, a TV critic with a biting wit

1:30pm January 18, 2024

by Terry Gross

Known for his strong opinions, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post critic also reviewed films on Morning Edition for two decades. Shales died Jan. 13. Originally broadcast in 1989.

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NASA rover on Mars photographed something familiar to 'Star Trek' fans

7:25am January 17, 2024

The rover photographed a martian rock resembling the delta-shaped symbol worn by Starfleet officers on Star Trek. An amateur astronomer first noticed the rock in an image the space agency published.

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Cush Jumbo stars as June Lenker in Criminal Record.

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High-power detectives clash over a questionable conviction in 'Criminal Record'

2:28pm January 16, 2024

by John Powers

Set in London, this AppleTV+ miniseries centers on an old murder case that may need to be reopened. Though the show doesn't dig as deeply as it could, the two antagonists crackle with genuine dislike.

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Christina Applegate at the 75th Emmy Awards.

An emotional Christina Applegate receives a standing ovation at the Emmys

1:46pm January 16, 2024

by Andrew Limbong

The Dead to Me actor made a rare public appearance Monday night, after announcing she was diagnosed with MS.