Television

Abortion conversations show how TV reflects our culture and can also shape it

5:08am July 07, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Tanya Melendez, a doctoral fellow at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, who says television has helped shape Americans' conversations centered on abortion.

It only makes sense that 'Running Up That Hill' is everywhere

6:01am July 02, 2022

by Stephen Thompson

This year's song of the summer comes to you from 1985.

Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven and Matthew Modine as Dr. Martin Brenner in Stranger Things.

Arts

'Stranger Things' season finale succeeds by leaning into excess

5:23pm July 01, 2022

by Eric Deggans

The characters' relationships develop and they face an array of surprises and complications in the bustling storyline that closes the fourth season.

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The Simpsons is the longest running show on television. Production workers who make the show say they deserve the same protections as the writers and animators.

Arts

'The Simpsons' production workers go union, saying they deserve a place at the table

9:55am July 01, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

Employees at the studio behind shows like The Simpsons and Family Guy say their parent company has recognized their union, and it could signal a big shift in animation.

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Composer Deborah Wicks La Puma writes music for Mo Willems' musicals including Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience. A new animated version is on HBO Max.

Mo Willems' naked mole rats owe their rock 'n' roll sound to this composer

3:11pm June 30, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

Composer Deborah Wicks La Puma has written music for Mo Willems' famous Pigeon, Elephant and Piggie - and now for Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed on HBO Max.

Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù plays Mr. Malcolm, the most desirable bachelor in 1818 London.

Ticking down a checklist of qualifications in 'Mr. Malcolm's List'

2:44pm June 30, 2022

by Bob Mondello

A 19th-century British gentleman's requirements for his bride lead to a scheme with many complications in Mr. Malcolm's List, a Bridgerton-like romance based on Suzanne Allain's 2020 novel.

National

Televised hearings investigating Jan. 6 begin

2:40pm June 29, 2022

by Mara Liasson

The first primetime televised hearing by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection was held on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

Actor Iman Vellani, who plays Kamala Khan in the new Disney+ TV show Ms. Marvel, attends a screening in London on May 26.

Many Pakistanis dig the cultural nods on 'Ms. Marvel' but are mixed on casting

12:43pm June 29, 2022

by Zuha Siddiqui

Pakistanis weigh in on the new Disney+ show, which features the story of Kamala Khan, a Pakistani American teen who discovers her superpowers in her grandmother's bangle.

TV review: 'Only Murders in the Building' begins its 2nd season on Hulu

5:05am June 28, 2022

by Eric Deggans

The show is even more confident in its second season — building on the surprising chemistry among the series' stars: Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez.

Arts

Stars use BET Awards stage to criticize Roe v. Wade ruling

12:28am June 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

Hosts and entertainers at the annual show recognizing Black excellence in the arts and sports criticize the recent Supreme Court decision the landmark overturning Roe v. Wade.