Television

Logan (Brian Cox) just can't catch a break, now that he's committed all these terrible acts and alienated his kids and everything.

Arts

'Succession' recap: That (disastrous) meeting could have been an e-mail

10:10pm October 31, 2021

by Linda Holmes

Kendall crashes a meeting at Waystar Royco and upsets a delicate stalemate between himself and Shiv. Tom comes up with a new strategy, Greg doesn't get a watch, and the FBI is at the door.

Sports

'Swagger' follows a young basketball prodigy, inspired by Kevin Durant's life story

9:00am October 30, 2021

Scott Simon speaks with Reggie Rock Bythewood, director of the new TV drama "Swagger." It's about a basketball prodigy and the family, players and coaches around him.

Mary-Louise Parker and Nick Offerman play Teresa and Rick Kaepernick in Netflix's 'Colin in Black and White.'

Arts

Netflix's 'Colin in Black and White' shows a star athlete reaching toward Blackness

4:29pm October 29, 2021

by Eric Deggans

Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick worked together on the series, a coming-of-age portrait of the athlete.

Arts

Remembering 'Bosom Buddies' and 'Girls' actor Peter Scolari

1:41pm October 29, 2021

by Terry Gross

Scolari, who died Oct. 22, played opposite Tom Hanks in the ABC sitcom Bosom Buddies, and later co-starred in Newhart. He won an Emmy for his role on Girls. Originally broadcast in 1988.

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Arts

'Passing' puts a fresh spin on an old-fashioned story about race and identity

1:41pm October 29, 2021

by John Powers

Adapted from Nella Larsen's 1929 novella, Netflix's new film centers on two Black women, one of whom pretends to be white; the other could pretend, but chooses not to.

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Fred Rogers is memorialized in his role as Mister Rogers in a new statue unveiled by Rollins College in Florida.

Mister Rogers is surrounded by kids in a Florida college's new statue

12:05pm October 29, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"My hope is that this piece will bring joy and inspiration to many people, just as Mister Rogers' Neighborhood did for generations," sculptor Paul Day says.

Steve Carell as Mitch Kessler. Ah, Mitch. Should have stayed home.

Arts

'The Morning Show' recap: An Italian cascade of talking, sex and dangerous driving

6:00am October 29, 2021

by Linda Holmes

Alex and Mitch talk and talk and talk, and then they drive and drive and drive. Even for this show, it's just terrible.

Books
Arts

Need some new Halloween movies and books for your kids? Do come in (mwah-ha-ha)

5:31pm October 26, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

We've got some age-appropriate entertainment ideas for the little goblins in your lives.

Comedian Dave Chappelle speaks at the RUSH Philanthropic Arts Foundation's Art for Life Benefit in New York. Chappelle is speaking out over the controversy over his Netflix special The Closer in a new standup video posted to Instagram.

Read Dave Chappelle's response to backlash over Netflix comedy special 'The Closer'

11:01pm October 25, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

In a video posted on Instagram, the comedian responds to backlash over his Netflix comedy special.

Arts

50 years ago, 'The Electric Company' used comedy to boost kids' reading skills

3:55pm October 25, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

In October 1971, The Electric Company flipped a switch and hit the public TV airwaves, aiming to use sketch comedy and animated shorts to teach kids to read.

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