Television

Sexy Beasts comes to Netflix on July 21.

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Arts

What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

9:00am June 25, 2021

Every Friday, Pop Culture Happy Hour hosts and guests share the shows, movies, books and music that brought them joy. This week: Sexy Beasts, Launchpad shorts, a Hunchback history and Mythic Quest.

Lucy (Ilana Glazer) undergoes a procedure in Hulu's False Positive.

Arts

Pregnancy Horror 'False Positive' Doesn't Deliver

7:01am June 25, 2021

by Glen Weldon

Hulu's horror-thriller about a woman (Ilana Glazer) who begins to suspect there's something sinister about her pregnancy grasps at many ideas without developing them.

Arts

David Choe Releases New Show On FX and Hulu

5:05am June 25, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to LA-based painter David Choe about his new show. Choe engages with his subjects in the joyously paint-splattered squalor of what had been his childhood home.

O'Brien is leaving TBS with plans to debut a weekly variety show on corporate sibling HBO Max. He's pictured above in February 2016.

Arts

After 28 Quirky Years, Conan O'Brien Is Leaving Late Night

5:48pm June 24, 2021

by Eric Deggans

Despite his longevity, O'Brien has always seemed like a host who never fit in easily on television – perhaps, at least in part, by design. He plans to debut a weekly variety show on HBO Max.

National

Celebrating The 40th Anniversary Of 'Dynasty,' A Trailblazer For Queer Representation

6:35pm June 22, 2021

by Chloe Veltman

Offering scenes of unforgettable camp and introducing one of the first out gay characters to mass audiences, the primetime TV series Dynasty achieved iconic status, especially among LGBTQ+ audiences.

Paula Pell as Gloria, Sara Bareilles as Dawn, Goldsberry as Wickie, Busy Philipps as Summer in Girls5Eva.

Arts

'Hamilton' Star Renée Elise Goldsberry Becomes A 1-Hit Wonder In 'Girls5Eva'

3:04pm June 22, 2021

by Ann Marie Baldonado

The comedy Girls5Eva, which was just renewed for a second season, follows a 1990s band that reunites after a long stretch of obscurity. Goldsberry was once in a girl group herself.

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Arts

'Desus & Mero' On How Their Bronx Roots Paved The Way To Comedy Success

8:25pm June 21, 2021

by Terry Gross

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero started out doing comedy together on Twitter, then created the Bodega Boys podcast. Their comedy series on Showtime is now in its third season.

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A Censored Sex Scene In 'Harley Quinn' Sparks Debate On Depictions Of Female Pleasure

6:51pm June 21, 2021

by Glen Weldon

Creators of the HBO Max series Harley Quinn said executives blocked a scene where Batman performs oral sex on Catwoman, sparking a social media conversation about censorship of female pleasure.

Anna Konkle attends the 2020 Writers Guild Awards West Coast ceremony on Feb. 1, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Arts

Not My Job: We Quiz 'PEN15' Co-Creator Anna Konkle On Junior Highs

8:13am June 19, 2021

Konkle, who also co-stars in PEN15, is an expert on junior high, so she'll answer three questions about junior highs — specifically, the vague sense of agitation you get from drinking Red Bull.

Arts

HBO's 'Betty' Highlights The Lives Of Women Skateboarders During The Pandemic

7:58am June 19, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with executive producer Crystal Moselle about the second season of Betty, an HBO series about real-life skateboarders and their experiences on the streets of New York City.