Television

Omar Sy stars as a shapeshifting thief in the Netflix series Lupin.

Arts

The Most Wanted Man In France Is Invisible In 'Lupin Part 2'

2:39pm June 11, 2021

by John Powers

Omar Sy plays a shapeshifting thief in the Netflix series modeled on Maurice Leblanc's Arsène Lupin novels. The new season offers a winning confection of speed, cool settings and good acting.

Arts

Remembering 'Mod Squad' Actor Clarence Williams III

2:25pm June 11, 2021

by Terry Gross

Williams, who died June 4, acted on Broadway before moving on to TV and film roles, including The Mod Squad, Purple Rain, Half Baked and I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. Originally broadcast in 1995.

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Stephen Colbert On Missing His Live Audience And Making Comedy A Family Business

2:25pm June 11, 2021

by Terry Gross

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert resumes taping in front of a live audience on June 14. Colbert spoke to Fresh Air in April 2021 about filming the show from home during the pandemic.

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Survey Says: America Loves Game Shows

6:29am June 11, 2021

The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., is starting an archive solely devoted to game show history. It will include old set designs, props and scripts.

Khloe Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Kris Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, and Kendall Jenner in Hollywood at the Kardashian Kollection Launch Party in 2011.

Arts

The Kardashians Kiss Reality TV Goodbye — And Move On To Disney And Hulu

9:40am June 10, 2021

by Mandalit del Barco

E! series Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which chronicled many marriages, babies and scandals over 20 seasons, ends Thursday. But this isn't the last we'll see of the Kardashian-Jenner family.

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Time-Traveling TV Romp 'Loki' Satirizes Comic-Book Conventions

1:27pm June 09, 2021

by David Bianculli

The new Disney+ series takes one of the most charismatic actors and characters in the entire Marvel Universe — Tom Hiddleston as Loki — and puts him in a show that's lots of fun.

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Multifaceted Mod Clarence Williams III Dead At 81

5:30pm June 08, 2021

by Mandalit del Barco

Actor Clarence Williams III has died. He was best known for playing Linc Hayes on The Mod Squad and Prince's father in Purple Rain.

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Tom Hiddleston stars as Loki in the new Marvel show on Disney+.

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Marvel Takes A Big Swing On The Small Screen With 'Loki'

5:05pm June 08, 2021

by Eric Deggans

Tom Hiddleston is arguably the biggest Marvel star to do a streaming series. Loki premieres Wednesday and continues the adventures of a character who was technically killed in Avengers: Infinity War.

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Chris Harrison attends ABC's Winter TCA 2020 Press Tour in Pasadena, California, on January 8, 2020.

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'The Bachelor' Host Chris Harrison Exits Franchise

4:21pm June 08, 2021

by Eric Deggans

Host Chris Harrison is out as the host of The Bachelor after almost twenty years with the franchise.

'Desert In' Is Opera — But Bingeworthy

9:21pm June 07, 2021

by Andrea Shea

Live performing-arts events are returning, but Desert In, a sexy mysterious streaming series assembled by a starry cast and crew for Boston Lyric Opera, asserts that digital opera is here to stay.

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