Kennedy Center Honors Will Air On CBS, With Pandemic Changes
The Kennedy Center Honors broadcast airs on CBS on June 6th. Recipients include Debbie Allen and Dick Van Dyke. It was a very different event this year.
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Bo Burnham's 'Inside' Is A Musical Fantasy About Terrible Realities
Burnham has been away from stand-up for a long time, and this is not a stand-up special. It's theater, filmed at home, touching on some of the harshest realities of the isolated mind.
French News Channel, Referred To As French Fox News, Gains In Popularity
A number of cable TV news channels in France have moved sharply to the right in recent months, reflecting a change in the national political mood.
Vietnam War Nurses, Gold Star Families Honored In PBS Memorial Day Event
The National Memorial Day Concert broadcast online on Sunday honored fallen and overlooked heroes in uniform, with the help of noted actors who gave emotional monologues.
'Mare Of Easttown': Your Finale Questions, Answered
The mystery was finally solved on Sunday night's seventh and final episode of HBO's Mare of Easttown. It got complicated, so we've got answers.
3 Documentaries You Should Watch About The Tulsa Race Massacre
Monday is the 100th anniversary of one of the worst acts of racial violence in American history. A spate of books and documentaries are marking the moment; we round up three to watch this weekend.
'Plan B' Is A Winning Comedy With Some Painful Truths
The new film Plan B follows two teenagers on a trek to obtain a morning-after pill. Surprisingly warm but also broadly funny, it's a tricky balance executed very well.
In New Italian Netflix Series 'Zero,' A Black Hero Makes Invisibility His Superpower
The series is Italy's first with a majority Black cast. Lead actor Giuseppe Dave Seke tells NPR that Zero is "opening up a door in Italy that was just waiting to be opened."
Gripping Documentaries Mark The 100th Anniversary Of The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Documentaries from the History Channel, PBS and the National Geographic Channel show the attack that destroyed Tulsa's prominent Black neighborhood 100 years ago is still disturbingly relevant today.
The 'Friends' Reunion That Lost Its Nerve
After a year of delay, the Friends reunion is on HBO Max. And while there are some poignant moments of reminiscing, there's entirely too much irrelevant celebrity and too much James Corden.