Television

Arts

On HBO's 'Barry,' Bill Hader Asks, 'Can You Change Your Nature?'

1:50pm August 26, 2019

by Terry Gross

Hader is up for Emmy Awards for acting in and writing the dark comedy series, Barry, in which he plays a hitman who enrolls in acting classes. Originally broadcast June 20, 2019.

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Kirsten Dunst is excellent in the Showtime series On Becoming A God In Central Florida, playing struggling mom Krystal Stubbs.

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Kirsten Dunst Is On Top Of The Pyramid In 'On Becoming A God In Central Florida'

5:01am August 26, 2019

by Linda Holmes

Kirsten Dunst shines in Showtime's comedy-drama about a pyramid scheme and the weirdos who operate it.

World News

'Derry Girls' Is A Hit In Northern Ireland

8:32am August 24, 2019

by Joanna Kakissis

Derry Girls on Netflix is about teenagers in the '90s during The Troubles in Northern Ireland. It's a comedy. Locals in Londonderry love it and they tell us why.

For her starring role as Vice President Selina Meyer in the seventh and final season of Veep, Julia Louis-Dreyfus recently received another Emmy Award nomination for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series. She won the award six years in a row from 20

Arts

Julia Louis-Dreyfus: 'I Don't Think I've Made It ... And I Like That'

4:40pm August 23, 2019

by Audie Cornish

Nominated for a ninth Emmy Award in acting, the star of Veep and Seinfeld talks about getting her first laugh, her rocky start at Saturday Night Live and the #MeToo movement.

American workers Jill Lamantia and Bobby Allen struggle to adapt to the expectations of Chinese management in the documentary American Factory.

Work Cultures Clash When A Chinese Company Reopens An 'American Factory'

1:49pm August 23, 2019

by John Powers

A new film chronicles what happens when a Chinese billionaire reopens a former General Motors plant in Ohio. John Powers says it's an old-school observational documentary in the very best sense.

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National

Nation's Largest Hispanic Journalist Group Drops Sponsorship By Fox News

9:59am August 23, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The conservative network ignored the Hispanic journalists group's concerns about its immigration coverage, NAHJ says. The break came when a Fox pundit compared migrants with Nazis who invaded Europe.

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Our favorite incompetent invader is back in Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus.

Arts

'90s Kids, Rejoice: 'Invader Zim,' A Cult-Classic Nicktoon, Returns

9:48am August 23, 2019

by Vincent Acovino

Eighteen years after the short-lived series premiered, Invader Zim is back with a one-off special that lacks the edge of the show's best episodes, but recalls what made it so fun.

Arts

Stephen Root On 'Barry,' 'Office Space' And Why 'Less Is More' In Acting

1:22pm August 21, 2019

by Dave Davies

After appearing in nearly 800 TV episodes and 100 films, the noted character actor received his first Emmy nomination for his role as a handler to a hitman in the HBO series Barry.

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Aisling Bea stars as Aine in This Way Up, a new series available on Hulu.

Arts

'This Way Up' Deserves A Spot On Your Crowded Viewing List

12:00am August 21, 2019

by Linda Holmes

It can be hard not to miss lower-profile streaming shows. But This Way Up, a comedy created by Irish actress Aisling Bea and streaming on Hulu, has a sweet and funny story to tell.

A 15-year-old in Cambridge, Mass., shows off her vaping device in 2018. Schools and health officials across the U.S. are struggling to curb what they say is an epidemic of underage vaping.

Cigarettes Can't Be Advertised On TV. Should Juul Ads Be Permitted?

12:16pm August 20, 2019

by Michelle Andrews

Though tobacco ads have been banned from TV for about 50 years, the marketing of electronic cigarettes isn't constrained by the law. Public health advocates consider that a loophole that hurts kids.