Television

Impact Of Ava DuVernay's Netflix Series: 'When They See Us'

6:10am June 13, 2019

by Eric Deggans

The resonance of the Netflix series about the Central Park Five reached a high point when the Oprah Winfrey Network aired a discussion with Winfrey and the 5 men wrongfully convicted of rape.

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Politics & Government

Rising Democratic Party Star Urges Hollywood Not To Leave Georgia Over Abortion Law

5:36am June 13, 2019

Rachel Martin talks to Stacey Abrams, Georgia's former gubernatorial candidate, about why she's urging the entertainment industry not to boycott her state over its recent abortion measure.

Bill That Includes Landfill Cleanup Clears Senate

2:54pm June 11, 2019

by David Ford

The state Senate passed a regulatory reform bill tackling issues from landfill cleanup to water fountain requirements.

Sesame Street's Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Abby Cadabby attend HBO Premiere of Sesame Street's The Magical Wand Chase at the Metrograph in 2017 in New York City.

Music & Culture

50 Years Young: How The Music Of 'Sesame Street' Keeps Up With The Times

6:10pm June 10, 2019

Sesame Street team members Dr. Rosemarie Truglio and Bill Sherman discuss writing songs for the iconic show over the years.

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Arts

Devastating New Miniseries Examines The Horrors Faced By The Central Park 5

1:35pm June 10, 2019

by Soraya Nadia McDonald

In telling the story of five teens wrongly convicted of rape, Ava DuVernay's When They See Us reminds viewers what happens when adults responsible for upholding justice instead chose to subvert it.

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The cast of Hadestown performed at the Tony Awards on Sunday night, as the show won eight awards.

Arts

'Hadestown' Finds Bliss At The Tony Awards

12:26am June 10, 2019

by Linda Holmes

Anaïs Mitchell's long-developing musical won eight awards, including best musical, while The Ferryman won best play.

Arts

'The Handmaid's Tale' And Coming Out As Transgender

8:44am June 09, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Vox culture critic Emily VanDerWerff, who came out publicly as a trans woman in her recent review of the new season of The Handmaid's Tale.

Review: 'Big Little Lies,' Season 2

8:14am June 07, 2019

by Eric Deggans

HBO's hit drama Big Little Lies wasn't supposed to have a second season. But after last year's debut earned Emmy and Golden Globe awards, HBO announced a second installment.

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Season 2 of HBO's Big Little Lies finds the so-called Monterey Five (Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz, Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman and Laura Dern) dealing with the emotional aftermath of the killing that concluded Season 1.

Arts

With 1 Huge Lie Revealed, 'Big Little Lies' Season 2 Takes A Slow-Burn Strategy

1:36pm June 06, 2019

by John Powers

Meryl Streep joins the Big Little Lies cast as the mother of the man killed at the end of Season 1 — complicating things for the Monterey Five, who are still processing the aftermath of the death.

In the first episode of Black Mirror Season 5, Anthony Mackie (left) and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II play two estranged college friends who reunite later in life over a virtual reality video game.

Originality And Uncertainty Still Reign As 'Black Mirror' Enters Its 5th Season

3:21pm June 05, 2019

by David Bianculli

The anthology series returns to Netflix with three thought-provoking new installments that help solidify the show's hold on the fantasy anthology series crown.

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