Television

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Ken Jeong's Netflix Comedy Special Comes Out On Valentine's Day

5:56am February 13, 2019

You might know actor Ken Jeong from the movie The Hangover. NPR's David Greene talks to him about his new Netflix special, and how he went from being a medical doctor to a comedian and actor.

Adam Savage, the former co-host of MythBusters, has a new show, MythBusters Jr., featuring six young experts in engineering, welding, astrophysics and design.

Arts

Try This At Home, Kids: Adam Savage On The Next Generation Of MythBusters

3:25pm February 11, 2019

by Sam Briger

The former co-host of MythBusters has a new show, MythBusters Jr., featuring six young experts in engineering, welding, astrophysics and design.

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Kacey Musgraves holds the four Grammys she won Sunday night.

Music & Culture

10 Takeaways From The 2019 Grammy Awards

3:05pm February 11, 2019

by Stephen Thompson

This year's telecast served up a string of satisfying winners, memorable performances and a GIF sure to endure until roughly the moment life on earth is extinguished.

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Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle star as middle-school besties Maya and Anna in the unconventional Hulu series PEN15.

Arts

Looking At Middle School Through Grown-Up Glasses In 'PEN15'

5:00am February 11, 2019

by Linda Holmes

The smart and weird new series PEN15 features Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle as middle school best friends navigating a world of boys, parents and social disasters.

Albert Finney as Tom Jones in the 1963 movie Tom Jones.

Arts

Albert Finney, Who Played Tom Jones, Daddy Warbucks And Hamlet, Dies At 82

2:47pm February 08, 2019

by Petra Mayer

The renowned British actor was nominated for five Oscars and two Tony Awards, among other prizes. His career spanned six decades, from understudying Laurence Olivier to appearing in a James Bond film.

Justina Machado On 'One Day At A Time'

5:12am February 08, 2019

Netflix's One Day at a Time is a reimagining of the TV classic. Rachel Martin talks with Justina Machado, who plays a newly single Latina mother raising her teenage kids with the help of her mom.

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Melvin Gregg as Erick Scott and André Holland as Ray Burke in High Flying Bird, directed by Steven Soderbergh.

Arts

The Business Of Sport Takes Center Stage In Soderbergh's 'High Flying Bird'

5:00am February 08, 2019

by Linda Holmes

A new Netflix film directed by Steven Soderbergh follows a sports agent who's trying to stay afloat and keep his clients happy during an NBA lockout.

Oscar statue watches over the 91st Oscars Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

Arts

Oscars Will Not Be Hosted For The First Time Since 1989

4:40pm February 05, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Questions about who would host the Academy Awards lingered ever since the scheduled host, comedian Kevin Hart, dropped out in December.

Give Amazon points for making Harrison Ford's increasingly curmudgeonly style look charming.

Arts

Super Bowl Ads 2019: Stunts, Self-Deprecation And Celebrity Sightings

2:56pm February 04, 2019

by Eric Deggans

Marketers focused on finding the humor in this year's crop of Super Bowl ads. Here's what worked — and so much more that didn't — on the world's biggest showcase for TV advertising.

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National

TV Networks Staff Shows With 'Intimacy Coordinators' To Monitor Sex Scenes

6:11pm February 03, 2019

To prevent harassment on TV and film sets, production houses are hiring so-called intimacy coordinators to oversee sex scenes. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ita O'Brien, who serves that role on Netflix's Sex Education.