Television

Why Fox's 'Rent Live' Wasn't Entirely Live For Its Viewers

6:10pm January 28, 2019

by Glen Weldon

The latest take on the live musical format premiered Sunday night on Fox with a production of Rent, but a cast member injury forced Fox to air a taped dress rehearsal instead.

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Science

New Netflix Show 'Brainchild' Makes Science Fun For Kids

9:15pm January 27, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Sahana Srinivasan, host of the new children's television series Brainchild, about making science relatable.

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Comedian Amanda Seales attends HBO's "I Be Knowin'" screening at The Roxy Hotel Cinema on Jan. 23, 2019 in New York City.

'Insecure' Star Amanda Seales Takes The Stand-Up Stage In HBO's 'I Be Knowin"

1:36pm January 27, 2019

by Janaya Williams

With her new special, Seales hopes to cement her position as a trusted and thoughtful comedic voice that speaks to a demographic that she says has long been ignored: black women.

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Comic Roy Wood Jr. Taps Into America's Psyche On 'The Daily Show'

1:33pm January 25, 2019

by Terry Gross

In 2018, Wood explained how the years he spent performing in comedy clubs in the South and Midwest — sometimes in places where he felt unsafe as a black man — prepared him for The Daily Show.

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Alan Alda On 'MASH' And His 'Tremendous Education' Growing Up In A Burlesque Club

1:33pm January 25, 2019

by Terry Gross

Alda, who spoke to Terry Gross in 1997, is being awarded the lifetime achievement award by the Screen Actors Guild on Sunday for his humanitarian efforts and acting roles.

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Chris Pine plays a washed-up newspaper reporter in 1965 Los Angeles in the TNT miniseries I Am the Night.

Arts

Mystery Miniseries 'I Am The Night' Borne From Real-Life Family Secrets

12:21pm January 25, 2019

by David Bianculli

TNT's intriguing six-part series features Chris Pine as a washed-up newspaper reporter whose path collides with a teenage girl searching for the truth about her past.

Review: Netflix's 'Black Earth Rising' Stars British Actress Michaela Coel

8:31am January 25, 2019

by Eric Deggans

Black Earth Rising is a fictional thriller about the modern repercussions of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The series, which debuts Friday, offers a compelling look at the atrocity.

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The hosts of Red Table Talk are (from left) Jada Pinkett-Smith, her mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, and her daughter Willow Smith.

Arts

Jada Pinkett-Smith, And Her Mom And Daughter, Get Candid On 'Red Table Talk'

8:31am January 25, 2019

by Rachel Martin

The Web series, streaming on Facebook Watch, brings three women of different generations together to discuss emotional topics like mental health, racism, addiction, divorce and forgiveness.

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Brooke (Heléne Yorke) and Cary (Drew Tarver) ride the product-placed coattails of their younger brother in The Other Two.

Arts

Siblings Struggle (Hilariously) In Their Kid Brother's Shadow: 'The Other Two'

5:49pm January 24, 2019

by Glen Weldon

When their 13-year-old brother (Case Walker) becomes a YouTube star, directionless New Yorkers Brooke (Heléne Yorke) and Cary (Drew Tarver) reluctantly find themselves drawn into his entourage.

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Comedy Central Premieres Final Season Of 'Broad City'

5:25am January 24, 2019

by Sam Sanders

Broad City follows Abbi and Illana — two 20-something women finding their way but with a twist. The show has been critically acclaimed, celebrated and criticized for its brand of feminism.

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