Television

Schwinners and Losers: The cast of Netflix's Stranger Things.

Books

Kids On Bikes: The Sci-Fi Nostalgia Of 'Stranger Things', 'Paper Girls' & 'Super 8'

2:19pm July 27, 2016

by Glen Weldon

Three recent properties - a Netflix series, a comic book and a 2011 Hollywood film - borrow key elements from Steven Spielberg and Stephen King to comment on adolescence in very different ways.

The Democratic Convention May Be Too Funny For Comedy Writers

11:06am July 26, 2016

The writers of the HBO comedy Veep say truth can be stranger than fiction when it comes to politics. NPR's Don Gonyea and Democratic pollster Margie Omero also join the conversation.

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Herizen Guardiola and Justice Smith in Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down, coming to Netflix in August.

Arts

Netflix, HBO, PBS And More Bring Their Upcoming Shows To Critics

7:00am July 26, 2016

by Linda Holmes

It's about time again for the Television Critics Association to meet in California, and we have a preview of the week to come.

Michael K. Williams says he has family members who remind him of Freddy, his character on HBO's The Night Of. "I still visit my family that's incarcerated and I see the good days, I see the bad days, I see the growth," he says.

Arts

No Longer Omar: Actor Michael K. Williams On Lucky Breaks And Letting Go

3:10pm July 25, 2016

Over the course of his career, Williams says he's learned to separate himself from his characters (like The Wire's Omar). In HBO's The Night Of, he plays a powerful prison inmate named Freddy.

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Wonder Woman display at Comic-Con International 2016 preview night on July 20, 2016 in San Diego, California.

At 75, Wonder Woman Lassos In A New Generation With An Ageless Fight

7:55am July 24, 2016

by Petra Mayer

As the launch of the upcoming film coincides with the heroine's Comic-Con fandom, Wonder Woman appears to be hooking new fans for the same reasons she was birthed in 1941: justice, peace and feminism.

Born This Way is produced by Jonathan Murray, the co-creator of MTV's Real World. Above, cast members Cristina Sanz (left), Rachel Osterbach, Steven Clark and Sean McElwee (top).

A Cast With Down Syndrome Brings Fresh Reality To Reality TV

4:32pm July 22, 2016

by Neda Ulaby

With the Emmy-nominated Born this Way poised to begin its second season July 26, the cast, co-creator and fans explain why the show has become such a hit.

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National

Managing Your News Intake In The Age Of Endless Phone Notifications

2:44pm July 22, 2016

by NPR Staff

This summer, it has felt like the terrible news just won't stop. A digital journalism expert at Columbia University offers advice for dealing with the barrage of news updates flowing to our screens.

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Patty Tolan (Leslie Jones), Abby Yates (Melissa McCarthy), Erin Gilbert (Kristen Wiig) and Jillian Holtzmann (Kate McKinnon) are the Ghostbusters.

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Ghostbusters' And 'Mr. Robot'

2:07pm July 22, 2016

by Linda Holmes

On this week's show, we bust some ghosts — well, we don't, but we watch those who do — and we address the beginning of the second season of USA's Emmy-nominated conspiracy thriller.

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Republican National Convention Parallels Reality Television

6:27pm July 21, 2016

by Eric Deggans

Conflict, betrayal, false words: The Republican National Convention is playing out like a reality TV show.

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Henry Winkler On Garry Marshall: 'He Was An Unstoppable Creator'

6:00pm July 20, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to actor Henry Winkler, who starred in Happy Days, about his memories working with writer and director Garry Marshall.

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