Is It Time To Sack Football As We Know It?
A new study of 111 brains of former NFL players revealed that 110 of them had a degenerative brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Television
Whatever The Character, June Foray's Voice Was Warmly Familiar
Foray voiced a wide variety of animated characters, and she brought the same genial humor and warmth to them all — except one.
Comic Jessica Williams On 'The Daily Show' And Learning To 'Never Be Average'
Williams joined The Daily Show when she was 22. She says, "I was younger and I was black and I was a woman, so ... I'm like, I have something to prove." She now stars in The Incredible Jessica James.
Wesley Snipes' Debut Novel Explores Damnation And Salvation
The acclaimed actor's new book is fantasy fiction with heavy religious themes.
'Game Of Thrones' Season 7, Episode 2: 'You're A Dragon. Be A Dragon'
In "Stormborn," lots of long-hoarded information was finally shared, and in a massive sea battle, buckles got gruesomely swashed.
The Next 'Game of Thrones' Could Be Set In Post-Apocalyptic Africa
HBO has optioned the novel Who Fears Death by sci-fi writer Nnedi Okorafor. And the man behind GoT — George R.R. Martin — is at the helm.
TV Networks Bring Back Game Shows 'Battle Of The Network Stars,' 'The Gong Show'
Several game shows from the '70s and '80s have been revamped for summer TV, including Battle of the Network Stars, The Gong Show and Match Game. NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast talks about whether these shows are diversionary fluff or filling a summertime need.
'Awkward' And 'Insecure' Get To The Root Of Writer Issa Rae's Humor
As a self-described "awkward black girl," Rae says she often felt that she was straddling two worlds growing up. She created and stars in the HBO series Insecure. Originally broadcast Nov. 8, 2016.
'Last Chance U': Netflix Docuseries Follows Troubled Community College Football Stars
Last Chance U is a docuseries on Netflix that takes viewers inside the football program at East Mississippi Community College, where troubled football stars try to work their way back to top schools.
'Hawaii Five-0' Casting Announcement Doesn't Fix CBS's Larger Diversity Problem
CBS announced the three new actors who will be joining the cast of its cop drama. To no one's surprise, all are nonwhite. But the network still has work to do.