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A therapist stumbles on a whole new way to treat patients in 'Shrinking'

1:36pm January 31, 2023

by David Bianculli

Jason Segel and Harrison Ford play therapists who're sometimes too honest with their patients — and not honest enough with themselves — in this winning new Apple TV+ comedy series.

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Libby (Lizzy Caplan), the narrator of Fleishman is in Trouble, is a stay-at-home mom who begins to question all of her life choices.

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'Fleishman Is in Trouble' is a Trojan horse for women's stories, says Lizzy Caplan

1:36pm January 31, 2023

by Ann Marie Baldonado

Caplan started out on Freaks and Geeks and now plays the narrator of Fleishman Is in Trouble. She says Fleishman seems like a story about a man going through a divorce, but it turns into much more.

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Cindy Williams arrives to the TV Land Awards 10th Anniversary in New York on April 14, 2012. Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the popular sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, in Los Angeles at age 75, her family said.

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'Laverne & Shirley' actor Cindy Williams dies at 75

7:20pm January 30, 2023

by The Associated Press

Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the popular sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died, her family said Monday.

The Addams Family characters Wednesday and Uncle Fester. The actress who played the iconic Wednesday, Lisa Loring, died this weekend.

Lisa Loring, the original Wednesday Addams, is dead at 64

5:37pm January 30, 2023

by Emily Olson

Lisa Loring will be remembered as a Hollywood icon for playing the gloomy Wednesday Addams at age 6. She went on to fill roles on As the World Turns and the Girl from U.N.C.L.E..

Verlaine was known for his jagged guitar playing style involving heavy vibrato and distortion and off-kilter lyrics.

Tom Verlaine, guitarist and singer of influential rock band Television, dies at 73

8:37pm January 28, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

The founding father of American punk and a fixture in the 1970s New York rock scene died Saturday as the result of a brief illness.

Rian Johnson talks new TV series 'Poker Face'

5:44pm January 28, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Rian Johnson, about his new murder-mystery series, Poker Face starring Natasha Lyonne, which is streaming on Peacock.

Lesley Manville stars in Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris.

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What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing

5:00pm January 27, 2023

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, and more.

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'The Last of Us' creates a dystopian landscape that feels human — and hopeful

1:26pm January 27, 2023

by John Powers

HBO's new show, which draws from a video game of the same name, is replete with apocalyptic landscapes and zombies. But what makes the series truly groundbreaking is the emotion that runs throughout.

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FOX has renewed 'The Simpsons' through 2025

7:26am January 27, 2023

The show debuted in 1989, and there have been 36 seasons and 1,800 episodes. This season, stars such as Billie Eillish and Natasha Lyonne made guest appearances.

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'Sesame Street' co-creator Lloyd Morrisett has died at age 93

5:04pm January 26, 2023

by Cory Turner

We remember Lloyd Morrisett, the co-creator of one of the most beloved television programs in history, Sesame Street, who died this week at the age of 93.

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