Television

Matt Rogers in Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?

Arts

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

8:50pm December 09, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: South Side, Treasure Planet, the Sight & Sound film list, Matt Rogers and more.

The Internet is losing it over the second season of 'The White Lotus'

5:08pm December 09, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Vox senior correspondent Alex Abad-Santos about the second season of "The White Lotus" and why the internet can't stop coming up with theories about the finale.

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A woman watches an episode of the newly released Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan, about Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in London on Thursday.

It's thumbs-down in the U.K. for Harry and Meghan's Netflix Series

9:49am December 09, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

Even critics in the liberal media panned Harry & Meghan, the new documentary that attacks Britain's notorious tabloids for invading the couple's privacy and coverage that traded in racist tropes.

Arts

'Harry and Meghan' gets harsh review

5:00am December 09, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

Even even newspapers critical of the monarchy didn't like the couple's approach either to telling their story in the new Netflix documentary.

Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle, announcing their engagement on November 27, 2017 in London, England.

Here's what we learned from Harry and Meghan's Netflix documentary

8:33pm December 08, 2022

by Eric Deggans

The first part of the long-awaited series shows the couple navigating their early relationship. Critic Eric Deggans says it avoids offending specific royals, but offers a critique of British society.

Washington TV reporter Pat Collins is retiring after 49 years

4:19pm December 08, 2022

Pat Collins, known for being a quirky Washington TV reporter, is retiring after 49 years.

Netflix releases the long-awaited documentary series, 'Harry & Meghan'

4:19pm December 08, 2022

by Linda Holmes

Netflix released three episodes of the long-awaited documentary series, "Harry & Meghan." The Duke and Duchess of Sussex share their love story in the series.

Tammy Wynette and George Jones' love story is told in a new Showtime series

5:02am December 08, 2022

"George & Tammy" is a 6-part Showtime series about the careers and marriage of country music's George Jones & Tammy Wynette. Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain star.

Office workers in London, watch the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's controversial documentary being aired on Netflix Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022.

Arts

The British royals brace themselves for the Harry and Meghan documentary

4:57am December 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

Britain's monarchy is bracing for more bombshells as Netflix releases the first episodes of a series promising to tell more about Prince Harry and Meghan's estrangement from the royal family.

Kumail Nanjiani plays Somen "Steve" Banerjee, the founder of Chippendales, in Welcome to Chippendales on Hulu. "He was the king of a world that wouldn't have him as a member," Nanjiani says.

Arts

In 'Chippendales,' actor Kumail Nanjiani embraces a complicated, criminal role

1:22pm December 07, 2022

by Terry Gross

Somen "Steve" Banerjee, founder of Chippendales, was ultimately undone by his own corrupt business practices. "He was the king of a world that wouldn't have him as a member," Nanjiani says.

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