Arts

The original San Diego Comic-Con committee, as drawn by Scott Shaw! and inspired by Jack Kirby.

Arts

San Diego Comic-Con Is Turning 50: Here's Its Origin Story

4:09pm July 19, 2019

by Petra Mayer

50 years ago, a bunch of teenaged comics fans got together to plan a convention, and what started with 300 people in a hotel basement became the pop culture juggernaut known as San Diego Comic Con.

Neil Armstrong tests out his spacesuit and camera in April 1969, three months before he would actually set foot on the moon.

Arts

Hollywood Shoots The Moon: 117 Years Of Lunar Landings At The Movies

4:09pm July 19, 2019

by Bob Mondello

Motion pictures went to the moon long before Apollo 11 did, and they keep going back. Critic Bob Mondello reflects on the many films, from 1902 to today, that have made the journey.

An imagined future speaks in David Ewing Duncan's Talking to Robots.

An Imagined Future Speaks In 'Talking To Robots'

2:29pm July 19, 2019

by Adam Frank

If you want to see what that future might look like, David Ewing Duncan's book is a fun place to start; he envisions various bots based on interviews with scientists and engineers, among others.

Comedians and Las Culturistas hosts Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang face off in a game on Ask Me Another at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.

Arts

Bowen Yang And Matt Rogers: I Don't Think So, Honey!

11:43am July 19, 2019

Comedians and co-hosts of Las Culturistas, Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers discuss their lives before comedy and how they became friends. Then they get competitive in two games about honey and pop divas.

Queue Listen Now

Ophira Eisenberg performs alongside guest house musician Julian Velard on Ask Me Another at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.

Arts

Fly Me To The Permanent Natural Satellite

11:37am July 19, 2019

Pretending they're on a romantic night stroll, contestants must correctly identify facts about the moon that would impress their hypothetical date.

Queue Listen Now

Contestants Alysa O'Shea and Mike Racioppa appear on Ask Me Another at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.

Arts

Classical Power Chords

11:37am July 19, 2019

In this audio quiz, classical compositions are paired up with contemporary songs they inspired.

Queue Listen Now

Contestants Max Neuman and Alice Kors appear on Ask Me Another at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.

Arts

Put On A Happy Face

11:37am July 19, 2019

In this music game, songs from famous musicals are rewritten to describe the plots of famous non-music dramatic stage plays. It's a crossover the Tony Awards would never themselves allow.

Queue Listen Now

HQ Words host Anna Roisman leads a word game Ask Me Another at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.

Arts

Too Many Letters With Anna Roisman

11:37am July 19, 2019

In this game guest-hosted by HQ Words', Anna Roisman, contestants mash-up two initialisms: For example: if your tax returns are being audited by Kate McKinnon, you've sent them to the I-R-S-N-L.

Queue Listen Now

Contestants and comedian Bowen Yang compete in Ask Me Another's final round at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York.

Arts

Chicken And Egg Problems

11:37am July 19, 2019

In this final round, the contestants — plus special guest Bowen Yang — are asked to identify, given a pair of events, which came first?

Queue Listen Now

Godzilla — who's celebrating his own 65th birthday this year — watches over convention-goers on preview night at San Diego Comic Con.

Arts

Comic-Con 2019, Day 1: Sleepless In San Diego

7:00am July 19, 2019

San Diego Comic-Con kicked off Thursday, with more than 130,000 attendees expected. Big draws of the day were Lin-Manuel Miranda and Arnold Schwarzenegger — and a surprise appearance from Tom Cruise.