Analysis

Dean Winters, left, and Josh Duhamel are not your father's mismatched buddy cops, on the new CBS show Battle Creek.

Arts

'Battle Creek' Tries To Shake Up CBS' Cop Show Formula

10:20pm March 01, 2015

by Eric Deggans

CBS' new cop show Battle Creek is based on a 12-year-old script by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan. It's among three new network shows that aim to reinvent old TV concepts.

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Kevin Spacey's President Frank Underwood is embattled and often frustrated in the third season of Netflix's House of Cards.

This Season On 'House Of Cards,' It's Tough To Be The Boss

11:13am February 27, 2015

by Eric Deggans

New episodes of Netflix's House of Cards debut today, and NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says this season's challenges may please critics who say the show's vision of Washington, D.C., runs too smoothly.

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Here's a set of Afro-centric emoticons that Oju Africa's CEO thinks trumps Apple's new diverse emojis.

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African Emoji CEO: Apple 'Missed The Whole Point' With Its Diverse Emojis

7:23pm February 25, 2015

by Kat Chow

Alpesh Patel released the first-ever set of black emoticons last year. He says Apple still has a long way to go.

National

Here's Where Emoji Skin-Tone Colors Come From

8:14pm February 24, 2015

by Kat Chow

Apple will be rolling out a more diverse set of emojis with browner — and yellower — skin tones. Here's the science behind how they come up with the colors.

Homeland Security Warns Of Terrorist Threats Against U.S. Malls

11:25am February 23, 2015

by Cokie Roberts

The secretary of Homeland Security has issued a warning after a video purportedly from the al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab called for Muslims to attack shopping malls.

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Jon Cryer, left, and Ashton Kutcher in a scene from Kutcher's 2011 debut on CBS' "Two and a Half Men."

Arts

As CBS' 'Two And A Half Men' Ends, Questions On How It Lasted So Long

4:12pm February 19, 2015

by Eric Deggans

CBS' Two and a Half Men ends a 12-season run tonight as TV's longest-running multicamera sitcom. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says some experts still struggle to explain the show's longtime success.

Kheira Benkreira and Hasnia Bekkadja attend a vigil for the slain Chapel Hill victims in Washington, D.C., last week.

National

Some Thoughtful Words — And Many Unanswered Questions — After Chapel Hill

6:49pm February 17, 2015

by Kat Chow

Here are some of the many powerful essays we've come across in the aftermath of this tragedy.

Brian Williams and Jon Stewart backstage at "The New York Comedy Festival And The Bob Woodruff Foundation Present: The 7th Annual Stand Up For Heroes" event at Madison Square Garden in Nov. 2013.

National

What Matters More To America: The Brian Williams Debacle, Or Jon Stewart's Departure?

3:30pm February 11, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

A new online survey shows only 27 percent of Americans can identify the NBC Nightly News anchor from his photograph.

President George W. Bush addressed a joint session of Congress shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks, vowing to tap "every resource" to fight terrorism. Two days before the speech, he had signed an Authorization for Use of Military Force passed by Congress.

In White House Memory, A-U-M-F Translates To B-U-S-H

9:26am February 11, 2015

by Ron Elving

Surely it is not a welcome thought for the current White House that it is going to Congress for the Authorization for the Use of Military Force " ... just like President Bush."

In 2001, graphic novelist Adrian Tomine (Shortcomings) published a pungent one-page comic describing his own history with the legacy of Long Duk Dong.

Graphic Novelist Adrian Tomine Takes On The Notorious Long Duk Dong

3:35pm February 09, 2015

by Kat Chow

The cartoonist shared how the cartoonish Sixteen Candles character affected him IRL.