Arts & Life

The Coronavirus Pandemic May End The Reign Of Blue Jeans

8:00am August 01, 2020

With most people staying at home these days, Americans are searching for comfort and ditching the denim. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to retail journalist Abha Bhattarai about the demise of jeans.

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Oprah's 'O Magazine' Honors Breonna Taylor In Historic Cover

8:00am August 01, 2020

For the first time in its 20 year history, O Magazine has someone other than Oprah Winfrey on its cover: Breonna Taylor, who was killed in her bed by police in March.

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For Summer, 3 Translated Novels To Transport You

7:00am August 01, 2020

by Lily Meyer

You may not really be able to leave the house right now, but of course fiction can take you all over the world. Here are three novels that will help you escape — to Japan, to Portugal and to Spain.

Leslie Jones announces the 2020 Emmy nominees for Outstanding Comedy Series Tuesday during the 72nd Emmy Awards Nominations Announcements in Los Angeles.

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Black And White Emmy Nominations Prompt #LatinosAreOnTVToo

5:00pm July 31, 2020

by Eric Deggans

While the 2020 Emmy nominations announced this week were notable for the number of Black shows and creators, they were woefully lacking representation of Latinx talent.

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'Muppets Now' Proves: It's Not Easy To Capture The Old Muppet Magic

2:04pm July 31, 2020

by David Bianculli

A new comedy from The Muppets Studio features familiar characters and a few new ones. But the Disney+ series isn't nearly as funny as the original — and many of its sketches go on too long.

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Remembering Regis Philbin, Prolific Talk And Game Show Personality

2:04pm July 31, 2020

by David Bianculli

The Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? host, who died July 24, held the Guinness World Record for clocking more hours on camera than anyone else in the history of TV. Originally broadcast in 2011.

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Ellen DeGeneres, posing at the Golden Globe Awards in January.

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'Ellen' Producers Face Another Round Of Allegations, Including Sexual Misconduct

11:14am July 31, 2020

Three of the show's executive producers have been accused of sexual misconduct among complaints made by 36 former staffers to BuzzFeed News. DeGeneres has apologized and pledged change.

True Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Investigation of Donald Trump, by Jeffrey Toobin

In 'True Crimes,' Toobin Presents A Summation For The Jury In The Case Against Trump

10:05am July 31, 2020

by Ron Elving

There is a lot of detail amassed in the CNN analyst's book that even Trump investigation junkies won't have seen, much having to do with behind-the-scenes strategizing and negotiating by lawyers.

Beyoncé, in a promotional still for her visual album Black Is King.

Beyonce's Visual Ode, 'Black Is King,' Arrives

7:27am July 31, 2020

by Emma Bowers

The project leapfrogged from last year's Bey-curated soundtrack to The Lion King to now arriving on Disney's new streaming service.

Jane (Jane Adams) and Jason (Chris Messina) get caught up in a viral outbreak of fatalism in She Dies Tomorrow.

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'She Dies Tomorrow' Is A Mood

7:01am July 31, 2020

by Glen Weldon

Writer/director Amy Seimetz's darkly, darkly comic meditation on the contagious nature of anxiety and paranoia plays with horror conventions while refusing to embrace the genre's pulpy pleasures.