Media

Inside Larry King's Complicated Mind, As Shown In Late-Night Tweets

9:28am October 22, 2014

A couple of nights ago, in the pre-dawn hours, Larry King took his Twitter followers on a personal tour of the inside of his own head. It all started at 1:40 a.m. with a simple declaration.

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Pro-democracy protesters shout slogans during a standoff with police outside the central government offices in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on Wednesday.

World News

Free Speech In Hong Kong, Then And Now

2:37pm October 21, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

NPR's Frank Langfitt has traveled to Hong Kong since 1997, when the former British colony reverted to Chinese rule. Back then, residents spoke openly and gave their full names. Not anymore.

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Debra Messing stars with Robert Klein in NBC's The Mysteries of Laura.

Arts

Winners And Losers Of The Fall TV Season Begin To Emerge

9:34am October 21, 2014

by Eric Deggans

One month into the TV season, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says diversity is winning and rom-coms are losing as new shows battle for viewers.

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The Boston Herald published this cartoon earlier this month.

The Boston Herald's Missed 'Cartoongate' Lessons

10:38am October 20, 2014

by Eric Deggans

The newspaper's heartfelt column about a political cartoon that was widely criticized as racist raises a question: Did editors learn the right lessons from the uproar?

Software Error Causes Nielsen Rating Mistake

2:18pm October 15, 2014

For more than 260 weeks, ABC World News Tonight trailed NBC Nightly News. At last, they finally won a week. A software glitch, however, caused ABC to come out on top. NBC was restored to the top spot.

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The November issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.

Arts

Editor: New 'Cosmo' Woman Is 'Interested In Mascara And The Middle East'

2:12pm October 14, 2014

by NPR Staff

"Men are allowed to talk about sports relentlessly, and yet we still take them seriously," says Cosmo's Joanna Coles, so women should be able to talk about fashion and politics.

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Theaters that call themselves 4-D use lights, moving seats, fog and even sprays of water and air to give moviegoers a unique experience — one they hope audiences will consider worthy of higher ticket prices.

Arts

Movie Theaters Hope To Add Another Dimension To Their Profits

2:10pm October 14, 2014

by Sam Sanders

Domestic movie ticket sales seem to have topped out. Now, cinema owners are trying to lure customers — and justify higher ticket prices — with innovations like panoramic screens and so-called 4-D.

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Journalist Talks Confidential Sources, Getting Subpoenaed And His New Book

1:31pm October 14, 2014

James Risen could face prison for refusing to reveal his source for a story about a botched CIA operation intended to sabotage Iran's nuclear weapons program. His new book is Pay Any Price.

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Andrew Lincoln, left, and Norman Reedus star in AMC's The Walking Dead.

Books
Arts

AMC's 'The Walking Dead' Is A Hit Show With Two Meanings

2:20pm October 11, 2014

by Eric Deggans

As The Walking Dead returns for a fifth season Sunday, NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says some storylines offer extra meaning for fans who have read the graphic novels which inspired the show.

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In Frisco, Texas, Fire Chief Mark Piland (left) and Mayor Maher Maso hold a press conference at the Central Fire Station on Wednesday.

Ebola: Does The Risk Justify The Intensity Of Coverage?

7:00pm October 09, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

A series of developments over the past 24 hours have made one Ebola case feel like an epidemic. But the truth is the risk of Ebola spreading in the United States is the same it's been for months.