Pop Culture

Actor Vincent Price, master of campy scares, at a British TV studio in 1970.

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'Squid Game' too much? Consider the softer side of scary with these movies

8:55am October 28, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

If you prefer your Halloween entertainment to be on the less terrifying side, we've got something for you: A robust subgenre of scary movies that are actually kind of warm and fuzzy.

Sandie (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie) merge minds, bodies and fashion senses in Last Night in Soho.

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In 'Last Night In Soho,' Edgar Wright Goes Wrong

8:49am October 28, 2021

by Glen Weldon

Edgar Wright delivers a technically proficient but punishingly contrived genre mashup involving romance, time travel, murder, sex work and nostalgia.

Comedian Mort Sahl cracks a joke at a press conference in London on July 10, 1961.

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Mort Sahl, a political satirist and stand-up comedy pioneer, has died at 94

7:26pm October 26, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

Sahl started doing stand-up in the 1950s, a time when most comedians were men in suits, rattling off one-liners. Sahl wore a V-neck sweater, tucked a newspaper under his arm, and just ... talked.

Books
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Need some new Halloween movies and books for your kids? Do come in (mwah-ha-ha)

5:31pm October 26, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

We've got some age-appropriate entertainment ideas for the little goblins in your lives.

An elderly pug has declared it a Bones Day Era and the internet is happy

4:43pm October 25, 2021

13-year-old Noodle the pug and his owner Jonathan Graziano have taken the internet by storm with their daily predictions on whether it will be a Bones or No Bones day.

Arts

50 years ago, 'The Electric Company' used comedy to boost kids' reading skills

3:55pm October 25, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

In October 1971, The Electric Company flipped a switch and hit the public TV airwaves, aiming to use sketch comedy and animated shorts to teach kids to read.

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UNDATED: Chicago Bulls' forward Michael Jordan #23 dunks as the crowd takes photos during a game against the Portland Trail Blazers circa 1984-1998. (Photo by Focus on Sport via Getty Images)

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The shoes from Michael Jordan's rookie season sold for a record $1.47 million

2:42pm October 25, 2021

by Tien Le

Michael Jordan's earliest known game-worn and autographed shoes sold for nearly $1.5 million at an auction in Las Vegas. They are the most valuable sneakers ever offered at an auction.

A general view of Kimball Fruit Farm Stand.

The problem with apple-picking

10:11am October 25, 2021

NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with journalist Rachel Sugar about the joys of apple picking in the fall. And why she thinks it's way too easy.

Roman (Kieran Culkin) is trying to figure out where to put his loyalties.

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'Succession' recap, Season 3, Episode 2: The sibling summit and the Trojan horse

10:11pm October 24, 2021

by Linda Holmes

Kendall's siblings all gradually make their way to his headquarters to consider whether to join him against their father. Meanwhile, Logan negotiates with the only person he really fears.

Melissa Lozada-Oliva reimagines pop star Selena's legacy in Dreaming of You.

In 'Dreaming of You,' poet Melissa Lozada-Oliva reimagines Selena's legacy

7:49am October 24, 2021

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Author Melissa Lozada-Oliva's new novel in verse, Dreaming of You, is about a heartbroken poet who brings Selena Quintanilla back from the dead.