Pop Culture

The late actor Chadwick Boseman, in London in 2018.

Howard University Names Its Fine Arts College For Chadwick Boseman

2:18pm May 26, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The university announced Wednesday that it is naming its newly reestablished college for performing and visual arts after the late, beloved actor and Howard alumnus.

South Philly's Chefs 'Steak' A Claim for Longest Hoagie

4:29pm May 25, 2021

A group of chefs in South Philly's Italian Market set out to break the record for world's longest cheesesteak Monday. The resulting hoagie spanned three blocks, but may not meet Guinness' standards.

Megan Thee Stallion kicked off Saturday Night Live's 46th season in style — and with substance.

Music & Culture

'SNL' Musical Guests, Ranked From No. 1 To Morgan Wallen

10:47am May 24, 2021

by Stephen Thompson

Every year, Saturday Night Live showcases some of the biggest stars in pop, rock, hip-hop and more. At the end of each season, we rank them with cold-hearted precision.

Arts

Constance Wu Portrays The Pain Of Miscarriage In 'Solos' Episode

7:54am May 23, 2021

Each episode of the new Amazon series Solos features a character struggling in isolation. Actress Constance Wu talks to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about her 22-minute monologue.

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Naomi Ackie as Alicia and Lena Waithe as Denise in season 3 of Master of None.

Arts

'Master Of None' Returns With Mixed Results — And Unanswered Questions

7:23am May 22, 2021

by Eric Deggans

The new season of Netflix's Master of None is back, with lingering questions for star and co-creator, Aziz Ansari — questions the show tries to dodge by shifting its focus to Lena Waithe's character.

The Movies Pitch The Audience: Come Back!

5:00am May 22, 2021

by Mandalit del Barco

At a star-studded Hollywood event this week, studio executives and filmmakers made the pitch for audiences to return to theaters: Come back, not just for the popcorn, but for the magic of movies.

Charlie, then 1 year old, bites Harry, 3, in the 2007 YouTube video. The rest is history.

Arts

Viral 'Charlie Bit My Finger' Video To Leave YouTube, Sell As NFT

11:28pm May 21, 2021

by Emma Bowman

The 2007 home video raised the bar for "going viral." Now, the famous brothers are deleting the video from YouTube on May 23 to auction it off as a nonfungible token.

Norway's TIX (Andreas Haukeland) performs during the Eurovision Song Contest dress rehearsal in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Lights! Camera! Factions! Your Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Cheat Sheet

2:30pm May 21, 2021

by Glen Weldon

After taking a year off, the Eurovision Song Contest is back, and for the first time a major streaming service — Peacock — is carrying it live in the U.S. Here's what to look for.

Two evil geniuses: A tech mogul Austin Van Der Sleet (voiced by Beck Bennett) and Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing (voiced by Patton Oswalt).

Arts

'Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.': A Goofy Supervillain Basks In A Comic Spotlight

7:49am May 21, 2021

by Glen Weldon

The jokes come fast and furious in this Hulu series about a D-list supervillain (voiced by co-creator Patton Oswalt) struggling to keep it together.

Why People Are Upset About The Flamin' Hot Cheetos Story

6:15pm May 20, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano about the Flamin' Hot Cheetos controversy and the historical erasure of Mexicans in American food culture.

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