'Moonbase 8' Scrubs The Mission
The Showtime comedy series about three NASA astronauts-in-training at a mock moonbase in the desert vibrates on its own singular wavelength, but never generates laughs.
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We Talk 'Queen's Gambit' With Chess Expert And Tiny Desk Winner Linda Diaz
Linda Diaz, who won this year's Tiny Desk Contest at NPR Music, is a chess expert and international chess champion. She sat down to talk with us about the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit.
Baron Wolman, Rolling Stone's First Staff Photographer, Dies At 83
Wolman was the gifted eye behind countless iconic photographs of legendary artists, including Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, Miles Davis and Johnny Cash, and the tumult of the first Woodstock.
In 'City So Real,' An Election Is Only The Beginning
The Steve James documentary series City So Real is about the 2019 Chicago mayoral election. But its real message is that no one election determines the future.
Ina Garten: 'All My Books Really Are About Comfort Food'
Sometimes you want a really good salad, Garten says. But now is not that time. Her new book, Modern Comfort Food, is packed full of recipes for beef stew, chocolate chip cookies and Boston cream pie.
TikTok Comedian On Going Viral For Looking At Paint
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Australian comedian Christian Hull about his popular TikTok videos in which he watches paint get tinted and guesses what color it will become.
'Truth Seekers': Comedy-Horror Haunted By Ghosts, Gags And Satisfying Reveals
Nothing's as it seems in this Amazon series, which (sort of) re-teams Nick Frost and Simon Pegg for a gently funny and sometimes scary tale about a team of paranormal investigators.
'If Found...' Brings A Sincere Story — And Brilliant Visuals — To The Nintendo Switch
An excellent new visual novel, about a transgender woman returning to her hometown in Ireland, is out now on the Nintendo Switch.
Minecraft Mock Poll Aims To Educate Kids About Voting
The voting simulation is hosted by Rock The Vote and aims to demystify the voting process by allowing kids to cast mock ballots on a number of issues. The results will be released before Election Day.
2020 Not Scary Enough? Try A Haunted Car Wash
It's one type of business offering a frighteningly good time, with trick-or-treating discouraged and haunted houses seeming even scarier than other years because of COVID-19.