Pop Culture

Aren (Justice Smith) and Roger (David Alan Grier) in The American Society of Magical Negroes.

Arts

'The American Society of Magical Negroes': You don't wanna join this club

12:26pm March 15, 2024

by Aisha Harris

The film is convinced Black people on screen and in real life are, by and large, contending with the same stereotypes and barriers that we were 20 years ago.

Just because your favorite singer is dead doesn't mean you can't see them 'live'

8:19am March 15, 2024

by Chloe Veltman

The upcoming immersive "Elvis Evolution" experience in London employs everything from cutting edge AI to a 200-year-old magic trick.

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Breaking down the PR debacle that is Kate Middleton's Mother's Day photo

6:15pm March 13, 2024

by Linda Holmes

Shortly after the picture came out, it went viral because of some inconsistencies — creating a public relations disaster for the Palace and making people wonder what's really going on with Kate.

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Eric Carmen was the frontman for the Raspberries. The singer wrote music that helped set the mood for several popular movies throughout his career, including Dirty Dancing.

Eric Carmen, singer-songwriter of 'All By Myself' and 'Hungry Eyes,' dies at 74

4:55pm March 12, 2024

by Neda Ulaby

The pop crooner was behind some of the biggest power ballads of the 1970s and '80s. His wife said he died in his sleep.

Jenny Slate's latest stand-up special is Seasoned Professional.

Arts

As a 'Seasoned Professional,' Jenny Slate now finds strength in her sensitivity

1:49pm March 12, 2024

by Terry Gross

The comic can pick up on the "micro bad mood" of whoever she's talking to. And when she wants her 3-year-old daughter to open up, she talks to her in the voice of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.

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The Duchess of Cambridge walks around Ballymena, Northern Ireland on February 28, 2019. She has recently disappeared from the public eye after having abdominal surgery.

What the royal family doesn't understand about PR in 2024

1:42pm March 12, 2024

by Linda Holmes

The release of the Mother's Day photo was not meant as a proof of life. However, any clever communications person should have known it would be taken that way and closely scrutinized by the public.

The big takeaways from last night's Oscars

4:59pm March 11, 2024

by Linda Holmes

With the Oscars handed out, NPR critic Linda Holmes reflects on the night's big winners, takeaways, and telecast highlights.

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Nadim Cheikhrouha, producer for the Oscar-nominated documentary Four Sisters, wears an Artists4Ceasefire pin as he attends the Academy Awards on Sunday. The pin features a hand with a black heart in the middle of it.

Arts

What's behind the red pins celebrities wore at the Oscars

1:55pm March 11, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

Actors, directors and musicians at the 2024 Oscars wore the red pins to support a group called Artists4Ceasfire, which is calling for an immediate and permanent cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.

Arts

Red carpet looks from the 2024 Oscars

7:10pm March 10, 2024

by Mhari Shaw

Check out this year's most memorable red carpet looks from the 2024 Oscars.

The rise of 'cubicle comedians'

5:34pm March 10, 2024

by Jordan-Marie Smith

Creators are raking in millions of views as they poke fun at the trauma and humor of U.S. workplace culture. A look at their popularity and what it means that the top comedians are Black.

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