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"Girls! Girls! Giii-iirls!" (Clockwise from top): Nancy McKeon as Jo, Mindy Cohn as Natalie, Charlotte Rae as Mrs. Garrett, Lisa Whelchel as Blair, Kim Fields Tootie.

Arts

Remembering Charlotte Rae: Her Voice Quavered, Her Comic Timing Didn't

4:50pm August 06, 2018

by Glen Weldon

Charlotte Rae snagged the role of Mrs. Garrett in 1978, a time when sitcoms were driven by catchphrases. But it was her delivery that turned a stock matronly character into a starring role.

Actor Charlotte Rae poses in her New York apartment in 2006.

Music & Culture

Charlotte Rae, Who Played Mrs. Garrett On '80s Sitcom 'Facts Of Life,' Dies At 92

11:32am August 06, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The Emmy- and Tony-nominated actor was most famous for her sitcom roles, which also included Diff'rent Strokes and Car 54, Where Are You? Rae was diagnosed with bone cancer last year.

Signs and Portents: Dud (Wyatt Russell) prepares to cross the threshold in Lodge 49.

Arts

If You're Patient, 'Lodge 49' Is Worth A Lengthy Visit

5:00am August 06, 2018

by Glen Weldon

AMC's new series about a dim but genial drifter's discovery of a not-so-secret society takes its time getting started, but its intricate narrative structure proves hugely satisfying ... eventually.

Unpacking The QAnon Conspiracy Theory

5:40pm August 04, 2018

Trump supporters wearing QAnon T-shirts appeared at a Florida rally on Tuesday. NPR's Don Gonyea unpacks the QAnon conspiracy theory with journalist Alex Goldman of the Reply All podcast.

Writer Mark Russell says artist Steve Pugh's character designs bring humanity to his updated version of The Flintstones.

Books
Arts

Yabbadabba-What? These Aren't The Flintstones You Remember

5:39pm August 02, 2018

by Mallory Yu

When you say The Flintstones, most people think of the old Hanna Barbera cartoons. But a new comic book adaptation keeps the humor, and tackles some heavy themes like capitalism and human frailty.

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International women of mystery Aubrey (Mila Kunis) and Morgan (Kate McKinnon) in The Spy Who Dumped Me.

Arts

'The Spy Who Dumped Me': Man, They Could Have Done This Better

5:00pm August 02, 2018

by Chris Klimek

Kate McKinnon is dependably great, but this overlong and shaggily plotted action-comedy never generates enough laughs or surprises to make it anything more than an "August time-waster."

Out, But Looking In: Cameron Post (Chloë Grace Moretz) don't need no miseducation in The Miseducation of Cameron Post.

Arts

'The Miseducation Of Cameron Post': Lesbian, Interrupted

5:00pm August 02, 2018

by Ella Taylor

Chloë Grace Moretz plays a queer teenager shipped off to a conversion therapy camp in this even-handed if occasionally sluggish film that won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.

In Christopher Robin, Ewan McGregor goes into the woods today; he's in for a big surprise.

Books
Arts

In The Sticky-Sweet 'Christopher Robin,' Pooh Happens

5:00pm August 02, 2018

by Andrew Lapin

A grown-up Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor) returns to his childhood chums in the Hundred Acre Wood in Marc Forster's rote but charmingly animated children's film.

Why is it so hard to talk about whiteness in America?

Why Is It Still OK To 'Trash' Poor White People?

5:20pm August 01, 2018

by Leah Donnella

A lot has changed in the U.S. over two centuries. One thing that hasn't? How we talk about poor white people.

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There She Goes Again: Nico (Trine Dyrholm) counts down her last days in Nico, 1988.

'Nico, 1988' Holds A Dark Mirror Up To The Troubled Performer

5:00am August 01, 2018

by Mark Jenkins

Writer/director Susanna Nicchiarelli's scrappy biopic, which features a standout performance from Danish actress Trine Dyrholm, examines the final days of the '60s icon's life.