Pop Culture

From Fastball Special to Early Bird Special: In Logan, Hugh Jackman plays a long-in-the-tooth Wolverine.

Books
Arts

A Superhero Movie Got A Screenplay Nomination: Glitch Or Game-Changer?

3:11pm January 25, 2018

by Glen Weldon

Some 40 years after Superman: The Movie launched the superhero film genre, a superhero movie earned an Oscar nomination outside of the tech categories. (And it wasn't Wonder Woman.)

Grumpy Cat appears unimpressed posing for a photo during an interview at The Associated Press bureau in Los Angeles in December 2015.

Grumpy Cat Awarded $710,000 In Copyright Infringement Suit

1:06pm January 25, 2018

by Scott Neuman

A jury said that Grenade Beverages illegally used the social media star's likeness on a line of coffee grounds and T-shirts promoting its "Grumppuccino" brand iced coffee.

Arts

Breaking Down The 2018 Oscar Nominations

4:19pm January 23, 2018

The Oscar Nominations have arrived. NPR's Linda Holmes and Bob Mondello discuss the whys and wherefores behind both surprises and snubs from this year's contenders.

Even In The Days Of Tinder, Old-School Matchmakers Are Needed

5:55am January 23, 2018

by David Greene

Los Angeles attorney Kat McClain explains why she gave up on dating sites and hired a matchmaking service. That path led her back to dating apps — and to a match she might not have met otherwise.

Music & Culture

When A Reporter Gets Starstruck Over Ricky Martin

7:57am January 21, 2018

Ana Belaval's reaction to meeting singer Ricky Martin went viral not only for her reaction but what Martin means to Puerto Ricans recovering from the hurricane. She talks with Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

LA Coroner: Tom Petty's Death Was Due To An Accidental Overdose

1:49am January 20, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Family members said they hoped that the cause of his death would spark discussion about the power and danger of opioid drugs.

Stormy Daniels appears at the Wicked Pictures booth at the 2017 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on January 18, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nev.

Politics & Government

Get Caught Up: Trump's Alleged Affair With Adult Film Star Stormy Daniels

5:35pm January 19, 2018

by Danielle Kurtzleben

In 2011, the actress and former Senate candidate told In Touch magazine about a years-earlier sexual encounter with Donald Trump. Now, she and the president both deny an affair.

The Awl and The Hairpin announced this week that they would be shutting down.

Arts

Is That Awl There Is? Remembering The Awl And The Hairpin

10:20am January 19, 2018

by Glen Weldon

The website The Awl and its sister site The Hairpin are shutting down. The two sites always valued lively, thoughtful writing — even as the media landscape shifted around them.

Queue Listen Now

Rachel Brosnahan stars in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'

7:00am January 19, 2018

by Stephen Thompson

The gang takes a look at Amy Sherman-Palladino's award-winning comedy, starring Rachel Brosnahan as a '50s housewife-turned-comedian. And, as always, What's Making Us Happy this week.

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Baby Fiona plays in her enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.

National

Thriving After Prematurity, Fiona The Celebrity Hippo Turns 1

3:37pm January 17, 2018

by Tana Weingartner

Fiona, a Nile hippopotamus, was born six weeks premature at the Cincinnati Zoo. "I think beginning to end she's a feel-good story," a zookeeper said. "She's a feel-good hippo."