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Billy Eichner Makes A Career Out Of Love/Hating Celebrity Culture

3:14pm August 18, 2017

In addition to starring in Hulu's Difficult People, Eichner roams the streets of NYC, asking open-ended questions about celebrities in Billy on the Street. Originally broadcast Dec. 12, 2016.

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Your television doesn't have to look like this. But there's no guarantee what we're offering you will be better than this.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Regrettable Television Pop Quiz Returns

9:21am August 18, 2017

by Linda Holmes

It seemed like time for a breather from summer movies, so we invited our pal Sam Sanders into the studio to play a game that goes all the way back to our very first episode in 2010.

Solar eclipses like this one have inspired filmmakers as far back as 1907.

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In Movies, A Solar Eclipse Means Change Is Coming

6:06pm August 17, 2017

by Glen Weldon

Over the years, Hollywood filmmakers have used solar eclipses as devices to mark moments of irrevocable transformation for their characters.

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Bridget Everett says her live act is about "the power of owning your own body."

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'Cabaret Hurricane' Bridget Everett Moves To The Big Screen In 'Patti Cake$'

3:30pm August 17, 2017

by Terry Gross

The comic and cabaret performer says she's had audience members walk out of her raunchy live act. In her new film, she plays a washed-up local rock star whose daughter is an aspiring rap artist.

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Charlie Cox plays a lawyer by day and the costumed Daredevil by night in the Netflix superhero series The Defenders.

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In 'Defenders,' Netflix Enlists Marvel Superheroes In Quest For TV Domination

10:52am August 17, 2017

by David Bianculli

Netflix's plan was to take relatively minor or underused Marvel titles and heroes, and star them in their own season-long TV series. After that, they'd feature them together in an all-star team-up.

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Judith Light attends the 2017 Fragrance Foundation Awards Presented By Hearst Magazines at Alice Tully Hall on June 14, 2017 in New York City.

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Judith Light: The Content And The Context Of A Varied Career

9:01am August 17, 2017

by Linda Holmes

Judith Light has done soaps, sitcoms, theater, drama — and now, she sits down with Pop Culture Happy Hour to talk about her long career.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: A Look At Literary Adaptations

6:51pm August 16, 2017

TV and movie producers are looking to the shelves for inspiration: a number of popular shows and films this year started as books.

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In the Season 7 episode "Eastwatch," Varys (Conleth Hill) surveys the war map at Dragonstone, worried that a phalanx is about to get cut off.

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'Game Of Thrones' Season 7, Episode 5: 'We're All On The Same Side'

10:55am August 14, 2017

by Glen Weldon

In "Eastwatch," a long-missing character returns, some very scruffy avengers assemble and Sam finally uncovers a vitally important piece of information, which he completely ignores.

Big Bird, Bowie And Muppets: Museum Of Moving Image Honors Jim Henson

4:47pm August 11, 2017

by Rick Karr

The New York museum opened a permanent exhibition on the work of the late Jim Henson, including a Big Bird puppet, David Bowie's costume from Labyrinth and Muppets, all gifts of Henson's estate.

Keir Gilchrist plays Sam, a high schooler who has autism, in Netflix's new series Atypical.

Netflix, ABC Portrayals Of Autism Still Fall Short, Critics Say

4:25pm August 11, 2017

by Eric Deggans

Two new TV series feature main characters who have autism. While some are applauding the fresh take on the disorder, others worry that the shows send the wrong messages.