Pop Culture

Director Martin Scorsese Gets A New York Museum Exhibit

8:57am December 11, 2016

by Hansi Lo Wang

The first major U.S. exhibition about the director opens in New York at the Museum of the Moving Image, with costumes, props and storyboards from Taxi Driver, Gangs of New York and other films.

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After A Year On The Job, Stephen Colbert Finds His Voice On 'The Late Show'

5:06pm December 10, 2016

by Eric Deggans

At a taping of the show this week, during a visit by Vice President Joe Biden, Late Show writers and producers explain how they managed to turn the program around after a rough start.

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Actor Kirk Douglas Turns 100

8:40am December 10, 2016

by Scott Simon

The actor — who played a boxer, a hard-bitten detective, a cynical reporter, Doc Holliday, Vincent Van Gogh and a French colonel — turned 100. NPR's Scott Simon looks back on Kirk Douglas' career.

Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone star in Damien Chazelle's new film La La Land, a musical meditation on growing up and reconciling your showbiz dreams with reality.

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Showbiz Dreams Collide With Reality In 'La La Land'

6:33pm December 09, 2016

by NPR Staff

Damien Chazelle's latest film is a modern take on classic 1930s musicals. It's the story of a musician and a frustrated actress, learning to reconcile their dreams with the reality of Hollywood life.

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Remembering Grant Tinker, 'Mary Tyler Moore' Producer And NBC Chair

1:48pm December 09, 2016

David Bianculli offers an appreciation of Tinker, who died last month. Also, we listen to a Fresh Air interview with Tinker from 1994, and an interview with Tinker's wife, Mary Tyler Moore, from 1995.

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Kate (Chrissy Metz) and Kevin (Justin Hartley) in the NBC drama This Is Us.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'This Is Us' And 'Speechless'

10:39am December 09, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Two All Things Considered hosts, Ari Shapiro and Audie Cornish, join the table for conversations about the new fall family shows This Is Us and Speechless.

Oprah Winfrey attends the premiere of the Oprah Winfrey Network's documentary series, Belief, at The Times Center in New York.

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'There's Something About Her': Podcast Explores How Oprah Became Oprah

6:29pm December 08, 2016

by NPR Staff

In the new podcast, "Making Oprah," journalist Jenn White follows Oprah Winfrey's rise from Chicago talk show host to media mogul.

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This original Blue Seal ice cream store opened its doors to Okinawans in 1963. It's now the flagship location.

Blue Seal: The GI Ice Cream That Okinawans Made Their Own

12:58pm December 08, 2016

by Sonia Narang

Blue Seal ice cream was launched after World War II for American soldiers stationed in Okinawa, Japan. Today, it's a fusion of American and Okinawan tastes that's loved by locals and tourists alike.

With the help of her friend Maggie (Debi Mazar), single mom Liza (Sutton Foster) recasts herself as a 26-year-old in order to get a coveted publishing job.

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Small Batch: 'Younger'

11:13am December 08, 2016

by Linda Holmes

We take a moment to chat with KQED pop culture writer Emmanuel Hapsis about the TV Land series Younger, which just closed its third season.

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'Monkey See' Highlights Small Bright Spots In Pop Culture This Year

4:39pm December 06, 2016

by Glen Weldon

Once a day until December 25th, NPR's "Monkey See" blog is highlighting a small, good thing that happened in pop culture this year.