Pop Culture

Music director Alex Lacamoire and actor/composer Lin-Manuel Miranda celebrate onstage during a Hamilton performance for the Grammy Awards at Richard Rodgers Theater in New York on Feb. 15.

Watching A Brown 'Hamilton' With A White Audience

4:59pm March 08, 2016

by Gene Demby

The hit musical recasts the Founding Fathers as people of color engaged in rap battles. But on a recent night, ticket buyers largely looked the way Broadway audiences have always looked. What gives?

Israeli sisters (from left) Liron, Tair and Tagel Haim, who make up the band A-WA, perform in Jerusalem.

In Honor Of #InternationalWomensDay, A Playlist Of Ladies Who Rock

2:27pm March 08, 2016

by Maanvi Singh

Check out the songs (and back stories) of women musicians from around the world.

PBS Turns The Lights Out At 'Downton Abbey'

6:19am March 07, 2016

by Eric Deggans

After six seasons, the period drama Downton Abbey aired its last new episode on Sunday night. The show was the most popular drama in PBS history.

National

Something Old, Something New: How To Plan A Wedding If It's Not Your First

7:25am March 06, 2016

Rupert Murdoch took his fourth trip down the aisle this weekend to marry Jerry Hall. Rachel Martin asks wedding planner Bryan Rafanelli how to plan your wedding for the second — or seventh — time.

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Modern Love: What It's Like To Fall, Quite Literally, In Love

7:25am March 06, 2016

Most people remember the first time they fall in love. In this excerpt from "Modern Love: The Podcast," the author writes about the actual fall that marked her first love.

Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham, is played by Elizabeth McGovern.

Arts

As 'Downton' Draws To A Close, A Look Back On What Made The Show Great

7:22am March 06, 2016

by Eric Deggans

When Downton Abbey airs its finale in the U.S. on Sunday, it will bring to a close one of TV's most popular soap operas. With the end near, NPR's Eric Deggans takes stock of the show's greatest gifts.

Rebecca Bunch (Rachel Bloom, far left) moves from New York to California in pursuit of her ex (Vincent Rodriguez III, third from left) in the CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. (Also pictured: Donna Lynne Champlin, Pete Gardner and David Hull)

Arts

'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Challenges Stereotypes One Song At A Time

5:43pm March 04, 2016

by NPR Staff

The show follows a woman who dreams of getting back together with her summer camp boyfriend. Co-creator Rachel Bloom says it's about "deconstructing people and finding the truth beneath tropes."

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The series finale of Downton Abbey airs this Sunday.

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: A Fond Farewell To 'Downton Abbey'

5:25pm March 04, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Barrie Hardymon and Audie Cornish sit in for a chat about saying farewell to the Crawleys, and about the general pleasures and challenges of entertainment that lives in the past.

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One of seven identical Ty Cobb baseball cards â a baseball card find of a lifetime â that were found in a crumpled paper bag in a dilapidated house.

A Collector's Dream: 7 Rare Ty Cobb Baseball Cards Discovered

7:42pm March 03, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The identical cards found in a crumpled brown paper bag in a rural southern town are some of the rarest baseball cards. Before this find, only 15 such cards were known to exist.

Trump: The Reality TV Years

5:01pm March 03, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Before Donald Trump was a presidential candidate, he spent many, many seasons headlining the show The Apprentice, where he was presented as the embodiment of success and an enemy of weakness.