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Lena Dunham On Sex, Oversharing And Writing About Lost 'Girls'

1:58pm November 06, 2015

Dunham says when she started writing HBO's Girls, she was drawn to characters with "a bit of a Zelda Fitzgerald lost, broken woman quality." Originally broadcast Sept. 29, 2014.

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Ron Perlman On 'Sons Of Anarchy' And His Many On-Screen Transformations

1:58pm November 06, 2015

In his book, Easy Street (The Hard Way), actor Ron Perlman describes himself as having a face "that was not ugly but surely one of its kind." Originally broadcast Sept. 22, 2014.

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Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher star in Brooklyn Nine-Nine on Fox.

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' And Things We Meant To Do

9:20am November 06, 2015

by Linda Holmes

On this week's show, we check in on a comedy in progress: Fox's Brooklyn Nine-Nine. We also talk about culture we've been meaning to get to, and about what's making us happy this week.

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Aziz Ansari plays Dev, an Indian-American actor in search of fulfilling roles, in Netflix's Master of None.

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Ansari And Yang Explore The First-Generation Experience In 'Master Of None'

4:50pm November 05, 2015

Parks and Recreation colleagues Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang bonded over their experiences as Asian-Americans living very different lives from their parents. Their new series is streaming on Netflix.

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'E.T.' Screenwriter Melissa Mathison Dies In Los Angeles

5:57am November 05, 2015

by Marie Andrusewicz

Mathison's last project was another collaboration with Steven Spielberg, an adaptation of Roald Dahl's The BFG, scheduled for release in 2016.

Critics have been hard on Ken Jeong's new sitcom, Dr. Ken, but ratings are solid and ABC has ordered a full season.

Arts

Fall TV: The Good, The Bad And The Inexplicable

2:51pm November 04, 2015

by Eric Deggans

With the fall TV season well underway, networks are making decisions on the future of their shows. What gets picked up? What gets canceled? TV critic Eric Deggans says quality isn't much of a factor.

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National

Activision Blizzard Acquires The Maker of Candy Crush For $5.9 Billion

6:11pm November 03, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

Mobile games are booming, and the company is eager to take advantage of King Digital Entertainment's expertise in the field.

National

Jon Stewart Signs New 4-Year Deal With HBO

4:13pm November 03, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"Appearing on television 22 minutes a night clearly broke me," Stewart says. "I'm pretty sure I can produce a few minutes of content every now and again."

From 'Book Strap' To 'Burrito': A History Of The School Backpack

11:04am November 02, 2015

by Lee Hale

Backpacks and textbooks are a match made in heaven. But not too long ago, students walked to school carrying their books in their arms.

Lynda Trang Dai sits inside her restaurant, Lynda Sandwich, in Orange County, Calif.

At This Sandwich Shop, A Vietnamese Pop Star Serves Up Banh Mi

5:38pm October 31, 2015

by Lisa Morehouse

Lynda Trang Dai, known as the "Vietnamese Madonna," performs around the world. Back home in California, she's got a different starring role: she's the only one to whip up her sandwiches' secret sauce.