Pop Culture

Daryl Hannah in the Netflix series Sense8.

Arts

'Sense8' Is Getting A Second Season — Now What?

2:09pm August 10, 2015

by Tasha Robinson

The elaborate, idiosyncratic Netflix series, created by the Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski, has at least one more season to spin its world-spanning story. Where should it go next?

Frank Gifford arrives at an opening on Broadway in a photo from Oct. 2007.

Sports

Sports Broadcaster And Former NFL Star Frank Gifford Dies At 84

11:21am August 10, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The NFL Hall of Famer played 12 seasons with the New York Giants. He went on to a second career in television, first with CBS and later as a longtime co-host of ABC's Monday Night Football.

Prince onstage during the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in February.

Prince Compares Record Contracts To Slavery In Rare Meeting With Media

7:14am August 10, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Music icon Prince is worried about the future of the music business for artists, and his top priority can be summed up in one word: freedom.

An image from Jon Stewart's first appearance as host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show.

Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show' Legacy: Changing How Americans See Satire

5:37pm August 07, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Jon Stewart hosts his last episode of The Daily Show tonight, after 16 years as TV's satirist supreme. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says Stewart's barbs changed how people talk about politics and media.

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Arts

Jon Stewart Makes A Laugh-Filled, Sentimental Exit From 'The Daily Show'

3:07pm August 07, 2015

by David Bianculli

After 16 years as host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central, Jon Stewart presented his farewell program last night. TV critic David Bianculli says it was an entertaining finale from start to finish.

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Jon Stewart leaves the studio Thursday after taping his final episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in New York.

Politics & Government

It's A Wrap: Jon Stewart's Last 'Daily Show'

2:01pm August 07, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The host of the political satire program for 16 years ended his run with many of the personalities who had either helped him make the jokes or been on the receiving end of them over the years.

From left: Ben Grimm (Jamie Bell), Johnny Storm (Michael B. Jordan), Reed Richards (Miles Teller), Sue Storm (Kate Mara) in the new Fantastic Four.

Arts

A Disappointing Origin Story For The 'Fantastic Four'

11:51am August 07, 2015

by Chris Klimek

Despite a likable cast, the latest incarnation of the Marvel supergroup is needlessly dour.

Jon Stewart and Ben Karlin, executive producer of The Daily Show from 2004 to 2006, won Emmy Awards for their work on the show in 2005.

Arts

Jon Stewart On His 'Daily Show' Run: 'It So Far Exceeded My Expectations'

5:32pm August 06, 2015

As Stewart says goodbye, Fresh Air replays parts of interviews with the host. "I don't know that there will ever be anything that I will ever be as well-suited for," he said.

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Jon Stewart's last show with The Daily Show is August 6.

National

Newseum Will Acquire Set Of 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart'

12:12pm August 06, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

The set tells "an important story about how political satire and news as humor made 'The Daily Show' a trusted news source for a generation," the D.C. museum devoted to news said.

Viola Davis, Kerry Washington, Shonda Rhimes and Ellen Pompeo at the ABC panel discussion during the 2015 Summer TCA Tour.

Arts

5 Things We Learned From ShondaLand

11:46am August 05, 2015

by Linda Holmes

We know that Shonda Rhimes doesn't want to talk about her legacy, that Olivia Pope is a questionable role model, and a few other things about Thursday nights on ABC.