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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Food In Pop Culture And Going Back To College

2:30pm April 24, 2015

by Linda Holmes

On this week's show, we talk about competitive cooking shows, delicious food in the movies, and all the things we've learned about pop culture representations of college.

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Blackbird is about a gay interracial romance set in the deep South.

A Look At 'Blackbird,' The First Film On The New 'Black Netflix'

12:27pm April 24, 2015

by Neda Ulaby

The Urban Movie Channel, created by BET founder Robert L. Johnson, is being touted as the black Netflix. Its first original movie, Blackbird, is about a gay interracial romance in the Deep South.

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"Why are you dressed like Chun Li from Street Fighter?" Eddie asks his mom Jessica.

In Its Season Finale, 'Fresh Off The Boat' Is Still Wrestling With Authenticity

11:06am April 24, 2015

by Kat Chow

Its fiercest critic, Eddie Huang, whose memoir inspired the show, says his life isn't recognizable in it. What's "real" or not is up for debate.

For The Modern Man, The Sweatpant Moves Out Of The Gym

2:17pm April 23, 2015

by Sam Sanders

High-end sweatpants are becoming a staple in an increasing number of men's wardrobes. It's part of a global fashion trend called "athleisure," where gym clothes find their way out of the workout room.

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A man and his beard: Will Forte plays a man seeking companionship in a world wasted by disease in The Last Man on Earth.

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'Last Man' Will Forte On Beards, Comedy And Bruce Dern's Acting Advice

9:25am April 23, 2015

Forte tells Fresh Air about landing a job on Saturday Night Live and learning on the set of Nebraska that acting is "all about commitment."

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George Lucas and Stephen Colbert talked on Friday at an event at the Tribeca Film Festival.

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George Lucas Sneezes, And Other Moments From His Talk With Colbert

1:37pm April 22, 2015

by Linda Holmes

George Lucas doesn't have a lot left to say about Star Wars, but Stephen Colbert does, and so does a guy in the crowd who just wants to help George Lucas out.

Sandra Bullock is at the top of People magazine's World's Most Beautiful list for 2015.

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'People' Names Sandra Bullock, 50, World's Most Beautiful Woman

12:33pm April 22, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The actress is the oldest person to head the annual list. But as Clinton and Bush race for the White House, the news seems like deja vu — a vision from 1992.

George Takei And Company To Hollywood Gatekeepers: Fix Your Diversity Problem

11:54am April 21, 2015

by Kat Chow

A coalition of multi-ethnic Hollywood watchdogs is pushing talent agencies to add some color to their lineups.

Small South Carolina Newspaper Takes Home Top Pulitzer Prize

6:01am April 21, 2015

by Neda Ulaby

The winners of this year's Pulitzer Prizes in journalism, fiction, poetry, drama, music, biography, history and nonfiction were announced Monday at Columbia University in New York.

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"Stand-up comedy is really like therapy ... by finding the funny in it, it helps you cope" — Maz Jobrani

Can Comedy Break Stereotypes?

1:23pm April 20, 2015

by NPR/TED Staff

Iranian-American comedian and actor Maz Jobrani describes a comic's role in challenging stereotypes — especially when it comes to Middle Eastern Muslims in America.

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