HBO's 'Insecure' soars by staying true to its revolutionary mission
Insecure portrays Black joy and pain and struggle without the typical storytelling cliches. The final season of Issa Rae's show works as well as ever.
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Film crew voiced complaints before fatal on-set shooting
An assistant director unwittingly handed Alec Baldwin a loaded weapon and told him it was safe to use, in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer, unsealed court documents show.
Former Netflix employee fired for alleged leak says Chappelle's special is dangerous
NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with B.Pagels Minor, a former Netflix employee, about their firing and the controversy surrounding the streamer's release of Dave Chappelle's latest stand up special.
Peter Scolari, of 'Newhart,' 'Bosom Buddies' and 'Girls,' dies at 66
Scolari, a versatile character actor whose television roles included recurring parts on Evil and Girls, has died after fighting cancer for two years.
'The Morning Show' recap, Season 2, Ep. 6: Alex is gone, and so is Bradley's privacy
Alex has vanished after Vegas, and the whole team wants to know where she went. Bradley and Laura find their relationship outed, and Stella struggles to find her footing.
For Oscar Isaac, life — and acting — is all about impermanence
Isaac says the bonds he makes on set are both meaningful and transient: "You have these really intense months ... and then it goes away." He stars in Dune, The Card Counter and Scenes from a Marriage.
Louisiana man, in prison on a Jim Crow conviction, gets a new hearing
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to reporter Natasha Del Toro about her Al-Jazeera documentary exploring the case of Brandon Jackson, who was sentenced to life in prison on a non-unanimous verdict.
Harry Styles isn't the leader of a fashion revolution, but neither is Billy Porter
Marginalized members of the LGBT community were pushing the binaries of gender fashion long before celebrities moved in.
The underground world of debt collection in South Korea
In the show Squid Game, the poor compete to the death for money to pay their debts. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with L.A. Times reporter Victoria Kim on the underground world of South Korea's loan sharks.
Netflix employees are staging a walkout as a fired organizer speaks out
The Netflix employee resource group supporting trans and nonbinary people is demanding better representation, both on-screen and in management.