Television

Bradley (Reese Witherspoon) has a lot on her mind.

Arts

'The Morning Show' recap, Season 2, Episode 4: Why drag Neil Diamond into this?

6:00am October 08, 2021

by Linda Holmes

Bradley and Laura are sitting in a tree, T-A-L-K-I-N-G. Alex doesn't want to moderate the debate, and even though Bradley and Daniel both desperately want to moderate it, Cory only wants her.

Arts

'Top Chef Junior' competitor Fuller Goldsmith has died at age 17

6:36pm October 07, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

The Alabama native has died after battling leukemia. Goldsmith won the top prize on Chopped Junior when he was 14, before moving on to Top Chef Junior.

Najibullah Quraishi has won numerous awards for his reporting, including three Emmy awards, a Peabody award, an Overseas Press Club award and a DuPont award. He's currently in Kabul, where he's waiting to hear when he can get a flight out of Afghanistan.

World News

A more moderate Taliban? An Afghan journalist says nothing has changed

2:10pm October 07, 2021

by Terry Gross

Reporting from Kabul, Najibullah Quraishi says the Taliban's vice and virtue squads have reinstituted harsh punishments, including whipping, chopping off hands and even hanging people from cranes.

The latest season of 'The United States of Al' was shaped by the Taliban's rise

4:33pm October 06, 2021

by Renee Montagne

The sitcom The United States of Al returns for its second season Thursday. The show follows an Afghan interpreter and his Marine Corp buddy, and is very much influenced by the Taliban's recent rise.

Dave Chappelle performing during his new special, "The Closer.

Arts

For Dave Chappelle, punchlines are dares. His new special, 'The Closer,' goes too far

10:18pm October 05, 2021

by Eric Deggans

In his new Netflix special, Dave Chappelle tries — and often fails — to justify button-pushing jokes about gay people, transgender people and feminists.

Books
Arts

For Stanley Tucci, food is like religion — and cancer almost took it away

6:38pm October 05, 2021

by Dave Davies

Tucci's entire world, since childhood, has revolved around food. He was devastated when treatment for cancer put him on a feeding tube for six months. Now cancer-free, he has a new memoir, Taste.

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World News

'Squid Game' conquered the world, but speaks to Korea

4:51pm October 05, 2021

Squid Game has stunned viewers worldwide with its freaky take on the survival genre. Its specificity and historical references might be lost on its massive audience, though.

Jeanna de Waal plays Diana, the princess, in Diana, The Musical.

'Diana, The Musical' mixes camp with sincerity. Here's where every song ranks

3:55pm October 05, 2021

by Linda Holmes

The songs in the widely panned Netflix musical that sings and dances its way through Princess Diana's tragic life are not all alike — and we're here to put them all in their proper place.

Arts

'Sopranos' prequel gives Tony a backstory — without the grace notes of the original

1:58pm October 05, 2021

by David Bianculli

The Many Saints of Newark centers on a teen version of mob-boss Tony Soprano. Despite standout performances by its stars, the film offers a confusing narrative, without any real sense of clarity.

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Crystal Kan, a storyboard artist, draws signs on cars of IATSE union members during a rally in Los Angeles in September.

Arts

Hollywood crews vote to authorize a strike for better pay and working conditions

6:36pm October 04, 2021

by Mandalit del Barco

Behind-the-scenes crew members say they're working long days without breaks for dismal pay. Union leadership may now call a strike.