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An Aspiring Aerobics Instructor Exorcises Her Inner Demons In 'Physical'

1:51pm June 18, 2021

by David Bianculli

Set in the 1980s, a new dark comedy on Apple TV+ centers on a woman whose husband is running for public office in San Diego, but who has aspirations of her own to produce an aerobics exercise tape.

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Column Explains How Tom Hanks Could Be Anti-Racist — Not Just Non-Racist

6:03pm June 15, 2021

by Eric Deggans

Actor Tom Hanks wrote an essay calling for more widespread teaching of Black American history, leading to NPR's Eric Deggans' response: Tom Hanks Is A Non-Racist. It's Time For Him To Be Anti-Racist.

Colbert Welcomes Back A Live Audience To 'Late Show'

6:05am June 14, 2021

by Eric Deggans

CBS Late Show host Stephen Colbert will tape his show in front of a live studio audience at the Ed Sullivan Theater for the first time since the pandemic shut down live performances.

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Arts

Rose Byrne Gets 'Physical' In Newest Series

7:56am June 13, 2021

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with actor Rose Byrne about her new Apple TV+ series, Physical. Set in the 1980's, it's about a woman in a dysfunctional marriage who finds renewal through aerobics.

Arts

Annie Murphy On Her New, Surrealist Sit-Com

8:05am June 12, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actor Annie Murphy about a new AMC series Kevin Can F**k Himself that upends the typical approach to a family sitcom.

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Omar Sy stars as a shapeshifting thief in the Netflix series Lupin.

Arts

The Most Wanted Man In France Is Invisible In 'Lupin Part 2'

2:39pm June 11, 2021

by John Powers

Omar Sy plays a shapeshifting thief in the Netflix series modeled on Maurice Leblanc's Arsène Lupin novels. The new season offers a winning confection of speed, cool settings and good acting.

Arts

Remembering 'Mod Squad' Actor Clarence Williams III

2:25pm June 11, 2021

by Terry Gross

Williams, who died June 4, acted on Broadway before moving on to TV and film roles, including The Mod Squad, Purple Rain, Half Baked and I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. Originally broadcast in 1995.

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Stephen Colbert On Missing His Live Audience And Making Comedy A Family Business

2:25pm June 11, 2021

by Terry Gross

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert resumes taping in front of a live audience on June 14. Colbert spoke to Fresh Air in April 2021 about filming the show from home during the pandemic.

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Survey Says: America Loves Game Shows

6:29am June 11, 2021

The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., is starting an archive solely devoted to game show history. It will include old set designs, props and scripts.

Khloe Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Kris Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, and Kendall Jenner in Hollywood at the Kardashian Kollection Launch Party in 2011.

Arts

The Kardashians Kiss Reality TV Goodbye — And Move On To Disney And Hulu

9:40am June 10, 2021

by Mandalit del Barco

E! series Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which chronicled many marriages, babies and scandals over 20 seasons, ends Thursday. But this isn't the last we'll see of the Kardashian-Jenner family.