Television

There are three Vanessa Hudgens characters in the sequel The Princess Switch: Switched Again.

Arts

The Cider-Sipping, Mitten-Wearing Guide To 2020 Holiday Movies

5:00am November 12, 2020

by Linda Holmes

We've got the goods on a large number of movies coming to cable and streaming over the holiday season, complete with notes to help you find the ones that are right up your alley.

Emma Corrin plays Princess Diana in the latest season of The Crown.

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Season 4 Of 'The Crown' Introduces Princess Diana — And More Juicy Drama

1:14pm November 11, 2020

by John Powers

The latest season of The Crown pulses with glamour and sizzle, as Elizabeth II greets the arrival of two women who threaten her preeminence: Margaret Thatcher and Princess Diana.

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Remembering Long-Time 'Jeopardy!' Host Alex Trebek

2:08pm November 09, 2020

by Terry Gross

Trebek, who died Nov. 8, started hosting the quiz show in 1984 and went on to earn the Guinness World Record for most game show episodes hosted by the same presenter. Originally broadcast in 1987.

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Trebek said he hated to see contestants lose for forgetting to phrase their answers as questions. "I'm there to see that the contestants do as well as they can within the context of the rules," he told Fresh Air's Terry Gross in 1987. Above, Trebek poses

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What Is The End Of An Era? 'Jeopardy!' Host Alex Trebek Dies At 80

5:07pm November 08, 2020

by Mandalit del Barco

"I love spending time with bright people," said the longtime game show host. Trebek began hosting the trivia show in 1984 and continued for nearly four decades, even through bouts of chemotherapy.

Houston, We Have A Problem: (L to R) "Cap" (John C. Reilly), "Skip" (Fred Armisen) and "Rook" (Tim Heidecker) kick moonrocks in Moonbase 8.

Arts

'Moonbase 8' Scrubs The Mission

5:00am November 08, 2020

by Glen Weldon

The Showtime comedy series about three NASA astronauts-in-training at a mock moonbase in the desert vibrates on its own singular wavelength, but never generates laughs.

Anya Taylor-Joy plays Beth in the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit.

We Talk 'Queen's Gambit' With Chess Expert And Tiny Desk Winner Linda Diaz

12:04pm November 06, 2020

by Linda Holmes

Linda Diaz, who won this year's Tiny Desk Contest at NPR Music, is a chess expert and international chess champion. She sat down to talk with us about the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit.

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Mayoral candidate Amara Enyia holds a press conference during the 2019 Chicago race.

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In 'City So Real,' An Election Is Only The Beginning

9:21am November 03, 2020

by Linda Holmes

The Steve James documentary series City So Real is about the 2019 Chicago mayoral election. But its real message is that no one election determines the future.

More Than 100 Fans Attend Bob Ross Experience In Indiana

6:55am November 02, 2020

For years on his PBS program, Bob Ross taught legions of wanna-be artists how to paint. This weekend fans toured his studio, attended a painting workshop and dressed up as Ross for a costume contest.

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Lorraine Bracco purchased an abandoned home in Sambuca di Sicilia, Italy, for a single euro. She chronicles her renovation efforts in My Big Italian Adventure on HGTV.

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Actor Buys A Crumbling Home For 1 Euro And It Turns Into A 'Big Italian Adventure'

3:23pm November 01, 2020

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

The house Lorraine Bracco bought needed a lot of work. "Nobody in their right mind would have bought this," she says. She chronicles the renovation in her HGTV show, My Big Italian Adventure.

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Books
Arts

Ina Garten: 'All My Books Really Are About Comfort Food'

5:39pm October 31, 2020

by Michel Martin

Sometimes you want a really good salad, Garten says. But now is not that time. Her new book, Modern Comfort Food, is packed full of recipes for beef stew, chocolate chip cookies and Boston cream pie.