Television

Comedy Central Premieres Final Season Of 'Broad City'

5:25am January 24, 2019

by Sam Sanders

Broad City follows Abbi and Illana — two 20-something women finding their way but with a twist. The show has been critically acclaimed, celebrated and criticized for its brand of feminism.

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National

Thrift Stores Say They're Swamped With Donations After 'Tidying Up with Marie Kondo'

5:21pm January 21, 2019

Thrift stores are overwhelmed as people bring stuff in after watching Netflix's Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. NPR's Audie Cornish hears from New Yorker fashion columnist Rachel Syme about the trend.

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Science
Arts

Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. On DNA Testing And Finding His Own Roots

1:58pm January 21, 2019

by Terry Gross

As host of the PBS series Finding Your Roots, Gates tells celebrities about their family history. He reflects on his own history and some of the more controversial aspects of DNA testing.

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Books
Arts

Carl Reiner, Who Turns 97 Soon, Is Still Working On Projects

6:00am January 21, 2019

by Susan Stamberg

A comedian, writer, actor, director and producer, Carl Reiner was part of the golden days of television. But these days, he's producing a lot of books.

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Marie Kondo's Netflix Show Aims To Help People Declutter

6:00am January 21, 2019

by Linda Holmes

In the new Netflix show Tidying Up With Marie Kondo, the Japanese decluttering diva shows Americans how to do with less, challenging America's hoarding and consumer cultures.

Comedian Conan O'Brien speaks at The New Museum on May 17, 2016 in New York City.

Arts

Not My Job: Conan O'Brien Gets Quizzed On Hot Cocoa

12:34pm January 19, 2019

We've invited the longtime, late night talk show host to play a game called "Team Coco, meet hot cocoa!" O'Brien is now host of Conan on TBS, and has a new podcast called Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend.

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Bryan Cranston takes his opening night curtain call in the Broadway version of Network.

Arts

On Broadway, 'Network' Goes From Satire To Tragedy

7:04am January 19, 2019

by Tom Vitale

The 1976 movie Network struck a nerve with its darkly comic predictions about celebrity news anchors and the rise of infotainment. Now, a stage adaptaion is one of the hottest tickets on Broadway.

Festival attendees wound up dragging their luggage to tents — and that's only one of the indignities documented in the Netflix film Fyre.

Fighting 'Fyre' With 'Fyre Fraud': Two Documentaries About The Same Disaster

8:04am January 18, 2019

by Linda Holmes

Netflix and Hulu both have documentaries about the fiasco of Fyre Festival available this week. Both are serviceable, but there are some differences, and some ethical questions about both.

I Try To Do Everything They Throw At Me, 'Shameless' Star William H. Macy Says

5:22am January 18, 2019

David Greene talks to William H. Macy about playing the degenerate father on the award-winning dark comedy Shameless. The show, which follows a working-class family in Chicago, is in its 9th season.

Benedict Cumberbatch plays Dominic Cummings, the top strategist for Britain's "Leave" campaign in the HBO film Brexit.

Arts

Breezy And Irreverent 'Brexit' Captures Big Truths About Today's Politics

4:59pm January 17, 2019

by John Powers

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the top strategist for Britain's "Leave" campaign in a new HBO film that offers a jaunty — if incomplete — take on the U.K.'s pending departure from the EU.

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