Television

Amy Adams plays Camille Preaker in the HBO adaptation of Gillian Flynn's mystery novel Sharp Objects.

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Gillian Flynn's 'Sharp Objects' Is A Whodunit ... And A Who Is She?

12:51pm July 06, 2018

by Lynn Neary

Amy Adams stars as Camille Preaker in the HBO adaptation of the mystery novel. Flynn helped adapt the book for the screen, and says the story is a murder mystery wrapped around a character study.

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Mr. McFeely (David Newell) and Fred Rogers on set, in the documentary Won't You Be My Neighbor?

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?'

5:00am July 04, 2018

by Linda Holmes

Daisy Rosario of WAMU joins the table to talk about the new documentary that looks back at the influence and the unusual nature of a classic children's television show.

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Why The Second Season Of 'GLOW' Is Better Than The First

4:25pm June 29, 2018

by Eric Deggans

Netflix's GLOW returns for its second season with a sharper narrative and more character development. The season, the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling are creating a show for a small, local TV station.

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A Spot of Bother: Norman Scott (Ben Whishaw, L) and Jeremy Thorpe (Hugh Grant, R) face the day with stiff upper lips in Amazon's A Very English Scandal.

Arts

'A Very English Scandal' Is Veddy, Veddy Fun, Indeed

10:39am June 29, 2018

by Glen Weldon

The stars of Paddington 2 (Ben Whishaw and Hugh Grant) reunite, under ... very different circumstances, for a 3-episode Amazon mini-series about a gay relationship that shocked the U.K. in the '70s.

W. Kamau Bell's new Netflix comedy special is Private School Negro. He says that for him, the word "negro" feels "classically, importantly black."

Arts

Comic W. Kamau Bell On The 'Shades Of America' And Not Feeling 'Black Enough'

3:21pm June 27, 2018

by Terry Gross

Bell's new Netflix special is called Private School Negro. He says the word "negro" offends some people, but he has embraced it: "It takes me right back to the height of the civil rights movement."

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Top Chef contestant Joe Sasto cooks a meal in Aspen, Colo.

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Cooking Shows Provide Food For Thought

5:00am June 27, 2018

by Linda Holmes

This week, we revisit a conversation about competitions and instructional shows, adventures and simple admirations of good cooking.

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Arts

Betrayal, Ruination And Dark Comedy Converge In 'A Very English Scandal'

1:54pm June 26, 2018

by John Powers

A new BBC miniseries streaming on Amazon and starring Hugh Grant tells the story of Britain's Thorpe affair, a 1970s tabloid fiesta that brought together politics, illicit sex and a criminal trial.

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Host Jamie Foxx onstage at the 2018 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sunday, June 24, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.

Music & Culture

BET Awards Celebrate Donald Glover, Anita Baker And 'Black Panther'

5:51pm June 25, 2018

by Summer Christen Holmes

Host Jamie Foxx was there "to celebrate Black Excellence, Televised" — honoring Anita Baker, surprising Donald Glover and giving Meek Mill a platform to present his poignant new song.

James Corden hosts Paul McCartney in Carpool Karaoke.

Beep Beep, Yeah! Paul McCartney On Corden's 'Carpool Karaoke' Is TV At Its Best

12:51pm June 25, 2018

by David Bianculli

Late Late Show host James Corden took the famed Beatle on a ride that was, by turns, unexpectedly tender, touching and meaningful.

Hari Kondabolu's Netflix special Warn Your Relatives is one of the comedy specials you can find streaming right now.

Arts

Getting Your Laughs Where You Can In The Wide World Of Stand-Up

5:00am June 25, 2018

by Linda Holmes

Pop Culture Happy Hour had so much fun finding stand-up specials to recommend that we figured we'd write it all down so you can find the ones you really want.