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A Sister Shares 'Horrible And Wonderful' Memories Of Her Brother's Life And Death

8:11am March 03, 2018

by Scott Simon

Comedy writer and TV producer Harris Wittels died of an overdose in 2015; his sister Stephanie Wittels Wachs's new book came out of her desperate need to talk to him, even yell at him after he died.

Farm worker advocate Dolores Huerta is featured in a documentary film to premier on PBS this month.

Music & Culture

The Best Latinx Films Of 2017 Won't Win An Oscar. They Weren't Even Nominated

2:38pm March 02, 2018

by Felix Contreras

Latino filmmakers depict compelling histories of two Chicano civil rights figures in new films airing on PBS.

Arts

Donald Glover's 'Atlanta' Returns With 'Robbin' Season'

8:02pm March 01, 2018

by Eric Deggans

Donald Glover's award-winning show returns to FX with a title that hints at its story — 'Atlanta Robbin' Season'. Because, as a character notes "everybody's gotta eat" and based on the trailer it looks like some robbing will go on.

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Andrew (voiced by John Mulaney) talks with the Hormone Monster (voiced by Nick Kroll) in the Netflix series Big Mouth.

Arts

Nick Kroll And John Mulaney Relive Raging Hormones And First Kisses In 'Big Mouth'

2:09pm March 01, 2018

by Terry Gross

The comic actors channel the indignities of puberty in their animated Netflix comedy series. Looking back on his own adolescence, Mulaney says: "I was always mystified."

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Economy

The Business Case For Better Representation On Screen

2:05pm March 01, 2018

"Wonder Woman" and "Black Panther" were hits. Is Hollywood listening?

Arts

Comedy Is Drenched With Foreboding On Season 2 Of 'Atlanta'

2:32pm February 28, 2018

by John Powers

Donald Glover's Emmy-winning FX series returns for its second season on Thursday. Critic John Powers says Atlanta is simultaneously "strange and angry and hysterically funny."

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Review: Hulu Debuts 'The Looming Tower'

7:01am February 28, 2018

by Eric Deggans

Hulu presents the scripted miniseries based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction book about the rise of al-Qaida and the events which led to the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001.

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Music & Culture

Inside The Search For Notorious B.I.G. And Tupac's Killers

4:55pm February 27, 2018

The two biggest musicians of their day were murdered months apart. Why are the cases still unsolved?

Politics & Government

Condoleezza Rice's Film Grapples With What, If Anything, Unifies America

5:22am February 27, 2018

by Rachel Martin

In a documentary premiering on PBS, ex-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Kennedy explore the idea of whether we still have a unifying American creed.

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Florence Kasumba (left), Angela Bassett and Leititia Wright appear in a scene from Marvel's Black Panther. Sociologist Darnell Hunt says the film's success "demonstrates what's possible beyond standard Hollywood practices."

Arts

Hollywood Diversity Study Finds 'Mixed Bag' When It Comes To Representation

5:02am February 27, 2018

by Mandalit del Barco

The report finds that broadcast TV and children's series are increasingly diverse, but people of color remain underrepresented on all fronts, including lead roles, writers, directors and showrunners.