Television

Actress Chloe Bennet says changing her last name from Wang to Bennet allowed her to get more casting roles in Hollywood. While she did this, she says she hopes Asian American women that come after her do not have to take the same steps to find work.

Actress Chloe Bennet Wants To Change The Narrative For Asian-Americans In Hollywood

6:09pm September 03, 2017

by Michel Martin

Actress Chloe Bennet speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about her decision to change her last name from Wang to Bennet, so she could increase her chances of getting an acting job in Hollywood.

Raphael Bob-Waksberg speaks during the Netflix showrunners panel at the 2015 Summer TCA Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Arts

Not My Job: 'BoJack Horseman' Creator Gets Quizzed On Centaurs

11:46am September 02, 2017

Raphael Bob-Waksberg had a friend who liked to draw people with animal heads, so he did what anyone would do: He created a TV show about a washed-up '90s sitcom star who happens to be a horse.

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Arts

Joys And Challenges Of Marriage In 'Black Love'

5:27am September 01, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

A documentary series about black married life debuts on the Oprah Winfrey Network Saturday. It shows the ups and downs of marriage.

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Arts

Facebook Prepares To Launch New Video Streaming Service

4:31pm August 31, 2017

by Eric Deggans

Facebook is rolling out it's new video streaming service this week. "Facebook Watch" is accessed by a button on the home page feed. Click and you get tons of shows, including a couple of originals. It's paid for by ads, which could be aimed directly at you, since Facebook knows all about you.

Music & Culture

Alf Clausen, Composer With 'The Simpsons' For 27 Years, Is Let Go

3:07pm August 31, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

The composer worked on more than 560 episodes of the long-running animated series.

Arts

'Game Of Thrones' Season 7 Finale: Epic In More Ways Than One

6:25pm August 28, 2017

by Eric Deggans

Game of Thrones fans found out what the episode title, "The Dragon and the Wolf," meant Sunday night, when season seven of the wildly popular HBO show came to an end.

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Quoth the Three-Eyed Raven, "Nevermind": In Game of Throne's Season 7 finale, "The Dragon and the Wolf," Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) doesn't flake.

Arts

'Game Of Thrones' Season 7 Finale: 'We've Been Here For Some Time'

9:45am August 28, 2017

by Glen Weldon

"The Dragon and the Wolf." Sittin' in a tree. Attending lots of M-E-E-T-I-N-Gs. The Game of Thrones season 7 finale was filled with head-fakes and family business and feelings-meetings.

Dougie Baldwin (left) and Aaron Moten are two of the stars in the new Netflix comedy Disjointed, which is set in a medical marijuana dispensary.

Arts

'Disjointed' Is Like Any Workplace Sitcom — With More Pot, Sex And Language

12:42am August 26, 2017

by Neda Ulaby

Set in a medical marijuana dispensary, the big networks all turned the show down. But Netflix picked it up and co-creator Chuck Lorre says, ultimately, it's about characters who care for one another.

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"The Night Begins To Shine," a previously unknown song first used as a joke in a 2014 episode in Teen Titans Go!, hit the charts this summer.

Music & Culture

An Accidental Hit 'Begins To Shine' — And Only Because Of 'Teen Titans Go!'

4:35pm August 25, 2017

by Andrew Limbong

In 2005, a group called B.E.R. was commissioned to write a 1980s-style pop song. "The Night Begins To Shine" was unearthed by TV show Teen Titans Go! as a joke; now, years later, it's a Billboard hit.

Arts

Celebrating 30 Years Of Fresh Air: The Carl Reiner Interview

1:54pm August 25, 2017

Reiner spoke to Terry Gross in 1988 about how his experiences working backstage in Hollywood inspired him to create the classic sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show.

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