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Celebrating 30 Years Of Fresh Air: Oscar-Winning Actress Patty Duke

1:54pm August 25, 2017

Duke grew up in the public eye, playing Helen Keller in the stage and screen versions of The Miracle Worker. Later she starred in her own TV sitcom, The Patty Duke Show. Originally broadcast in 1988.

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When The Tick (Peter Serafinowicz) attaches himself to Arthur (Griffin Newman), no tweezers in the world can separate them.

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He's Big, He's Blue, And Now, He's Bingeable: 'The Tick' Returns

1:09pm August 24, 2017

by Glen Weldon

The new, 10-episode Amazon series isn't a grim-and-gritty reboot, exactly — but its dark-ish tone will surprise some fans of Ben Edlund's superhero spoof.

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Ted Kaczynski is flanked by federal agents as he is led from the federal courthouse in Helena, Mont., on April 4, 1996. Kaczynski is now serving a life sentence in prison for the bombings.

FBI Profiler Says Linguistic Work Was Pivotal In Capture Of Unabomber

5:29pm August 22, 2017

by Dave Davies

James R. Fitzgerald says Ted Kaczynski's writings helped cracked the case that confounded the FBI for more than 17 years. Manhunt: Unabomber, a TV series on the Discovery Channel, retells the story.

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Pamela Adlon plays plays Sam, a single mom raising three daughters (from left, Olivia Edward, Hannah Alligood and Mikey Madison) in the FX comedy series Better Things.

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Pamela Adlon Started Working At Age 9, But 'Better Things' Happened At 50

4:42pm August 21, 2017

Adlon has four titles in the credits of the FX comedy series Better Things: actress, writer, director and producer. "I want to elevate the mundane ..." she says. "This is the way I live my life."

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Jerry Lewis On His Borscht Belt Childhood And The Lonely Work Of Comedy

2:37pm August 21, 2017

by Terry Gross

In 2005, Lewis told Fresh Air about his partnership with singer Dean Martin and how he honed his comic skills while working as a busboy. The comedian, actor and director died Sunday at the age of 91.

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The Khyber crystal in Kylo Ren's lightsaber is cracked, see, which is why its plasma blade is unstable and naw I'm yankin' ya it's just Beric Dondarrion (Richard Dormer).

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'Game Of Thrones' Season 7, Episode 6: 'Heroes Do Stupid Things And Die'

10:18am August 21, 2017

by Glen Weldon

In "Beyond the Wall," beardy bros go on a wight-hunt and struggle to get to know one another. Luckily, in this penultimate episode of Season 7, they find the perfect ice-breaker.

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How Late Night TV Addressed Charlottesville And This Week In Politics

6:10pm August 19, 2017

by Eric Deggans

This week gave late night television shows a lot of material to work with — a recap and review of how they did.

In Netflix's new show The Defenders, Jessica Jones and her superhero friends patrol the grim and gritty streets of a Hell's Kitchen that no longer exists in today's New York.

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Marvel Comics Meet Reality On The Not-So-Mean Streets Of Hell's Kitchen

8:03pm August 18, 2017

by Neda Ulaby

In Netflix's newest Marvel Universe show, The Defenders, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Daredevil and Iron Fist patrol the dirty streets of a Hell's Kitchen that doesn't exist in today's New York City.

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Snark Aside, Julie Klausner Says 'Difficult People' Is Inspired By Love

3:14pm August 18, 2017

Klausner plays an unsuccessful comic who quips about celebrities in her Hulu series, which recently launched its third season. Originally broadcast Aug. 16, 2016.

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Billy Eichner Makes A Career Out Of Love/Hating Celebrity Culture

3:14pm August 18, 2017

In addition to starring in Hulu's Difficult People, Eichner roams the streets of NYC, asking open-ended questions about celebrities in Billy on the Street. Originally broadcast Dec. 12, 2016.

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