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Stepping Into 'Talking As Fast As I Can' Again Is Like Sense Memory For Actor Lauren Graham

8:53am December 04, 2016

Lauren Graham is the fast-talking Lorelei Gilmore, on Gilmore Girls, a role she recently reprised on Netflix. She tells NPR's Ailsa Chang about her memoir, Talking As Fast As I Can.

Arts

'Fawlty Towers' Actor Andrew Sachs Dies At 86

5:44pm December 02, 2016

by Ted Robbins

British character actor Andrew Sachs has died at age 86. He was best known as the waiter Manuel on the cult TV series, Fawlty Towers.

Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs was photographed in a 1981 training manual for caterers.

Andrew Sachs, Who Played Beloved Waiter Manuel On 'Fawlty Towers,' Dies

4:19pm December 02, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The actor is best known for his portrayal of the hapless waiter from Barcelona on the much loved British sitcom. He was 86.

Emily Gilmore (Kelly Bishop), Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham), and Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel).

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Gilmore Girls' And 'Moana'

10:08am December 02, 2016

by Linda Holmes

On this week's show, we return to Stars Hollow and travel to Disney's latest gorgeous world with Daisy Rosario and super-librarian Margaret H. Willison.

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Arts

'Incorporated' Imagines Dystopian Future Where Corporations Run The World

4:29pm November 30, 2016

by Eric Deggans

Incorporated is a new show on Syfy executive produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. It imagines a dystopian future where corporations run the world, not governments. If you work for a corporation, you live an upper-middle class life. If you don't, you live in a slum.

Ilana (Ilana Glazer) and Abbi (Abbi Jacobson) routinely take the subway in Broad City. But public transit hasn't always been featured so prominently on television.

Arts

Stand Clear Of The Doors: TV Finally Gets On Board With Mass Transit

8:10am November 30, 2016

by Neda Ulaby

TV doesn't have the best track record with public transportation; in the '90s and early 2000s, even shows set in New York rarely showed characters on the subway or bus. Now, that's starting to change.

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In The New 'Gilmore Girls,' Rory Gilmore Turns Out To Be A Bad Journalist

4:31pm November 29, 2016

The beloved show Gilmore Girls returned to the screen last week. In a Netflix revival, the characters are facing new challenges, but one character has been seen as a disappointment: Rory Gilmore. Megan Garber of The Atlantic describes why.

Religion

Hijab-Wearing News Anchor Makes History In Canada

10:01pm November 28, 2016

by Noor Wazwaz

Ginella Massa is the first person to wear a hijab, the traditional head covering worn by Muslim women, and anchor a major nightly newscast in Canada. She did it last week on Toronto's CityNews.

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Arts

Actor Ron Glass Dies At Age 71

9:38am November 27, 2016

Actor Ron Glass died Friday evening. He was 71. In a career spanning more than four decades, Glass is best remembered for his role as detective Ron Harris on the sitcom "Barney Miller."

Actor Ron Glass known for his role in the long-running comedy "Barney Miller," has died at 71.

National

Ron Glass, Emmy-Nominated Actor Best Known For 'Barney Miller,' Has Died At 71

9:14pm November 26, 2016

by The Associated Press

Glass died Friday of respiratory failure, his agent, Jeffrey Leavett, told The Associated Press. He appeared in dozens of shows in a television and film career dating to the early 1970s.