Television

Lady Gaga plays a mysterious character called the Countess on the new season of FX's American Horror Story, which begins on Wed.

Arts

'American Horror Story' Returns, With Twists, Thrills And A Chilling Lady Gaga

2:19pm October 06, 2015

by David Bianculli

FX's American Horror Story returns for season five this week. TV critic David Bianculli says this season, which is set in a lavish old hotel, is "the most visually arresting and twisted one yet."

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Ruben Blades as Daniel Salazar and Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Griselda Salazar in Fear the Walking Dead.

Arts

How A Show About Zombies Looks At Legacies Of Real Violence

1:19pm October 05, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

Fear the Walking Dead is telling a story not often explored on prime-time television: generational rifts over the violence that immigrant parents have experienced.

Diversity Is Slow To Arrive In Late Night Comedy

7:16pm October 03, 2015

Late night comedy has been dominated by white men, but is that changing? NPR's Michel Martin asks with Yael Kohen, author of We Killed: The Rise of Women in American Comedy, and NPR TV critic Eric Deggans.

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Books
Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Ms. Marvel' And Regrettable Television

2:20pm October 02, 2015

by Linda Holmes

This week's show has Ms. Marvel, terrible television, live show news, and a lot of laughing, not to mention what's making us happy this week.

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Catherine Coulson, The Quirky 'Log Lady' Of 'Twin Peaks,' Dies At 71

10:47am September 30, 2015

by Elizabeth Blair

Catherine Coulson, who played the "log lady" in the TV series Twin Peaks, died on Monday at 71. With her odd attachment to a piece of ponderosa pine, she was something of a pop culture hero.

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Arts

How A Pair Of Pretty Boys Got Their Groove Back

7:09pm September 29, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Two new comedies debut on Fox on Tuesday night: Grandfathered and The Grinder, both of which feature TV pretty boys Jon Stamos and Rob Lowe amping up their images. NPR's TV critic, Eric Deggans, offers a review.

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Arts

New Host Trevor Noah Puts His Own Spin On 'The Daily Show'

2:43pm September 29, 2015

by David Bianculli

Last night, seven weeks after Jon Stewart stepped down as the host of The Daily Show, the new host debuted. Critic David Bianculli says Trevor Noah "gave viewers plenty of reasons to tune in again."

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Comedian Trevor Noah hosts his first episode of The Daily Show on Sept. 28.

'The Daily Show' Introduces A New Host — And A Familiar Feel

11:59am September 29, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Longtime viewers didn't know what to expect of Trevor Noah's debut Monday night. What they got resembled the old show, perhaps because it kept a lot of writers and producers from Jon Stewart's era.

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Arts

Devoted Fans Cross The Country For 'Gunsmoke' Reunion

9:13am September 27, 2015

by Abigail Wilson

It's been 40 years since Gunsmoke ran on television, but it remains a classic Western. Several actors, including Burt Reynolds, reunite in Dodge City, Kan.

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Gargur, No'maan, Melsoon and Shams — four of the Muppet stars of Iftah Ya Simsim, the first Arabic-language version of Sesame Street. The show went off the air 25 years ago, and other Arabic-language Sesame Street spinoffs have launched since — but no

World News

After 25-Year Hiatus, First Arabic-Language 'Sesame Street' Opens Again

2:19pm September 25, 2015

by NPR Staff

Iftah Ya Simsim was one of the earliest foreign-language Sesame Street spinoffs when it launched in 1979. But the beloved show went dark when its studio was partially destroyed during the Gulf War.

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