Television

Arts

'Hello Tomorrow!' seals the deal with a decidedly retro vision of the future

2:02pm February 24, 2023

by David Bianculli

Billy Crudup plays a traveling salesman, hawking new homes on the moon in this Apple TV+ series. Hello Tomorrow! is a colorful fantasy world, populated with characters real enough to care about.

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Arts

Remembering comic and 'Law & Order' actor Richard Belzer

2:02pm February 24, 2023

by Terry Gross

The sharp-witted standup comic, who died Feb. 19, got his start in comedy clubs in the 1970s, but was perhaps best known for playing Det. Munch on Law & Order: SVU. Originally broadcast in 1987.

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CNN's Don Lemon returns after sexist and ageist remarks about Nikki Haley

6:37pm February 21, 2023

by David Folkenflik

Don Lemon has been absent from his morning show after making sexist and ageist remarks about Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley. He's slated to return to air Wednesday.

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Arts

Now in its 10th season, John Oliver's 'Last Week' is still as fresh and funny as ever

2:21pm February 21, 2023

by David Bianculli

Oliver rarely has guests, so the HBO show relies on him to sell both the jokes and the facts — which he does, always counter-punching with a punchline whenever things start getting too serious.

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Arts

'All American' showrunner is a rarity in Hollywood: A Black woman in charge

2:09pm February 21, 2023

by Eric Deggans

Nkechi Okoro Carroll is not a unicorn — but as one of the few very successful Black woman showrunners in television, she does stand out

Sheryl Lee Ralph performs "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of Super Bowl LVII.

Arts

Sheryl Lee Ralph explains why she almost left showbiz — and what kept her going

9:08am February 21, 2023

Sheryl Lee Ralph opens up about how she rediscovered her ability later in life, playing Barbara Howard in Abbott Elementary, and how she thinks about her success later in her life.

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Nkechi Okoro Carroll went from being an economist to overseeing 3 TV shows

8:43am February 20, 2023

by Eric Deggans

How did a Federal Reserve economist become a showrunner leading three TV series on The CW and NBC? Nkechi Okoro Carroll credits a strong work ethic and lots of preparation.

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Fox News host Maria Bartiromo invited Trump campaign attorney Sidney Powell on her show to discuss allegations of election fraud based on an email laying out claims even the writer called "pretty wackadoodle."

Politics & Government

The 'wackadoodle' foundation of Fox News' election-fraud claims

5:02am February 20, 2023

by David Folkenflik

A woman who put forth election-fraud claims that even she described as "pretty wackadoodle" was a source for baseless claims aired by Fox News in 2020. The network is now being sued for defamation.

Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and TV detective, dies at 78

4:03pm February 19, 2023

by The Associated Press

Belzer was one of TV's most indelible detectives as John Munch in Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: SVU.

Music & Culture

Chuck D on his new hip-hop documentary 'Fight the Power'

6:33pm February 18, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with hip-hop artist Chuck D about the PBS documentary Fight the Power. The series describes the political and social conditions that gave rise to hip-hop.

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