Television

'Fleishman Is in Trouble' looks at a failed marriage from multiple perspectives

4:10pm December 26, 2022

by Glen Weldon

Hulu's "Fleishman Is in Trouble" adapts a best-selling novel about a successful Upper West Side couple's failed marriage, using multiple perspectives to show what went wrong --- and why.

In a special, comedian recalls when he was first labeled a terrorist in his country

5:13am December 26, 2022

NPR's A Martinez speaks with comedian Vir Das about his Netflix special: Landing.

Pedestrians navigate a snow-covered sidewalk in Chicago, on Thursday. Severe winter weather has impacted tens of millions of people in the U.S.

National

'Can I go back to my regular job?' Sports anchor goes viral for blizzard coverage

8:29am December 24, 2022

by Halisia Hubbard

A video of a sports journalist in Iowa has racked up more than 20 million views on Twitter after he was recruited to help his station cover the icy storm for a day.

Son Ye-jin as Yoon Se-ri and Hyun Bin as Ri Jeong-hyeok in Crash Landing on You.

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening

5:00pm December 23, 2022

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Blamo! podcast, Paris Is Burning, Sheryl Lee Ralph's Sleigh and Crash Landing on You.

TV's favorite foul-mouthed kids from 'South Park' celebrated a big anniversary

5:08am December 23, 2022

The animated television series South Park celebrated its 25th anniversary over the summer. The show actually began as a student film that satirized Christmas.

Arts

From 'Dreamgirls' to 'Abbott Elementary,' Sheryl Lee Ralph forged her own path

1:32pm December 22, 2022

by Terry Gross

Ralph won an Emmy for her role as a no-nonsense kindergarten teacher on Abbott Elementary. She says classroom management is about setting clear boundaries. Originally broadcast Sept. 12, 2022.

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Clockwise from top left: The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Only Murders in the Building, Nope, This Is Going to Hurt and The Dropout

Arts

The best movies and TV of 2022, picked for you by NPR critics

7:00am December 20, 2022

Whether you plan to head out to the theater, or binge from the couch, our critics have gathered together their favorite films and TV shows of the year. Happy watching!

For more than a month, witnesses gave graphic testimony of how former film producer Harvey Weinstein would lure women to private meetings in hotel rooms that quickly turned violent.

Harvey Weinstein found guilty on 3 of 7 charges in Los Angeles

7:32pm December 19, 2022

by Mandalit del Barco

Weinstein's legal trouble is far from over. In London, he faces criminal charges of indecent assault of a woman in 1996.

Angelo Badalamenti in a portrait taken Feb. 9, 1990. The composer, best known for his work with director David Lynch, died Dec. 11, 2022.

The fantasia of Angelo Badalamenti, veil-piercing composer

4:36pm December 19, 2022

by Meaghan Garvey

Among other things Badalamenti's music, soft and bizarre and surging, was an emotional compass for the uncanny creations of director David Lynch.

Arts

A critic revisits his list of the TV and movies he wished he covered in 2022

1:27pm December 19, 2022

by John Powers

Every year, John Powers looks back on the great features he never got around to talking about. This year's list includes White Lotus, The Menu, Nanny and Dark Winds — plus one vodka commercial.

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