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    Pop Culture Happy Hour
    Eric (Ken Leung) and Harper (Myha'la Herrold) have a complicated dynamic on HBO's <em>Industry.</em>
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    HBO's 'Industry' Features The Most Fascinating Character On TV Right Now

    Dec 03, 2020
    Harper, played by Myha'la Herrold, has shades of Annalise Keating and Shiv Roy.
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    Pop Culture Happy Hour
    Yakko, Wakko and Dot return for a very politically-minded reboot of <em>Animaniacs.</em>
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    The 'Animaniacs' Reboot Faces a Conundrum

    Nov 21, 2020
    The beloved cartoon is resurrected at a time when real life might be zanier than anything Yakko, Wakko and Dot could conjure up.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit a new milestone, surpassing the number of Americans who died in the prolonged conflict with Vietnam. Here, the Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens, N.Y., holds a vigil for medical workers and patients who have died in
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    Coronavirus Has Now Killed More Americans Than Vietnam War

    Apr 28, 2020
    The number of lives taken by COVID-19 in the U.S. has reached a grim milestone: More people have died of the disease than the 58,220 Americans who perished in the Vietnam War.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Members of the cast of <em>The Office</em>, a show that producers may resurrect with characters working from home because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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    A New 'The Office' Comedy For The COVID-19 Era?

    Apr 03, 2020
    The executive producers of The Office say they plan to begin work on a new remote workplace comedy, inspired by the "new normal" of the COVID-19 crisis.
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    Las Vegas TV Anchors Find A New Digital Home

    Mar 12, 2020


    Dayna Roselli and Sean McAllister were two of the most well-known anchors on local news.

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    John Witherspoon leaves a taping of <em>The Late Show with David Letterman</em> in New York in December 2009. Actor-comedian Witherspoon, who memorably played Ice Cube's father in the <em>Friday</em> films, has died at age 77.
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    Film And Television Comic John Witherspoon Dies At 77

    Oct 30, 2019
    He was a veteran of 1970s television comedies such as Good Times and What's Happening!!, but was best known for his role in Ice Cube's Friday films.
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    So ... Does American TV Ever Mention Africa?

    Mar 30, 2019
    A new study finds that American TV barely pays attention to Africa, And when it does, it might be talking about ... Wakanda.
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    'Brady Bunch' House Winner Revealed: HGTV Outbid Lance Bass

    Aug 08, 2018
    The outside of the house was featured in the 1970s sitcom, but the interior scenes were filmed in a Los Angeles studio.
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    Actor Charlotte Rae poses in her New York apartment in 2006.
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    Charlotte Rae, Who Played Mrs. Garrett On '80s Sitcom 'Facts Of Life,' Dies At 92

    Aug 06, 2018
    The Emmy- and Tony-nominated actor was most famous for her sitcom roles, which also included Diff'rent Strokes and Car 54, Where Are You? Rae was diagnosed with bone cancer last year.
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    'Supergirl' Casts First Transgender Superhero On Television

    Jul 23, 2018
    Nicole Maines, the transgender activist who brought a landmark case on allowing trans people to use the restroom of their choice, is marking another historic first as Nia Nal.
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    North Koreans watched a video screen in Pyongyang showing Korean Central Television news presenter Ri Chun Hee as she announced that the country had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb on Sept. 3, 2017.
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    What Summit? On North Korean TV, The News Is All About Rice Farming

    Jun 01, 2018
    "There's a big risk for the North Koreans in telegraphing too much to their own people ahead of time," says Martyn Williams, who monitors North Korean TV. "So what they do," he says, "is wait."
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    This Is Your Brain On Ads: How Media Companies Hijack Your Attention

    Apr 27, 2018
    How many ads have you encountered today? On this week's radio show, we discuss the insidiousness of advertising in American media.
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    The Two-Way

    Oscars TV Ratings Fall, Again

    Mar 06, 2018
    It may be Hollywood's biggest night, but fewer people chose to watch the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday. It's the fourth consecutive year viewership has declined as Oscars lose luster to Web rivals.
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    Monkey See
    Alia Shawkat and Brandon Micheal Hall play Dory and Julian in <em>Search Party</em>.
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    NPR's Favorite TV Shows Of 2017

    Dec 14, 2017
    Gems like Game of Thrones and Master of None continued to glimmer in 2017, but don't count out the broadcast networks — NBC's The Good Place is the only show all three NPR critics agreed on.
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    Monkey See
    In 2007, members of "SixofOne" — a fan club of the television series <em>The Prisoner</em> — re-enacted the game of human chess from the episode "Checkmate," while the sinister Rover (center) looked on.
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    Number Six At 50: The 50th Anniversary Of 'The Prisoner'

    Sep 29, 2017
    The series, about an ex-spy chafing against his imprisonment in a sunny, seaside village, was one of the first shows to end with a finale that sharply divided viewers.
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    Monkey See
    Your television doesn't have to look like this. But there's no guarantee what we're offering you will be <em>better </em>than this.
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    Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Regrettable Television Pop Quiz Returns

    Aug 18, 2017
    It seemed like time for a breather from summer movies, so we invited our pal Sam Sanders into the studio to play a game that goes all the way back to our very first episode in 2010.
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    Monkey See
    <em>Do It, Casterly Rockapella!</em>: In "The Spoils of War," Tycho (Mark Gatiss) and Cersei (Lena Headey) prepare for the bonus round of <em>Where in the World is Dany Targaryen? </em>
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    'Game Of Thrones' Season 7, Episode 4: 'Enough With The Clever Plans'

    Aug 07, 2017
    In the Game of Thrones episode "The Spoils of War," someone goes home, someone goes spelunking and many, many, many someones go to an impromptu barbecue.
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    Shots - Health News
    In a <a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/05/21/153198363/peter-dinklage-on-thrones-and-on-his-own-terms" target="_blank">2012 interview with NPR</a>, Peter Dinklage (second actor from left) said he appreciated how well-rounded his <em>Game of Thrones</em> c
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    'Game Of Thrones' Finds Fans Among Disability Rights Activists, Too

    Jul 10, 2017
    Several main characters in the HBO series happen to have disabilities. "I had never seen my own experience in life reflected so accurately, so vividly, so viscerally," says one disability activist.
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    Parallels
    Colombian actor Andres Parra (left) plays Hugo Chavez in the new telenovela, <em>El Comandante.</em>
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    For Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, A Second Life On The Small Screen

    Jan 24, 2017
    A new TV series recounts the life of the late strongman — and suggests his rule laid the groundwork for the food shortages, hyperinflation and political polarization plaguing Venezuela today.
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    The Two-Way
    William Christopher, far right, was best known for his role as Father Mulcahy on the 1970s TV show <em>M*A*S*H</em>. He died Saturday in California at the age of 84.
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    'M*A*S*H' Actor William Christopher Dies At 84

    Jan 01, 2017
    The actor, who was best known for his role as Father Mulcahy on the television sitcom M*A*S*H, died after a battle with lung cancer.
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    Code Switch

    Ava Duvernay And 'Queen Sugar': Celebrating Diversity, Inclusivity In TV

    Sep 04, 2016
    Ava Duvernay, director of the acclaimed film Selma, brings her talents to TV in Queen Sugar, an original drama series for Oprah's OWN network premiering Sept. 6.
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    The Two-Way

    Emmys Give Big Nods To 'Game Of Thrones,' 'Veep' And 'Lemonade'

    Jul 14, 2016
    Fargo and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story pulled in more than a dozen Emmy Award nominations each. The comedy Black-ish was also listed in multiple major categories.
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    Nevada Senate Candidates Proposing Televised Debates

    Jun 17, 2016

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Candidates in Nevada's pivotal Senate contest say they're looking forward to facing off in televised debates.

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    The Little Rascals Revisited

    Jan 11, 2016

    The Little Rascals was a staple of children’s television beginning in the 1950s.

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    Shots - Health News
    Robin Wright's fictional character Claire Underwood in the Netflix series <em>House of Cards</em> is a favorite of TV critics and fans. But the demographics of real U.S. women who have abortions are very different from the TV character's.
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    On TV, Women Who Have Abortions Are Younger, Whiter And Wealthier

    Dec 18, 2015
    An analysis of TV shows finds that fictional characters getting abortions are better off than the average American who has an abortion, and are also less likely to already be raising children.

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