Television

'Winning Time' examines the rise of the Lakers dynasty

5:13am March 04, 2022

HBO's new series Winning Time chronicles the revered and storied team that made up the Los Angeles Lakers dynasty of the 1980s. NPR's A Martinez talks to showrunner Max Borenstein.

Arts

'Raised by Wolves' explores parenting, faith and what makes us human

1:28pm March 02, 2022

by Sam Briger

Aaron Guzikowski says his futuristic HBO Max show, which centers on two androids raising human children on a distant planet, was inspired by his own experiences as a father of three.

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In The Tourist, "The Man" (Jamie Dornan) wakes up in a small town hospital in the Australian outback with no idea who he is or how he got there.

Arts

'The Tourist' doesn't know who he is — just that someone wants him dead

12:02pm March 02, 2022

by John Powers

The BBC series, now playing on HBO Max, follows an Irishman who gets into a car accident and wakes up with amnesia in an Australian hospital. This suspenseful six-part thriller will keep you guessing.

National

Jodie Comer on how 'Killing Eve' has changed her life

5:16pm March 01, 2022

by Eric Deggans

BBC America's Killing Eve is returning for its fourth and final season. Star Jodie Comer, who won an Emmy and drew notice in Hollywood playing assassin Villanelle, says the show changed her life.

Models walk the runway at the Tom Ford spring/summer 2022 fashion show at Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021.

Arts

From Tumblrcore to 2014core, the nostalgia loop is getting smaller and faster

8:37am March 01, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

Wired headphones are among the artifacts from the past decade making recent "nostalgic" comebacks. Fashion once moved in 20 year cycles but the nostalgia loop is getting smaller and faster,

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Arts

Five big takeaways from the SAG Awards — and what they might mean for the Oscars

11:38am February 28, 2022

by Linda Holmes

The Screen Actors Guild Awards happened on Sunday night, and a couple of big wins might have implications for the rest of the awards year.

'Saturday Night Live' opens with the Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York

6:00am February 28, 2022

SNL usually starts with a comedy sketch, but this weekend — no laughs. The open featured a Ukrainian chorus singing: "Prayer for Ukraine." Candles were arranged to spell out Kyiv.

SNL offers a 'Prayer for Ukraine' in its cold open

7:13am February 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

"Saturday Night Live" normally kicks off each show with some humor, but the comedy sketch series opened with a tribute performance to Ukraine, which is dealing with an invasion from Russia.

Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts are the first same-sex couple to be featured on the cover of Essence.

Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts are the 1st same-sex couple on the cover of Essence

7:57pm February 25, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

In the interview with the magazine, the couple opened up about their love story and how their relationship blossomed into marriage, as the duo tied the knot in August 2020.

The Eurovision Song Contest was held in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in 2017. Russia has been excluded from the 2022 edition following its invasion of Ukraine.

Changing course, Eurovision organizers say no Russian act will compete this year

3:31pm February 25, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Organizers cited concerns that "the inclusion of a Russian entry in this year's Contest would bring the competition into disrepute" in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.