Television

Arts

'Platonic' is more full-circle friendship than love triangle, and it's better that way

7:00am May 28, 2023

by Linda Holmes

Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne star as estranged best friends who reconnect in midlife. Harry Met Sally vibes aside, this show is too busy having good, goofy fun to bother focusing on will they/won't they.

Justine Lupe, Alan Ruck, Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong and Sarah Snook in Succession.

Arts

As 'Succession' ends, a family is forced to face the horrifying truth about itself

7:27am May 27, 2023

by Eric Deggans

Succession unveils its widely-anticipated finale on Sunday. It has been an entertaining cautionary tale about leaving the fate of our world to the fickle impulses of emotionally stunted plutocrats.

Gretchen (Aya Cash) is a self-centered music publicist who falls in love with Jimmy (Chris Geere) in the FXX series You're the Worst.

Arts

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

5:36pm May 26, 2023

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: You're the Worst, 60 Songs that Explain the '90s, and Little Moon wins the Tiny Desk.

National

Carlson's ouster from the Fox News Channel resounds in unexpected ways

5:29pm May 26, 2023

by David Folkenflik

Cable news ratings are low — seriously low — damaged by Tucker Carlson, a slow news cycle and, above all, cord cutting.

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Books
Arts

'American Born Chinese' is a window into what's changed for the community

5:26pm May 26, 2023

Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang talks about the new television adaptation of his graphic novel American Born Chinese.

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Arts

Mary Tyler Moore: The 'Fresh Air' interview

1:55pm May 26, 2023

by Terry Gross

The Emmy-winning actor, who died in 2017, is the subject of a new MAX documentary, Being Mary Tyler Moore. She spoke to Terry Gross in 1995 about the ups and downs of her career and personal life.

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HGTV renovates 'Brady Bunch' house and lists it for $5.5 million

5:55am May 26, 2023

HGTV bought the midcentury Studio City home in 2018 for $3.5 million. It was gutted and a story added to recreate the show's living room, kitchen and bedrooms that had existed on a studio stage.

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Iam Tongi, 18, credits his mom and late dad for his 'American Idol' win

4:51pm May 25, 2023

Iam Tongi is the first Pacific Islander to win American Idol. His dad died a few months before Tongi's audition, which he says his mom signed him up for and pushed him to practice.

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Actors Jeremy Strong (from left), Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin are pictured in an episode of Succession, which ends on Sunday.

How composer Nicholas Britell created the sound of 'Succession'

7:28am May 25, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Sunday's finale marks the end of Succession and its iconic opening theme. Composer Nicholas Britell reflects on shaping the show's signature sound over four seasons — and what he might do next.

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Writers Guild of America East members hand out flyers as they walk a picket line in New York on May 16.

Arts

Being a TV writer has changed — and so have the wages, says 'The Wire' creator

5:00am May 25, 2023

by Vincent Acovino

The Wire creator David Simon says he doesn't think artificial intelligence can "remotely challenge" what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.

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