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  • Pop Culture

Comic-Con Goes Virtual For The First Time In History Because Of Pandemic

For the first time in its 50 year history, Comic-Con International has been forced to cancel its in-person event attended by more than 130,000 people and move online.

July 25, 2020
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By:
  • Beth Accomando
GPB News NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Comedian Ziwe Fumudoh Brings The Laughs In Her Frank Conversations About Race

How many Black friends do you have? The comedian Ziwe Fumudoh is drawing praise, laughs and discomfort for the direct questions she asks her white guests on her Instagram Live show.

July 24, 2020
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  • Sam Sanders
GPB News NPR

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  • Pop Culture

San Diego Comic-Con Moves Online Due To The Pandemic

Comic-Con began Wednesday. It's virtual this year due to the pandemic. Instead of waiting in endless lines in San Diego, fans will be able to watch panel discussions online.

July 22, 2020
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By:
  • Petra Mayer
Alex Trebek on the set of Jeopardy! on Dec. 19, 2019.

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  • Book Reviews

In 'The Answer Is ...' Jeopardy! Host Alex Trebek Carefully Curates His Responses

In his new memoir, the TV icon reflects on his cancer diagnosis and presents brief, sometimes compelling glimpses into his history, as he aims to convince the world he's just an average guy.

July 21, 2020
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
<em></em>A high-contrast mode makes <em>The Last of Us II</em> more accessible to visually impaired gamers.

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  • Games

'The Last Of Us Part II' Presents An Accessible Apocalypse

The Last of Us, released in 2013, was praised for its rich story and environment. The legacy of its sequel, out now, may be how many gamers are able to play it thanks to enhanced accessibility.

July 20, 2020
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By:
  • Vincent Acovino
In <em>Wolfenstein II: New Colossus</em>, our hero B.J. Blazkowicz has grown into far more than a couple of chunky pixels — but he still kills a lot of Nazis.

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  • Games

Reading The Game: Wolfenstein II

Our occasional series on storytelling in video games returns with a look at The New Colossus, a surprisingly heartfelt entry in the classic Castle Wolfenstein series. (Yes, you still shoot Nazis.)

July 20, 2020
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  • Jason Sheehan
Evan Rachel Wood is one of the interview subjects in the new documentary <em>Showbiz Kids</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

'Showbiz Kids' Gives Child Actors The Chance To Tell Their Own Stories

In a new HBO documentary, current and former child actors from Wil Wheaton to Todd Bridges to Evan Rachel Wood talk about abuse, money, work and finding your way as an adult.

July 18, 2020
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Mo'Nique at the 2011 Academy Awards.

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  • Arts & Life

Mo'Nique's Netflix Discrimination Case Moves Forward

A judge says the Oscar-winning actress's discrimination and retaliation suit against Netflix can move forward.

July 17, 2020
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Actor and comedian Nick Cannon was fired from his long-running <em>Wild 'N Out</em> show over anti-Semitic comments he made on his <em>Cannon's Class </em>podcast.

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  • Arts & Life

Fired Over Anti-Semitic Comments, Nick Cannon Wants 'Wild 'N Out' Ownership

The actor and comedian was fired from his long-running show Wild 'N Out for anti-Semitic comments he made on his podcast. He is demanding full ownership of the brand he helped create.

July 15, 2020
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  • Andrew Limbong
James McAvoy voices Morpheus, Lord of Dreams, in Audible's <em>The Sandman.</em>

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  • Pop Culture

'The Sandman': Landmark Comic Series Gets A Rigidly Faithful Audio Drama Adaptation

Neil Gaiman's impossible-to-adapt dark fantasy series has now been adapted, albeit into a medium no one could've predicted: a ten-hour-long audio drama, featuring a celebrity voice cast.

July 15, 2020
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
K-pop has become with synonymous with pop from Korea — you may not be surprised to hear that there's far more to it than that.

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  • Music Features

Korean Pop, Away From The Hit Factories

The country's K-pop idols have found success worldwide, to the point that they are now synonymous with the country's popular and/or modern music. But there's a lot more where that came from.

July 15, 2020
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By:
  • Haeryun Kang
Cristin Milioti and Andy Samberg star in <em>Palm Springs</em>, an offbeat romcom with a surprising amount of charm.

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  • Movie Reviews

Kick Back With 'Palm Springs,' A Witty Romcom About Fighting Despair

The romantic comedy starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti finds two people connecting at a wedding and getting a lot more than they bargained for.

July 11, 2020
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Why Memes Around Breonna Taylor's Death Are Not Doing Her Story Any Justice

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with pop culture critic Cate Young about the proliferation of memes around Breonna Taylor's death and how many disregard Taylor and her story.

July 10, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
A display at Hello Kitty's Kawaii Paradise in Tokyo. Sanrio's new president and CEO Tomokuni Tsuji will be steering a company that has seen slumping revenues in recent years.

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  • World

What Will Sanrio's New Leadership Mean For Hello Kitty?

A new CEO is steering a company that's seen years of slumping revenues and whose home market of Japan has an aging population. But "don't count out Hello Kitty," says an author of a book about Sanrio.

July 10, 2020
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By:
  • Ashley Westerman
Captain Krause (Tom Hanks) looks astern in <em>Greyhound</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

World War II Naval Drama 'Greyhound' Charts A Trim, Efficient Course

Tom Hanks stars in, and wrote the screenplay for, this familiar but effective tale of a Navy captain leading a convoy of merchants ships through U-boat-infested seas.

July 10, 2020
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  • Glen Weldon
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