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John Jarboe portrays Mx. Rogers in the Bearded Ladies production
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Philly cabaret artist offers neighborly homage to Mr. Rogers

John Jarboe, the founder of Philadelphia's Bearded Ladies Cabaret, performs in the persona Mx. Rogers, a gender-fluid version of Fred Rogers.

7 years ago

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(YouTube)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

The only guy who can get a tie on Fetterman

Clever Wolf campaign video shows the governor taking John Fetterman, his running mate, shopping for a tie.

7 years ago

Along with his trusty puppet, Daniel Tiger, Fred Rogers explained a complex world to kids in terms they could understand. His goal, says filmmaker Morgan Neville, was to
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Mister Rogers talked frankly with kids about ‘grown-up’ issues that weren’t

It's hard to imagine anyone sending hate mail to Fred Rogers.

7 years ago

The cast of
Arts & Entertainment

In defense of ‘Roseanne’

In our bitterly polarized nation, entertainment — like everything else — seems to split us along political lines.

7 years ago

Roseanne Barr arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of
Arts & Entertainment

ABC cancels ‘Roseanne’ following star’s racist tweet

ABC has canceled its hit reboot of "Roseanne" following Roseanne Barr's racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett.

7 years ago

Catie Turner of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, performs on the ABC television show,
Arts & Entertainment

2 Philly singers in final rounds of ‘American Idol’

Two singers from Philadelphia region are entering the final rounds of 'American Idol'

7 years ago

Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Dana Milbank on the White House Correspondents Dinner

Marty talks to Washington Post columnist ...

Air Date: May 1, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 14:17
Bob Dorough performing at Joe's Pub in New York on March 9, 2014. (Kevin Yatarola/Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Bob Dorough, jazz musician best known for ‘Schoolhouse Rock!,’ dead at 94

Dorough continued to play throughout the rest of his life as recently as three weeks ago in upstate New York.

7 years ago

A snapshot of one of the posters, located at the intersection of Forbes and Wood, went viral on Twitter and Reddit. (Angela Carducci)
WESA
Arts & Entertainment

Posters around Pittsburgh ask mayor to make ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ city’s official song

"The lyrics are inspirational, and the song is an important part of Pittsburgh history and culture," Craig Toocheck said.

8 years ago

Malaysian rendang is not simply a popular dish — it is a national treasure. It's a
NPR
Community

Why ‘MasterChef UK’ is uniting Malaysians in outrage

It's not often that chicken skin ignites an international controversy.

8 years ago

Apu is a supporting character on The Simpsons drawn in broad caricature, and Sunday's episode addressed -- sort of -- criticisms about the portrayal
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

‘The Simpsons’ to ‘The Problem With Apu’: Drop dead

Comedian Hari Kondabolu made a documentary in 2017 called The Problem With Apu.

8 years ago

In this March 23, 2018, file photo, Roseanne Barr arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of
Arts & Entertainment

Trump calls Roseanne Barr, cheers ratings after show’s debut

President Donald Trump reached out to Roseanne Barr to congratulate her after the debut of her ABC sitcom reboot drew 18.4 million viewers.

8 years ago

A forthcoming postage stamp featuring Fred Rogers from the PBS children's television series
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Mister Rogers is coming back to your neighborhood, on a stamp

The U.S. Postal Service announced that it will release a Forever Stamp featuring America's favorite neighbor, television icon Mister Rogers.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

The Best T.V. of 2017

Guests: Sonia Saraiya, Sam Adams Every year, the landscape of modern-day television is growing increasingly vast ...

Air Date: December 26, 2017

Listen 49:35
Big Little Lies, Master of None, One Day at a Time, The Handmaid's Tale, Game of Thrones and Insecure all made NPR's top list. (HBO/Hulu/Netflix)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

NPR’s favorite TV shows of 2017

Before we begin, a note: See how the adjective up there in that headline is "favorite," not "best?" That's intentional.

8 years ago

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