Linda Holmes
Stories
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Music
At The Oscars, 'Parasite' Makes Best Picture History
Bong Joon-ho's film about families, class and keeping secrets won best picture. It's the first time a film in a language other than English has won the top prize.
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Food
Crooks Go All-Out To Take Home The Grand Fries In 'McMillions'
HBO's latest documentary series explores an enormous conspiracy to steal the winning game pieces from McDonald's' best-known promotional game.
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Movies
No Women Nominated For Best Director Oscar
No women were included in the Oscar's Best Director category, yet there were many notable movies directed by women last year.
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Arts & Life
The Oscar Nominations: In With The Old, And 'Congratulations To Those Men'
From South Korean director Bong Joon-ho to Netflix's Martin Scorsese, from men who drive fast to men who are sad clowns, plenty of men cleaned up at this morning's Oscar nominations. Some women, too.
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Arts & Life
'1917' wins at the Golden Globes, before most people can even see it
Sam Mendes' war epic 1917 won't be in theaters until Friday, but it's already won the big Golden Globe. Once Upon A Time In ... Hollywood, Fleabag, Succession and Tom Hanks also had big nights.
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Movies
'Bombshell' Tells The Story Of Sexual Harassment Allegations At Fox News
The new movie Bombshell tells the story of former Fox News anchors Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly accusing then-Fox CEO Roger Ailes of sexual harassment, which eventually led to his ouster.
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Movies
It's Time To Talk About 'Cats'
The movie musical Cats premieres this week. It adapts Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage musical of the same name, which is both divisive and still very popular.
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Arts & Life
NPR's Favorite Movies Of 2019
Parasite, Knives Out, Avengers: Endgame, Little Women and Marriage Story are among the year-end list of 20 films that NPR critics loved the most.
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Arts & Life
NPR's Favorite TV Shows Of 2019
Series such as Fleabag, Watchmen and Succession highlight our pop culture critics' list of the 19 best television and serial streaming programs of 2019.
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Arts & Life
'Bombshell' Imitates, But Fails To Enlighten
Bombshell features some eerie imitations of figures involved in the Fox News harassment allegations that brought down Roger Ailes. But star-studded though it is, it doesn't quite hold together.