Dark pronouncements by Republicans about a “communist agenda” espoused by public media were intercut with lighter references to “Sesame Street” and “Curious George.”
Category: Television
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Who Are the CEOs of NPR and PBS, Katherine Maher and Paula Kerger?
The two public media organizations will be represented before Congress by executives with very different résumés.
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PBS and NPR Funding Has Been Threatened Before
Republicans in Congress have made several attempts to defund NPR and PBS over the last half-century.
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PBS and NPR prepare for a showdown with Congress.
Top executives from the public media networks are bracing for a hearing on Wednesday organized by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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Jennifer Tilly Is In On the Joke
The surprise star of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” talks about her hardscrabble past and fortunate present.
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Jennifer Tilly Is In On the Joke
The surprise star of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” talks about her hardscrabble past and fortunate present.
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Marty Callner, Director of Comedy Specials and Music Videos, Dies at 78
At HBO in the late 1970s, he established the template for presenting stand-up on the small screen. He then became a mainstay of MTV in its early days.
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‘Sesame Street’ Faces Uncertain Future Amid Funding Cuts and Layoffs
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind “Sesame Street,” is confronting what executives have described as a “perfect storm” of problems.
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A Meghan Markle-Approved Doll That Gives Toddlers a Taste for Finer Things
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is a fan.
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The Novelty of Aimee Lou Wood’s Natural Smile
At a time when celebrity veneers seem to be a norm, Aimee Lou Wood of “White Lotus” has found fans of her perfectly imperfect teeth.
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How ‘Severance’ Uses Old Tricks to Make Its Office Hell
Clocks, elevators and cubicles become dystopian signifiers in the television show, which invokes and inverts workplace cinema.