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Lena Dunham On Sex, Oversharing And Writing About Lost 'Girls'

Lena Dunham's new collection of personal essays about her relationships, friendships and obsessive-compulsive disorder has received rave reviews. Autumn de Wilde/Courtesy of Random House hide caption

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Author Interviews

Lena Dunham On Sex, Oversharing And Writing About Lost 'Girls'

Fresh Air

Dunham says when she started writing HBO's Girls, she was drawn to characters with "a bit of a Zelda Fitzgerald lost, broken woman quality." Her new essay collection is called Not That Kind of Girl.

Lena Dunham On Sex, Oversharing And Writing About Lost 'Girls'

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Sunday

In 'Selfie', John Cho Gets An Unlikely Shot As A Romantic Lead

Over his 17-year career, John Cho, an Asian-American actor, has managed to not be cast primarily as "an Asian-American actor." Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption

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In 'Selfie', John Cho Gets An Unlikely Shot As A Romantic Lead

John Cho is a brilliant actor who happens to be Korean-American. Over a 17-year career he's managed to not be cast primarily as "an Asian-American" actor. In the new show Selfie, he's done it again.

Saturday

Amazon's Original Content Primes The Pump For Bigger Sales

Amazon recently premiered its new dramedy Transparent. The massive retailer is banking on its original TV content to rope in new customers. Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Amazon Studios hide caption

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Business

Amazon's Original Content Primes The Pump For Bigger Sales

The company has a history of mediocre self-produced programming, but now it's putting more money and talent into its movies and TV shows. It's betting that better shows will lead to more online sales.

Amazon's Original Content Primes The Pump For Bigger Sales

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Friday

In 'Transparent,' A 70-Year-Old Divorced Dad Comes Out As A Woman

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In 'Transparent,' A 70-Year-Old Divorced Dad Comes Out As A Woman

Fresh Air

The new drama, which launches Friday on Amazon Prime, stars Jeffrey Tambor as a transgender woman coming out to her three grown kids. Tambor acts the role without any hint of cheap humor.

In 'Transparent,' A 70-Year-Old Divorced Dad Comes Out As A Woman

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Gilligan's Island At 50: A Goofy Show From A Time Of TV Innocence

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Opinion

Pop Culture Happy Hour

Gilligan's Island At 50: A Goofy Show From A Time Of TV Innocence

As classic sitcom Gilligan's Island celebrates its 50th birthday, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says it is an example of a show much loved by fans despite widely acknowledged mediocrity.

Thursday

Wednesday

Media Group Evolves From Covering Vice To War Zones

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Media

Media Group Evolves From Covering Vice To War Zones

Steve Inskeep talks to Vice Media founder and CEO Shane Smith about the reasons behind the rapid growth of his news and entertainment firm. Vice magazine migrated to videos, the Web and documentaries.

Media Group Evolves From Covering Vice To War Zones

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Tuesday

How Not To Handle A New Voice In TV

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Analysis

Code Switch

How Not To Handle A New Voice In TV

The firestorm kicked off by a New York Times analysis of TV's most successful black female showrunner mostly highlights how some struggle to handle new voices taking over the cultural conversation.

How Not To Handle A New Voice In TV

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Monday

Ron Perlman On 'Sons Of Anarchy' And His Many On-Screen Transformations

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Author Interviews

Ron Perlman On 'Sons Of Anarchy' And His Many On-Screen Transformations

Fresh Air

Perlman played the ruthless leader of a motorcycle gang on the FX series. In his new book, Easy Street (The Hard Way), he talks about having a face "that was not ugly but surely one of its kind."

Ron Perlman On 'Sons Of Anarchy' And His Many On-Screen Transformations

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The Only One: A Talk With Shonda Rhimes

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

The Only One: A Talk With Shonda Rhimes

On Friday night, Shonda Rhimes spoke about her hugely successful television career, her love of the National Spelling Bee, and the New York Times article that called her an "angry black woman."

Sunday

In 'Transparent', Transgender Issues Are A Family Affair

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In 'Transparent', Transgender Issues Are A Family Affair

Amazon Studios' Transparent features a slate of well-known actors playing a family dealing with the revelation that the person they'd known as Mort, their father, is a transgender woman.

In 'Transparent', Transgender Issues Are A Family Affair

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