Stephen Thompson Stephen Thompson is a host, writer and reviewer for NPR Music and Pop Culture Happy Hour. He appears frequently on All Songs Considered and NPR newsmagazines.
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Wednesday
"The crowds chasing us in A Hard Day's Night were based on moments like this," McCartney writes. "Taken out of the back of our car on West Fifty-Eighth, crossing the Avenue of the Americas." Paul McCartney/1964: Eyes of the Storm hide caption
Tuesday
Michelle Yeoh received a best actress Oscar nomination for Everything Everywhere All At Once. A24 hide caption
Shelley Long and Ted Danson in Cheers. Alamy Stock Photo hide caption
Has 'Cheers' aged like fine wine? Or has it gone bitter?
Friday
Still from Kyle Edward Ball's Skinamarink SHUDDER hide caption
Storm Reid stars as June in Missing. Courtesy of Screen Gems hide caption
'Missing' is the latest thriller to unfold on phones and laptops
Thursday
Alan Cumming hosts the Peacock reality competition show The Traitors. Peacock hide caption
Wednesday
Keyla Monterroso Mejia and Lisa Ann Walter on Abbott Elementary. Mejia is one of the people we're pulling for. Gilles Mingasson/ABC hide caption
Friday
Margo Price's Strays tops our shortlist of the best new albums out on Jan. 13. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Wednesday
Violet McGraw and Allison Williams star in M3GAN. Geoffrey Short/Universal Pictures hide caption
Sunday
Friday
Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy in the film The Menu. Eric Zachanowich/Searchlight Pictures hide caption
Thursday
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Tuesday
Daniel Craig as Detective Benoit in 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.' Netflix hide caption