Pop Culture

Christopher Guest Comes To HBO With A 'Family' Comedy That's Serious

Linda Holmes — Sat, 11 May 2013 09:30:00 +0000

Christopher Guest has made so many people laugh since he started making mock documentaries with This Is Spinal Tap in 1984 that his fans might be surprised to hear his response to Scott Simon's question on Saturday's Weekend Edition about whether he ever thinks about making a serious movie.

Referencing Family Tree, his new show for HBO starring Chris O'Dowd as a man discovering his roots, Guest says that even with comedy, the emotional content can still be critical.

"To me, this is serious," he says. "And I'm not trying to be glib.

Matt Groening's Mother, Inspiration For Marge Simpson, Dies

Krishnadev Calamur — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:38:00 +0000

"Margaret Groening died peacefully in her sleep on April 22, 2013, in Portland."

That paid obituary, which ran Monday in The Oregonian, marked the life of the woman who served as the inspiration for one of the best-known characters on television and arguably pop culture: the beehive-coiffed Marge Simpson.

Groening was 94.

Her son, Matt Groening, created The Simpsons, a show for which he drew on characters from his own childhood.

You can find "full coverage" of the day over at the Star Wars website, which has launched a "microsite" to commemorate May 4. Back in February, the Walt Disney Corp.

May The Fourth Be With You Colorado

Nathan Heffel — Sat, 04 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

Yup… Saturday is Star Wars Day. May the 4^th be with you. Don’t you feel the disturbance in the force?

VIDEO: Could Tommy Lasorda Be Any Less Impressed By PSY?

Mark Memmott — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:30:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y9PFstp4Yw