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A new HBO series riffs on DC Comics' 'Green Lantern'

NPR | By John Powers

Published August 14, 2026 at 1:12 PM CDT

With sharp dialogue and a strong cast, Lanterns is a mashup of superpower action, odd couple comedy, and old school cop story. It boasts the pleasures, and betrays the perils of pushing the comic book envelope.

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John Powers is the pop culture and critic-at-large on NPR's Fresh Air with Terri Gross.

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How Americans deceive ourselves about slavery

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New release of 'Handel Arias' is a reminder of Lorraine Hunt Lieberson's talent

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The American mezzo-soprano died of cancer in 2006 at the age of 52. Her recordings are still being reissued. The latest is a beautifully remastered version of an album called Handel Arias.
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Domingo is nominated for two Emmy Awards for two very different performances — in the Netflix comedy The Four Seasons and in HBO's Euphoria. "I can go very deep with my characters," he says.
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Terry Gross

Beijing may be benefiting from the war in Iran and Trump's tariffs and has an edge in the competition for tech supremacy. The New Yorker's Evan Osnos discusses his story "The Future, Made in China."
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'Spider-Man' director found his connection to the world at the movies

Tonya Mosley

Destin Daniel Cretton grew up in Maui, and says movies expanded his perspective: "I have always found movies to be a way of peering into other lives that I would never otherwise experience," he explains.