A black satirist who gave white audiences a deeper feel for the nation’s shameful racial history.

Over the past few years a general nostalgia for the 1980s has infiltrated music, film, and television. I deeply love those gated reverb drums of the '80s - you know that punchy percussive sound popularized by Phil Collins and Prince? So for my second episode of Vox Pop’s Earworm I spoke with two Berklee College of Music professors, Susan Rogers and Prince Charles Alexander, to figure out just how that sound came to be, what makes it so damn punchy, and why it’s back.

Given the binge-friendly nature of Netflix content, fans will likely blow through all eight episodes of The Defenders when it premieres on Friday and be left craving more adventures from the Marvel superheroes. But they shouldn’t worry as they won’t have to wait long.

The long cords extend from the phones they’re attached to, spiraling in neat little curves. The people talking on those phones have to always be conscious of them, to navigate them as they chat for hours on end.

The actor who plays Mickey on Twin Peaks: The Return is facing attempted murder charges after he beat his girlfriend with a baseball bat in Spokane, Washington. Jeremy Lindholm, 41, was upset that his girlfriend would not go to a store to get him a Kool-Aid before going to work at a lingerie boutique. According to court documents obtained by The Spokesman-Review, the surveillance video shows that he beat her a dozen times in the head with a bat...

A Berkeley man who was scheduled to speak at last weekend’s white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., has become the second Bay Area resident to lose his job as a result of his connection to the violence-marred event. John Ramondetta, known as Johnny Monoxide on white supremacist and neo-Nazi social media sites, was a union electrician working in the Bay Area on a project for Rosendin Electric, a national outfit.

Here are the searingly original visions that will soon set your monitors on fire.

Sir Bruce Forsyth, the veteran entertainer and presenter of many successful TV shows, has died aged 89. The former Strictly Come Dancing presenter had been unwell for some time and was in hospital earlier this year after a severe chest infection. His long career in showbusiness began when he was aged just 14.

The moment he hears the voice on the other end, he starts to sing. Taaaaake me out to the baaaaall gaaaaame. Taaaaake me out to the crowd. Ron Ochmann has never met nor spoken with the person he's serenading. That detail won't bewilder those who know him well. Buy me some peanuts and craaaaacker jacks. Iiiii don't care if I ever get back. He suggests a lunch meeting and says to search for the man donning pink shorts, a green bandana and yellow socks.

The former Strictly Come Dancing presenter and performer had been unwell for some time.

It takes a lot to be a head groundskeeper in the MLB, and this woman has passed those tests with flying colors. Nicole Sherry, one of only two women in Major League Baseball to have the title of Head Groundskeeper, shares her experience leading her team. Mashable’s series ‘How She Works’ highlights amazing women in diverse occupations.

Ordinary moments in Japan translated into pixel art by Japanese illustrator Toyoi Yuuta based in Kyoto.

Now that Apple has seemingly lost its spark, Netflix has become the most talked-about company in the world – and for good reason. The streaming innovator is in the middle of disrupting several industries, having completely revolutionized television and now poised to do the same with the film industry. The company’s commitment to innovation has put Netflix head and shoulders above its closest streaming competitors in terms of both subscriber totals and critical acclaim;

Bonnie and Clyde’s violence, especially its final shootout, busted cinematic taboos – and set the stage for how we watch films now, writes Luke Buckmaster.

Doctor Who broke casting barriers last month when it announced that the role of the Time Lord will be going to a woman, actress Jodie Whittaker. How will The Doctor react to being a woman? And how will others react to her?

Late-night TV host Stephen Colbert spoke out against President Trump on "The Late Show" Wednesday night, comparing him to Adolf Hitler and an old racist grandfather for his refusal to condemn Nazis and white supremacists. "There is only one thing I no longer have any doubt about," Colbert said. "You showed us who you were. Everywhere in this country, people were horrified. North, South, Republican, Democrat, top, bottom, sweet, sour."

Campaigning vegans will change nothing if they embrace bad science and conspiracy theories when making the health case for their diet, says Anthony Warner

In honor of this milestone I said that I would get back on my BMX bike and ride at my skate park for the first time since my accident 10 months ago when I broke my neck, smashed my skull, had three brain bleeds, and was expected to be paralyzed from the neck down! I have been so lucky throughout my recovery but this video proves that there is light at the end of every dark tunnel you just need the will and determination to find it.

Thom Yorke