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Displaying all articles tagged:
Levar Burton
reading is fundamental
Oct. 13, 2023
LeVar Burton Is Replacing Drew Barrymore As National Book Awards Host
He’s a national (book awards) treasure.
By
Zoe Guy
read on
Sept. 19, 2023
Ariana Grande Wants Yuh to Stop Banning Books
But he didn’t sayyyyy I couldn’t reaaaaaaad!
By
Alejandra Gularte
trailer mix
Jan. 30, 2023
Star Trek: Picard
Season 3 Looks Borg-eous
The stakes are star high.
By
Jason P. Frank
take a look!
Oct. 8, 2022
LeVar Burton Sings Reading Rainbow Theme Song at NYCC
Rainbows and books were the final frontier at NYCC.
By
Alejandra Gularte
reading
June 1, 2022
LeVar Burton Says ‘the Fix Was Always in’ Against Him at
Jeopardy!
Former executive producer Mike Richards allegedly said he “didn’t sense” Burton’s passion.
By
Rebecca Alter
grammys 2022
Apr. 3, 2022
Grammys 2022: How Many Slap Jokes Did We Get?
The Slap content started before the award show.
By
Bethy Squires
this! is! an announcement!
Sept. 17, 2021
LeVar Burton Suspends His
Jeopardy!
Host Campaign
“Be careful of what you wish for, because what I found out is that it wasn’t the thing that I wanted after all.”
By
Devon Ivie
take a look!
Sept. 2, 2021
New
Reading Rainbow
Documentary Will Give You Your Fill of LeVar Burton
Who needs a
Jeopardy!
hosting gig when you can hit the big screen?
By
Justin Curto
this! is! jeopardy!
Apr. 21, 2021
LeVar Burton Will Fly Twice As High As
Jeopardy!
’s Next Guest Host
He had been campaigning for the gig.
By
Devon Ivie
r.i.p.
Jan. 29, 2021
Viola Davis, Shonda Rhimes, and More Pay Tribute to the Legendary Cicely Tyson
Tyson’s co-stars, colleagues, and admirers are honoring the late great actress on social media.
By
Chris Murphy
game theory
Nov. 13, 2020
Take a Look, LeVar Burton Wants to Host
Jeopardy!
He’s circulating a petition on social media.
By
Devon Ivie
election 2020
Nov. 3, 2020
LeVar Burton Schools Keith Olbermann on How to Pronounce ‘Kunta Kinte’
Take it from the man who played Kunta Kinte himself.
By
Justin Curto
lawsuits
Oct. 19, 2017
LeVar Burton Is No Longer Being Sued for Using His
Reading Rainbow
Catchphrase
“But you don’t have to take my word for it.”
By
Jada Yuan
sad lawsuits
Aug. 7, 2017
LeVar Burton Sued for Using His
Reading Rainbow
Catchphrase on His Podcast
But you don’t have to take our word for it.
By
Halle Kiefer
tv review
May 27, 2016
The New
Roots
Is More Scathing and Pulls Fewer Punches
The updated mini-series is more passionate, more sweeping, considerably angrier, and more disgusted by the physical and moral atrocities it depicts.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
chat room
June 11, 2015
LeVar Burton on
Roots
,
Reading Rainbow
“There was an America before
Roots,
and there was an America after
Roots.”
By
Josef Adalian
Oct. 27, 2014
Watch LeVar Burton Do a Live Reading of ‘Go the Fuck to Sleep’
Every ‘90s kid’s favorite book enthusiast LeVar Burton recently participated in a charity telethon, where he made the very charitable donation […]
By
Megh Wright
live reading
Oct. 26, 2014
Watch LeVar Burton Read
Go the F*ck to Sleep
“This is one of my favorite children’s stories.”
By
E. Alex Jung
tweeting!
Aug. 9, 2014
Watch LeVar Burton Teach Kids How to Use Twitter in ‘Tweeting Rainbow’
It’s actually pretty helpful.
By
E. Alex Jung
generosity
June 27, 2014
Seth MacFarlane Helps Kickstart
Reading Rainbow
He’ll match up to $1 million in pledges.
By
Anna Silman
take a look
June 12, 2014
Patrick Stewart to Read at a
Reading Rainbow
Kickstarter Event
As will William Shatner and other
Star Trek
legends.
By
Jesse David Fox
reading rainbow
June 5, 2014
Watch
Reading Rainbow
’s Creepy New Theme Song
LeVar Burton meets Funny or Die.
By
Lindsey Weber
reading rainbow
May 29, 2014
Watch LeVar Burton Cry Over Kickstarter Success
Tears of joy!
By
Lindsey Weber
take a look it’s in a book
May 29, 2014
LeVar Burton Just Successfully Kickstarted
Reading Rainbow
[Updated]
They’re already above their goal of $1 million with 34 days to go.
By
Lindsey Weber
movies
Nov. 5, 2013
Levar Burton on
12 Years a Slave
, 36 Years After
Roots
Just like happened after his 1976 miniseries, he suspects that people will unfortunately snap back to their entrenched racial beliefs.
By
Eric Benson
guest stars
Sept. 17, 2013
LeVar Burton’s Returning to
Community
Yay, more Troy crying.
By
Jesse David Fox
scams
Nov. 26, 2012
A Young Judd Apatow Might’ve Been Duped by LeVar Burton
Yes,
that
Levar Burton.
By
Jesse David Fox