Barack Obama’s Netflix series “Working” tries to catch you up on decades of change — more than it has time for.
Category: Television
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Book Review: ‘Wannabe,’ by Aisha Harris
In her essay collection “Wannabe,” Aisha Harris argues that Black critics can both appreciate, and demand more from, shifts in popular culture.
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How It Takes an Old ‘Beast Wars’ to Make a New ‘Transformers’
The Canadian-made computer animated series “Beast Wars: Transformers” serves as the unlikely basis for the latest film in the popular franchise.
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CNN’s New Leaders Try to Move On From Chris Licht’s Stormy Tenure
The company’s new leaders — which includes a longtime aide to Warner Bros. Discovery’s C.E.O., David Zaslav — are trying to move on from the stormy tenure of CNN’s former leader Chris Licht.
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Who Are the 4 People Running CNN Now?
The network will be managed on an interim basis by a group of executives.
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Does CNN’s Turmoil Mean There’s No Room on Cable for Independent News?
Chris Licht’s tenure illuminated how increasingly hard it can be to find success on the divided cable news dial.
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David Zaslav Picked Chris Licht to Revamp CNN. Now What?
Mr. Zaslav, the head of Warner Bros. Discovery, must find a new leader who shares his vision for the network and can figure out its financial future.
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John Beasley, Late-Blooming Actor Known for Playing Sages, Dies at 79
A former railroad clerk, he didn’t became a full-time actor until his 40s, but he made up for lost time in films like “Rudy” and TV shows like “Everwood.”
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At Cinecittà, the Stars Are Shooting on the Tiber, Again
Rome’s fabled Cinecittà movie studios are as full as they’ve ever been, as productions come for the tax incentives, high production values and Italian glamour.
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Popcast (Deluxe): Taylor Swift and Matty Healy, Plus ‘The Idol’
Breaking down Ice Spice’s new feature on Swift’s “Karma” remix, the explosion in pop music documentaries and more.