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Category: Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming
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Netflix Builds a ‘Squid Game’ Universe as It Awaits a Second Season
A reality show and a live experience are two ways of keeping the dystopian series in the public eye. Is the original’s bleak message being diluted?
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The Real Story Behind Shane MacGowan’s ‘Boys of the N.Y.P.D. Choir’
The police musicians famously recognized in the Pogues song “Fairytale of New York” never sought the limelight, and for good reason.
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Three Great Documentaries to Stream
This month’s picks include two disturbing looks at domestic dysfunction, and — on a brighter note — a portrait of a brilliant Leonard Bernstein protégée.
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Soccer Watchalongs Like Stretford Paddock Offer a Broadcast Alternative
Soccer fans are tuning out broadcasts in favor of watchalongs: streaming parties where you hear what you want to hear and see everything except the game.
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The Strange $55 Million Saga of a Netflix Series You’ll Never See
After suitors flocked to a sci-fi project by Carl Rinsch, director of a single movie, the winner handed over money and control. They’re still fighting.
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Apple Texting With Android Users to Improve Next Year
Longstanding texting problems between Android and Apple owners will ease next year. Among other changes, users will be able to send better-quality videos and photos.
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Bobbi Storm, Gospel Grammy Nominee, Is Nearly Kicked Off Flight for Singing
In a widely shared video, a Delta flight attendant told the gospel singer Bobbi Storm that she would be removed if she would not listen to his instructions to be quiet.
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SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood Studios Agree to Deal to End Actors’ Strike
The agreement all but ends one of the longest labor crises in the history of the entertainment industry. Union members still have to approve the deal.