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    TV Movie Review: Lifetime's Salt-N-Pepa Biopic

    Jan 23, 2021
    The new movie, Salt-N-Pepa, is about one of the first and most successful all-female rap groups. The film was executive produced by Queen Latifah and directed by Mario Van Peebles.
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    Obituaries
    The ever-curious Larry King adopted a philosophy of letting his guests be the star of the show and letting them teach him a thing or two.
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    Veteran Broadcaster Larry King Dies At 87

    Jan 23, 2021
    With his trademark suspenders and Brooklyn-accented baritone, King spoke with world leaders, celebrities, authors, scientists, athletes — everyone.
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    Pop Culture Happy Hour
    John Lurie grumbles about art and life while painting watercolors as tree-frogs croak in the tropical night. It's weirdly calming.
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    Let HBO's 'Painting With John' Gouache Over You

    Jan 22, 2021
    Watching musician/actor John Lurie paint and grumbly pontificate in an unnamed tropical locale is sometimes puzzling, often intriguing and always soothing.
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    Pop Culture Happy Hour
    Derek DelGaudio uses a little magic and a lot of storytelling to talk about identity in <em>In & Of Itself</em>.
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    'In & Of Itself' Is A Study Of Identity And Magic

    Jan 22, 2021
    Derek DelGaudio's successful off-Broadway show has been given a marvelous film adaptation that captures the stage production's delicate and humane tone.
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    TV Reviews

    Marvel Studio's 'WandaVision,' Reimagines Classic Sitcoms

    Jan 18, 2021
    The first new Marvel show has premiered on Disney Plus. WandaVision traps popular superheroes Wanda and The Vision in a sitcom fantasy.
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    TV Reviews

    TV Review: 'Batwoman' Returns For Season 2

    Jan 17, 2021
    The second season of the CW series Batwoman premieres Sunday night. It stars Javicia Leslie, the first Black woman to play the character. She replaces Ruby Rose, who quit the series after one season.
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    'WandaVision' Is A Riddle Wrapped In A Mystery — Disguised As A TV Show

    Jan 15, 2021
    Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany star as a witch and an android in the newest entry in Disney's Marvel universe. WandaVision is framed like a sitcom, but will likely get much more dramatic.
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    Remembering Screenwriter William Link, Co-Creator Of 'Columbo,' 'Murder She Wrote'

    Jan 15, 2021
    Link, who died Dec. 27, worked with Richard Levinson to write classic TV shows, as well as groundbreaking TV movies about social issues. Originally broadcast in 1989.
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    Pop Culture Happy Hour
    In Disney+'s <em>WandaVision</em>, Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) find themselves in a disturbing situation ... comedy.
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    'WandaVision': The Next Era Of The MCU Will Be Televised

    Jan 15, 2021
    The latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been downsized to fit the television screen — and pay loving, sharply observed homage to TV sitcoms of different eras in the process.
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    Performing Arts
    Clockwise from upper left: Debbie Allen, Garth Brooks, Dick Van Dyke, Joan Baez and Midori Goto.
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    After Missing Last Year, 2021 Kennedy Center Honors Are Announced

    Jan 13, 2021
    COVID cancelled the Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Awards in 2020. Today the Center announced that the show will go on in May 2021, honoring five extraordinary performers.
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    Pop Culture Happy Hour
    James Herriott (played by Nicholas Ralph) gets up in a lot of animals' business in the new <em>All Creatures Great And Small</em>.
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    Need A Break? The Pets And Vets Of 'All Creatures Great And Small' Might Hit The Spot

    Jan 13, 2021
    A new adaptation of James Herriot's books about life as a Yorkshire vet in the 1930s has gorgeous landscapes, majestic animals, and a welcome focus on home and work.
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    Fran Lebowitz talks about a wide variety of topics — including her stint as a New York City cab driver — in the Netflix series, <em>Pretend It's a City.</em>
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    Fran Lebowitz's 'Pretend It's A City' Is The NYC Trip You Can't Take Right Now

    Jan 11, 2021
    The show features the humorist's conversations with Martin Scorsese on many topics, Manhattan in particular. "If I dropped the Hope Diamond on the floor of a subway car, I'd leave it there," she says.
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    TV Reviews

    Netflix's 'Bridgerton' Is 1st Project From Shonda Rhimes' Production Company

    Jan 11, 2021
    Netflix says Bridgerton is one of its most successful series launched in the company's history — but why has this story of 19th century love and marriage captured so many hearts?
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    New HBO Documentary Details Tiger Woods' Career

    Jan 09, 2021
    Scott Simon talks to Matthew Heineman and Matthew Hamachek, the directors of TIGER, a new two-part documentary about Tiger Woods from HBO Sports.
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    TV Reviews

    New Series 'Coyote' Explores Crisis At America's Border With Mexico

    Jan 08, 2021
    Michael Chiklis plays a Border Patrol agent forced to work for a drug cartel in the CBS All Access series Coyote. But some question whether a series on border issues should focus on a white officer.
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    The Insurrection At The Capitol Is A TV Event That Will Live In History

    Jan 08, 2021
    At times, TV brings us live coverage of something so shocking that we'll never forget it. The image of Trump supporters attacking the Capitol ranks as one of the most momentous events ever broadcast.
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    David Hasselhoff Is Selling His Personal 'Knight Rider' Car

    Jan 08, 2021
    The fictional car, known as K.I.T.T., Knight Industries Two Thousand, was a TV fantasy in the 1980s. Today, of course, some real-life cars can talk to you as well as drive themselves.
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    Television
    Actor Tanya Roberts at the 2006 TV Land awards in Santa Monica, Calif. She died Monday evening.
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    Actress Tanya Roberts Dies At 65, After Premature Announcements

    Jan 05, 2021
    Actress Tanya Roberts died Monday after representatives mistakenly announced she'd died earlier, then retracted their statements.
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    TV Reviews
    Ted Danson plays a retired millionaire who becomes mayor of Los Angeles in <em>Mr. Mayor. </em>
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    As 'Mr. Mayor,' Ted Danson Sustains His Stellar Sitcom Streak

    Jan 05, 2021
    Playing a retired millionaire who unexpectedly wins his bid to become mayor of Los Angeles, Danson takes the spotlight and shines, sticking every landing on every line.
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    TV Reviews

    Why Did It Take 25 Season For There To Be A Black 'Bachelor?'

    Jan 05, 2021
    The new season of the hit TV show The Bachelor premiered Monday night. It's the first time in the history of the series that it has featured a Black bachelor as the central character.
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    Alex Trebek's Final 'Jeopardy!' Episodes Air This Week

    Jan 04, 2021
    Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek died on Nov. 8 after nearly two years of being treated for pancreatic cancer. Friday's finale will include a special tribute to Trebek's life.
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    Media

    4 Ways 2020 Changed Media: The Consumer Has Never Had More Power

    Dec 30, 2020
    All the biggest media companies are chasing viewer tastes more intensely than ever, focusing on their streaming platforms as consumers create an increasingly personalized, fractured media diet.
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    Patrick Stewart On His Return To 'Star Trek': 'I'm Braver Now Than I Was'

    Dec 29, 2020
    Stewart is back as Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: Picard. He says he's changed as an actor over the years: "I am not averse to risk-taking and I don't judge myself." Originally broadcast July 2, 2020.
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    Pop Culture Happy Hour
    Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Ted Danson and D'Arcy Carden in NBC's afterlife comedy series <em>The Good Place, </em>which ended after four seasons.
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    50 Wonderful Things From 2020

    Dec 29, 2020
    Linda Holmes' annual list of highlights from pop culture includes TV, movies, games, podcasts, TikTok videos and whatever else made the year a little easier.
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    'Queen's Gambit' Co-Creator Scott Frank Wanted To Explore The 'Cost Of Genius'

    Dec 28, 2020
    The Netflix limited series tells the story of an orphaned girl who becomes a chess pro in a male-dominated world. Frank talks about consulting with grand masters and maximizing the drama of the game.
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