Television
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How to watch Netflix with friends while staying socially distantMar 25, 2020 11:00 pm - We're all stuck inside and looking for more ways to connect with our friends and loved ones. Communal viewing, or watching a video with a bunch of other people over our ...
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Binge on: What to watch when you've seen everything else
Mar 25, 2020 6:00 am - The coronavirus crisis has us stuck at home, socially distanced and stoically trapped. Everything's canceled, closed, kaput. So NOW you're interested in what the TV crit...
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Octavia Spencer, Netflix share Madam C.J. Walker's story in 'Self Made'Mar 25, 2020 6:00 am - Madam C.J. Walker may be one of America's most successful "pull yourself up by your own bootstrap" stories, but many have never heard of her. However, that's changing, t...
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Book review: Insightful, detailed 'Untold Story' dives backstage at NBC's 'The Office'Mar 25, 2020 6:00 am - "The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History" by Andy Greene; Dutton; 464 pages The show started as practically a s...
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Maine South alum to appear on 'Jeopardy' todayMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - An alumnus of Maine South High School in Park Ridge will compete on "Jeopardy!" today. According to a news release from Maine Township High School District 207, Adam Smi...
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Justices toss decision in media mogul's discrimination case
Mar 23, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling in favor of a black media mogul and comedian who's suing cable giant Comcast alleging racial...
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Netflix's 'Self Made' tells of first female millionaire
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Daring sleuth Miss Fisher is back in new Acorn TV movieMar 23, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES - The intrepid and daring Phryne Fisher, last seen in an internationally popular TV mystery series, is getting the welcome back she deserves in "Miss Fisher ...
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'Little Fires Everywhere': How Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington made their scenes 'crackle with tension'Mar 22, 2020 7:28 am - "Little Fires Everywhere" is a study in all kinds of complex relationships, but the one that drives the book (now TV show) is the one between the moms. In Hulu's adaptat...
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Friends come together to help a cancer patient in NBC's 'Council of Dads'Mar 22, 2020 7:15 am - Some friends promise to be there for you and yours when times get tough. And then, there's the “Council of Dads.” Premiering Tuesday, March 24 (and then resuming on Apri...