Television
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What to stream: ‘Squid Game’ returns, the movie ‘Bird’ and Mariah Carey teams up with the NFL
Dec 23, 2024 5:30 am - The long-awaited second season of “Squid Game” on Netflix and singing superstar Andrea Bocelli’s Christmas TV special are some of the new television, films and music headed to a device near you.
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All Netflix wants for Christmas is no streaming problems for its first NFL games
Dec 20, 2024 2:44 pm - Netflix is planning to provide plenty of gifts for viewers of its two Christmas Day games, including Mariah Carey kicking it all off with a taped performance of "All I Want for Christmas is You.”
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New documentary focuses on Christa McAuliffe’s impact as a teacher in New Hampshire
Dec 19, 2024 2:27 pm - Before Christa McAuliffe was an astronaut, she was a vibrant teacher in New England keen on showing her students how everyday people left extraordinary marks on U.S. history.
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Veteran Fox News business anchor Neil Cavuto leaving after 28 years
Dec 19, 2024 12:16 pm - Neil Cavuto, a business journalist who hosts a weekday afternoon show on Fox News Channel and has been with the network since its inception in 1996, is leaving after Thursday’s show, Fox said.
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Rock pioneer Brenda Lee shines in new documentary: ‘I just wanted to sing’
Dec 16, 2024 2:53 pm - NEW YORK — Come and take a trip to the giddy birth of rock ‘n’ roll through the eyes of one of its pioneers — Brenda Lee. The “I'm Sorry” and “Rockin’ Around the Christm...
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What to stream: MrBeast jumps to TV, Little Big Town’s holiday special and Squid Game: Unleashed
Dec 16, 2024 6:00 am - The gripping Vatican-based thriller “Conclave” and Dwayne Johnson starring as Santa’s bodyguard in the movie “Red One” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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Santa, friends coming to town courtesy of Rankin/Bass historianDec 16, 2024 1:02 am - Learn about the history of your favorite Rankin/Bass holiday specials, such as “The Year Without a Santa Claus,” when historian and author Rick Goldschmidt appears Thursday, Dec. 19, at the Des Plaines Public Library.
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How to write a holiday rom-com for TV, according to the experts
Dec 14, 2024 1:00 pm - Have you ever watched a holiday rom-com on Hallmark Channel or Lifetime — or any of the other many networks and streamers that now air them — and thought, “I could write that”? It’s harder than you may think — but just as fun.
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Chef Bobby Flay looks back at the dishes that made him a star in new cookbook, ‘Chapter One’
Dec 13, 2024 9:54 am - Bobby Flay’s latest cookbook is really a sort of recipe for how Bobby Flay was made.
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Must-see TV: 10 new shows that are worth watching before the new year
Dec 12, 2024 2:18 pm - It could be argued that 2024 wasn't the best year for television. Writing off this year's selection, however, seems unfair. There were new standout comedies, dramas, reality TV and remakes of old favorites that caught the attention of viewers, awards voters and the zeitgeist.