Television
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'Goonies' cast, 'Flintstones' rescue TV viewers in pandemic
Apr 30, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Josh Gad had a notion about what might soothe the kid in him during a scary time and maybe do the same for others. The actor got to work organizing an...
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Ryan Murphy's 'Hollywood' miniseries is a woke '40s fantasy
Apr 28, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ryan Murphy has a clear-eyed fascination with the 20th-century Hollywood dream machine, so adroit at making stars and breaking the hearts of those who...
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Chicago and its museums partner for virtual toursApr 28, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago cultural institutions may be shuttered in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that doesn't mean they're unavailable. Beginning this week, the Shedd Aquarium,...
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Young polar opposites attract in Hulu's new 'Normal People'Apr 27, 2020 6:00 am - Marianne and Connell are lifelong Irish friends who can't stay out of each other's orbits - or beds. As played by British actress Daisy Edgar Jones ("War of the Worlds,"...
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As 'Homeland' ends, what kind of TV hero will fight terrorism's next form?
Apr 26, 2020 7:30 am - Note: This story discusses some of the events in Season 8 of "Homeland." • • • For all his scrapes, personal losses and ridiculously close calls, Jack Bauer, the gr...
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Good News Sunday: Geneva family turns nightly dinners into themed occasionApr 26, 2020 7:03 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published by the Daily Herald during the previous week: Twenty-one days. Twenty-...
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Brad Pitt portrays Fauci in SNL's 2nd at-home edition
Apr 26, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Brad Pitt portrayed Dr. Anthony Fauci in the second at-home episode of 'œSaturday Night Live,'ť that featured musical guest Miley Cyrus, an Adam Sandler ...
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11 international shows well-worth streaming when we can't leave home
Apr 26, 2020 7:00 am - We can't travel right now, but that doesn't mean we have to limit our perspectives to this side of the Atlantic when it comes to the pop culture we consume. Here is a gu...
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A deeply dour 'Defending Jacob' is another disappointment from Apple TV Plus
Apr 25, 2020 7:10 am - These days, you don't need a TV critic to tell you that teenagers are hard to love. Harder still when they're charged with first-degree murder and seem coldly indifferen...
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Hugh Jackman winning in gripping suburban crime saga 'Bad Education' on HBO
Apr 24, 2020 11:00 am - “Bad Education” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “A town is only as good as its school system.” That phrase, uttered by Hugh Jackman's beloved school superintendent Frank Tassone, has a devili...