When the news broke yesterday that Netflix had dropped out of the monthslong bidding war to control Warner Bros. Discovery—including its massive film library, range of TV networks, and news …
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The committee asked why the slur was not edited out of Sunday’s Bafta broadcast, what systems are in place to prevent such incidents, why lessons from Glastonbury were not applied …
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Welcome to Great Adaptations, the Book Review’s regular multiple-choice quiz about printed works that have gone on to find new life as movies, television shows, theatrical productions and more. This …
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NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with filmmaker Ava DuVernay about the film and TV of a decade ago as part of a Black History Month series about the year 2016. AILSA …
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In the spirit of your role as Lord Davenport in Fackham Hall – what is the poshest thing you have ever done? Taking a helicopter to Royal Ascot. That is …
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Eating Challenges Are All the Rage. But When Was the Last Time You Saw Someone Eat a Mutton Shoulder Bone?
Even before the internet, overindulgence was something of a spectator sport for those who reveled in gastronomic glory
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“The first shot of the entire film is Charli – should I say this? Do I want this in print? – hawking up some phlegm and it landing on the …
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“I don’t like erasures,” the novelist Toni Morrison told a Princeton audience in 2017. She had been asked what she thought about Confederate statues, then being torn down throughout the …
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Grylls will front a BBC show looking to resolve relationship issues via a series of physical challenges.
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Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about books, authors and literary culture. In honor of Gen. George Washington’s birthday on Feb. 22, this week’s super-size challenge is …