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50 years ago, 'Zoom' spoke to children about their real lives

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50 years ago, 'Zoom' spoke to children about their real lives

For the anniversary of the kids' TV show, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting has more than 100 episodes set to stream online. Original cast members are celebrating on, you guessed it, Zoom.

50 years ago, 'Zoom' spoke to children about their real lives

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With 'Succession', Matthew Macfadyen finds himself a long way from Mr. Darcy

Matthew Macfadyen says of his initial impression of Succession was that it was "fantastically acid and funny and interesting." Graeme Hunter/ Sourdough Productions/HBO hide caption

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With 'Succession', Matthew Macfadyen finds himself a long way from Mr. Darcy

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In 2005, the British actor played brooding aristocrat Mr. Darcy in the film adaptation of Pride & Prejudice. Now, he's Tom Wambsgans, a scheming Midwesterner on the HBO series Succession.

With 'Succession', Matthew Macfadyen finds himself a long way from Mr. Darcy

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Rethinking Joss Whedon's Legacy Amidst Bullying Allegations

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Rethinking Joss Whedon's Legacy Amidst Bullying Allegations

Writer-Director Joss Whedon has responded to his former colleagues' accusations of bullying on set. NY Magazine reporter Lila Shapiro interviewed Whedon, and his accusers, for a profile in Vulture called "The Undoing of Joss Whedon."

Rethinking Joss Whedon's Legacy Amidst Bullying Allegations

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Amy Schneider now has the 2nd-highest winning streak in 'Jeopardy!' history

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Amy Schneider now has the 2nd-highest winning streak in 'Jeopardy!' history

After Schneider won her 39th consecutive game Monday — despite answering incorrectly in Final Jeopardy — all-time record-holder Ken Jennings announced the milestone onstage as the audience applauded.

'And I say, Hey! HEY!' Aardvark Arthur's wonderful new days are ending
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'And I say, Hey! HEY!' Aardvark Arthur's wonderful new days are ending

The world-famous aardvark first appeared in print over 45 years ago. The Emmy and Peabody award-winning TV show is about to begin its 25th and final season — and creator Marc Brown has a new book.

'And I say, Hey! HEY!' Aardvark Arthur's wonderful new days are ending

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Back to Tatooine — again — for 'The Book Of Boba Fett'

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Back to Tatooine — again — for 'The Book Of Boba Fett'

In the new Disney+ series The Book of Boba Fett, Temuera Morrison brings new layers to the mysterious bounty hunter from the original Star Wars films. The story vacillates between flashbacks to how he escaped his presumed death in Return of the Jedi, and the present day as he and his lieutenant Fennec Shand (played by Ming-Na Wen) take over Jabba the Hutt's criminal empire on Tatooine.

Back to Tatooine — again — for 'The Book Of Boba Fett'

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With 'The Legend of Vox Machina,' a Dungeons & Dragons web series rolls the dice

Percy (Taliesin Jaffe), Pike (Ashley Johnson), Grog (Travis Willingham), Vex (Laura Bailey), Keyleth (Marisha Ray) Scanlan (Sam Riegel) and Vax (Liam O'Brien) have +2 swords, will travel. Amazon Studios hide caption

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With 'The Legend of Vox Machina,' a Dungeons & Dragons web series rolls the dice

Just the Vox, ma'am: This animated fantasy series loses some of what makes the web series it's based on so richly rewarding, but those coming in fresh will get caught up in its characters and story.

Everyone should be attending 'Abbott Elementary'

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Everyone should be attending 'Abbott Elementary'

The fantastic new ABC series Abbott Elementary is a sitcom set at a severely underfunded Philadelphia public school. Quinta Brunson is the creator and very funny star of the mockumentary-style comedy, which follows a cast of teachers who are dedicated, but burnt out as they make do with limited resources and a hilariously incompetent principal.

Everyone should be attending 'Abbott Elementary'

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'And Just Like That...', all we can do is cringe

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'And Just Like That...', all we can do is cringe

And Just Like That... the ladies of Sex and the City are back. (Well, most of them anyway.) The HBO Max series finds Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon reprising their roles as Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda. The new cast features several non-binary characters and performers of color including Nicole Ari Parker, Sara Ramirez, Karen Pittman, and Sarita Choudhury. But do these updates make the nostalgia trip worth it?

'And Just Like That...', all we can do is cringe

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A treasure of the fashion world, André Leon Talley was impossible to ignore

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A treasure of the fashion world, André Leon Talley was impossible to ignore

André Leon Talley was a towering figure in fashion who spoke up about Black representation and the fashion industry's toll on Black people. He passed away on Jan. 18, 2022.

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