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On Saturday Night Live's cold open, James Austin Johnson played President Donald Trump and Emil Wakim played Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a sketch about Trump's Middle East trip.

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  • TV Reviews

SNL's 50th season proved it's still relevant. Can it stay that way?

The season finale, with host Scarlett Johansson and musical guest Bad Bunny, didn't give any answers about rumored cast departures.

May 19, 2025
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  • Eric Deggans
PBS KIDS announced a new <em>Sesame Street </em>deal on Monday.

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  • Television

How to get to Sesame Street? Kids can now head to Netflix as well as PBS

The children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library.

May 19, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
A backlot on the Radford Studio Center in Los Angeles is built to look like New York City. <em>Seinfeld </em>shot here in the 1990s.

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  • Arts & Life

Amid global competition for production business, Hollywood is hurting

Hollywood's plummeting film and TV production levels have studio executives and grassroots groups pushing for better incentives to keep business in California.

May 17, 2025
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Alexander Skarsgård in <em>Murderbot</em>, out Friday on Apple TV+.

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  • TV Reviews

'Murderbot' is the best new comedy of 2025. You read that right

The Apple TV+ show takes what might be the oldest sci-fi premise there is — what does it mean to be human? — and mines it for comedy gold.

May 16, 2025
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  • Glen Weldon
The grand final of Eurovision Song Contest takes place on Saturday in Basel, Switzerland. Above, Melody representing Spain performs in the semifinal on Tuesday.

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  • Arts & Life

The 10 best songs of Eurovision 2025 — and their chances to win

The grand final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest takes place on Saturday, May 17, in Basel, Switzerland. It's an annual celebration of melody, rhythm, fabulousness and glitter.

May 15, 2025
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  • Glen Weldon
Warner Bros. Discovery says the streaming platform Max will rebrand to HBO Max — the name it had until 2023.

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  • Business

Max will once again be HBO Max. Yes, it's aware of the irony

Max will become HBO Max again this summer, Warner Bros. Discovery said this week — two years after the name change that hasn't stuck. Here's what to know about the rebrand (and some others of note).

May 15, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Antique firearms expert Paul Carella appraises an 1869 lever-action rifle brought by Mark from South Carolina. Carella assessed the rifle with an auction value between $6,000 and $8,000. Despite the appraisal far exceeding Mark's expectations, "It will never go out of the family," he said of the heirloom, which was passed down from his grandfather.

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  • Arts & Life

Behind the appraisal: An inside look at 'Antiques Roadshow' in Savannah

The beloved PBS program filmed more than 100 appraisals in Georgia's oldest city, kicking off production of the show's 30th anniversary season, set to air in 2026.

May 15, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
A television camera is viewed during an ESPN broadcast of a WNBA basketball game between the Connecticut Sun and the Minnesota Lynx on July 26, 2020, in Bradenton, Fla. ESPN is launching a new streaming service at $29.99 per month.

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  • Media

ESPN's new streaming app could replace cable for some but may end up costing them more

ESPN says its subscription plan will cost $29.99 a month. An analyst says that, combined with subscriptions to other streaming services, could drive the cost up to the price of cable packages.

May 14, 2025
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  • Lydia Calitri
Kim Kardashian waves as she arrives Tuesday to testify regarding a robbery of millions of dollars in jewels from her Paris hotel room in 2016.

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  • Arts & Life

With tears and defiance, Kim Kardashian faces the men accused of robbing her in Paris

The reality star and business mogul appeared in a courtroom Tuesday to testify about the night in 2016 when masked men tied her up at gunpoint and stole more than $6 million in jewelry.

May 14, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Ramy Youssef says becoming a comic was just "inevitable at a certain point." His new animated Amazon Prime series is <em>#1 Happy Family USA.</em>

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  • Television

Sept. 11 turns life upside down for a 'Happy Family' in Ramy Youssef's animated show

Youssef was in fifth grade and living in New Jersey when the Twin Towers fell. His new show, #1 Happy Family USA, draws on the experiences of his own Egyptian American family during that tense time.

May 13, 2025
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  • Terry Gross
Alexander Skarsgård in <em>Murderbot</em>, which starts Friday on Apple TV+.

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  • Television

Too many great sci-fi shows go unnoticed. I hope 'Murderbot' won't be the next

The new Apple TV+ show starring Alexander Skarsgård features a mix of special effects-laden action, deadpan humor and social commentary. It deserves a big audience.

May 13, 2025
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  • Eric Deggans
McBride, a Georgia native, has seen how Hollywood traffics in stereotypes about the American South. His HBO show satirizes televangelists without making religious people the butt of the joke.

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  • Television

Danny McBride sends a love letter to the South with 'The Righteous Gemstones'

McBride, a Georgia native, has seen how Hollywood traffics in stereotypes about the American South. His HBO show satirizes televangelists without making religious people the butt of the joke.

May 12, 2025
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  • Tonya Mosley
Celebrity guests Usher, left, Michelle Obama and Simu Liu make their way through The Spirit Tunnel during their appearances on <em>The Jennifer Hudson Show.</em>

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  • Pop Culture

The Spirit Tunnel is unapologetic celebrity worship — and extremely fun

Celebrity guests on The Jennifer Hudson Show — Michelle Obama, Usher, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tina Knowles to name a few — have all caught a ride through this viral backstage ritual.

May 12, 2025
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  • Aisha Harris
Michelle Williams plays Molly, a woman with terminal cancer, in the new series <em>Dying for Sex.</em>

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  • Television

Michelle Williams' biggest takeaway from 'Dying for Sex': Pleasure belongs to you

Williams' FX/Hulu series follows a woman with terminal cancer who decides to pursue her own sexual pleasure. She says the show is about sex, friendship and "being scared and brave at the same time."

May 06, 2025
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  • Tonya Mosley
"I don't know what comes after this, what tops this over stimulation of characters," Sarah Snook says of her work in <em>The Picture of Dorian Gray.</em>

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  • Theater

1 show, 26 characters: Sarah Snook shares the stage with herself in 'Dorian Gray'

Snook, who played Shiv Roy on Succession, was just nominated for a Tony for playing all the characters in The Picture of Dorian Gray on Broadway. "I don't know what comes after this," she says.

May 05, 2025
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  • Ann Marie Baldonado
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