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Norman Lear, TV Producer Who Tackled Social Issues, Has Died
6Dec By adminNo Comments
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Norman Lear, TV Producer Who Tackled Social Issues, Has Died

Updated Dec. 6, 2023 9:30 am ETNorman Lear, the writer, producer and activist who turned American society’s most divisive issues into grist for television comedy and transformed the once-staid sitcom format into a powerful vehicle for satire, has died. He was 101 years old and died in his Los Angeles home, according to a statement from his family.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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25Nov By adminNo Comments
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Weekend podcast: what’s happened to The Crown? Surviving a shipwreck, how Aldi and Lidl changed British shoppers, and Philippa Perry on loneliness | Life and style

How The Crown went from prestige drama to TV disaster (1m26s); what happened when one man’s boat sank in the dead of night – and he had to save my seven-year-old son (11m19s); how discount supermarkets changed the way we shop (25m21); and Philippa Perry shares advice on how to overcome loneliness and isolation (40m08s) How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know
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‘David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived’ Review: Harry Potter’s Stuntman Perseveres
14Nov By adminNo Comments
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‘David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived’ Review: Harry Potter’s Stuntman Perseveres

‘The gift that keeps on taking” is how the inexplicably good-humored David Holmes describes his broken neck, suffered during the making of the “Harry Potter” films, on which he had served as principal stunt double for Daniel Radcliffe. Mr. Radcliffe, who is a major presence in and force behind the documentary “David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived,” helps tell the story of Mr. Holmes’s journey from movie set to wheelchair, one that might have left a viewer a tear-stained wretch except for the camaraderie on display, and the enchantment of lifelong friendships.As Mr. Radcliffe tells us, he all but grew up with Mr. Holmes, who was just a few years older than the 11-year-old unknown selected to play Harry Potter—“the boy who lived,” as Potter fans well know—and who served as a mentor-hero for the ...
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Will Trump Be Indicted Into Office?
7Nov By adminNo Comments
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Will Trump Be Indicted Into Office?

‘The people call Donald J. Trump.” So began Monday’s episode of the Democratic Party’s favorite legal drama, as Mr. Trump took the witness stand in Manhattan court. The judge in this civil case has already ruled that Mr. Trump’s business empire gave inflated asset numbers to lenders, including by almost tripling the square footage of his Trump Tower residence.“They were not really documents that the banks paid much attention to,” Mr. Trump told the court, according to news accounts. He argued that his assets, including his brand value, were actually higher than reported. Why was his Trump Tower triplex claimed as 30,000 square feet, instead of the actual 11,000? He speculated that perhaps the bigger figure didn’t exclude elevator shafts and other nonusable space, or maybe it included the ...
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‘Sorry’ for Being So Blunt
30Oct By adminNo Comments
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‘Sorry’ for Being So Blunt

What a luxury anonymity is. In the Dark Age of cancel culture, the un-self-conscious behavior and unpoliced thoughts of a private citizen are underrated. Yes, the fervent hordes clattering around TikTok and reality TV attest that many still prize celebrity, influence and their attendant financial promise. But fame’s pitfalls, heightened by the eternal internet, also are underrated.Consider Emily Blunt, a movie star who recently prostrated herself after being savaged online for fat-shaming. Her offense? Describing a woman who served her at Chili’s as “enormous.” Ms. Blunt unleashed the epithet more than a decade ago on “The Jonathan Ross Show,” a U.K. television program where she was appearing to flog her latest film. Mr. Ross, who like Ms. Blunt is British, was whooping it up with his gue...
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‘Friends’ Star Matthew Perry Dies at 54
29Oct By adminNo Comments
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‘Friends’ Star Matthew Perry Dies at 54

Matthew Perry, the Emmy-nominated “Friends” star, has died at 54 years old.Warner Bros. Television Group, which produced the long-running sitcom that made Perry a star, issued a statement about his death Saturday.  Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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