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‘The Idol’ and Our Backlash Times

During the Trump presidency, one of the strongest currents in our culture was the struggle for social justice, from #MeToo…

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Disney to Close ‘Star Wars’-Themed Hotel Less Than Two Years After It Opened

The planned closure of Galactic Starcruiser, an immersive role-playing attraction, comes as Disney seeks to cut overall costs by more…

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Magazine

Why Have One ‘Impossible’ Ring Around Your World When You Could Have Two?

The News Earlier this year, astronomers announced that a tiny world beyond Neptune with a diameter about one-third that of…

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Webb Telescope Spots a Distant Spiral Galaxy Like Our Own

LEDA 2046648 has an eerie resemblance to our Milky Way galaxy, but it likes a billion light-years away.

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When Athletes Go Hollywood

With Tom Brady appearing in the comedy “80 for Brady,” a look at other sports figures who have made their…

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Magazine

Reflections on Star Quality From a Golden Age of ‘Junk TV’

In a new memoir, a longtime casting director revels in memories of a bygone Hollywood, matching actors with the roles that made…

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Cindy Williams, Star of ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ Dies at 75

The show, in which Ms. Williams and Penny Marshall played roommates who worked in a Milwaukee brewery, was a spinoff…

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Business

For the First Time Ever, I’m Optimistic About Women in the Movie World

In a good movie year — and whatever you may have heard, 2022 was such a year — I find…

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Sports

The Stats That Will Define the N.F.L.’s Wild Card Weekend

Tom Brady’s comebacks and Dak Prescott’s interceptions are just some of the statistical trends that could affect the results of…

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Unlikely Parallels in a Year of Momentous Deaths

The deaths of luminaries like Queen Elizabeth II and Bill Russell did not necessarily surprise. Others, though, inscrutably departed seemingly…

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