On Comedy
In Venezuela, Comedy Is Protest. Until the Government Finds Out.
With TV and radio controlled by the state, stand-ups like Nacho Redondo see the stage as an outlet. But even that wasn’t safe and the comic is now in exile.
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CreditPari Dukovic/FX Down the ‘Fosse/Verdon’ Rabbit Hole
A new FX series recreates the professional and personal relationship between Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. Here are some of the onscreen highlights from their careers.
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‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8 is Coming: Here’s Our Complete Guide
An obsessive’s guide to the final season of “Game of Thrones.” Join us for complete episode recaps, deep dives into past twists and tributes to characters we loved (and lost). Season 8 is here.
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CreditNetflix A Netflix Nature Series Says to Viewers: Don’t Like What You See? Do Something About It
“Our Planet” depicts melting glaciers, plummeting walruses and other effects of climate change in real time. The series creators share their behind-the-scenes stories.
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CreditAmazon Prime Video An Indian TV Show Points the Way for a New Generation
Amazon’s “Made in Heaven” complicates the glamour of wealthy Indian weddings by confronting patriarchy, homophobia and class.
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CreditEric Lagg/Columbia Records, via Associated Press Country or Not, Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ Hits No. 1 on the Billboard Chart
The viral, genre-defying single may have been deemed insufficiently country, but the controversy helped send it to the top.
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CreditMichelle Gustafson for The New York Times For Stacey Abrams, a Date With History — or at Least the People Who Write It
Talking with the Democrat who lost the Georgia governor’s race, historians offer context (and some fact-checking) on the contentious issue of voter suppression.
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Best of Late Night
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CreditNBC Late-Night TV Says Good Riddance to Kirstjen Nielsen
The late-night hosts on Monday discussed the resignation of Kirstjen Nielsen, who had become the public face of the White House’s family-separation policy.
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Critic’s Pick
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CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times Review: A Smashing ‘Oklahoma!’ Is Reborn in the Land of Id
Daniel Fish’s wide-awake revival of an American classic gives us an “Oklahoma!” for our own age of anxiety, without ever betraying its source.
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CreditPure Flix With ‘Unplanned,’ Abortion Opponents Turn Toward Hollywood
The makers of the divisive anti-abortion movie — a word-of-mouth hit that a physician called misleading — say they’ve been shunned by mainstream media.
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CreditRobert Ormerod for The New York Times ‘Game of Thrones’ Is Ending. But You Can Still Visit Westeros.
As the spiritual and production home of HBO’s sprawling fantasy drama, Northern Ireland has been transformed by the show. We take you there.
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CreditPhoto illustration by Jeff Harris for The New York Times; Styling by Ed Gabriels Will ‘Game of Thrones’ Ever Really Be Over? Unlikely
The phenomenally popular (and lucrative) HBO show could go the way of “Star Wars,” Harry Potter and Disney’s Marvelverse.
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CreditHBO ‘Game of Thrones’: 9 Questions for the Final Season
When winter finally comes to the HBO epic with one last batch of episodes, it has a lot to answer for.
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CreditHelen Sloan/HBO ‘Game of Thrones’ Changed TV. Let Us Count the Ways.
It is a show whose budgets and scale were once unthinkable for television — and now it’s become the gold standard.
