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After a promising infancy, streaming is stuck in a nasty adolescence. Fans of great TV must act to help preserve what works, to build a more stable, empowering entertainment ecosystem.

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Streaming broke Hollywood, but saved TV — now it's time for you to do your part

7:00am September 14, 2023

by Eric Deggans

After a promising infancy, streaming is stuck in a nasty adolescence. Fans of great TV must act to help preserve what works, because consumers can and do have a say in all this.

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Ready to test your might? The new Mortal Kombat has arrived

6:00pm September 13, 2023

by Lauren Hodges

"Mortal Kombat 1" is a complete reboot — but with all the fan favorites back and ready to fight.

Birkenstock sandals are on display in the window of a store in Berlin.

'Oldest start-up on earth': Birkenstock's IPO filing is exactly as you'd expect

5:49pm September 13, 2023

by Alina Selyukh

"We are serving a primal need of all human beings," Birkenstock's CEO writes to prospective shareholders. "We are a footbed company selling the experience of walking as intended by nature."

Journalist Michele Norris wants to hear about your mama's kitchen

5:13pm September 13, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly chats with journalist Michele Norris about her new podcast Your Mama's Kitchen.

Series villain Ganondorf, as he appears in Tears of the Kingdom.

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'Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' designers explain why latest hit won't get a follow-up

5:00pm September 13, 2023

by James Perkins Mastromarino

NPR interviewed Tears of the Kingdom designers Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi on the game's success and the Zelda series' future.

Threatened by rising sea levels, San Francisco is considering drastic measures to save its historic shoreline. Above, the Ferry Building pictured in 2009.

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San Francisco considers lifting the Ferry Building by 7 feet to save it from the sea

4:37pm September 13, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

The Ferry Building has been a beacon to incoming ferry riders since the late 1890s. Threatened by rising sea levels, the waterfront city is considering drastic measures to save its historic shoreline.

Books
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In 'The Enchanters' James Ellroy brings Freddy Otash into 1960s L.A.

4:31pm September 13, 2023

by Gabino Iglesias

The Enchanters marks the return of Freddy O — a disgraced ex-LAPD cop and Confidential magazine dirt digger turned shifty private investigator and Hollywood fixer — and introduces Marilyn Monroe.

Sinclair Daniel (center) plays Nella on Hulu's The Other Black Girl.

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New TV shows take on the hazard of Working While Black

4:00pm September 13, 2023

by Eric Deggans

The Other Black Girl and Dreaming Whilst Black talk about race, class, gender and upward mobility in compelling ways

Alex Levy (Jennifer Aniston) remains a real pill, not that The Morning Show has noticed.

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'The Morning Show' is back, with a new billionaire

5:01am September 13, 2023

by Linda Holmes

In Season 3 of the Apple drama, a billionaire played by Jon Hamm may be buying the network, and it has everyone concerned. Imagine that!

Drew Barrymore dropped as National Book Awards host

1:46am September 13, 2023

by The Associated Press

Drew Barrymore has been dropped as host of the upcoming National Book Awards ceremony, a day after her talk show taped its first episode since the Hollywood writers strike began.