Entertainment

Netflix to charge an additional $8 month for viewers living outside US subscribers’ households

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Netflix on Tuesday outlined how it intends to crack down on the rampant sharing of account passwords in the U.S., its latest bid to reel in more subscribers to its video streaming service as its growth slows.

Book Review: In ‘Brave the Wild River,’ the true story of 2 scientists who...

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PHOENIX (AP) — “Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon” by Melissa L. Sevigny (W. W. Norton & Company)

What makes a standing ovation last 22 minutes at Cannes?

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CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival is on, which means stopwatches are out.

‘SmartLess’ podcast goes on tour with Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes, ends...

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NEW YORK (AP) — When Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes get together, they can instantly tell if something’s wrong: If insults don’t immediately fly, there’s a problem.

Actor Adam Driver chosen as honorary starter for Indianapolis 500

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time Academy Award nominee Adam Driver, who will soon be starring as Enzo Ferrari in a biopic of the Italian automobile magnate, will serve as the honorary starter for the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.

Prince Harry’s effort to pay for British police protection fails in court

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LONDON (AP) — A London judge ruled Tuesday against Prince Harry in his efforts to pay for police protection when he visits Britain.

Championing famous and forgotten Asian Americans, this artist uses cookies as her canvas

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Artist Jasmine Cho makes exquisite portraits that champion famous and forgotten Asian Americans. Her canvas?

Book Review: Brandon Taylor is back with a new campus novel, ‘The Late Americans’

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“The Late Americans,” by Brandon Taylor (Riverhead Books)

Movie Review: Disenchantment under the sea in live-action ‘The Little Mermaid’

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It’s not Rob Marshall’s fault that Disney’s latest live-action retread doesn’t really sing. “The Little Mermaid,” a somewhat drab undertaking with sparks of bioluminescence, suffers from the same fundamental issues that plagued “The Lion King,” “Aladdin” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Halle Bailey might be a lovely presence and possesses a superb voice that is distinctly different from Jodi Benson’s, but photorealistic fins, animals and environments do not make Disney fairy tales more enchanting on their own.

Television’s biggest mystery: how long will pipeline for new programming be closed?

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NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, the week in May when television executives revealed what new shows were coming and which old ones were going spoke to the power and influence that ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox had over popular culture.