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Stories
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Arts & Life
The Documentary Is In — And Enjoying — An 'Undeniable Golden Age'
With a proliferation of streaming services to distribute their work, and a boom at the box office, budgets and opportunities are rising for documentary filmmakers.
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Arts & Life
LA Is Grim, And Nicole Kidman Is Grizzled, In 'Destroyer'
An LAPD detective with a murky past appears in every scene of Karyn Kusama's new drama. Light and dark, male and female, hero and antihero, it's a thriller that plays with the conventions of noir.
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Television
Of 235 TV Shows Watched, Common Sense Media OKs 42 Of Them For Kids
Common Sense Media is a non-profit group that studies how media and technology affect children. The group is releasing its 2018 list of best TV show for children and families.
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Environment
California Wildfires Continue To Threaten Life And Property
Two massive wildfires continue to threaten California's Ventura and northwestern Los Angeles county. Driven by high winds and dry conditions, they've forced evacuation of 75,000 homes.
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Television
Julia Roberts Stars In Amazon Prime Series 'Homecoming'
The podcast Homecoming is now a TV series. In the psychological thriller, Roberts plays a caseworker who helps soldiers adjust to life back home but then discovers a sinister secret about the program.