Linda Holmes
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Arts & Life
Time loop stories aren't all 'Groundhog Day' rip-offs. Time loop stories aren't all...
Here we go again: Time loop stories were around long before the 1993 movie Groundhog Day. So a friendly reminder that one person's discovery of something isn't the same as its invention.
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Arts & Life
Nicole Kidman leads an ensemble of privileged, disconnected American 'Expats'
The TV adaptation of the 2016 novel The Expatriates is set in Hong Kong and tells the stories of several women navigating expat ennui. The show is also a strangely displaced form of prestige TV.
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Arts & Life
Takeaways from the Oscar nominations: heavy hitters rewarded, plus some surprises, too
Oppenheimer led all films with 13 nominations. Barbie's Greta Gerwig was overlooked for best director. Many first-time actors were recognized, and international films performed well.
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Arts & Life
The year in review: 50 wonderful things from 2023
Pop culture critic Linda Holmes has been making this annual list since 2010. Big, small, inspirational, silly — what these items have in common is that they are all wonderful and brought her joy.
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Arts & Life
'The Challenge' is understanding why this 'Squid Game' game show was green-lit
Squid Game: The Challenge is a reality game show based on the sensational South Korean drama series. But this gruesome, creatively misbegotten concept should never have made it past the first meeting.
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National
A match made in fandom: Travis, Taylor and the weirdness of celebrity relationships
Did you know that Big Brother has resulted in more lasting marriages than The Bachelor? The course of true love never did run smooth ... and all the more so for famous people.
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Arts & Life
Maybe think twice before making an innocent stranger go viral?
Other people just going about their lives in public are not fodder for your social media. Let's think a little harder about the etiquette of putting pictures and videos of strangers up online.
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Arts & Life
Puzzlers gather 'round the digital water cooler to talk daily games
With smaller, fragmented audiences, water-cooler TV moments now are few and far between. But you can scratch that itch on social media, posting about your daily puzzle habit.
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Arts & Life
If you think a writers' strike will be bad for viewers, status quo may be even worse
The Writers Guild of America is on strike — that's the writers of the TV and films you watch. That will disrupt your viewing schedule, but in the long run, there could be benefits.
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Arts & Life
It's time for a halftime huddle: 'Ted Lasso' Season 3 should refocus on relationships
The first half of Season 3 hasn't been nearly as rich as earlier seasons. But as Coach Ted might put it: There's still a lot of game left to play.