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Author: Dennard Dayle
How composer Nicholas Britell created the sound of ‘Succession’

Sunday’s finale marks the end of Succession and its iconic opening theme. Composer Nicholas Britell reflects on shaping the show’s signature sound over four seasons — and what he might do next.
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Author: Rachel Treisman
Being a TV writer has changed — and so have the wages, says ‘The Wire’ creator

The Wire creator David Simon says he doesn’t think artificial intelligence can “remotely challenge” what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
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Author: Vincent Acovino
Celebrities and the White House pay tribute to Tina Turner

President Biden joined celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Mick Jagger and Angela Bassett, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role playing Turner in her biopic, in honoring the late singer.
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Author: Ayana Archie
Kesha’s new album pushes her personal struggles to the forefront

After tumultuous and public legal battles, Kesha has released a new album full of the tensions of the recent years.
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Author: Manuela López Restrepo
Voice memos from the path of Typhoon Mawar
As Typhoon Mawar thrashes Guam with 140-mile-per-hour winds and heavy rain, two people on the island share eyewitness accounts of what they’re seeing.
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Author: Ari Shapiro
Here at the War-Poison Factory, We Want to Run a Progressive Workplace
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Author: Dylan Balliett, Graham Techler
Chef Lidia Bastianich looks back on her family’s chaotic life in Europe after WWII
The James Beard Award-winning chef fled the Italian peninsula of Istria after it was handed over to Communist Yugoslavia following WWII. Her new PBS show is Lidia Celebrates America.
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Author: Terry Gross
A new CD set captures the ‘Greatest Moments’ of opera star Renée Fleming
This set features excerpts from most of Flemming’s 26 roles at the NYC Met. Fleming’s studio recordings have always captured her lovely voice; these live recordings prove her magic on the stage.
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Author: Lloyd Schwartz
Kenneth Anger, gay film pioneer and unreliable Hollywood chronicler, dies at 96

Kenneth Anger was a queer underground filmmaker whose bestselling book, Hollywood Babylon, purported to reveal the seamy side of a golden era.
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Author: Neda Ulaby