Update [1:15 p.m. ET]: Amazon responded to Oliver’s segment, claiming the HBO program declined the company’s invitation to tour one of its facilities. “As a fan of the show, I enjoy watching John make an entertaining case for the failings of companies … But he is wrong on Amazon. Industry-leading …
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A very odd thing kept happening to me as I watched the first season of Pose, FX’s drama about New York’s drag ball scene in the Eighties and Nineties. Again and again, the part of my brain trained to understand how modern serialized drama narratives function would predict the worst …
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A tense World War II drama plays out in Nazi-occupied France and in the belly of a cramped German submarine in the trailer for Hulu‘s adaptation of Das Boot. The show premiered on German TV last year and will arrive on Hulu June 17th. The eight-episode series is based on …
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Samantha Bee dissected the chaos, infighting and money woes consuming the National Rifle Association on Full Frontal Wednesday. In recent weeks, a power struggle broke out between longtime NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre and recently ousted NRA president Oliver North (whose previous hits include the Iran-Contra affair). LaPierre has accused North …
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