Whatever news gods decided that the cable television stars Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon should be fired the same week that President Biden was scheduled to give a funny speech ribbing the news media certainly were generous in providing fresh material. And Mr. Biden took advantage on Saturday night as …
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‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ | Anatomy of a Scene
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Read More »States’ Push to Protect Kids Online Could Remake the Internet
People in Louisiana who visited Pornhub in recent months were met with a surprising new demand. Before they could stream sexually explicit videos, they had to provide proof that they were at least 18. That’s because Louisiana lawmakers had passed legislation last year requiring publishers of online material that could …
Read More »Echoes of History in New National Push to Shield Children Online
Mounting concerns over young people’s mental health have prompted state legislatures across the country to propose a slew of age restrictions to protect minors online. Lawmakers say the rules should help shield young people from online pornography, predators and harmful social media posts. The current push for age restrictions on …
Read More »Writers, Seeking Pay Change for the Streaming Era, Prepare to Strike
When the most recent Hollywood strike took place — 16 years ago — the internet had not yet transformed the television and movie businesses. Broadcast networks still commanded colossal audiences, and cable channels were still growing. The superhero boom had begun for movie studios, and DVDs generated $16 billion in annual …
Read More »Biden Pokes Fun at Fox, CNN, and Himself at Correspondents’ Dinner
Whatever news gods decided that the cable television stars Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon should be fired the same week that President Biden was scheduled to give a funny speech ribbing the news media certainly were generous in providing fresh material. And Mr. Biden took advantage on Saturday night as …
Read More »South Carolina Democrats Elect First Black Woman to Run State Party
The News South Carolina Democrats elected Christale Spain, the former executive director of the state Democratic Party, as state party chair at their convention on Saturday. She ran with the backing of the party’s top brass, including Representative James E. Clyburn, and will be the first Black woman to lead …
Read More »Unions Representing Hollywood Writers and Actors Seek Limits on A.I. and Chatbots
When the union representing Hollywood writers laid out its list of objectives for contract negotiations with studios this spring, it included familiar language on compensation, which the writers say has either stagnated or dropped amid an explosion of new shows. But far down, the document added a distinctly 2023 twist. …
Read More »A Towering, Terrifying Demon Horse Isn’t Even the Weirdest Part
Equine art lives in many airports: Seattle and San Francisco have bronze horses shaped like driftwood, Central Illinois has wire horses suspended from the ceiling, Tucson has a winged horse and Barcelona has a burly horse. None of them have a horse like Blucifer. Rearing 32 feet tall in a …
Read More »Prosecutors in Jan. 6 Case Step up Inquiry Into Trump Fund-Raising
As they investigate former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, federal prosecutors have also been drilling down on whether Mr. Trump and a range of political aides knew that he had lost the race but still raised money off claims that they were fighting widespread fraud …
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