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🎧 Michael Urie’s ‘Shrinking’ Surprise — and the Emmy Loss He Loved
The actor, who broke out on ‘Ugly Betty,’ tells me about the ‘magical chemistry’ that makes the series
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🎧 Recklessly Early Oscar Predictions for 2027
From ‘Project Hail Mary’ to ‘The Odyssey,’ it’s never too soon to start thinking about next year’s top contenders
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🎧 ‘Silicon Valley’ Creators: Tech Bros ‘Don’t Give a Flying Fuck About Humanity’
Mike Judge and Alec Berg on their HBO comedy’s prescience about AI and Big Tech
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🎧 Drew Goddard, ‘Project Hail Mary’ Whisperer
The Oscar-nominated screenwriter on adapting Andy Weir novels into blockbusters
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🎧 27 Cable Channels. How Many Survivors?
The Paramount–Warner merger’s linear networks go head-to-head in a March Sadness bracket — and yes, someone has to be MTV2
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My Final Oscar Predictions: Part 2
Who will win the ‘Sinners’ vs. ‘One Battle’ showdowns, and the acting category primed for an upset
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🎧 How the Oscars Actually Happen
Academy heads Lynette Howell Taylor & Bill Kramer (almost) tell me their secrets. Plus: My final predictions!
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Hollywood’s Employed Unemployeds
Showbiz runs on the belief that something great is about to happen — true or not
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🎧 The Paramount-Warners Plan They Won’t Say Out Loud
Cut billions, milk cable, merge the streamers and hope the math works
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‘Wake Up Dead Man’ and Religion on Screen
Religion didn’t just disappear from film & TV. It left culture at large
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🎧 Two Days Out: Oscar Shockers, Shorts and Second Thoughts
Need help winning your Oscar pool? I’ve got you covered
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🎧 Kate Hudson’s Wild Oscar Ride: ‘It Doesn’t Come Along Often’
The nominee talks betting on herself, bringing grown-up dramas back to theaters and that no career ‘has a crystal ball’
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🎧 Paramount vs. Netflix: Your Big Questions Answered
Ted’s full-court press — and the $31-a-share question
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