Posted on October 20, 2015 at 8:00 am
NBCUniversal is starting a new streaming comedy channel called Seeso for $3.99 a month. According to Variety, it will include 40 years of “SNL,” including day-after-air episodes; “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”; “Late Night with Seth Meyers”; “Parks and Recreation”; “30 Rock”; both the U.K. and U.S. versions of “The Office”; “The Kids in …
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Posted on October 19, 2015 at 3:35 pm
It is always refreshing and inspiring to talk to Reverend T.D. Jakes, and it was a great pleasure to have a chance to hear more about his new book, Destiny: Step into Your Purpose, a follow-up to his best-seller, Instinct. You write that the conditions of our lives can distract us from meaning, allowing urgent …
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Posted on October 19, 2015 at 3:04 pm
Once again, a PG-rated film wins the box office. “Goosebumps” came in ahead of the Steven Spielberg/Tom Hanks drama, “Bridge of Spies,” and last week’s other scary movie, the big budget “Crimson Peak.” They were third and fourth, with holdover blockbuster “The Martian” at number two. Hollywood needs to be reminded again that there is …
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Posted on October 19, 2015 at 8:00 am
Monica Heisey’s fans include Lena Dunham (“Girls”) and Rob Delaney (“Catastrophe”), and, now that I’ve read her new book, me. I Can’t Believe it’s Not Better: A Woman’s Guide to Coping With Life. Heisey is here to counter all of the faux help women get from magazine “tips” and frenemies. Wisely, she starts with eight …
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Posted on October 18, 2015 at 3:53 pm
Our MVP this week is one of my favorite actresses, Amy Ryan. I have been a huge fan since I saw her in “Gone Baby Gone,” where she played the mother of the missing child. And she was wonderful with Paul Giamatti in “Win Win.” I was fortunate to be able to interview her about …
