Discovery’s ‘Serengeti’ Takes Viewers on an Emotional Journey with Africa’s Animals
Aug02

Discovery’s ‘Serengeti’ Takes Viewers on an Emotional Journey with Africa’s Animals

You may have already seen and loved “The Lion King,” so you’ll want to get ready for an adjacent adventure in Africa in “Serengeti,” Discovery’s new six-part series premiering Sunday night. Director and producer John Downer, a wildlife photographer with three decades of experience, teamed with Simon Fuller, known as the creator of the “Idol” series in the UK and the US for “Serengeti,” which is voiced by Oscar-winning actress Lupita...

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PBS Spotlights Ken Burns’ ‘Country Music’ and new Jane Austen Drama Series ‘Sanditon’
Aug01

PBS Spotlights Ken Burns’ ‘Country Music’ and new Jane Austen Drama Series ‘Sanditon’

While other networks are undergoing the aftereffects of consolidations and management changes, PBS remains under the steady hand of Paula Kerger, whose contract as president and CEO has been renewed for five years. Kerger kicked off the public broadcaster’s Television Critics Assn. summer press tour Monday in Beverly Hills by announcing her new deal, which runs through 2024. “I believe so strongly in the purpose and power of...

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Press Tour Preview of Cable and Streaming’s New Shows Destined to be Binges
Jul30

Press Tour Preview of Cable and Streaming’s New Shows Destined to be Binges

It’s not often when someone gets a warm round of sustained applause at the Television Critics Association press tour, but that’s what happened when HBO’s Quentin Schaffer took the stage at the Beverly Hilton last week. The week before, he had announced his exit after 39 years as communications chief at the network and he told the assembled audience of journalists that he wanted to do one last TCA. He said it was his 100th, because he...

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‘One Giant Leap for Mankind:’ Networks Mark the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11
Jul16

‘One Giant Leap for Mankind:’ Networks Mark the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11

July 16, 1969 dawned bright, hot and sunny on Florida’s Atlantic coast. It was the perfect weather on Earth to send its very first three inhabitants to the moon. As the clock ticked down to the moment Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins would blast off atop a Saturn V rocket, hundreds of millions of people the world over tuned into television coverage of what would become one of the defining events in mankind’s history on...

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Lip, Lip Hooray to Huda Beauty and Moroccan Magic!
Jul14

Lip, Lip Hooray to Huda Beauty and Moroccan Magic!

Shimmery lip gloss has long been our jam, usually worn over our favorite lipstick to give it a unique edge. Even as it wears down, the shimmer is still left on the lips evenly, unlike matte gloss colors that seem to drift towards the lower lip line. That’s why we are especially thrilled with Huda Beauty’s Lip Strobe. It packs about five times the amount of shimmer as in other brands we’ve known and loved. Of course we’re leaving out...

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