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‘The Janes’ review: How an underground group of Chicago activists responded to the illegality of abortion

Then and now, Chicago was “a town where people did stuff.” It got things done, stirred up trouble, made no little plans. That, says one of the underground abortion providers interviewed in the distressingly pertinent new documentary “The Janes,” premiering Wednesday, was the “beauty” of the place.

Chicago Tribune

Rose Ayling-Ellis to deliver this year’s Alternative MacTaggart lecture

The actress said it will be a ‘privilege’ to use the platform in Edinburgh to raise awareness and understanding of the deaf community.

The Independent UK

Sex And The City's Samantha Jones to 'appear' in And Just Like That season two

And Just Like That showrunner Michael Patrick King has confirmed that the iconic Samantha Jones will appear in the upcoming second season of the reboot, but it's highly unlikely it will be Kim Cattrall

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‘There’s always something to be done’: how the Janes provided illegal abortions before Roe

A HBO documentary looks to the past – a secret, women-run network of abortion providers in the late 1960s – as a window into the future of restricted reproductive rights in the US

The Guardian - US

What will season 2 of ‘Winning Time’ cover?

A glimpse into the main storylines that season 2 of the HBO series "Winning Time," an account of the 1980s "Showtime" Lakers, will cover.

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How 'Insecure' opened doors, hearts and minds before saying goodbye

LOS ANGELES — When HBO's beloved comedy series "Insecure" wrapped its fifth and final season in December, showrunner Prentice Penny had a hard time letting go. "It was like graduating high school," he says. "It's not like I'm never going to see them again, but we won't be seeing each…

Los Angeles Times

Cynthia M. Allen: Police response to Uvalde shooting says much about masculinity — and not the toxic kind

I spent part of last week re-watching “Band of Brothers,” the HBO miniseries based on the accounts of members of Easy Company, soldiers from the 101st Airborne who parachuted into France on D-Day and spent the duration of the war fighting some of the most harrowing battles faced by Allied…

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‘Kate Winslet calls me mummy!’ – Jean Smart on Hacks, Mare of Easttown and superstardom

She has been a TV regular for 50 years. But playing a blistering, diva-like standup in Hacks has launched Smart into orbit. The actor talks about her ‘Jeanaissance’ – and ending up in an ambulance during Easttown

The Guardian - UK

‘The Janes’ details how brave Chicago women offered safe abortions before they were legal

In sobering HBO documentary, the group members recall their achievements with admirable candor and great heart.

Chicago Sun-Times

As the lawsuits mount, do the Browns believe Deshaun Watson?

Do Cleveland believe more than 20 women are lying? It’s something that the team that handed him the richest contract in NFL history has yet to answer

The Guardian - US

Zendaya's 'Euphoria' and 'Spider-Man' Win at MTV Awards

Zendaya dominated the MTV Movie and TV Awards on Sunday as her teen drama "Euphoria" and big-screen superhero blockbuster "Spider-Man: No Way Home" were voted best show and best movie respectively. The light-hearted awards, taking place at the start of the summer blockbuster season, are voted for online by the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

GRRM: Death is important in storytelling

Well, the "A Song of Ice and Fire" certainly abided by this lesson

Salon

Hollywood star Guy Pearce to return for emotional Neighbours finale

He's joining the likes of Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan for the special final

Nottingham Post

‘Irma Vep’: HBO’s byzantine showbiz satire full of wonderful chaos

Alicia Vikander stars in the limited series as a movie star surrounded by colorful characters on a French film project.

Chicago Sun-Times

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HBO's Wild Irma Vep Adaptation Skewers Modern Films

Just don’t expect a whole lot of plot coherence.

The Guardian - UK

Wunmi Mosaku: ‘I’m Black in America. My feeling about the police is … I’m scared’

The actor has gone from Manchester charity shop rifler to Hollywood’s most wanted. As she stars in the hot new show from The Wire team, she opens up about sweet-talking racist cops ... and why David Simon left her a ‘bumbling fool’

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20 years later, ‘The Wire’ still has fans buzzing about Baltimore

BALTIMORE — In the summer of 2004, actor Jamie Hector was filming an episode from the third season of “The Wire” late at night on a rundown street in East Baltimore when shots rang out. He knew instantly that these were real bullets coming from a real gun, not the…

Chicago Tribune

My worst moment: ‘Top Gun’ co-star and ‘South Side’ creator Bashir Salahuddin on having a show canceled before it even aired. Twice

CHICAGO — In “Top Gun: Maverick” starring Tom Cruise back in the cockpit as a fighter pilot, Bashir Salahuddin plays a chief warrant officer named Hondo. “In layman’s terms, he’s a super expert in multiple fields,” Salahuddin said. “And he’s kind of Mav’s right-hand man — he’s the guy who,…

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What’s on TV this week: NBA Finals, 'Ms. Marvel,' Netflix stand-up specials and more

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The Independent UK

The Wire’s final season wasn’t the mess you remember, fake serial killers and all

Many people agree that David Simon’s 20-year-old crime drama is the best TV series ever made – but even ardent fans often treat its final season as an inferior product. Louis Chilton pleads the case for the unjustly maligned brilliance of ‘The Wire’ season five

Daily Mirror

Queen's Birthday Honours: Damian Lewis made CBE and pays tribute to late wife Helen McCrory

The 51-year-old actor has been honoured for his services to drama and charity, where he and late wife Helen McCrory helped provide meals for NHS workers during their Feed NHS initiative

The Independent UK

The Wire at 20: Every episode ranked, from serial killer shark jumps to Omar’s tragic end

Rarely has TV been bolder or more brutal than David Simon’s landmark drama series, which made stars of Idris Elba, Michael B Jordan and the late, great Michael K Williams. As the show celebrates 20 years since its debut, Greg Evans ranks all 60 of its episodes

Sports Illustrated

Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia Need Each Other

“Tank” Davis’s sixth-round knockout of Rolando Romero on Saturday won’t do much for his legacy. A matchup against fellow upstart Ryan Garcia would.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Another civil lawsuit filed against Deshaun Watson

The 23rd lawsuit, and first since April of 2021, against Watson has been filed after HBO interviews spurred a decision from the newest plaintiff:

Tribune News Service

Lawyer praises HBO show’s owl theory depiction, but says the rest of it is for the birds

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For years, Charlotte defense attorney David Rudolf has imagined a scenario in which Durham business executive Kathleen Peterson died not at the hands of her husband, but at the talons of a barred owl — and it’s a scenario he has famously described as “pretty persuasive and…

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