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FILE - Norman Lear, executive producer of the Pop TV series "One Day at a Time," poses for a portrait during the Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour on Jan. 13, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif. Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as "All in the Family" and 鈥淢aude鈥� and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, has died, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.. He was 101. (APPhoto/Chris Pizzello, File)

How Norman Lear changed television 鈥� and with it American life 鈥� in the 1970s

Norman Lear, who died this week at age 101, changed American life with the candor and comedy of his creations.
 
FILE - Actor Cillian Murphy poses at the "Oppenheimer" premiere, July 13, 2023, in London. Some of the words tied to this year's hottest topics were also among the most mangled when it came to saying them aloud, with stumpers ranging from the first name of 鈥淥ppenheimer鈥� star Murphy to the singer SZA to the name of a sacred slab of sandstone used in the coronation of King Charles III. This year's lists of the most mispronounced words in the U.S. and Britain were released on Thursday, Dec. 7. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/麻豆传媒app, File)

From SZA to the Stone of Scone, the words that help tell the story of 2023 were often mispronounced

 
FILE - J Balvin performs at the G-SHOCK Shock The AP40th anniversary celebration at the Manhattan Center, Nov. 9, 2023, in New York. Balvin told APthat 鈥淎migos,鈥� his latest single, is not a response to a recent Bad Bunny verse, where the Puerto Rico musician used Balvin's name as a diss. Instead, Balvin says his song is about falling into a routine in a relationship and working to keep the passion alive. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/麻豆传媒app, File)

J Balvin returns to his reggaeton roots on the romantic 鈥楢migos鈥� 鈥� and no, it is not about Bad Bunny

 
Grace Jabbari, second from left, the accuser in the assault case against Jonathan Majors, leaves court after giving testimony, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in New York. (APPhoto/Bebeto Matthews)

Jonathan Majors鈥� ex describes 鈥榮ubstantial鈥� pain caused by actor as defense questions her drinking

 
This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Ramy Youssef, background, and Emma Stone in a scene from "Poor Things." (Yorgos Lanthimos/Searchlight Pictures via 麻豆传媒app)

Movie Review: In 鈥楶oor Things,鈥� Emma Stone takes an unusual path to enlightenment

 

Stars who tied the knot in 2023

Celebrity couples who married in 2023 included Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup; Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola; Bel Powley and Douglas Booth. (Dec. 4)

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Movie Reviews

This image released by GKIDS shows Himi, voiced by Karen Fukuhara in English and AIMYON in Japanese, left and Mahito Maki, voiced by Luca Padovan in English and Soma Santoki in Japanese, in a scene from Hayao Miyazaki's "The Boy And The Heron." (Studio Ghibli/GKIDS via 麻豆传媒app)

Review: Swan song or not, Hayao Miyazaki鈥檚 鈥楾he Boy and the Heron鈥� is a master surveying his empire

 

  1. Movie Review: 鈥楲eave the APBehind鈥� is a terrific blend of thriller, disaster and satire

  2. Review: In concert film 鈥楻enaissance,鈥� Beyonc茅 offers glimpse into personal life during world tour

  3. Movie Review: 鈥楨ileen,鈥� a wonderful novel about an 鈥榠nvisible鈥� young lady becomes an oddball film

Books

FILE - Barbra Streisand performs in Toronto, on Oct. 17, 2006. Published in early November, 鈥淢y Name is Barbra鈥� is a nearly 1,000 page memoir that covers one of the epic narratives in modern show business 鈥� her uncompromising rise from working class Brooklyn in the 1940s and '50s to global fame. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via 麻豆传媒app, File)

Streisand talks acting, music and destiny after release of her memoir 鈥楳y Name is Barbra鈥�

 

  1. Biography of the late Rep. John Lewis that draws upon 100s of interviews will be published next fall

  2. Book Review: David Mamet screams at clouds in new collection of grievances about Hollywood

  3. Oxford University Press has named 鈥榬izz鈥� as its word of the year

Music

FILE - Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" in Nashville, Tenn., May 5, 2023. According to Spotify Wrapped, Swift was 2023's most-streamed artist globally. (APPhoto/George Walker IV, File)

Taylor Swift is named Time magazine鈥檚 person of the year

 

  1. 4 more members of K-pop supergroup BTS to begin mandatory South Korean military service

  2. Denny Laine, founding member of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney鈥檚 Wings, dead at 79

  3. Music Review: Neil Young鈥檚 鈥楤efore and After鈥� offers one continuous stream of rarities

Television

FILE - Lyda Hill poses for a picture before the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Ceremony at Gotham Hall on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in New York. Hill has devoted much of her giving to tackling social problems through science. She is now venturing into financing and developing a TV series, 鈥淢ission Unstoppable,鈥� aimed at teenage girls to encourage careers in science, technology, engineering, and math careers. (APPhoto/Andres Kudacki, File)

A grantmaker is betting a TV show for teen girls can help narrow the STEM gender gap

 

  1. 鈥楢 master of storytelling鈥� 鈥� Reaction to the death of pioneering TV figure Norman Lear

  2. Norman Lear, producer of TV鈥檚 鈥楢ll in the Family鈥� and influential liberal advocate, has died at 101

  3. Top TV of 2023: 麻豆传媒app鈥檚 selections include 鈥楽uccession,鈥� 鈥楯ury Duty,鈥� 鈥楽hrinking,鈥� 鈥楽warm鈥�

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FILE - Benjamin Zephaniah arrives for the British Book Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, on May 14, 2018. Zephaniah, the British dub poet and political activist who drew huge inspiration from his Caribbean roots, has died. He was 65. In a statement on Instagram, his family said Zephaniah died Thursday Dec. 7, 2023 after being diagnosed with a brain tumor eight weeks ago. (John Stillwell/PA via 麻豆传媒app, File)

British poet and political activist Benjamin Zephaniah dies at age 65

Benjamin Zephaniah, a British dub poet and political activist who drew inspiration from his Caribbean roots, has died. He was 65.
 
This image released by Apple TV+ shows Lily Gladstone, left, and Leonardo DiCaprio in a scene from "Killers of the Flower Moon." (Melinda Sue Gordon/Apple TV+ via 麻豆传媒app)

鈥楰illers of the Flower Moon鈥� named best film of 2023 by National Board of Review

鈥淜illers of the Flower Moon鈥� was named the best film of the year by the National Board of Review, adding to the early awards-season haul of Martin Scorsese鈥檚 Osage epic.
 
FILE - Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards, May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas. A woman sued the hip-hop mogul on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, claiming he and two other men raped her 20 years ago in a New York City recording studio when she was 17. The woman, whose name wasn鈥檛 disclosed in the court filing, is the fourth person to file a lawsuit accusing Combs of sexual assault in recent weeks. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/麻豆传媒app, File)

Lawsuit accuses Sean Combs, 2 others of raping 17-year-old girl in 2003; Combs denies allegations

A woman has sued the hip-hop mogul Sean 鈥淒iddy鈥� Combs claiming he and two other men raped her 20 years ago in a New York City recording studio when she was 17.
 
Michael Urie attends the "Spamalot" Broadway opening night at St. James Theater on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/麻豆传媒app)

Michael Urie keeps the laughter going as he stars in a revival of Broadway 鈥楽pamalot鈥�

Michael Urie has a very hard job this winter: Not cracking up when he鈥檚 not supposed to on Broadway.
 
FILE - Spectators watch during the unveiling ceremony for a statue at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Va., Dec. 10, 2019. Virginia鈥檚 state-run fine arts museum is returning 44 ancient pieces of art to their countries of origin after law enforcement officials presented the institution with what it called 鈥渋rrefutable evidence鈥� that the works had been stolen or looted. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announced in a news release Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 that it had 鈥渟afely delivered鈥� the pieces to the Manhattan District Attorney鈥檚 Office. (APPhoto/Steve Helber, file)

Virginia state art museum returns 44 pieces authorities determined were stolen or looted

Virginia鈥檚 state-run fine arts museum is returning 44 ancient pieces of art to their countries of origin after law enforcement officials presented the institution with what it called 鈥渋rrefutable evidence鈥� that the works had been stolen or looted.
 
FILE - Minnie and Mickey Mouse perform for guests during a musical show in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney APFriday, July 14, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Disney on Tuesday, Nov. 14, released a study showing its economic impact in Florida at more than $40 billion, as it battles in courts with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his appointees over their takeover of the district that governs the entertainment company's massive resort in central Florida.(APPhoto/John Raoux, File)

DeSantis appointees accuse Disney district predecessors of cronyism; Disney calls them revisionist

Gov. Ron DeSantis鈥� appointees to Walt Disney 麻豆传媒app鈥檚 governing district have released a series of reports justifying their takeover of the government and accusing their Disney-controlled predecessors of being a part of 鈥渢he most egregious exhibition of corporate cronyism in modern American history.鈥�
 

Iran arrests a popular singer after he was handed over by police in Turkey

Iranian media say authorities have arrested a popular singer who had criticized the government after he was handed over by police in Turkey.
 
Rory Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy II, and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, left to right, are shown in these file photos. They said in a joint statement, Oct. 9, 2023: "Bobby [Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.] might share the same name as our father, but he does not share the same values, vision, or judgment ... We denounce his candidacy." (APPhotos. File)

From Barbie鈥檚 unexpected wisdom to dissent among Kennedys, these are the top quotes of 2023

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s siblings topped a Yale list of 2023鈥檚 most notable quotations with their condemnation of his presidential candidacy. Former New York Rep.
 
FILE - SAG-AFTRA member Bruce D. Mitchell participates in a post apocalyptic-themed picket line outside Netflix studios, Nov. 8, 2023, in Los Angeles. Hollywood鈥檚 actors have voted to ratify the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months, leaders announced Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. (APPhoto/Chris Pizzello, File)

Actors vote to approve deal that ended strike, bringing relief to union leaders and Hollywood

Members of Hollywood鈥檚 actors union have voted to ratify the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months.
 
Actor Jonathan Majors arrives at court for his domestic assault trial, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in New York. Majors was charged last spring for allegedly assaulting his then-girlfriend during an argument. (APPhoto/Bebeto Matthews)

Jonathan Majors鈥� accuser recounts night of assault, actor鈥檚 鈥榲iolent temper鈥� that left her fearful

Jonathan Majors鈥� former girlfriend told a Manhattan jury that the actor was prone to fits of rage that escalated in the months leading up to his arrest for allegedly attacking her in the backseat of a car last spring.
 
In this undated handout photo provided by Justin Sutcliffe, spectators attend the exhibition ''The Moonwalkers: A journey with Tom Hanks'', at Lightroom in London. Hanks narrates the immersive film tracing the missions that landed 12 people on the moon between 1969 and 1972, and plans for future lunar exploration. (Justin Sutcliffe via 麻豆传媒app)

Tom Hanks draws on his love of space for immersive documentary 鈥楾he Moonwalkers鈥�

Tom Hanks is a lifelong space buff. The two-time Academy Award-winning actor has channeled his passion into 鈥淭he Moonwalkers,鈥� an immersive documentary experience opening this week in London.
 
Scenes from the trailer of Grand Theft Auto VI are shown on a smartphone and monitor in New York on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. The highly-anticipated trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI arrived a little early after a copy was leaked online. Rockstar Games released its first look for the sixth game of the cult-classic video game series Monday evening. (APPhoto/Peter Morgan)

Grand Theft Auto VI leak followed by an official trailer with a twist: A release date of 2025

The highly anticipated trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI has arrived a little early after a copy was leaked online.
 
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Timothee Chalamet, center, in a scene from "Wonka." (Jaap Buittendijk/Warner Bros. Pictures via 麻豆传媒app)

In 鈥榃onka,鈥� Timoth茅e Chalamet finds a world of pure imagination

Like the 鈥淧addington鈥� movies, 鈥淲onka鈥� was dreamt up by Paul King, a lifetime Roald Dahl fan and a writer and director whom his collaborators somewhat universally agree may actually be Paddington in a human costume.
 
The ancient Greek vase from 420 BC 鈥� the Meidias Hydria 鈥� on loan from the British Museum, is on display during a media tour ahead of the Greece's Acropolis Museum officially launched of the exhibition, 'Meanings' Personifications and Allegories From Antiquity to Today, in Athens, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. The loan coincides with a spat between the two countries over Greek demands for the return of sculptures from the Parthenon temple on the Acropolis that are housed in the British Museum. (APPhoto/Thanassis Stavrakis)

British Museum loan to Greece coincides with dispute over demand to return Parthenon Marbles

Greece鈥檚 Acropolis Museum has launched an exhibition that includes a renowned ancient Greek water jug from 420 B.C. on loan from the British Museum.
 
FILE - Text from the ChatGPT page of the OpenAI website is shown in this photo, in New York, Feb. 2, 2023. English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views in 2023. That's according to numbers collected by the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit behind the free, publicly edited online encyclopedia. And the most popular article was about ChatGPT. (APPhoto/Richard Drew, File)

Wikipedia, wrapped. Here are 2023鈥檚 most-viewed articles on the internet鈥檚 encyclopedia

Remember what you searched for in 2023? Well, Wikipedia has the receipts. English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views this year.
 
In this photo provided by comedian Lin Dongxiao, who uses the stage name Guazi, Lin performs standup in Toronto, Saturday, June 10, 2023. Lin moved back to China to pursue a career in standup comedy. (Courtesy of Lin Dongxiao via 麻豆传媒app)

Chinese comedians living abroad are winning fans. But some topics are off limits

Standup comedy is booming in China, and Chinese people living around the world are setting up local Mandarin-language comedy clubs as far afield as Tokyo, Madrid and New York.
 
FILE - Prince Harry leaves the High Court after giving evidence in London, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Prince Harry is challenging on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, the British government鈥檚 decision to strip him of his security detail after he gave up his status as a working member of the royal family and moved to the United States. The Duke of Sussex said he wants protection when he visits home and claimed it's partly because an aggressive press jeopardizes his safety and that of his family. (APPhoto/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Prince Harry challenges the decision to strip him of security in Britain after he moved to the US

Prince Harry is challenging the British government鈥檚 decision to strip him of his security detail after he gave up his status as a working member of the royal family and moved to the United States.
 
President Joe Biden arrives at Boston Logan International Airport to attend several campaign fundraisers, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Boston. (APPhoto/Evan Vucci)

Biden tells donors: 鈥業f Trump wasn鈥檛 running I鈥檓 not sure I鈥檇 be running. We cannot let him win鈥�

The president was using a trio of fundraisers to caution against what might happen should his predecessor again claim control of the White House.
 
FILE - Megyn Kelly poses at The Hollywood Reporter's 25th annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast, Dec. 7, 2016, in Los Angeles. With the fourth Republican presidential primary debate scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, the young NewsNation television network will almost certainly reach the largest audience in its history. Yet with two of the three debate moderators associated with conservative media and not NewsNation, including podcast star Megyn Kelly, the event threatens to be at odds with the centrist image the network is trying to cultivate. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/麻豆传媒app, File)

The fourth GOP debate will be a key moment for the young NewsNation cable network

Republicans are scheduled for their fourth presidential debate this week, again minus Donald Trump. It鈥檚 a particularly big moment for the young NewsNation television network, which will almost certainly reach its largest audience ever.
 

YouTuber who staged California plane crash gets 6 months in prison for obstructing investigation

The U.S. Justice Department says an influencer who staged a California plane crash to make a YouTube video of himself parachuting to safety has been sentenced to six months in prison.