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NBC’s Make-Good Talks
Amid a ratings plunge and star-athlete stumbles, NBCU and media agencies with Olympics clients are haggling over "make goods," or extra ad inventory given when audience guarantees aren't met.
Digital
Apple Sales Boom 36% in June Quarter as iPhone Sales Rebound
Apple posted $81.4 billion in revenue for the June 2021 quarter, a 36% year-over-year leap, on better-than-expected iPhone sales and as its services division continued to deliver strong
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CDC Recommends Some Vaccinated People Resume Wearing Masks Indoors
Just two months after lifting the COVID-19 mask mandate, the CDC is now recommending that some vaccinated people should resume wearing masks indoors in areas with high or substantial transmission of
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‘Jungle Cruise’ Film Review
Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt have an undeniable plucky chemistry in a fantasy adventure so rollicking it threatens to turn romance into one more visual effect.
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‘Obama’
HBO's "Obama" documentary shows us the complications of the man and his moment.
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‘FBoy Island’
HBO Max's "FBoy Island" remixes "The Bachelorette" by way of "Love Island" and ends up with something even dumber.
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‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 2
Season 2 of Netflix's "Never Have I Ever" replaced Chrissy Teigen's voiceover with Gigi Hadid's, but might've been better off with none.
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‘Sexy Beasts’
Netflix's masked dating series disappoints, failing to recreate the insight or verve of "Love Is Blind" or "The Masked Singer."
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‘Jungle Cruise’
Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt have a plucky chemistry in a fantasy adventure so rollicking it turns romance into one more visual effect.
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‘The Green Knight’
With Dev Patel as a fellowship of one, director David Lowery turns a fantastical dream-poem into the myth under the myth of popular culture.
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‘Old’
Director M. Night Shyamalan turns a day at the beach into a nightmare of aging in this twisty thriller. But are his gimmicks getting old?
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‘Snake Eyes’
Henry Golding rules in a sleek ninja-combat thriller that's nothing like a typical G.I. Joe movie.
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Pop Smoke’s ‘Faith’
The list of guest stars expands substantially on Pop Smoke's "Faith" — from Kanye West to Dua Lipa — but so does his thwarted palette.
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Clairo’s ‘Sling’
Clairo's second album "Sling," a collaboration with Jack Antonoff, is a power-pop triumph loaded with vintage sounds evoking the early '70s.
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Sault’s ‘Nine’
The British R&B collective Sault has released its fifth innovative, socially conscious album in two years — available for just 99 days.
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Lucy Dacus’ ‘Home Video’
"Home Video," the third album from Lucy Dacus, is like a Southern short story collection with an indie-rock soundtrack.
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‘Bach & Sons’
A potentially fascinating play about Johann Sebastian Bach is marred by miscasting in Nicholas Hytner's world premiere production.
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‘Seven Deadly Sins’
The Meatpacking District's newest unholy attraction tests the limits of how far live theater can go amid a global pandemic.
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‘Under Milk Wood’
Michael Sheen leads the cast of "Under Milk Wood," a tender but fitful reimagination of Dylan Thomas' celebrated play.
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‘After Life’
Based on Hirokazu Kore-eda's 1998 film, the play explores a fascinating idea, but it never comes alive as a fully-fledged drama.
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