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Updated October 23, 2026

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TV & Streaming

What to watch and how it gets made

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A television drama being filmed in a studio

Photo: Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

TV & Streaming

Why the Limited Series Took Over Prestige TV

The self-contained, one-and-done season has become the home of some of television’s best work. The format’s rise is no accident.

October 1, 2026 · 3 min read

Movies

From the multiplex to the festival circuit

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Rows of empty seats inside a cinema auditorium

Photo: JOHN K THORNE, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Movies

Why Movie Runtimes Keep Getting Longer

It feels like every big release now runs past two and a half hours. There are real reasons — creative, commercial and technical — behind the stretch.

August 30, 2026 · 4 min read

A lit movie-theater marquee at dusk

Photo: Arthur Allen, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Movies

How Box Office Numbers Are Counted

Those opening-weekend figures you see everywhere are the result of estimates, reporting and a surprising amount of convention. Here is what they really mean.

August 14, 2026 · 3 min read

Music

Tours, records and the people behind them

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Style

Red carpets, dress codes and the long game of fashion

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Guests on the red carpet at the 2026 Met Gala

Photo: SWinxy, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Style

How to Read a Red-Carpet Dress Code

Themed events turn a dress code into a puzzle. Learn to tell a literal interpretation from a clever one, and you will watch the carpet with new eyes.

October 8, 2026 · 3 min read

Culture

Awards, reinvention and the bigger picture

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Photographers crowd a press line at a film festival

Photo: Everwest, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Culture

The Celebrity Rebrand, Explained

Reinvention is one of the oldest moves in public life. Here is how a reputation actually gets reshaped — and why some rebrands work while others fall flat.

September 25, 2026 · 4 min read

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