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Remembering Delia Fiallo, 'Mother Of The Telenovela,' Who Has Died At 96

Delia Fiallo was a legendary and prolific author of Latin American telenovelas, opening the storylines and themes of these beloved series. She died at home in Florida on Tuesday.

Remembering Delia Fiallo, 'Mother Of The Telenovela,' Who Has Died At 96

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After Decades In The Background, Queer Characters Step To The Front In Kids' Media

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After Decades In The Background, Queer Characters Step To The Front In Kids' Media

For decades, children's cartoons have had queer-coded characters in the margins. Now, a new database shows that more animators are pushing for nuanced and overtly queer stories.

After Decades In The Background, Queer Characters Step To The Front In Kids' Media

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What To Watch In July: 'Ted Lasso,' 'Black Widow,' Olympics And A Whole Lot More

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What To Watch In July: 'Ted Lasso,' 'Black Widow,' Olympics And A Whole Lot More

Summer television and summer movies are colliding on screens this summer, and it can be hard to navigate it all. But not to worry: We've got the highlights you won't want to miss this month.

What To Watch In July: 'Ted Lasso,' 'Black Widow,' Olympics And A Whole Lot More

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Monday

How Uzo Aduba's Mom Helped Prepare Her To Play A Therapist 'In Treatment'

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How Uzo Aduba's Mom Helped Prepare Her To Play A Therapist 'In Treatment'

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Aduba's mother, who died last year, was a great listener. "She would pause or mute the television, close whatever she was reading, writing and give you her full attention," Aduba says.

How Uzo Aduba's Mom Helped Prepare Her To Play A Therapist 'In Treatment'

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'Physical' Is An Uneven Look At '80s Ambition

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'Physical' Is An Uneven Look At '80s Ambition

In the new Apple TV+ series Physical, Rose Byrne plays a woman whose early '80s journey from miserable wife to powerhouse businesswoman goes directly through the fitness industry. Created by Annie Weisman, who used to write for Desperate Housewives, the show centers around Sheila Rubin, who despite being very beautiful, has a profoundly miserable relationship with her body, from bulimic behavior to an unrelentingly abusive interior monologue.

'Physical' Is An Uneven Look At '80s Ambition

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Wednesday

'Sexy Beasts' Has Landed On Netflix, And We Have ... Questions

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'Sexy Beasts' Has Landed On Netflix, And We Have ... Questions

After the success of Love Is Blind, Netflix has found another way to hide conventionally attractive people from each other. We'd explain it if we could.

'Sexy Beasts' Has Landed On Netflix, And We Have ... Questions

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Tuesday

'Hamilton' Star Renée Elise Goldsberry Becomes A 1-Hit Wonder In 'Girls5Eva'

Renée Elise Goldsberry describes making Girls5Eva as "a labor of love, if you can even say labor." She's pictured above at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2019. Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP hide caption

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'Hamilton' Star Renée Elise Goldsberry Becomes A 1-Hit Wonder In 'Girls5Eva'

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The comedy Girls5Eva, which was just renewed for a second season, follows a 1990s band that reunites after a long stretch of obscurity. Goldsberry was once in a girl group herself.

'Hamilton' Star Renée Elise Goldsberry Becomes A 1-Hit Wonder In 'Girls5Eva'

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'We Are Lady Parts' Rocks With Bracing Honesty And Nuance

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'We Are Lady Parts' Rocks With Bracing Honesty And Nuance

The Peacock series We Are Lady Parts is a bold, bracing and very funny comedy series about an up-and-coming London punk band called Lady Parts, and the young, awkward and extremely anxious microbiology PhD student who reluctantly becomes their lead guitarist. The members of Lady Parts, and its manager, are all young Muslim women, from various racial and ethnic backgrounds.

'We Are Lady Parts' Rocks With Bracing Honesty And Nuance

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Monday

A Censored Sex Scene In 'Harley Quinn' Sparks Debate On Depictions Of Female Pleasure

As comic book culture and the superhero genre have gone mainstream, changing audiences are now challenging the companies who own their beloved characters over issues like sex positivity. YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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A Censored Sex Scene In 'Harley Quinn' Sparks Debate On Depictions Of Female Pleasure

Creators of the HBO Max series Harley Quinn said executives blocked a scene where Batman performs oral sex on Catwoman, sparking a social media conversation about censorship of female pleasure.

A Censored Sex Scene In 'Harley Quinn' Sparks Debate On Depictions Of Female Pleasure

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