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Arts and Culture

His crayon is purple – but is Harold a Black boy?

The Conversation - August 16, 2024

Prior to 1998, Harold of ‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’ was depicted as racially ambiguous. Harper & Brothers, 1955 by Philip Nel, Kansas State University Is...

Arts and Culture

With higher fees and more ads, streaming services like Netflix, Disney+ and Hulu are cashing in by using the old tactics of cable TV

The Conversation - January 8, 2024

by Kathryn Cramer Brownell, Purdue University There’s one thing that television viewers can count on in 2024: higher fees and more commercials. The major streaming services...

Digital Daily

How ‘Succession’ feeds the hidden fantasies of its well-to-do viewers

The Conversation - March 24, 2023

Where’s the appeal in watching a group of obnoxious, pampered, backstabbing siblings? HBO by Robert Samuels, University of California, Santa Barbara “Succession” has returned for its fourth...

Arts and Culture

Barack Obama joins LeBron James for ‘The Shop’

Courier Newsroom - October 28, 2020

FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA JOINS LEBRON JAMES AND MAVERICK CARTER FOR A SPECIAL EDITION OF HBO’S THE SHOP: UNINTERRUPTED DEBUTING OCTOBER 30 —— Free viewing for non-HBO subscribers available Oct. 31 through...

Sports

'Tapia' documentary set to air on HBO on Dec. 16

Courier Newsroom - December 11, 2014

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A documentary on the rise and fall of Albuquerque-born, multiple-time world champion boxer Johnny Tapia is scheduled to air on...

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At A Glance: The cost of cable vs. a la carte

Courier Newsroom - October 20, 2014

Is a la carte streaming a better deal? Combining current streaming services including Netflix, Hulu, CBS All Access and the expected price of HBO's service,...

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