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Time's Up is making progress. Slow progress.

by Jasmine Garsd
Jan 1, 2020
The group's legal defense fund has raised more than $24 million.
Costume designer Ane Crabtree attends the Costume Designers Guild Awards in February 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Hollywood, U.S. Navy accused of caving to Chinese censorship standards

by Scott Tong
Nov 21, 2019
The movie industry needs to sell tickets in China, so it often accepts Beijing's demands.
Moviegoers make their way to a multiplex cinema in Beijing in 2009.
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Another Hollywood moment for Asian-Americans: SNL gains first Chinese-American cast member

by Scott Tong
Sep 27, 2019
SNL begins its 45th season with an historic appointment in 29-year-old Bowen Yang.
New SNL castmember Bowen Yang, and his co-moderator Matt Rogers, at the Vulture Festival in May 2018 in New York City.
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By The Numbers

The Emmy Awards, by the numbers

by Katherine Wiles
Sep 20, 2019
Hollywood's celebration of itself — the Primetime Emmy Awards — airs this Sunday, so let's do the numbers.
Left-facing, gold-plated, winged Emmy statuettes.
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Comic-Con at 50: still the place for epic fandom

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 19, 2019
What started as a small gathering of comics enthusiasts in 1970 has turned into a massive testament to the power of fandom.
A cosplayer makes her way to the convention center during Comic-Con in San Diego, California, on Thursday.
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Stranger Things returns with product tie-ins galore

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 4, 2019
Cryptic product tie-ins for the show have been everywhere in recent months.
Fans pose at the many photo-op stations at the Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 3 Fun Fair at Santa Monica Pier on June 29, 2019 in Santa Monica, California.
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To get people to theaters, movie trailers have been giving away key plot points

by Marielle Segarra
Jul 3, 2019
But when a studio gives away a plot point in a trailer, it's not an accident.
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Netflix, Disney, WarnerMedia threaten to leave Georgia

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 30, 2019
Hollywood is concerned about the state's restrictive abortion bill.
The Netflix offices in Los Angeles.
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Society might finally be ready for the film "Booksmart"

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
May 23, 2019
Screenwriter Katie Silberman says there aren’t enough buddy comedies out there that center around female friends.
Katie Silberman, screenwriter and producer of "Booksmart," at Marketplace studios in Los Angeles, CA.
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How the founder of Latina magazine is diversifying Hollywood

by Daisy Palacios and Kai Ryssdal
May 16, 2019
But Christy Haubegger tackled the magazine industry first.
Christy Haubegger in 2018.
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