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Bruce Swedien and Quincy Jones onstage together, speaking at the Pensado Awards for audio engineering in Culver City, Calif. in 2015. Maury Phillips/Getty Images hide caption
Chairman and CEO Bang Si-hyuk, center, photographed Oct. 15, 2020, the day his company, Big Hit Entertainment, debuted on the Korea Exchange in Seoul. To his left, Jiwon Park, Big Hit CEO of HQ & Management; right, Lenzo Yoon Big CEO of Global & Business. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
This Is Not My Memoir, by André Gregory and Todd London Farrar, Straus and Giroux hide caption
The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special reunites Finn, Rey, Poe, Rose and Chewie for a joyous feast on Life Day. Disney+ hide caption
Comedian Matt Lucas — top left — joins cohost Noel Fielding and judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith in the tent for the new series of The Great British Baking Show (as it's known in the U.S.) Love Productions/Mark Bourdillon hide caption
'I'm Happy To Eat The Cakes': Matt Lucas Joins The 'Bake Off' Tent
The Book Collectors: A Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories That Carried Them Through a War, by Delphine Minoui Farrar, Straus and Giroux hide caption
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'The Book Collectors' Opens The Door To A Secret Library Amidst Syria's Civil War
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'The Book Collectors' Opens The Door To A Secret Library Amidst Syria's Civil War
Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of History, by Paul Farmer Farrar, Straus and Giroux hide caption
Nick Robinson as Eric Walker in A Teacher on Hulu on FX. Pamela Littky/FX hide caption
"Now THAT's fan-servicing!': L to R: LEGO Finn, LEGO Rey, LEGO Poe, LEGO Rose and LEGO Chewie plan a Life Day party in The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special. Disney hide caption
Leslie Jones is the host of ABC's Supermarket Sweep. Eric McCandless/ABC hide caption
Gillian Anderson portrays British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Crown. Des Willie/Netflix hide caption
In 'The Crown,' Gillian Anderson Explores Thatcher's 'Powerplay' With The Queen
Former President Barack Obama speaks during a drive-in campaign rally for Joe Biden on Oct. 31 in Flint, Michigan. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
On The Days Before The Raid To Kill Osama Bin Laden
Former President Barack Obama speaks at a rally for Joe Biden in Flint, Mich. on Oct. 31. In an interview with NPR, Obama said Trump was "denying reality" by refusing to concede the election to Biden. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Obama Calls Trump's Refusal To Concede Another 'Breach Of Basic Democratic Norms'
Chris Rock plays Loy Cannon, a crime boss in Kansas City in the 1950s in the fourth year of Fargo. Elizabeth Morris/FX hide caption
In Hades, you play as the son of the titular deity, battling to escape the underworld. Supergiant Games hide caption
"Even in fragmented times, we can still find new forms of connection," says mentalist Scott Silven. His new virtual show is called The Journey. Scott Silven hide caption
Illusionist Scott Silven Can Turn A Video Call Into A Magical 'Journey'
Katie Workman, a chef and writer, says cooking fatigue during the pandemic is "no joke." Todd Coleman hide caption
Once Enthusiastic, Americans' 'Cooking Fatigue' Simmers As Pandemic Drags On
"I feel proud of myself now, as a 45-year-old woman, to have just played a role in which ... my age really shows on my face," says Kate Winslet. She plays British paleontologist Mary Anning in the new film Ammonite. Neon hide caption
Kate Winslet's 'Ammonite' Takes On Paleontology, Patriarchy And Passion
