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Sandra Oh Takes The Lead In 'The Chair' And 'Killing Eve'

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Sandra Oh Takes The Lead In 'The Chair' And 'Killing Eve'

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In The Chair, Oh plays a professor who is the first woman and person of color to head the English department at a prestigious college. Oh says she "profoundly" understood the themes of the show.

Sandra Oh Takes The Lead In 'The Chair' And 'Killing Eve'

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Looking Back On 'Happy Endings,' A Show That Didn't Have One

Damon Wayans Jr., Eliza Coupe, Zachary Knighton, Casey Wilson, Adam Pally and Elisha Cuthbert star in Happy Endings. Bruce Birmelin/Disney General Entertainment Con hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Looking Back On 'Happy Endings,' A Show That Didn't Have One

The early-2010s sitcom Happy Endings was a show about six best friends in Chicago. Created by David Caspe, the series was sharp, hijinks-filled and altogether fun. The show aired on ABC for three seasons before its cancellation, but it's now available to stream on Hulu, Netflix and HBO Max. Today, we're taking your questions and talking about the glory days of Happy Endings.

Looking Back On 'Happy Endings,' A Show That Didn't Have One

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Friday

JoJo Siwa Will Make History In The 1st Same-Sex Pairing On 'Dancing With The Stars'

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JoJo Siwa Will Make History In The 1st Same-Sex Pairing On 'Dancing With The Stars'

The actress and social media personality has been vocal about her sexuality as she opened up this past January saying she's a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

Thursday

Wednesday

Bob Ross Documentary Filmmakers Ran Into Some Happy Little Legal Hurdles

Bob Ross hosted The Joy of Painting for 31 seasons in the 1980s and '90s. He died in 1995. The painter is now the subject of a new documentary, Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed. Netflix hide caption

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Movie Interviews

Bob Ross Documentary Filmmakers Ran Into Some Happy Little Legal Hurdles

Actor Melissa McCarthy and her husband, filmmaker Ben Falcone, are big fans of Ross. But they found it was difficult to land interviews about the celebrity painter — people were scared of being sued.

Bob Ross Documentary Filmmakers Ran Into Some Happy Little Legal Hurdles

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Tuesday

The Tokyo Paralympics Are Here. These Are Some Of The Sports And Athletes To Watch

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The Tokyo Paralympics Are Here. These Are Some Of The Sports And Athletes To Watch

Mark your calendars: The Games will feature 539 events across 22 sports before the closing ceremony on Sept. 5.

Jonathan Van Ness On 'Queer Eye,' Cats, And Overcoming Trauma

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It's Been a Minute

Jonathan Van Ness On 'Queer Eye,' Cats, And Overcoming Trauma

Jonathan Van Ness stepped into the spotlight in 2018 as a walking, talking bundle of energy, optimism and positivity as the grooming expert on Queer Eye. Queer Eye is now in production for its sixth season, and Jonathan— along with the rest of the Fab 5— have been nominated for an Emmy for their work as hosts this year. In this conversation from 2019, Sam chats with JVN about his book, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love, a memoir about his life journey and addressing his trauma along the way.

Jonathan Van Ness On 'Queer Eye,' Cats, And Overcoming Trauma

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'The Chair' Is Yet Another Reason to Love Sandra Oh

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

'The Chair' Is Yet Another Reason to Love Sandra Oh

In the Netflix show The Chair, Ji-Yoon Kim (played by Sandra Oh) has just become the first woman to chair the English department at the fictional Pembroke University. Ji-Yoon is determined to usher in a new era, but is immediately saddled with unexpected challenges, most notably the tensions between an older, whiter faculty and a younger, multicultural student body.

'The Chair' Is Yet Another Reason to Love Sandra Oh

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Monday

Native Voices Tell The Story Of 'Reservation Dogs'

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Native Voices Tell The Story Of 'Reservation Dogs'

The new series Reservation Dogs follows four Indigenous teenagers who live in Oklahoma, but are scheming and saving to get to California. It's a loose and dry-witted comedy that has notes of countless teenager hangout stories. And it's made by an entirely Indigenous group of writers, directors, and actors, who bring a level of detail and specificity to these kids and their experience that American television has practically never had.

Native Voices Tell The Story Of 'Reservation Dogs'

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Friday

Nicole Kidman Got An Exemption To Hong Kong's Quarantine

Actress Nicole Kidman speaks at in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 15, 2020. Hong Kong's government said Thursday that it had recently granted a quarantine exemption to someone to perform "designated professional work" after reports surfaced that Kidman did not have to undergo a quarantine. Willy Sanjuan/Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP hide caption

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Coronavirus Updates

Nicole Kidman Got An Exemption To Hong Kong's Quarantine

The government said it granted the exemption to the actress "for the purpose of performing designated professional work." Some Hong Kong lawmakers criticized the decision as unfair.