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TV, movies, pop music and more.

TV, movies, pop music and more.

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    Christina Applegate in the final season of “Dead to Me,” premiering Nov. 17 on Netflix. “This is the first time anyone’s going to see me the way I am,” she said.
    CreditSaeed Adyani/Netflix

    Christina Applegate Pours One Out for ‘Dead to Me’

    Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis during filming of the show’s final season, Applegate was determined to finish the story. She said it was the hardest thing she’s ever done.

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      CreditTom Jamieson for The New York Times

      Paul Mescal Has Been Working Things Out

      The actor, who became a sudden sex symbol with Hulu’s “Normal People,” stars as another psychologically complex character in the A24 feature “Aftersun.”

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      CreditElliott Verdier for The New York Times
      Reporter’s Notebook

      An Iranian Exile Channels Her Trauma Into Film

      Zar Amir Ebrahimi, who had to flee Iran after an intimate tape was leaked, has been transfixed by the protests erupting there as her film “Holy Spider” is released in the U.S.

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  1. Critic’s Notebook
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    Over the last two weeks, Ye has unleashed a string of provocations at a fashion show, on social media and in interviews.
    CreditJulian Berman for The New York Times

    Ye Is Running Out of Platforms

    The act of grabbing public attention has been a centerpiece of Kanye West’s art for two decades. Will audiences still tune in if his only outlets are on the fringes?

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    DJ Kampire of Uganda is one of the Nyege Nyege collective’s biggest stars.
    CreditMartin Kharumwa/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

    A Cutting-Edge Music Festival in Uganda Keeps the Beat

    Despite being called “immoral” by some politicians, this year’s Nyege Nyege festival celebrated diversity and innovation in contemporary African music.

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