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Ted Turner attends the CNN launch event in Atlanta, Ga., on June 1, 1980. Rick Diamond/Getty Images

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Ted Turner didn’t just revolutionize television − he changed the way we see our world

Staff Writer - May 8, 2026

On ‘Shark Tank,’ the ‘sharks,’ or investors, hear pitches from entrepreneurs to invest in their business. Courtesy of ABC

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What I learned from analyzing 789 ‘Shark Tank’ pitches: Narcissists get funding if they’re not arrogant or defensive

Artificial intelligence’s relationship to filmmaking is rapidly evolving, with each week bringing new – often startling – developments. Nick Lehr/The Conversation, CC BY-SA

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As the Oscars approach, Hollywood grapples with AI’s growing influence on filmmaking

The United States is one of just two countries where drugmakers can advertise directly to patients. BrianAJackson/iStock via Getty Images

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Drug company ads are easy to blame for misleading patients and raising costs, but research shows they do help patients get needed treatment

AI is making it hard for the music industry to embrace innovation while keeping it real. elenabs/iStock via Getty Images

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Grammys’ AI rules aim to keep music human, but large gray area leaves questions about authenticity and authorship

The artists and crew behind the ‘The Muppet Show,’ including Muppet creator Jim Henson, third from right in the front row, gather for the camera. Nancy Moran/Sygma via Getty Images

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It’s easy making green: Muppets continue to make a profit 50...

Staff Writer - January 29, 2026

Warner Bros. was one of five studios that joined forces with Wall Street investors to gobble up independent theaters and movie producers in the 1920s. Nextrecord Archives/Getty Images

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Whether Netflix or Paramount buys Warner Bros., entertainment oligopolies are back...

Staff Writer - December 13, 2025

Netflix’s Hollywood studio offices at Sunset Bronson Studios in Los Angeles. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images

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Netflix-Warner deal would drive streaming market further down the road of...

Staff Writer - December 10, 2025

Closely examining the claims companies make about a product can help you separate hype from reality. Flavio Coelho/Moment via Getty Images

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New technologies like AI come with big claims – borrowing the...

Staff Writer - November 12, 2025

Bari Weiss speaks on stage on Nov. 19, 2024, in New York City. Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Free Press

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A Bari Weiss-led CBS News would likely look different, but how...

Staff Writer - September 28, 2025

A crowd protests in Hollywood, Calif., on Sept. 18, 2025, after the suspension of the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ taping earlier in the day. David Pashaee / Middle East Images via AFP, Getty Images

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Why Jimmy Kimmel’s First Amendment rights weren’t violated – but ABC’s...

Staff Writer - September 20, 2025

Hulu’s comedy-drama series ‘Ramy,’ created by actor-comedian Ramy Youssef, follows a young Egyptian-American Muslim navigating life’s challenges. Youssef, center, appears at a press conference in 2019. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

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Muslim men have often been portrayed as ‘terrorists’ or ‘fanatics’ on...

Staff Writer - September 17, 2025

‘South Park’ creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker appear at Comic-Con 2025 in San Diego on July 24, 2025. Amy Sussman/Getty Images

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How ‘South Park’ could help Democrats win back the young voters...

Staff Writer - September 11, 2025

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People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

Staff Writer - July 1, 2026

Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...

Leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals is safer and more spectacular. YinYang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

June 30, 2026

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

June 27, 2026

A June 24, 2026, earthquake shook buildings to the ground, trapping and killing people in Caracas, Venezuela, and nearby communities. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San...

June 26, 2026

Many yoga classes end with the instructor explaining ‘namaste’ as ‘the divine in me bows to the divine in you.’ Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class

June 23, 2026