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☆ 30 delightfully random celebrity movie cameos that you may have missed
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A well-timed celebrity cameo can make a movie go from good to great. Or a cameo can be a way for a celebrity to poke fun at themselves. AdvertisementEveryone loves a good Easter egg in movies, and blink-and-you-might-miss-it celeb cameos are arguably some of the best. Cameos range from random to inside jokes for longtime fans of the movie's writers or directors. It can even be a way for a famous person to poke fun at their own public persona.

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Friday's phone call came one day after Netanyahu said that he has told U.S. officials in plain terms that he will not support a Palestinian state as part of any post-war plan. But the regular cadence of calls between Biden and Netanyahu, who have had a hot-and-cold relationship for over three decades, has slowed considerably. And in late 2019, during a question and answer session with voters on the campaign trail, Biden called Netanyahu an “extreme right” leader. Netanyahu argues that a Palestinian state would become a launchpad for attacks on Israel. They hold out hope Israel could eventually come around to accepting a Palestinian state that comes with strong security guarantees for Israel.

Persons: Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden, Netanyahu, Biden's, ”, John Kirby, Eytan Gilboa, “, Donald Trump, Trump, hasn't, Massachusetts Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Connecticut Sen, Chris Murphy, Michael Koplow, Ron Dermer, Jake Sullivan, Antony Blinken, Lloyd Austin, Brett McGurk, Amos Hochstein, ” Blinken, Barack Obama, —, Israel, ” Netanyahu, Daniel Kurtzer, Bill Clinton, George W, Bush, Julia Frankel, Ellen Knickmeyer, Seung Min Kim, Colleen Long Organizations: WASHINGTON, Israeli, U.S, Security, Democrat, Islamic, Israel’s, Ilan University, Israel, Netanyahu, Key Democratic, Biden, Economic, Middle, ” Palestinian Authority, West Bank, Palestinian Authority Locations: Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, United States, U.S, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Davos, East Jerusalem, ”, Jordan, Egypt, Jerusalem, Washington

☆ ‘American Fiction,’ ‘Origin’ and the Pressures Black Writers Face
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Salamishah Tillet | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame,” a young Langston Hughes proclaimed in an essay nearly 100 years ago. “If white people are pleased we are glad. If they are not, it doesn’t matter.”Seeking to establish his autonomy as a Black writer, he concluded, “If colored people are pleased we are glad. Like Hughes, the protagonists of these movies — the journalist Isabel Wilkerson and the novelist Thelonious Ellison, known as Monk — strive to write as they please. But, by depicting their characters’ struggles, the films offer refreshing commentaries on the social construction of race and its devastating consequences for those at the bottom of the hierarchy.

Persons: ”, Langston Hughes, “, Ava DuVernay’s “, Cord Jefferson’s, Black, Hughes, Isabel Wilkerson, Thelonious Ellison, Monk —, ’ Organizations: Negro

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Jesse Eisenberg had not seen “Succession” when he was writing his new film “A Real Pain.” But his sister Hallie Eisenberg knew from years of watching Roman Roy that Kieran Culkin would be perfect. Eisenberg had wanted to play the spontaneous one, which was similar to a character he'd played on stage in “The Spoils” in England. They’d met previously through their mutual friend Emma Stone, who also produced “A Real Pain,” but he really didn’t know him well. His hope is that “A Real Pain” speaks to a cross-cultural, universal experience — though he’s also worried that sounds too much like a commercial. In addition to trying to sell “A Real Pain,” Eisenberg is also starring in “Sasquatch Sunset,” about a family of Sasquatches.

Persons: — Jesse Eisenberg, Hallie Eisenberg, Roman Roy, Kieran Culkin, They’re, Eisenberg, he'd, Culkin, They’d, Emma Stone, he’d, ” Culkin, ” Eisenberg, Kieran, flummoxed, ”, “ sparkled, “, Vanessa Redgrave, Ewa Puszczynska, “ White, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, he’s, It’s, Kristen Stewart, He’s, ’ ” Stewart, Jesse Organizations: Sundance, “, Tablet Magazine, Jewish Locations: CITY , Utah, Poland, England, Mongolia, Polish, legitimizing, Winnipeg, Eisenberg

The idea of using Russia's frozen assets is gaining new traction lately as continued allied funding for Ukraine becomes more uncertain and the U.S. Congress is in a stalemate over providing more support. Bipartisan legislation circulating in Washington called the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act would use assets confiscated from the Russian Central Bank and other sovereign assets for Ukraine. Belgium, which is holding the rotating presidency of the European Union bloc for the next six months, is now leading the talks on whether to seize Russia's assets. Belgium is also the country where most frozen Russian assets under sanctions are being held. Maria Snegovaya, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, cautioned that if Ukraine's immediate needs aren't met, “no amount of seized Russian assets is unfortunately going to compensate for what may happen."

Persons: — It's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, “ Putin, ”, ” Biden, Penny Pritzker, “, Nicholas Mulder, Vladimir Putin, Shalanda Young, ” Young, ” Sergey Aleksashenko, Treasuries —, Konstantin Malofeyev, Alexander De Croo, De Croo, Maria Snegovaya, aren't, Ellen Knickmeyer, Lisa Mascaro, Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Aamer, Sam Petrequin, Jamey Keaton Organizations: WASHINGTON, Russian Central Bank, U.S ., U.S, ., ”, Ukraine, Russia, Cornell University, Washington, Russia's Central Bank, White, Management, Russian Central Banker, Russian, Justice Department, State Department, European Union, Belgian, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Associated Press Locations: United States, Ukraine, Davos, Switzerland, Ukrainian, Washington, “, America, Russia, Russian, U.S, China, Frankfurt, Belgium, Brussels

☆ Ashley Elston’s Signature Play? Unfurling the Butcher Paper.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Elisabeth Egan | More About Elisabeth Egan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Like athletes who adhere to specific routines on game day, writers have their own tools and routines for, shall we say, getting the ball into the end zone. As she approaches the end of her first draft, Elston pulls a six-foot sheet of brown butcher paper from a roll on a specially installed rod near her desk. This two-yard stretch then becomes a playing field for her story, beginning with chapter descriptions jotted on large sticky notes. She said in a phone interview, “If I can’t sum up what’s happening, maybe it shouldn’t be there. It has to have a purpose.” She went on, “I sit back in my chair and start thinking about what’s not working and how I need to move things around.”

Persons: Ashley Elston, Reese, ”, Elston, “, what’s

Biden said the U.S. would continue the strikes, even though so far they have not stopped the Houthis from continuing to harass commercial and military vessels. Saree said the attack took place in the Gulf of Aden, the waters just south of Yemen. The Pentagon was not immediately able to confirm the strikes but has cautioned that it anticipates the Houthis will continue their attacks. On Wednesday the U.S. military fired another wave of ship- and submarine-launch missile strikes against 14 Houthi-controlled sites. But the links to the ships targeted in the rebel assaults have grown more tenuous as the attacks continue.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Houthi, Yahya Saree, Saree, John Kirby, “ I’m, “, Sabrina Singh, ” Singh, Jon Gambrell, Jack Jeffrey, C, Sagar Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Iranian, ”, ” U.S . Central Command, Twitter, Navy, Pentagon, White, Marshall, Chem, Prosperity, U.S, Wednesday, U.S ., National Security, Hamas, Associated Press Locations: — U.S, Yemen, ” U.S, U.S, North Carolina, Houthi Brig, Gulf, Aden, Iran, Israel, Gaza, Palestinian, Jerusalem, London, Washington

☆ The surprising history of the barcode
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jordan Frith | Clemson University | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The bull’s-eye barcode introduced in Woodland and Silver’s 1949 patent. Despite being the first barcode to be officially adopted by an industry, the multicolored design of the Kartrak symbol is now just a footnote in history. The seven barcode symbol finalists displayed in the official internal reports of the symbol selection committee. The bull’s-eye barcode, after all, was the original barcode symbol, and RCA was a powerful company that had invested significant resources in developing the technology. RCA’s main competitor was a latecomer to the battle for barcode dominance: the IBM symbol invented in the early 1970s by George Laurier.

Persons: They’ve, I’ve, Becker, Bredel, Joseph Woodland, Bernard Silver, Theodore H, Maiman, Kartrak, Carecogn, George Laurier, Stephen Brown, ’, Jordan Frith Organizations: CNN, Stony Brook University, RCA, Litton, IBM, Communication, Clemson University Locations: They’re, Woodland, Troy , Ohio, Clemson , South Carolina

He also found four poems written by Flora Fairfield, a known pseudonym of Alcott's. As he scrolled through digitized newspapers from the American Antiquarian Society, he found a story titled “The Phantom." I’m interested in gathering more of it.”When first contacted by Chapnick about the writings, Gregory Eiselein, president of the Louisa May Alcott Society, said he was curious but skeptical. This isn't the first time that scholars have found stories written by Alcott under a pseudonym. In the 1940s, Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine Stern found thrillers written under the name A. M. Barnard was an Alcott pseudonym.

Persons: Max Chapnick, Louisa May Alcott, Gould, Charles Dickens, Flora, Alcott's, “, she’s, she’s hustling, ” Chapnick, ” Alcott, ”, — Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy —, Greta Gerwig, Chapnick, Alcott, Gould —, I’m, Gregory Eiselein, I’ve, Louisa Alcott, ” Eiselein, Anne Phillips, “ Alcott, ” There’s, Leona Rostenberg, Madeleine Stern, Barnard, didn’t, We’re, ” Elizabeth Pope, “ We’re Organizations: “, Northeastern University, American Antiquarian Society, “ Little, Boston Public Library, Louisa May Alcott Society, Kansas State University, Kansas State, American Locations: WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Concord , Massachusetts, Flora Fairfield, Worcester, Olive

Thursday's attack followed one by Iran inside Pakistan on Tuesday. The strikes imperiled diplomatic relations between Islamabad and Tehran, as Iran and nuclear-armed Pakistan have long regarded each other with suspicion over militant attacks. Iran has seen growing pressure for action after the Islamic State group attack, Israel's war on Hamas and wider unrest against its theocracy. Iran and Pakistan share a 900-kilometer (560-mile), largely lawless border in which smugglers and militants freely cross. For both Iran and Pakistan, the cross-border attacks renew questions about their own military preparedness, particularly their radar and air defense systems.

Persons: ”, Ali Reza Marhamati, Pakistan's, “, Jundallah, Jaish, Abdullah Khan, ” There's, Mao Ning, ___ Gambrell, Riazat Butt, Nasser Karimi, Liu Zheng Organizations: Hamas, Islamic, Ministry, Baluch Liberation Army, Baluch, Adl, Islamic State, Pakistan Institute for Conflict, Security Studies, Baloch, Foreign Ministry, Associated Press Locations: ISLAMABAD, Iran, Pakistan, Gaza, Iraq, Syria, Islamic State, Islamabad, Tehran, Iran’s Sistan, Baluchestan, Saravan, Baluchistan, United States, Israel, Pakistan’s Baluchistan, Sistan, Chabahar, Afghanistan, India, U.S, French, China, Beijing, Pakistan's Baluchistan, Jerusalem

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March. House Republicans have fought bitterly over budget levels and policy since taking the majority at the start of 2023. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was ousted by his caucus in October after striking an agreement with Democrats to extend current spending the first time. “We’re not going to get everything we want.”Most House Republicans have so far refrained from saying that Johnson’s job is in danger. In Thursday afternoon's vote, 107 House Republicans voted to keep federal agencies funded and 106 voted against the measure.

Persons: Joe Biden, “, Karine Jean, Pierre, ” Jean, Mike Johnson, Chuck Schumer, Chip Roy, ” Roy, Johnson, Rosa DeLauro, ” DeLauro, Kevin McCarthy, ” Johnson, “ We’re, Bob Good, McCarthy, Schumer, ” Good, ”, Andy Barr, Biden, Russia, Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, Darlene Superville Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Republican, Caucus, White, Republicans, “, Rep, House Republicans, . Virginia, Kentucky, GOP, Democratic, Associated Press Locations: Texas, Ukraine, Israel, U.S, Mexico

☆ Opinion: The dangerous Civil War ideology looming over the 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Opinion Karen Finney | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The myth of the Lost Cause hasn’t been defeated. Echoes of Lost Cause mythology have also been invoked throughout the primary by Trump’s leading opponents, Florida Gov. The myth of the Lost Cause hasn’t been defeated. In short, it was defeated and discredited, but Lost Cause mythology nevertheless lives on. It was easy not to indulge my grandmother Mildred Lee in her promotion of Lost Cause mythology.

Persons: Karen Finney, Hillary Clinton, Robert E, Lee, Mildred Lee, Karen Finney Ralph Alswange, ”, curriculums, General Lee, Jim Crow, hasn’t, Biden, —, Donald Trump, Abraham Lincoln, Trump’s, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, DeSantis, ” Karen Finney, Trump’s MAGA, Haley, Trump, McCarthy, Clint Smith, we’ve Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Aggression, United, Mother Emanuel AME Church, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, Trump voters, Capitol, Fox News, Florida Governor, CNN Town Hall, Union, South Carolina, House, Confederate, Illinois, Reconstruction, Ku Klux, Republican, Civil Locations: Virginia, North Carolina, Charleston , South Carolina, Iowa, Florida, America, South Carolina, United States

What is loud budgeting? The idea with loud budgeting is to simply empower more people to be comfortable with speaking up about the financial goals that are most top of mind right now. Compare offers to find the best savings accountDoes loud budgeting work? Regardless, loud budgeting can help you mentally reframe a missed opportunity into a positive action you're taking to meet a long-term goal. Meet our expertsAt CNBC Select, we work with experts who have specialized knowledge and authority based on relevant training and/or experience.

Persons: begrudgingly, Elizabeth Schwab, Schwab Organizations: CNBC, Behavioral Economics, The Chicago School, Google, Android, CNBC Select's, Facebook, Twitter

Djokovic, Norrie and Fruhvirtova were not prepared to blame the ever-changing types of tennis balls used year-round at the sport's highest levels, but they weren't necessarily ready to absolve that issue completely, either. He said when the ATP asks male players at the end of each season what they think can be improved about the sport, he always mentions the fluctuations among the fuzzy tennis balls. Ten brands of tennis balls — and 19 distinct types — were used across the WTA in 2023. "It does change week by week." One significant difference between tennis and some other sports is that surfaces change, prompting ball changes.

Persons: Novak, Cam Norrie, Brenda Fruhvirtova, Norrie, Fruhvirtova, “, Milos Raonic, Taylor Fritz, didn’t, I’ve, ” Fritz, “ It’s, It’s, it’s, Katie Boulter, Carlos Alcaraz, Fritz, Alcaraz, Victoria Azarenka, ” Azarenka, AP Sports Writers John Pye, Andrew Dampf, ___ Organizations: Australian, Melbourne Park, WTA, ATP, ”, Wimbledon, NHL, Major League Baseball, FIFA, U.S ., U.S, Victoria, AP Sports Writers Locations: California, Melbourne, British, Australia, Turin, Italy

☆ I went to school for architecture but realized I hated it. Here's how I found my dream career as a writer.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Meehika Barua | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewWhen I first started college, I knew I wanted to study architecture and become an architect. But at 19, I was in the middle of my second year of studying architecture as an undergrad, and I realized that I hated the coursework. Though I graduated with a degree in architecture, I decided to become a freelance writer instead. I eventually realized I wanted to write about anything and everything — from fashion and lifestyle to tech and social issues. AdvertisementBy the time I finished my architecture degree, I had successfully carved out a career as a freelance writer for my dream publications.

Persons: —, I'd, Rachel Green, Susan Shapiro Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Living With Fire When It’s Fire Season All Year Round
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Jennifer Szalai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

THE LAST FIRE SEASON: A Personal and Pyronatural History, by Manjula MartinEven after evacuating her home in Sonoma County, Calif., as wildfires burned nearby, Manjula Martin reflected on her stubborn longing to exempt herself from what was happening. “I wanted to continue to be an exception to the consequences of climate change,” she writes in “The Last Fire Season,” her powerful account of the dry lightning storms of 2020, which ignited an increasingly parched landscape throughout much of Northern California. “But my desire to remain an observer of history instead of its victim was banal,” Martin admits. “The Last Fire Season” includes a moving record of her life as well as a repudiation of all kinds of exceptionalism, not just her own or her country’s. “Humans are not the main characters in the great drama of Earth,” she notes — an inconvenient truth that the extreme weather effects of climate change have made painfully clear.

Persons: Manjula Martin, “, —, ” Martin, ” Locations: Sonoma County, Calif, Northern California

☆ Emmys 2024: See the Winners
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Joseph Pisani | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The 75th annual Emmy Awards on Monday night honors the best of television. Photo: Rich Fury/Invision/APThe Emmy Awards are back tonight, after a four-month delay due to the writers and actors strikes last year. Actor and comedian Anthony Anderson is hosting the awards show, which is airing on Fox. While other awards shows this season honor the standouts of 2023, the postponed Emmys are celebrating television shows dating back to 2022.

Persons: Rich Fury, Anthony Anderson Organizations: Fox

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has invited the top four congressional leaders and other lawmakers to the White House on Wednesday as members have struggled to reach agreement on U.S. aid for the Ukraine war. Republicans have insisted on pairing it with their own demands for securing the U.S. border. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesWhite House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos this week. In an appearance Tuesday following the meeting, Sullivan said he remained confident the Biden administration would come to an agreement on Ukraine aid in the coming weeks. Republicans have demanded that the funding be paired with significant border security changes.

Persons: Joe Biden, Karine Jean, Pierre, Mike Johnson, Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, —, Biden, ”, Shalanda Young, Young, Jake Sullivan, Antony Blinken, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Sullivan, we’ve, ” Sullivan, Børge Brende, “, ” Biden, Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Seung Min Kim Organizations: WASHINGTON, White, Republicans, U.S, Democratic, Republican, Ukraine, Management, Pentagon, Capitol Hill, Economic, Russia, Press Locations: Ukraine, Israel, D, Ky, Kyiv, Russia, Davos, U.S, Mexico

☆ Lawmakers Strike Tax Deal, but It Faces Long Election-Year Odds in Congress
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Kayla Guo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Top Democrats and Republicans in Congress on Tuesday released a $78 billion compromise they have reached to expand the child tax credit and restore three popular expired business tax breaks, but the package faces a challenging road to enactment in an election year. The plan includes $33 billion to partly extend a major expansion of the child tax credit that was initially beefed up for one year as part of the sweeping 2021 pandemic aid law, and another $33 billion to reinstate a set of expired business tax benefits related to research, business and capital deductions. It would also include an increase of a tax credit to encourage the development of low-income housing, tax relief for disaster victims and tax breaks for Taiwanese workers and companies operating in the United States. The package would be financed by reining in the employee retention tax credit, a pandemic-era program to encourage employers to keep workers on payroll that has become a hotbed of abuse. They have led an intensive round of discussions aimed at striking a compromise and pushing it into law in time for the start of tax filing season this month.

Persons: Jason Smith, Ron Wyden Organizations: Republicans, reining, Republican, Democrat, Finance Committee Locations: United States, Missouri, Oregon

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Emmy Awards telecast on Fox reached a record low audience of 4.3 million viewers, as the long-term trend of diminishing ratings for the show continues. That show, which honored both TV and movies and had bigger stars in attendance including Taylor Swift, had 9.4 million viewers. The height-of-the-pandemic Emmys in 2020 on ABC, with no in-person audience and remote nominees, set a new low at the time with 6.1 million viewers, but the show bounced back the following year with 7.4 million for CBS. The last time the Emmys reached more than 10 million viewers was 2018, when it drew in 10.2 million. The show had 21.8 million viewers in 2000, a level it's unlikely ever to reach again.

Persons: Anthony Anderson, Taylor Swift, Anderson, ” “ Martin ”, Variety Organizations: ANGELES, Fox, Nielsen, NFL, CBS, Golden Globes, Hollywood Reporter, ABC Locations: Iowa

The SEALs found cruise and ballistic missile components, including propulsion and guidance devices, as well as warheads, Central Command said. Iran has an anti-ship missile called the Ghadir. The U.S. Navy ultimately sank the ship carrying the weapons after deeming it unsafe, Central Command said. However, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praised the Houthis' attacks. Since November, the Houthis have repeatedly targeted ships in the Red Sea, saying they were avenging Israel’s offensive in Gaza against Hamas.

Persons: Houthis, Jake Sullivan, Yahya Saree, Zografia, Yemen’s, USS Lewis B, Puller, Fabian Hinz, Hinz, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Elena Becatoros, Tara Copp, Aamer, Baldor Organizations: JERUSALEM, U.S, Greek Shipping, Ministry, U.S . Central Command, U.S . Navy, House, SEAL, USS, U.S . military's, Command, Central Command, International Institute for Strategic Studies, United Nations, Iran's, United, Associated Press Locations: U.S, Yemen, Malta, Red, Suez, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Iranian, Gulf of Aden, Gaza, United Nations, Tehran, Gibraltar, Gulf, Aden, Athens, Greece, Washington

☆ What we can expect from season 2 of 'Wednesday'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewNetflix's teen series "Wednesday" is returning for more episodes after a wildly successful, viral first season. The show, which stars Jenna Ortega as the iconic character Wednesday Addams, was renewed for season two in January 2023. Season 2 will lean more into horror and focus less on Wednesday's love lifeHunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin and Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams on season one, episode seven of "Wednesday." Ortega will serve as a producer on season 2Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams on Netflix's "Wednesday." Another Addams family member is expected to appearCatherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Adams and Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams on season one, episode one of "Wednesday."

Persons: —, Jenna Ortega, Addams, Hunter Doohan, Tyler Galpin, Wednesday Addams, Vlad Cioplea, Xavier Thorpe, Percy Hynes White, Ortega, Dax Shepard, Jimmy Fallon, Elle Fanning, Netflix Ortega, she'll, " Ortega, it's, Fanning, Catherine Zeta, Jones, Morticia Adams, Luis Guzmán, Gomez Addams, Gomez, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, Uncle Fester, Fred Armisen, Doohan, Emma Myers, Enid Sinclair, Joy Sunday, Bianca Barclay, hasn't Organizations: Service, Business, Netflix, Nevermore Academy, Hollywood Locations: Ireland

Brad Falchuk remembers earning his first real writer's credit on the sci-fi series “Earth: Final Conflict” in 2001. This month, Falchuk debuted his first Murphy-less project, a dark comedy he co-created with newcomer Byron Wu, called “The Brothers Sun.” It's under his Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision banner. Falchuk also served as co-showrunner with Wu in an otherwise all-Asian writers room. Wu credits Falchuk for pushing him — and the other writers — to authenticate their writing. Falchuk and Wu landed Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh for the pivotal role of the mother, Eileen.

Persons: Brad Falchuk, Falchuk, ”, “ Nip, Tuck, Ryan Murphy, Murphy, Byron Wu, It's, Brad Falchuk Teley, Wu, ” Falchuk, —, “, Charles, Justin Chien, Bruce, Sam Song Li, Oscar, Michelle Yeoh, Eileen, Said Wu “, ‘ I’m, ” Yeoh, Yeoh, He’s, we’ve, ” Yeoh relishes, Jessica Lange, Angela Bassett, Sarah Paulson, Billy Porter, Evan Peters, Lea Michele, Darren Criss, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, ‘, that’s Organizations: Beverly Wilshire Locations: Taipei, Los Angeles

And the stars appear to be out in force again for the 29th Critics Choice Awards, which this year returns to Santa Monica Airport’s Barker Hangar. “I’m not always playing dark characters.” Michael Tran/AFP/Getty ImagesTracee Ellis Ross in Fendi. Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesMargot Robbie in custom Balmain. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images“May December” actor Charles Melton wore a red Valentino suit paired with a black skinny tie featuring a V-shaped metallic accent. Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesTyler James Williams Jordan Strauss/Invision/APVanessa Morgan Michael Tran/AFP/Getty ImagesBrit Marling Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty ImagesTatanka Means Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

Persons: Santa Monica, Barker, Margot Robbie, Bella Ramsey, Pedro Pascal, “ Rustin ”, Colman Domingo, Rosamund Pike Jordan Strauss, Jeremy Allen White Amy Sussman, WireImage, Jennifer Aniston Jordan Strauss, Lily Gladstone Michael Tran, Rustin, Valentino, ”, “ I’m, ” Michael Tran, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jordan Strauss, Pedro Pascal Frazer Harrison, Greta Lee Jordan Strauss, Allison Williams Jordan Strauss, Moorjani Christopher Polk, Moorjani Gilbert Flores, Rachel Brosnahan Alberto Rodriguez, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt Matt Winkelmeyer, Billie Eilish, Thom Browne, Michael Tran, Christina Ricci Frazer Harrison, Kieran Culkin, Martin Katz, Danielle Brooks, Monsoori, Frazer Harrison, Matt Winkelmeyer, Charles Melton, Chelsea Handler, Alex Perry, Quinta Brunson Frazer Harrison, Dominic Sessa Jordan Strauss, Singer Dua Lipa, Tyler James Williams Jordan Strauss, Vanessa Morgan Michael Tran Organizations: CNN, Globes, Hollywood, Santa, Golden Globes, Getty, Variety, Singer Dua, Tiffany Locations: AFP, Fendi, Balmain

☆ Takeaways from the Emmy Awards
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —After a four-month delay prompted by Hollywood’s twin actors and writers strikes, the 75th annual Emmy Awards finally have their moment in the spotlight. With its trio of technical wins at earlier Emmy presentations, the show drove away with eight awards in all. Brunson became the first Black women recognized as lead comedy actress in more than four decades, since Isabel Sanford of “The Jeffersons.”Quinta Brunson accepting the award for lead actress in a comedy at Monday's Emmy Awards. John Oliver, winner of outstanding scripted variety series with "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver," speaks onstage at Monday's Emmy Awards. Because of the postponement, the Emmys somewhat awkwardly followed the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards in rapid succession.

Persons: HBO’s, ”, Ali Wong, Steven Yeun, Anthony Anderson, Christina Applegate, Carol Burnett, Quinta Brunson, Ayo, “ Abbott, –, Brunson, Isabel Sanford of, ” Quinta Brunson, Valerie Macon, Edebiri, Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss, Bachrach, “, Jennifer Coolidge, Matthew Macfadyen, ” Niecy Nash, Betts, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Oliver ”, Trevor Noah, John Oliver, Elton John, Oscar, Tony –, Sarah Kate Ellis Organizations: CNN, HBO, Netflix, MLK, “, Getty, Comedy, EGOTs, Disney, Globes, Fox, NFL, The Television Academy, Writers Guild of America, GLAAD Locations: Isabel Sanford of “, AFP, Noah’s, Hollywood

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