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    Will ‘Game of Thrones’ Ever Really Be Over? Unlikely

    The phenomenally popular (and lucrative) HBO show could go the way of “Star Wars,” Harry Potter and Disney’s Marvelverse.

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    How Billie Eilish Is Redefining Teen-Pop Stardom

    The fastest-rising pop star of the moment is 17 and writes off-kilter hits with her older brother from their parents’ house. Breaking down Billie Eilish’s “Bury a Friend,” we show a new model for making it big.

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    How We Hang Out at Work Together Online Now

    Instagram is for vacations. Facebook is for families. But TikTok takes us into the classrooms, airplanes, firehouses and fast-food franchises of our real lives.

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    Boy Bands, Now Featuring Grown Men

    Backstreet’s back, the New Kids have a new single and groups in the K-pop ecosystem are thriving. Why are boy bands so central to pop music?

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    This Is Lupita Nyong’o. Hollywood, Please Keep Up.

    The Kenyan-Mexican star of “Us” and “Black Panther,” who seems to excel at everything — even rap — is an exception in her industry, for better and worse.

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    How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

    “Call the Midwife” and “The Chi,” are back; and catch the series finale of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.”

    By Margaret Lyons

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    Sophie Turner, Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington at ‘Game of Thrones’ Premiere

    The stars of the much-anticipated final season pose with the Iron Throne at Radio City Music Hall. A fire-themed party followed.

    By Ben Widdicombe

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    ‘High Life’ Review: Robert Pattinson Is Lost in Space

    The director Claire Denis fills her science-fiction fantasy with drift, fluids and beautiful people, including Juliette Binoche and André Benjamin.

    By Manohla Dargis

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    A ‘Native Son’ Reimagined, With James Baldwin in Mind

    In 1949, Richard Wright’s best-selling novel drew criticism from his former protégé. A new HBO movie adaptation attempts to marry the two writers’ sensibilities for a modern age.

    By Salamishah Tillet

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    Beyoncé and Adidas Team Up to Make Shoes and Money

    The high-profile partnership was announced on Thursday.

    By Jonah Engel Bromwich and Vanessa Friedman

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    It May Be the Most Cursed Film Ever. These 5 Crew Members Saw It Through.

    Terry Gilliam’s “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” is reaching screens after 30 years, several cast changes and a flash flood. Those who were there at the start look back.

    By Sopan Deb

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    On ‘You’re the Worst,’ Chris Geere Got His Ever After. Now What?

    The anti-rom-com made Geere almost famous. Now he’s consulting mystics and enjoying bubble tea as he plots his future.

    By Alexis Soloski

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    ‘Shazam!’ Review: A Boy’s Supersized Alter Ego in a Sunny Superhero Flick

    A nicely matched Asher Angel and Zachary Levi together play a superhero who has been taken out of mothballs with humor and fine performances.

    By Manohla Dargis

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    Review: ‘Warrior,’ Pitched by Bruce Lee and Made by Cinemax

    A half-century after Bruce Lee’s TV idea didn’t get made but ‘Kung Fu’ did, a series based on his original treatment has come to pass.

    By Mike Hale

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    Watch the ‘Joker’ Trailer: Joaquin Phoenix in Serious Villain Mode

    The first clip for the movie, directed by “The Hangover’s” Todd Phillips, has shades of the Scorsese films “Taxi Driver” and “The King of Comedy.”

    By Bruce Fretts

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