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“I’ve never been like an A-string movie star,” Bates tells Obsessed. “I’m getting a chance, finally, to bring everything to the table for the very last act of my career.”
Jacqueline Cutler has covered police, government and education. When she became a reporter, newsrooms had manual typewriters. She wishes she still did not love it so much. For the last 25 years, she’s covered television, and people keep singing to her—Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Pete Seeger, Cookie Monster. She writes for national and international outlets and serves as the president of the Television Critics Association.
CHILLING
“We Will Dance Again” is an unflinching chronicle of the Nova Music Festival in Israel, where 400 were killed or violently abducted.
I HEAR THE BLUES A-CALLIN’
More than 30 years after they started playing Frasier and Roz, the two stars talk about their first meeting, their BFF spark, and coming together again for the “Frasier” reboot.
FAN FAVORITE
The actress tells The Daily Beast’s Obsessed about her life-changing time on “Scrubs,” life as a working mother, and her new scene-stealing comedy role in ABC’s “High Potential.”
BACK TO SCHOOL
The new series is a sublime portrait of the kinds of teachers we all hope are guiding our kids—and the nightmare parents, culture wars, and obstacles keeping them from doing so.
TAKING FLIGHT
Christian Cooper talks about the Emmy nominations for his show “Extraordinary Birder,” the infamous racist incident, and introducing the Black community to the world of birding.
EXIT INTERVIEW
For seven seasons, the industry veteran played the beloved Meemaw. She looks back at her career and time at the show, and decries the decision to end it: “I’m unemployed now.”
BEING SEEN
Annette Bening’s crime thriller is a successor to “Big Little Lies,” asking what happens in the space after women are no longer identified strictly as mothers? Who are you then?
TAKE IT OFF
In 1997, “The Full Monty” delighted moviegoers with its tale of working-class everymen who became strippers. The cast reunited for a sequel series, and are now revealing all—again.
EXTRAORDINARY
“A Small Light” profiles Miep Gies, who hid Anne Frank and her family for over two years. Visiting the set of the new series, we learned just how important her story is today.