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Review: ‘The Dana Carvey Show’ Was Doomed. ‘Too Funny to Fail’ Explains Why

Photo Dana Carvey in “Too Funny to Fail,” a Hulu documentary about his short-lived 1996 sketch show. Credit Hulu Some shows are just too odd to be appreciated in their time. That’s a good chunk of the case the loving documentary “Too Funny to Fail,” about the 1996 sketch series …

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Governor Cuomo Outlaws Use of Elephants for Entertainment

Photo Kelly Ann, an Asian elephant, backstage at Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 2016, the year the circus phased the elephant out of its shows. Credit Todd Heisler/The New York Times Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York closed the book on a famed and fraught chapter …

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The Persistence of Pink and Kelly Clarkson, Outspoken Pop Survivors

Photo On Kelly Clarkson’s “Meaning of Life,” the singer embraces the sound she favored in her youth: soul. Credit Kyle Dean Reinford for The New York Times The Popcast is hosted by Jon Caramanica, a pop music critic for The New York Times. It covers the latest in pop music …

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Selling the Porsche to Promote Iranian Art

In fact, he says his love of art has become so pricey that he has been forced to cut back on other things. “I had to move in with my parents three months ago to save costs. I’m selling my Porsche,” he said, adding: “My goal is not to make …

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The Woman Who Created #MeToo Long Before Hashtags

Ms. Milano was seeking to give a voice to sexual abuse victims, after accusations of sexual harassment and assault were leveled against the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet. pic.twitter.com/k2oeCiUf9n — Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) Oct. 15, …

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After Harvey Weinstein’s Fall, Spotlight Finds His Brother

Yet Colony sees no future for Bob Weinstein at the company, should it emerge from this crisis, according to people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deliberations were private. Photo Harvey, left, and Bob Weinstein used to work closely together, but in …

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Trump’s Sketch of Empire State Building Fetches $16,000 at Auction

Photo The Empire State Building, in a sketch by Donald J. Trump from the 1990s, when he had designs on the building. A black-marker drawing of the Empire State Building by President Trump — an artifact from his days as a voracious Manhattan real estate mogul — sold at auction …

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3 Books That Explore Catalonia’s Fight for Independence

On Thursday, following Catalonia’s Oct. 1 referendum on independence, Spain promised to take emergency measures to suppress secessionist sentiment in the restive northeastern region, which has long sought independence from Spain. Here are two books that explore the historical and present context of the conflict, and a third by an …

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Top Democrat says White House won’t ID employees who used private email

Jonathan Ernst | Reuters White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus (2nd L) and senior advisors Steve Bannon (L), Jared Kushner, (2nd R), and Stephen Miller (R) arrive to board Air Force One with U.S. President Donald Trump to travel to Michigan from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., March 15, …

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Wells Fargo fires FX trading executives amid report of probe

Wells Fargo fired four foreign-exchange executives amid an investigation into that business both internally and from regulators, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Wells Fargo confirmed the departures to the Journal and CNBC. Shares of Wells Fargo remained about 2 percent higher Friday afternoon. …

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