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Danny McBride and HBO’s ‘Righteous Gemstones’ created the perfect satire of the streaming era

Danny McBride, writer and star of the HBO comedy, reveals why the Gemstones are building a streaming service in season two.

Danny McBride and HBO’s ‘Righteous Gemstones’ created the perfect satire of the streaming era

The legacy of HBO’s ‘Insecure’ will be its centering of Black women

Series costar Yvonne Orji has a lot of feelings as the beloved show wraps up its run. Relatable.

The legacy of HBO’s ‘Insecure’ will be its centering of Black women

Cancel culture isn’t real if you’re rich enough, as ‘Succession’ makes clear

The show’s most overtly political episode yet offers insight into how upper-echelon conservatives have nothing to fear from the ‘woke mob.’

Cancel culture isn’t real if you’re rich enough, as ‘Succession’ makes clear

Admit it, you love Kenny G: How his creativity starts with trust (and way too much practice)

Kenny G is the best-selling instrumental artist of all time. His secret? Never thinking he’s mastered his craft, and trusting his ideas.

Admit it, you love Kenny G: How his creativity starts with trust (and way too much practice)

How HBO’s ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ beat the worst of odds for season two

Avoiding a sophomore slump was the least of concerns for show creator Robin Thede.

How HBO’s ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ beat the worst of odds for season two

HBO Max sees subscribers surge due to Warner Bros. movies debuting direct to streaming

Releasing hits like ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ for free on the service the same day the film landed in theaters has paid off.

HBO Max sees subscribers surge due to Warner Bros. movies debuting direct to streaming

HBO’s ‘Last Cruise’ reveals the ‘Diamond Princess’ as floating metaphor for the whole pandemic

The new documentary explores the luxury cruise that harbored an early COVID-19 outbreak, and how it anticipated all the class issues that followed.

HBO’s ‘Last Cruise’ reveals the ‘Diamond Princess’ as floating metaphor for the whole pandemic

HBO’s ‘The Lady and the Dale’ is the wild tale of the trans antihero who took on Detroit before Elon Musk

HBO’s new docuseries is the stranger-than-fiction story of Liz Carmichael, an entrepreneur and trans pioneer whose legacy is getting the rewrite it deserves.

HBO’s ‘The Lady and the Dale’ is the wild tale of the trans antihero who took on Detroit before Elon Musk

What you should know about Russian election meddling from the guy who spent 4 years untangling it

Director Alex Gibney reveals what he learned—and what you should know—from making the most comprehensible account yet of Russia’s role in the 2016 election.

What you should know about Russian election meddling from the guy who spent 4 years untangling it

‘Class Action Park’ captures the wildest, wettest—and most dangerous—amusement park ever

Action Park is equal parts famous and infamous for its unregulated rides—and its HBO Max documentary captures the 1980s teen movie of it all.

‘Class Action Park’ captures the wildest, wettest—and most dangerous—amusement park ever

Loving ‘Lovecraft Country’? 7 underrated movies featuring Black horror you need to see

Now is the time to enjoy some catharsis and revel in horror from the Black perspective.

Loving ‘Lovecraft Country’? 7 underrated movies featuring Black horror you need to see

Welcome to ‘Lovecraft Country,’ where white folks are as scary as the monsters

The new HBO series, which premieres on August 16, mixes H.P. Lovecraftian horror with the horrors of America’s racist past.

Welcome to ‘Lovecraft Country,’ where white folks are as scary as the monsters

These nine sketches from ‘Mr. Show’ in the 1990s perfectly explain everything about 2020

More than 20 years ago, two comedians would capture the spirit of America in a way that resonates more today than it may have when their sketch show aired.

These nine sketches from ‘Mr. Show’ in the 1990s perfectly explain everything about 2020

11 jaw-dropping moments from Trump’s flabbergasting ‘Axios’ interview

In the second interview in three weeks that could be described as “adversarial,” Donald Trump’s usual defenses seem to fail him. These are the most must-see moments.

11 jaw-dropping moments from Trump’s flabbergasting ‘Axios’ interview

HBO’s ‘Stockton on My Mind’ delivers Mayor Michael Tubbs’s message of unity and progress

Stockton mayor Michael Tubbs has the kind of story films are made of. But he initially turned down the offer to do a doc on his life and time in office. Here’s what changed his mind.

HBO’s ‘Stockton on My Mind’ delivers Mayor Michael Tubbs’s message of unity and progress

HBO documentary ‘Showbiz Kids’ isn’t the tabloid drama you’d expect

Director Alex Winter unpacks a host of issues many child stars have experienced, including sexual abuse and parasitic parents. But there’s more to the story.

HBO documentary ‘Showbiz Kids’ isn’t the tabloid drama you’d expect

How AI came to protect the LGBTQ subjects in HBO’s ‘Welcome to Chechnya’

From animation to Snapchat filters, documentary filmmaker David France tried it all to protect his subjects. As it turned out, the answer was AI.

How AI came to protect the LGBTQ subjects in HBO’s ‘Welcome to Chechnya’

How ‘I’ll Be Gone in the Dark’ reinvents the true crime doc by shifting focus

Director Liz Garbus talks about the new HBO series, which follows one woman’s obsessive quest to unmask the Golden State Killer and the toll it took on the survivors, rather than the killer himself.

How ‘I’ll Be Gone in the Dark’ reinvents the true crime doc by shifting focus

HBO’s new Roy Cohn doc draws parallels between him and the man he mentored: Donald Trump

There’s no both-sides-isms here, but the parallels between the infamous lawyer and the 45th President are startling.

HBO’s new Roy Cohn doc draws parallels between him and the man he mentored: Donald Trump

HBO launches its first ever digital pride campaign, Human By Orientation

Starting June 18, there will be free daily virtual events ranging from DJ sets to comedy sets to a drag brunch hosted by the cast of ‘We’re Here.’

HBO launches its first ever digital pride campaign, Human By Orientation

Impact

At Google’s new campus, ‘dragonscale’ solar panels capture sunlight from all different angles

There’s a hidden, huge source of emissions companies are ignoring: their banking

How family farmers are working to get federal support for regenerative agriculture

News

Why America’s baby formula crisis is an entirely self-inflicted problem

Dire baby formula shortage prompts a legislative response from House Democrats

What’s happening with Tether? Investors flee amid fears of the next stablecoin crisis

Co.Design

See Lego’s stunning new set, which turns Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ into 3D art

Today’s top design innovators have it all wrong. Here’s how to think bigger

See the cutting-edge tech turning government buildings into lean, green machines

Work Life

Why the 9-to-5 schedule has lost its place in the workplace

Considering professional development? Maybe prioritize this instead

Chef Kwame Onwuachi’s debut cookbook is a taste of Black America