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<b>Lisa Cook Defies Trump, Vows Court Battle to Keep Her Fed Seat   </b>

Lisa Cook Defies Trump, Vows Court Battle to Keep Her Fed Seat

NewsmakersAugust 26, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

  The first Black woman on the Federal Reserve Board refuses to resign, setting up a legal showdown that could reshape presidential power and central…

<b>Cozy Whodunit, Plush Setting: <i>The Thursday Murder Club</i> Brings the Retiree Sleuth to Streaming     </b>

Cozy Whodunit, Plush Setting: The Thursday Murder Club Brings the Retiree Sleuth to Streaming

UncategorizedAugust 26, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Stepping into the genteel halls of the country-manor-meets-retirement-village world of The Thursday Murder Club feels like slipping into a warm cardigan on a drizzly afternoon….

<b>Denzel Washington and Spike Lee Rise Again in <i>Highest 2 Lowest </i>    </b>

Denzel Washington and Spike Lee Rise Again in Highest 2 Lowest

FilmAugust 24, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest is a fierce, modern reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 classic High and Low, transplanted from postwar Japan to the thrum…

<b><i>Hostage</i> Review: Riveting Performances and Political Intrigue     </b

Hostage Review: Riveting Performances and Political Intrigue

TVAugust 21, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

The five-episode miniseries Hostage, starring Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy, manages to be both tautly entertaining and politically astute, even while leaving viewers wishing there…

<b> Storm Clouds Over Sweet Society: <i>Outrageous</i> and the Mitford Sisters’ Moment in History   </b>

Storm Clouds Over Sweet Society: Outrageous and the Mitford Sisters’ Moment in History

TVJune 29, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

  The new period drama Outrageous sweeps onto the screen with the kind of lavish energy and historical resonance that invites both fascination and unease….

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