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    1. 30 Shows to Watch This Summer

      New series in the worlds of “Alien,” “Bosch” and “Outlander,” and the returns of “Wednesday,” “The Bear,” “King of the Hill” and Lena Dunham.

       By Mike Hale

      “Wednesday,” with Jenna Ortega, is among the popular series returning with new seasons this summer.
      “Wednesday,” with Jenna Ortega, is among the popular series returning with new seasons this summer.
      CreditJonathan Hession/Netflix

  1. An ‘S.N.L.’ Secret Weapon Retires After 50 Years

    Stephen DeMaria has overseen the building of “Saturday Night Live” scenery since the show began. At 87, he finally hung up his hammer.

     By Gabriela Aguilar and Sinna Nasseri

    For five decades, Stephen DeMaria has overseen the construction of “S.N.L.” scenery at a workshop in Brooklyn.
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  2. ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Keeps Pushing Back TV’s Fourth Wall

    Reality TV had long advised casts to pretend the cameras (and producers) weren’t there. But for the Mormon influencers of MomTok, the business of being on camera is central to the plot.

     By Shivani Gonzalez

    Demi Engemann and Mikayla Matthews are among the MomTok influencers who regularly address off-camera issues on “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.”
    CreditNatalie Cass/Disney

  3. ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Remembers When TV Had a Conscience, and a Spine

    A TV critic looks at George Clooney’s play about CBS News standing up to political pressure, even as its current ownership might succumb to it.

     By James Poniewozik

    George Clooney as Edward R. Murrow in the stage production of “Good Night, and Good Luck.” The play, about CBS and political pressure in the 1950s, is running as the network faces it again.
    CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times
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  4. This ‘Mountainhead’ Star Only Looks Like a Nihilist

    In this film by Jesse Armstrong (“Succession”), Cory Michael Smith plays a tech god who thinks that destroying the world would be pretty funny.

     By Alexis Soloski

    In “Mountainhead,” Cory Michael Smith plays an oligarch who wants to transcend humanity. But on a recent afternoon in New York, all he wanted was some pizza.
    CreditSabrina Santiago for The New York Times

  5. ‘Mountainhead’ Review: While We Go Down, They Bro Down

    The creator of “Succession” skewers tech billionaires in a dark comedy that is intelligent but feels a bit artificial.

     By James Poniewozik

    Disrupting as the world burns: from left, Cory Michael Smith, Steve Carell, Ramy Youssef and Jason Schwartzman in “Mountainhead.”
    CreditMacall Polay/Apple+, via HBO

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  6. Critic’s Notebook

    Pop Culture Takes Up Smoking Again

    From movies and TV shows to music, the habit is no longer taboo. It’s even being celebrated for the way it makes characters look cool or powerful.

    By Esther Zuckerman

     
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