MoviesJane Bond, Ghostbusters, and ladies night at the moviesGender-flipping genre films can have huge appeal—if they get past the clichés.
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TelevisionCNN gets a big bump thanks to Donald TrumpThe bland, middle-of-the-road network is getting a ratings boost. Call it the Trump Effect.
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TelevisionThe Good Wife leaves another kind of voidThe last prestige mass-market drama comes to a close