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The indigenous language of the Hawaiian islands is Ōlelo Hawaiʻi, and it’s critically endangered. When sovereign nations are subject to colonialism, native languages are often suppressed, and government-run schools run by American missionaries and eventual “English only” policies in schools and government ensured that generations of Hawaiians were cut
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Here in the U.S., the summer weather has been worse than usual, which is to say heading towards our new normal of extreme heat and oppressive humidity. (The air is so thick you can chew it, is what I'm saying.) Most Europeans still haven't clocked
BritBox
Alison’s romance with Liam deepens, but she struggles to evade detection in the latest episode of Code of Silence. She meets with DS Ashleigh Francis to report her close call with Liam and Braden the night before, and Ashleigh warns Alison (not for the first time, nor the last)
BritBox
HBO Max is back, baby! The largest of the current also-ran streamers restored the HBO to its name just after July 4, as the parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, splits into two "new" companies to be called... Warner Bros. and Discovery. (Groundbreaking.) The first act of business (or
Movies
In the decade since the streaming revolution began, meaty roles for women actors have been on the rise. One of the quiet side benefits of the twin rise of Prestige TV and Peak TV is that the lines that once divided actors into "TV stars" and "Movie
PBS
Streaming has significantly altered the TV season, but PBS remains a linear network at heart, and most of its shows follow the traditional September-May TV schedule. Usually, that means the dog days of August arrive with little in the way of new shows for public television stations; however, with 2025
Paramount+
It took $16 million in bribes and firing Stephen Colbert (pardon me, "the ending of the Late Show franchise"), but Paramount's merger with Skydance has cleared its final hurdle with FCC approval and a date set to close in August 2025. The Paramount-Skydance Corporation, as it
BritBox
There's a saying in the U.K. about the weather: "If you don't like it, wait a minute." This phrasing could also be used to refer to British television: "If you miss it, wait a minute." Not that the era of reboots,
Apple TV
There's a lot to love about Slow Horses as a British comedy-thriller whodunit series. Still, there's one thing that's undeniably annoying about it, and that's how male-oriented the stories are, and (more importantly) the humor is too. It's an unfortunate
Netflix
The first image for Netflix's new Pride & Prejudice is out, and those holding their breath can breathe a sigh of relief. While it won't be certain whether this new adaptation will be as embarrassingly bad as the 2022 Persuasion until it debuts*, the first image
Acorn TV
Jean and Dom are excited to have an all-expenses-paid getaway to Malta as this week’s episode of The Madame Blanc Mysteries opens. It’s their first time away as a couple, and although it’s a working holiday for Jean — she’s been hired to examine what may be
HBO & HBO Max
Rejoice, lovers of petty 5th Avenue social squabbling! HBO has confirmed that its lavish period drama The Gilded Age will officially return for a fourth season. The series, which chronicles the clash between old-money Manhattan elites and up-and-coming nouveau riche strivers in late 19th-century New York, is the very definition