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Peacock’s “The Miniature Wife” is Big on Feelings, and That’s Not Nothing

They say no one wins when the family feuds. Maybe not, but the bestseller lists, box office, and streaming would like a word. Anything that makes us yell, “mommy, daddy, don’t!” with our faces only partially covered and a grin on our lips, has a good chance of winning us over. There’s the vitriolic fallout

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Final Four seminar gives students exclusive access to sports media industry  – The Omaha News

By Jacob Lesley  The NCAA Men’s Final Four is known as the pinnacle of college basketball, but for aspiring journalists, it also serves as a launching pad into the professional sports media world.  At this year’s Final Four in Indianapolis, student reporters gained firsthand experience through the ‘Full Court Press’ writing seminar, hosted by the U.S. Basketball

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AMC’s “The Audacity” Keeps Aiming for Big-Tech Mockery, But Mostly Bums Us Out

In the wake of shows like “Succession,” “Industry,” and “Billions,” it makes sense for the big cable networks to continue mining data for novel ways to explore the absurdity and nihilism of today’s tech-fueled apocalypse. It’s an environment writer Jonathan Glatzer is certainly familiar with, having cut his teeth on “Succession” and “Better Call Saul,”

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Short Films in Focus: Trapped (with Sam Cutler-Kreutz)

There comes a moment about halfway through Sam and David Cutler-Kreutz’s “Trapped” where you kind of wish it would end. This is not meant as a criticism, but a natural response when watching the film. Our protagonist, Joaquin (Javier Molina), is forced into a situation that tests his pride and humility, but he just might

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“Star Wars” Keeps Its Animation on the Dark Side (Literally) with “Maul – Shadow Lord”

With the “Star Wars” galaxy now under the leadership of Lucasfilm president and former animator Dave Filoni, it’s only fitting that his era’s first output is an animated series that he created about a legacy fan-favorite character. That, of course, being Darth Maul, the thorn-riddled, red-and-black former Sith Lord (voiced by Sam Witwer) whose cutting

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Season 2 of “Your Friends & Neighbors” Serves Another Course of Hamm-Flavored Suburban Malaise

Jon Hamm’s impressively varied and prolific career outside of “Mad Men” has leaned heavily into roles where he’s enforcing the law, breaking it, or doing both at once. Whether Hamm is playing FBI agents in “The Town,” “Bad Times at the El Royale” and “Richard Jewell,” a police chief in “Maggie Moore(s),” criminals in “Baby

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Douglas County firefighters return from mission combatting wildfires in west Nebraska   – The Omaha News

By Chase Zagurski OMAHA Neb. – Firefighters from eastern Nebraska are back home after helping battle wildfires that scorched parts of the state’s western region.  Officials said the Morrill and Cottonwood fires were declared 100% contained on March 25 and March 27, respectively, following weeks of firefighting efforts.  More than a dozen firefighters from volunteer departments across

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Why Rising Diesel Prices Could Make Everyday Goods More Expensive in Nebraska  – The Omaha News

By Mo Al-Ebadi OMAHA, Neb. — Rising oil prices are pushing diesel costs higher across the country, and industry leaders say those increases could soon impact consumers in Nebraska.  Diesel prices have surged in recent weeks, creating new challenges for trucking companies that rely on fuel to move goods across the country.  Kent Grisham, president and CEO of the Nebraska

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How UNO is Building an Immersive Romeo and Juliet – The Omaha News

By Ella Meis OMAHA, Neb. — The classic balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet usually happens at a safe distance behind a proscenium arch. But at the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s upcoming production, that distance is disappearing, leaving the technical crew to build a world that is as sturdy as it is poetic. Inside

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Creating space for connection among Omaha residents with vision loss – The Omaha News

By Ivan Tovar OMAHA, Neb. — As organizations continue to expand inclusive programming, Outlook Enrichment is working to ensure individuals with vision loss have access to activities that promote engagement and connection.  The organization hosts a variety of events throughout the year, giving participants opportunities to take part in group activities with the support of

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