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Toto’s David Paich on the sessions he still can’t believe became hits, from “Africa” to Boz Scaggs’ “Lowdown.” By Devon Ivie

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Adolescence Almost Died in Infancy

Days after another streamer rejected them, the creators got an emergency meeting with Netflix — and a green-light. By Nicholas Quah

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Cole Escola Channels Little Edie at Grey Gardens

The Tony Award–winning star of Oh, Mary! found it easy to slip into character as another eccentric with an appreciation for cabaret. By Jason P. Frank

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The Fixer Bree gets what she’s always wanted and becomes way too involved in the family business.
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out in the boonies Yup, I’m a Booner Benson Boone not asking us to take him seriously; he’s asking us to make sure he doesn’t bonk his head when he does a flip. By Fran Hoepfner

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Here’s Who’ll Help Jimmy Kimmel Have a Summer Vacation

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coming soon The Sun Hasn’t Set on the Sunrise on the Reaping Cast Glenn Close will play Druscilla Sickle opposite Billy Porter as her husband. By Bethy Squires

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the hamptons issue Does Larry Gagosian Like His Bookstore? The art dealer seems to think there is too much children’s stuff at BookHampton, his newest acquisition. By Brock Colyar

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