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an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound
people who turn on the television the minute they walk in the door
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In memory of the celebrities who have died this year, including Jeff Baena, The Vivienne and Leslie Charleson
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In 2025, the entertainment industry said goodbye to several talents across film, television, music and more.
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Brendan Le, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
The 5,000-member VES body has now selected nominees for its 2025 awards honors in features, animation, television, commercials, games, and new media, as well as the VFX supervisors, VFX producers, and hands-on artists who bring their work to life.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2025
According to a source familiar, the Academy has donated $750,000 to the Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF), the charitable organization that offers assistance to workers across the film and television industries.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
Like Madoc, Gaiman has racked up major awards (for Gaiman, awards in science fiction and fantasy as well as dozens of prizes for contemporary novels, short stories, poetry, television, and film, helping make him, according to several sources, a millionaire many times over).
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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Brendan Le, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
The 5,000-member VES body has now selected nominees for its 2025 awards honors in features, animation, television, commercials, games, and new media, as well as the VFX supervisors, VFX producers, and hands-on artists who bring their work to life.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2025
According to a source familiar, the Academy has donated $750,000 to the Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF), the charitable organization that offers assistance to workers across the film and television industries.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
Like Madoc, Gaiman has racked up major awards (for Gaiman, awards in science fiction and fantasy as well as dozens of prizes for contemporary novels, short stories, poetry, television, and film, helping make him, according to several sources, a millionaire many times over).
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Television.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/television. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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