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VARIETY • HOW TAYLOR SWIFT CONQUERED THE WORLD WITH ‘THE ERAS TOUR’

Our Ode to the Endless Summer of Swifties

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Hello, Goodbye • Deadpool and Wolverine join the Marvel Cinematic Universe while bidding adieu to their former home

Comic-Con Lives! • This year’s fan convention made big news for Marvel and featured a surprising resurrection — but not everyone thrived

Players Getting Paid • Indie streamers are carving their own (lucrative) paths in a crowded landscape by serving super fans and content creators

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Peak Performance • ‘Mountain Queen’ tells how one woman climbed Everest — and overcame an abusive marriage

More, More, More! • COVID shuttered ‘Moulin Rouge!’ — now the Broadway show is in its fifth year and going global

Friday and Saturday Night Lights • Scripps Co.’s Ion Television reaps the rewards of its strategic decision to carry women’s basketball and soccer

Big Checks, Big Dunks • HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NBA/WNBA’S NEW 11-YEAR DEALS WITH ESPN/ABC, NBC-UNIVERSAL AND AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

Make It a Double • In a year of two Emmy ceremonies, why not have a couple host September’s show?

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YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LIKE ME • With her $2 billion ‘Eras Tour’ stopping at more than 150 stadiums, Taylor Swift has changed the way the world measures the success of a concert

Man Enough • With his new film, ‘It Ends With Us,’ Justin Baldoni continues his mission to encourage angry men to get help and abused women to walk away

Young Money • With coked - up corporate drama ‘Industry’ vying to take the place of ‘Succession’ in the HBO firmament, its star Myha’la is going public

Debutante Ball • Obscure series break through as first-time nominees shine

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A Toast to Greatness • Disney Legends share fond memories and career achievements

My Favorite Disney Film Is… • Legends share beloved pics from the Mouse House

Who Says Superheroes Are Dead? • Like the title pair, Disney and Fox were friendly rivals in the Marvel universe for years. This raunchy bromance serves as an irreverent adieu

Dead Reckoning • Emma Myers stars in Netflix’s dark thriller as a teen sleuth driven to solve the case of a popular girl’s murder

Ice Spice Knows the Drill • On her debut album, the vibrant rapper is too busy proving her street cred to let her versatility shine

Her ‘Relationship Philosophy,’ Part 1