That’s the period during which Hollywood’s monolithic studio system broke up, as a result of a 1948 antitrust decree and of commercial pressures that included the growing popularity of television and a shift toward suburban life styles.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Demonstrations took place in several cities across Israel over the weekend, with police breaking up a large gathering in Tel Aviv.
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