‘A Different World’ Review: Netflix College Comedy Takes a Beloved Classic Into a Lively New Era, With Charm and Smarts to Spare

In its first few episodes, Netflix’s A Different World does not quite live up to its title. Sure, the Hillman College we first encountered in the 1980s looks different now, full of modern young people with their modern concerns and their modern fashions and their modern music (beginning with an updated opening theme by Brandy)….

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#Debbie Allen Explains How Whoopi Goldberg Got Involved With ‘A Different World’ AIDS Episode

#Debbie Allen Explains How Whoopi Goldberg Got Involved With ‘A Different World’ AIDS Episode

On Wednesday’s episode of The View, the Different World cast reunited alongside the series’ producer and director, Debbie Allen. But while speaking about the show’s guest stars, the spotlight shifted to Whoopi Goldberg, who was moderating the conversation alongside her The View co-stars Sunny Hostin and Sara Haines. When asked by Haines what she remembered…

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#Debbie Allen, Questlove, Jennifer Beals Pay Tribute to Irene Cara: “She Defined a Decade”

#Debbie Allen, Questlove, Jennifer Beals Pay Tribute to Irene Cara: “She Defined a Decade”

Debbie Allen, Questlove, Jennifer Beals Pay Tribute to Irene Cara: “She Defined a Decade” Debbie Allen, Questlove, Jennifer Beals and Diane Warren were among the Hollywood notables remembering Irene Cara following the news of the Oscar-winning performer’s death at age 63. Cara began her career as a child singer and dancer before breaking out with…

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#COVID-delayed Kennedy Center Honors rescheduled for May

#COVID-delayed Kennedy Center Honors rescheduled for May

“#COVID-delayed Kennedy Center Honors rescheduled for May” WASHINGTON — Five months after they were postponed because of the coronavirus, the annual Kennedy Center Honors are coming back in May, possibly in a series of small events, organizers announced Wednesday. This year’s recipients of the lifetime artistic achievement awards are country music legend Garth Brooks, dancer…

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