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Jodie Whittaker leads Corby mothers in a fight for justice over a toxic-waste scandal in this true-story miniseries. Streaming on Netflix.

The Watchful Eye is a bronze sculpture located in the Canadian city of Ottawa. It was created by artist David Clendining and installed in 1992. The statue is a representation of an owl, with its wings spread and its eyes wide open. It stands atop a tall stone pedestal in the middle of a fountain.

The Scribner authors who rose to 1930s and 1940s prominence under Max Perkins's skilled tutelage understood the best way to change the world is to represent it precisely--in minute detail and in all its grim, unforgiving, and frightening ugliness. MTV's "16 and Pregnant" brings the same principle to television, accurately and unblinkingly showing the lives of four expectant teen-agers, mercilessly exploiting every ugly stereotype of life on the perilous edge of poverty and powerlessness. The New York Times suggests, "The implicit message at the center of ["16 and Pregnant's] class prejudice tells us that if you're not setting out for Berkeley or Wesleyan, then raising a child when you ought to be working on the yearbook is as good a road to character development as any." The Times unfortunately mistakes power and poignancy for "prejudice." After viewing even one episode of "16 and Pregnant," any observant sophomore will make a headlong dash for Planned Parenthood, the glee club, and an SAT prep course.

Big Love TV show is the controversial drama on HBO that gives a bird's eye view of polygamy and its participants without being discriminatory. The show centers around a man named Bill Henrickson and his three wives; Barb, Nicki and Margene as well as their nine children, all fathered by Bill. After being banished from his home by the prophet, Nicki's father, Bill struggles to live following his polygamous beliefs while appearing normal to the outside world as the owner of a home improvement store chain. Meanwhile Bill has to deal with not just one wife at home, but three as they all compete for his time and attention. Only on the HBO Big Love TV show will you find this storyline that will keep you watching.

"CSI" TV shows reveals the side of Las Vegas tourists seldom see... Gil Grissom, team leader of the Las Vegas Crime Scene Investigation unit, pioneered the intensity that has become the signature quality in all of Jerry Bruckheimer's heroes; but his flaws were closer to the surface and more genuinely tragic than Horatio Kane's or Mac Taylor's. William Peterson put a handsome face on dorkitude, but he seldom could conceal his passion for insects and his perverse fascination with the world of bondage and discipline. When Grissom bid adios to "CSI," Catherine Willows naturally stepped-up to take his place, dragging her single-mom issues and checkered past along with her. Blasting from relative obscurity to television uber-stardom, Marg Helgenberger has so thoroughly imprinted her own style on her character that fans expect her to sign "Catherine Willows" as her autograph. More old-fashioned gumshoe than techie whiz-kid, Willows nevertheless guides her hyper-dedicated team with skill, style, and love. No more sophisticated than any other television crime drama, "CSI" nevertheless has owned its time slot since its debut, because its characters combine street-savvy toughness with genuine likability. And who can resist all those cool shots of bullets blasting through brain matter? Trivia devotees will note that songstress Taylor Swift made her critically acclaimed acting debut on "CSI," playing the a dark, troubled, and ultimately dead "goth" girl in search of love and understanding"”in other words, the diametric opposite of her authentic self.

Succession Season 4 is the acclaimed final season of HBO's Roy family drama, which swept the 2023 Emmys including Outstanding Drama Series. Watch all four seasons on Max.