8 h. ago #1 Happy Family USA review – a truly special comedy that’s packed with 00s nostalgia

Ramy Youssef’s surreal tale of a Muslim family in post-9/11 America is quietly subversive TV that’s full of laughter – and painfully realNot content with co-creating the brilliant (albeit frequently watch-through-your-fingers) dramedies Mo and Ramy, and starring in the latter, Ramy Youssef has turned his attention to a riotous animation for adults. Like the Egyptian-American comic’s previous work, #1 Happy Family USA is all about the modern Muslim experience, feeling adrift from the world, and the extent to which you should change yourself to fit in. And what better way to underscore this often excruciating, existential experience than to make our lead an insecure, hormone-plagued teen, coming of age in the wake of the September 11 attacks.For real Ramy heads, this show will almost certainly call to mind the flashback episode from the first season of his self-titled series, set during 9/11. There, we saw a young Ramy anxiously fight off accusations that he was a terrorist (“Egypt’s ...

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53 h. ago Good American Family star reveals the harrowing scene that 'nearly killed him' to film while telling dark true tale of Ukrainian orphan Natalia Grace

Mark Duplass, who stars alongside Ellen Pompeo and British newcomer Imogen Faith Reid in the Disney+ drama has shared how shooting one agonizing scene with Imogen 'killed' him.

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3 d. ago Justin Rose shows true colours as message to Rory McIlroy emerges after Masters drama

A dramatic final day at Augusta was decided by a sudden death play-off between the two British golfers

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6 d. ago No 1 Happy Family USA to Sloborn: the seven best shows to stream this week

Ramy Youssef’s warm, witty animated comedy follows the travails of a Muslim-American family who are determined to prove their loyalties to the US during a dark time for their communityAs the co-creator of the brilliant comedies Ramy and Mo, Ramy Youssef has been exploring the Muslim American experience with wit and precision for several years. His latest series is an adult animation about the Hussein family. It begins in 2001, which patriarch Rumi is confident will be a good year for the family – this optimism is misplaced. The series is a study in privilege and diasporic desperation, with a dark subtext: despite his best intentions, Rumi’s desire to fit in and prove himself and his family’s loyalty to the US is almost never rewarded. But, as ever, Youssef renders the Husseins’ travails with warmth, comedy and humanity. Prime Video, from Thursday 17 April Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Chilling but true story behind Disney's Good American Family

Disney's Good American Family portrays the chilling story of orphan Natalia Grace, adopted by Kristine and Michael Barnett who later claimed she was an adult posing as a child

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7 d. ago Natalia Grace's boyfriend who helped her escape from 'terrifying' adoptive family

Natalia Grace, the Ukrainian orphan whose story inspired new Hulu drama Good American Family, has shared how she fell in love with a man over Facebook, who helped her plot to escape her adoptive parents

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8 d. ago We are witnessing the destruction of science in America | Paul Darren Bieniasz

If we stay on this administration’s course, future life-saving medicines may never be inventedLike many scientists, I came to the US as a young adult, driven by idealism and ambition. I arrived with all my belongings contained in two suitcases, and just enough cash to cover the first month’s rent on a small apartment. But I also had something of greater value: an offer to work and train in one of America’s top biomedical research laboratories, a chance to participate in the revolution that is modern biological science.In the years that followed, I became an American scientist and raised an American family. Now, I lead a laboratory in one of the US’s great universities. I am a member of America’s National Academy of Sciences. From a scientist’s perspective, I have lived the American dream.Paul Darren Bieniasz is a British-American virologist whose main area of research is HIV/Aids. He is currently a professor of retrovirology at the Rockefeller University Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Good American Family gets UK release date and it's good news for Grey's Anatomy fans

The stranger-than-fiction drama is now streaming in the UK

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8 d. ago American academic faces 15 years in jail for insulting royal family

Paul Chambers, a 58-year-old lecturer at Thailand's Naresuan University, was arrested last week following a complaint filed by the army.

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9 d. ago Book London Theatre Tickets To The Best True Crime Drama Productions, Live On Stage In London

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9 d. ago The dark true story behind Disney+ series Good American Family: Couple adopted a Ukrainian orphan

Natalia's unique story has now inspired Disney+ series Good American Family, which airs in the UK from Monday.

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1 week ago Inside Dying For Sex's true story as Disney+ drama inspired by real

Dying For Sex delves into the true story of a woman seeking out new sexual experiences after being diagnosed with Stage IV cancer

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2 w. ago US bans government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens

The U.S. government has banned American government personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens

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2 w. ago Dying for Sex: Heartbreaking true story behind new Michelle Williams drama

The drama is produced by three-time Emmy winner Nikki Boyer, who is played by Jenny Slate in the show

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on Trump and reality: from promoting alternative facts to erasing truths | Editorial

The decision to put documents on the assassination of John F Kennedy into the public domain comes alongside a ‘digital book burning’ of dataWhat does the public need to know? The Trump White House boasts of being the most transparent administration in history – though commentators have suggested that the inadvertent leak of military plans to a journalist may have happened because senior figures were using messaging apps such as Signal to avoid oversight. Last week, it released thousands of pages of documents on John F Kennedy’s assassination. Donald Trump has declared that Kennedy’s family and the American people “deserve transparency and truth”.Strikingly, this stated commitment to sharing information comes as his administration defunds data collection and erases existing troves of knowledge from government websites. The main drivers appear to be the desire to remove “woke” content and global heating data, and the slashing of federal spending. Information resources are both the tar...

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3 w. ago Ellen Pompeo Joins Mark Duplass & Imogen Faith Reid at ‘Good American Family’ Screening in London

Ellen Pompeo Joins Mark Duplass & Imogen Faith Reid at ‘Good American Family’ Screening in London  Just Jared

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3 w. ago Is BBC Three's Crongton based on a true story? Inside ‘shocking’ inspiration behind new drama

The gritty inner-city drama is likely to resonate with many young people, but is it based on real life?

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3 w. ago 'Addictively good' US drama receives rave reviews ahead of Disney premiere

Hulu drama Good American Family has received rave reviews from fans and critics alike, ahead of its UK premiere in May

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3 w. ago Unsettling true story behind Good American Family as Natalia Grace causes divide

Good American Family is set to premiere in the UK on May 7, but social media sleuths have already got their hands on clips from the new hit drama that retells the horrifying story of Natalia Grace

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3 w. ago Inside Natalia Grace's life now as new Ellen Pompeo series Good American Family airs 

Viewers are keen to know about the real-life case

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