The Bachelor Is Good Again

It’s true: After more than a few grim, relentlessly reviled seasons, The Bachelor seems to have found its footing again. How’d they do it? Savannah Walsh explains how in her audit of the show’s latest season, which is set to wrap on ABC next week. The short answer: Credit the positive influence of The Golden Bachelor, as well as a cheekier approach to breaking the fourth wall and casting an actually likable leading man. (What a concept!)  Elsewhere in HWD, David Canfield goes long with Masters of the Air hero and Manhunt villain Anthony Boyle; a score of people involved or implicated in the dark, Nickelodeon-focused docuseries Quiet on Set issue passionate responses to the show; Donald Trump critiques Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscar hosting; and Nate Freeman gets an inside look at Alicia Keysand Swizz Beatz’s museum-worthy art collection.

In Bloom

Thanks to a nice-guy leading man and the positive influence of The Golden Bachelor, The Bachelor is finally good again.

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“Insanely Big Choices”

Irish breakout Anthony Boyle goes deep on his struggle to move on from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, his hot spring on TV, and falling in love with American culture: “It’s like a reality show.”

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Having Their Say

As Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV publicizes the abuse and exploitation allegedly inflicted upon a generation of child stars, those tangled up in it are speaking out.

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Sore Loser

Still nursing his wounds from Jimmy Kimmel’s “jail time” joke, Donald Trump insulted the comedian on Fox News: “This guy’s even dumber than I thought.”

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Music of the Art

With their envy-inducing holdings, the Dean Collection, music-industry power couple Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz have helped lead the way for a generation of collectors of Black art. The rest of the world is finally catching up.

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