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It’s Christmas Eve, and what better way to celebrate than watching celebrities from your favorite UK soaps potentially set fire to a perfectly good yule log? Channel 4 delivers the goods with “The Great Christmas Bake Off,” a “soap-tacular” edition featuring stars from “Coronation Street,” “EastEnders,” and “Emmerdale.” Expect flour-flinging, innuendo, and maybe a few […]

Soap Stars Battle It Out in “The Great Christmas Bake Off” Special on Channel 4 This Christmas Eve...

Destiny’s Child is one of the biggest, most influential R&b-pop girl groups of all time.

The legendary troupe first debuted in the late ‘90s, delivering hits like “No, No, No,” “Bills, Bills, Bills” and “Say My Name” that sent them skyrocketing to superstardom in the music industry.

Throughout the years, the group experienced several member lineup shake-ups, before ultimately landing on their most well-known iteration, dubbed “DC3.” Together, the trio would release fun, empowering smashes like “Survivor,” “Bootylicious” and “Independent Woman Pt. 1.”

Since their last studio album in the mid ‘00s, Destiny Fulfilled, all of the members have gone on to embark on solo ventures expanding beyond music into acting, writing, presenting, and appearing as judges on popular reality TV shows.

As Beyoncé celebrates her birthday on tour, we’re taking a look back at all of the members past and present, and checking out what they’re...

Destiny’s Child is one of the biggest, most influential R&b-pop girl groups of all time.

The legendary troupe first debuted in the late ‘90s, delivering hits like “No, No, No,” “Bills, Bills, Bills” and “Say My Name” that sent them skyrocketing to superstardom in the music industry.

Throughout the years, the group experienced several member lineup shake-ups, before ultimately landing on their most well-known iteration, dubbed “DC3.” Together, the trio would release fun, empowering smashes like “Survivor,” “Bootylicious” and “Independent Woman Pt. 1.”

Since their last studio album in the mid ‘00s, Destiny Fulfilled, all of the members have gone on to embark on solo ventures expanding beyond music into acting, writing, presenting, and appearing as judges on popular reality TV shows.

As Beyoncé celebrates her birthday on tour, we’re taking a look back at all of the members past and present, and checking out what they’re...

Christmas comes early on Max, as the streamer adds a bevy of holiday movies to its library for the month of November, alongside new TV debuts, a noteworthy documentary and more. “Elf,” “Christmas Vacation,” “Arthur Christmas,” “The Shop Around the Corner” and “Four Christmases” are some of the holiday films arriving on the streaming platform on Nov. 1.

This month also sees the Season 2 premieres of “Rap Sh!t” (on Nov. 9) and “Julia” (on Nov. 16) and the series premiere of “Two and a Half Men” creator Chuck Lorre’s new sitcom “Bookie” starring Sebastian Maniscalco (on Nov. 30).

On Nov. 11, check out the documentary “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life” in which the comedian, actor and filmmaker’s best friend Rob Reiner peppers him with questions about his life and career.

And Chip and Joanna Gaines renovate a 100-year-old building in “Fixer Upper: The Hotel,” which premieres on Nov. 8.

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It’s a lean month for new original content on HBO/Max. November will see the return of two scripted series in Julia and Rap Sh!t, both of which are debuting their respective second seasons, but this month’s fresh highlight is likely to be Bookie, a new comedy series from the partnership of The Big Bang Theory creator Chuck Lorre, and Nick Bakay. The show tracks an LA bookie called Danny (Sebastian Maniscalco), whose business is in peril as California movies to legalize sports gambling.

Elsewhere in November, there quite a few interesting documentaries to keep an eye on, and two that jump out as “must watch”. The first is Albert Brooks: Defending My Life, which chronicles the aging comedian’s life and career. The second is the previously-released Little Richard: I Am Everything, which tries to peel back the whitewashed canon of Richard Penniman in a true...

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The Series: "The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals"

Where You Can Stream It: Netflix

The Pitch: If you've watched "The Great British Baking Show" aka "The Great British Bake Off" in the U.K., you know all about the calm and joy of that series. The reality competition got many of us through the pandemic with its supportive amateur bakers who hug each other and help anyone having a hard time. It's a ... cuddly show. That may seem like a strange word to describe a series, but it just fits. 

If that warm and cozy series got you excited about baking competitions and you've run through every season Netflix has of that, the holiday versions, and "Junior Bake Off," you...