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The bittersweet one: Hacks. The HBO Max comedy has come to define comedic excellence while cementing Jean Smart's place in television history. Yes, they always planned to end it after five seasons, but that doesn't make saying goodbye any easier. 

I'm also gutted about Palm Royale getting canceled. Niche? Sure. But I loved having Kristen Wiig back on my TV screen, and now she's gone again. Other shows taking their final bow: Outlander, Tell Me Lies, The Boys, and Yellowjackets. 

And then there's the one everybody's actually talking about: The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The drama surrounding its end is almost as compelling as the show itself. Political? Revenue? Both? The jury's still out. 

What show are you most upset to lose? Let me know. I'm @HAlanScott on everything. 

Reality TV gave us everything and now we're in a full-blown identity crisis.

On this week's episode of the Parting Shot Podcast, I sat down with two of Newsweek's finest reality TV obsessives, Jenni Fink and Lauren Giella, to talk about where it all went wrong and what might save it.

We get into the YouTube disruption, the nostalgia boom fueling reboots like Survivor 50 and Project Runway, and why franchises like Real Housewives are slowly nailing their own coffins shut.

We also make the case that boring is the real villain of modern reality TV, not a cheating scandal, not a messy dinner table fight, just pure insufferable boring.

Oh, and we have some thoughts on Kyle Richards. Plus, a desperate, heartfelt plea for the return of Lisa Rinna. You're welcome. 

Since The Devil Wears Prada hit theaters in 2006, the assumption has been that Meryl Streep modeled Miranda Priestly exclusively after then-Vogue editor-in-chief and fashion icon Anna Wintour — but Streep says we’ve gotten it all wrong.

A new royal book, 'Queen Elizabeth II,' by Hugo Vickers threatens to blow up Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's narrative about their "special relationship" with the late Monarch.

Particularly striking is a passage stating the queen struggled to understand why Harry wanted to quit royal life to become, in her words, a "carer for Archie."

In this episode of the Royal Report, Newsweek's Jack Royston breaks down just how cutting that phrase will have been for Harry, and takes viewers through other major lines from the upcoming book.

By Devin Robertson

Grammy-nominated, chart-topping rapper Sexyy Red has a lot ahead of her this month. On April 10th, the "SkeeYee” rapper is set to make her Coachella debut, followed by her album release on her birthday, April 15.

Ahead of those monumental personal achievements, the soon-to-be 28-year-old returned to her hometown of St. Louis, MO, to build community and empower her city by launching her Giving is Sexyy Foundation.

Speaking to Newsweek about the importance of her philanthropic efforts, Sexyy Red said, “St. Louis raised me, so being able to come back and give back means everything.”

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