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15-07-2025
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Snubbed By Oscars, ‘Will & Harper,' ‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story' Score Multiple Emmy Nominations
Will & Harper and Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story missed out on Oscar nominations, but they got their due this morning from Television Academy voters. Will & Harper, the story of Will Ferrell and his friend Harper Steele who embarked on a road trip after Harper came out as trans, earned five nominations, tied for the most in the nonfiction categories. The Netflix documentary, directed by Josh Greenbaum, will compete in the premier category of Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special where it will go up against Deaf President Now!, Martha, Pee-wee As Himself, and Sly Lives! (Aka The Burden Of Black Genius). Scroll for the full list of documentary category nominations. More from Deadline Primetime Emmy Nominations: The Complete List Emmys: Catherine O'Hara & Julianne Nicholson Score Double Acting Nominations 'The Daily Show' Nearly Doubles Its Own Emmy Record Kristen Wiig, overlooked for an Oscar nomination for her song from Will & Harper, made up for that with an Emmy nomination for 'Will and Harper Go West.' She shares co-writing credit on that song with Greenbaum and Sean Douglas, who also earned nominations. Along with Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special and Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, Will & Harper earned nominations for its cinematography, Josh Greenbaum's directing, and picture editing. 'I'm very proud of it. I mean, I've been proud of this film since it got created, and I'm happy that this will bring it maybe even a bigger audience,' Harper Steele told Deadline this morning, acknowledging a bit of a residual sting from the Oscar oversight – Will & Harper made the shortlist, but fell short of an Academy Award nomination. 'I was disappointed with the Oscar snub, but yeah, who knows the inner workings of the doc branch of the Oscars. I don't, but I'm happy to see that people still think highly of the film.' Steele, who served as head writer at Saturday Night Live, where she formed bonds with Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig and other SNL talents, shared her thoughts on Wiig being recognized for her tender and amusing song from Will & Harper. '[I'm] very happy Kristen was involved in this project. I have a special place in my heart for her,' Steele said. Noting Wiig's songwriting ability, she added, 'She's unsurprisingly talented at this point.' Steele also saluted Greenbaum for earning recognition for his direction. 'You have to be happy for all the blood and sweat that went into it, that basically Will and I had nothing to do with,' she noted. 'We just drove.' Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, an in-depth look at the late Superman star, earned an impressive four Emmy nominations, including recognition for directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui. The film, from HBO Max and DC Studios, also earned recognition for writing, picture editing, and Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score). The Super/Man Emmy love comes as another actor dons the red cape and boots – David Corenswet, starring in the James Gunn-directed Superman, which is off to a flying start at the box office ($220m worldwide and climbing). Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story not only examines the actor's iconic take on Clark Kent and the Man of Steel, but on his activism on behalf of people with disabilities after he became paralyzed in a horse-riding accident. The documentary features his children, Matthew, Alexandra, and Will. For timeliness, Will & Harper could hardly be more newsworthy. Donald Trump ran for a second term as president in part on stigmatizing trans and nonbinary people (one of his ad's declared 'Kamala is for they/them, President Trump is for you'). In an executive order he issued shortly after taking office again, Trump barked, 'Medical professionals are maiming and sterilizing a growing number of impressionable children under the radical and false claim that adults can change a child's sex.' And on June 18, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law that restricted trans minors' access to medical treatments like puberty blockers and hormone therapy. The immediacy of Will & Harper isn't lost on Steele. 'This is why I want the film to be out there and promoted in any possible way. I think there's a misunderstanding around trans people in general, but that's probably due to fear mongering more than people's understanding or people's knowledge of trans people,' Steele observed. 'And the fear mongering is deep and has been long lasting even before the Trump administration. I don't know what this film can actually do, but in some small way, I hope it adds to the conversation that allows people to understand that there is nothing to fear with trans people. Nothing at all.' Final Emmy voting takes place from August 18-27. The documentary category winners will be revealed at the Creative Arts Emmys on September 6 and 7 (highlights will air Sept. 13 on FXX). The main Primetime Emmy ceremony will be held Sept. 14, airing on CBS and Paramount+. These are the nominations in the documentary categories: Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special Deaf President Now! • Apple TV+ • Apple / Concordia Studio Amanda Rohlke, Produced by Davis Guggenheim, Produced by Jonathan King, Produced by Nyle DiMarco, Produced by Michael Harte, Produced by Wayne Betts Jr., Producer Laurene Powell Jobs, Executive Producer Martha • Netflix • A Netflix Documentary / A This Machine Production R.J. Cutler, Produced by Trevor Smith, Produced by Jane Cha Cutler, Produced by Alina Cho, Produced by Austin Wilkin, Produced by Elise Pearlstein, Executive Producer Mark Blatty, Executive Producer Pee-wee As Himself • HBO | Max • HBO Documentary Films presents an Elara & First Love Films production Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Producer/Executive Producer Matt Wolf, Executive Producer Ronald Bronstein, Executive Producer Benny Safdie, Executive Producer Josh Safdie, Executive Producer Paul Reubens, Executive Producer Candace Tomarken, Executive Producer Sly Lives! (Aka The Burden Of Black Genius) • Hulu • MRC, Network Entertainment Inc., Two One Five Entertainment Inc., RadicalMedia, Stardust Films LLC, ID8 Multimedia Inc., and Sony Music Entertainment Joseph Patel, Produced by Derik Murray, Produced by Amit Dey, Executive Producer Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson, Executive Producer Zarah Zohlman, Executive Producer Shawn Gee, Executive Producer Will & Harper • Netflix • A Netflix Documentary / A Wayfarer Studios Film / A Delirio Films Production / A Gloria Sanchez Production Rafael Marmor, Produced by Christopher Leggett, Produced by Will Ferrell, Produced by Jessica Elbaum, Produced by Josh Greenbaum, Produced by Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series Chef's Table • Netflix • Boardwalk Pictures and David Gelb Planetarium for Netflix Andrew Lloyd Bank, Producer Michael Hilliard, Producer Drew Palombi, Producer Talin P. Middleton, Producer David Gelb, Executive Producer Andrew Fried, Executive Producer Brian McGinn, Executive Producer Danny O'Malley, Executive Producer Dane Lillegard, Co-Executive Producer 100 Foot Wave • HBO | Max • HBO Presents, Topic Studios, Library Films, Amplify Pictures Vincent Kardasik, Producer Ryan Heller, Executive Producer Michael Bloom, Executive Producer Maria Zuckerman, Executive Producer Zach Rothfeld, Executive Producer Joe Lewis, Executive Producer Chris Smith, Executive Producer Nancy Abraham, Executive Producer Lisa Heller, Executive Producer Bentley Weiner, Executive Producer Simone Biles Rising • Netflix • Religion of Sports in association with the Olympic Channel for Netflix Jemele Hill, Producer Gotham Chopra, Executive Producer Giselle Parets, Executive Producer Ameeth Sankaran, Executive Producer Janey Miller, Executive Producer Yiannis Exarchos, Executive Producer JT Taylor, Executive Producer Katie Walsh, Executive Producer Jérôme Parmentier, Executive Producer David Herren, Executive Producer SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night • Peacock • Peacock Original, Tremolo Productions Jonathan Formica, Producer Allison Klein, Producer Morgan Neville, Executive Producer Caitrin Rogers, Executive Producer Juaquin Cambron, Executive Producer Nora Chute, Supervising Producer Darling Higgins, Line Producer Zach Greenspan, Line Producer Social Studies • FX on Hulu • Institute and FX Productions Lauren Greenfield, Produced by/Executive Producer Frank Evers, Produced by/Executive Producer Wallis Annenberg, Executive Producer Regina K. Scully, Executive Producer Andrea Van Beuren, Executive Producer Caryn Capotosto, Executive Producer Julie Frankel, Supervising Producer Jennifer Kobzik, Line Producer Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series Or Special Conan O'Brien Must Go • HBO | Max • Max in association with Conaco Conan O'Brien, Executive Producer/Host Jeff Ross, Executive Producer José Arroyo, Producer Jason Chillemi, Producer Sarah Federowicz, Producer Jessie Gaskell, Producer Mike Sweeney, Producer Aaron Bleyaert, Supervising Producer Jordan Schlansky, Supervising Producer Matthew Shaw, Series Producer The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse: MAGA: The Next Generation • Comedy Central • Hello Doggie, Inc. Jordan Klepper, Executive Producer/Host Abby Arora, Producer Jessie Kanevsky, Producer Ian Berger, Executive Producer Jennifer Flanz, Executive Producer Zhubin Parang, Co-Executive Producer Sushil Dayal, Supervising Producer Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. • PBS • A production of McGee Media, Inkwell Media and Kunhardt Films, in association with WETA Washington, D.C. Kevin Burke, Producer CeCe Moore, Producer Henry Gates Jr., Executive Producer/Host Dyllan McGee, Executive Producer Peter Kunhardt, Executive Producer Deborah Porfido, Supervising Producer Sabin Streeter, Senior Producer Natalia Warchol, Series Producer Robert Yacyshyn, Line Producer My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman • Netflix • Jax Media and Worldwide Pants, Inc. for Netflix Tommy Alter, Producer John Nemeth, Producer Isabel Richardson, Producer Tom Keaney, Executive Producer Mary Barclay, Executive Producer Michael Steed, Executive Producer Séamus Murphy-Mitchell, Executive Producer Justin Wilkes, Executive Producer Jake Fuller, Executive Producer Halavah Sofsky, Line Producer Tucci In Italy • National Geographic • BBC Studios Specialist Factual Productions and Salt Productions for National Geographic Francesco Ficarra, Producer Yari Lorenzo, Producer Stanley Tucci, Executive Producer/Host Lottie Birmingham, Executive Producer Amanda Lyon, Executive Producer Simon Raikes, Executive Producer Ben Jessop, Co-Executive Producer Mandy Weller, Line Producer Stephanie Stoltzfus, Line Producer Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking I Am: Celine Dion • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Music Entertainment, Vermilion Films Tom Mackay, Produced by Julie Begey Seureau, Produced by Irene Taylor, Produced by Dave Platel, Executive Producer Denis Savage, Executive Producer Shane Carter, Executive Producer Krista Wegener, Executive Producer Patrice: The Movie • Hulu • All Ages Productions, ABC News Studios, ESS Projects, Cedar Road Ted Passon, Director & Executive Producer Kyla Harris, Producer Innbo Shim, Producer Emily Spivack, Producer David Sloan, Senior Executive Producer Claire Weinraub, Executive Producer Poh Si Teng, Executive Producer The Remarkable Life Of Ibelin • Netflix • Medieoperatørene and VGTV for Netflix Benjamin Ree, Director Ingvil Giske, Producer Outstanding Directing For A Documentary/Nonfiction Program Deaf President Now! • Apple TV+ • Apple / Concordia Studio Nyle DiMarco, Directed by Davis Guggenheim, Directed by Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years Of SNL Music • NBC • Two One Five Entertainment, RadicalMedia, Broadway Video Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson, Directed by Oz Rodríguez, Directed by Pee-wee As Himself • HBO | Max • HBO Documentary Films presents an Elara & First Love Films production Matt Wolf, Directed by Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story • HBO | Max • DC Studios presents in association with HBO Documentary Films and CNN Films in association with Words+Pictures, a Passion Pictures and Misfits Entertainment production in association with Jenco Films Ian Bonhôte, Directed by Peter Ettedgui, Directed by Will & Harper • Netflix • A Netflix Documentary / A Wayfarer Studios Film / A Delirio Films Production / A Gloria Sanchez Production Josh Greenbaum, Directed by Outstanding Cinematography For A Nonfiction Program Chef's Table • Jamie Oliver • Netflix • Boardwalk Pictures and David Gelb Planetarium for Netflix Adam Bricker, ASC, Director of Photography 100 Foot Wave • Chapter III – Cortes Bank • HBO | Max • HBO Presents, Topic Studios, Library Films, Amplify Pictures Michael Darrigade, Cinematography by Vincent Kardasik, Cinematography by Alexandre Lesbats, Cinematography by Laurent Pujol, Cinematography by Karl Sandrock, Cinematography by Chris Smith, Cinematography by Ren Faire • Daddy's Dyin', Who's Got The Will? • HBO | Max • HBO Documentary Films presents a production of Elara Pictures in association with To Be Formed and Widow's Peak Nate Hurtsellers, Director of Photography Tucci In Italy • Tuscany • National Geographic • BBC Studios Specialist Factual Productions and Salt Productions for National Geographic Matt Ball, Director of Photography Will & Harper • Netflix • A Netflix Documentary / A Wayfarer Studios Film / A Delirio Films Production / A Gloria Sanchez Production Zoë White, ACS, Director of Photography Outstanding Picture Editing For A Nonfiction Program Chimp Crazy • Gone Ape • HBO | Max • HBO Documentary Films presents A Goode Films Production Evan Wise, ACE, Supervising Editor Charles Divak, ACE, Editor Adrienne Gits, ACE, Editor Doug Abel, ACE, BFE, Editor Sascha Stanton-Craven, Additional Editor Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years Of SNL Music • NBC • Two One Five Entertainment, RadicalMedia, Broadway Video James Lester, Editor Oz Rodríguez, Editor F. Michael Young, Additional Editor Pee-wee As Himself • HBO | Max • HBO Documentary Films presents an Elara & First Love Films production Damian Rodriguez, Editor SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night • More Cowbell • Peacock • Peacock Original, Tremolo Productions Cori Wapnowska, Editor Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story • HBO | Max • DC Studios presents in association with HBO Documentary Films and CNN Films in association with Words+Pictures, a Passion Pictures and Misfits Entertainment production in association with Jenco Films Otto Burnham, Editor Will & Harper • Netflix • A Netflix Documentary / A Wayfarer Studios Film / A Delirio Films Production / A Gloria Sanchez Production Monique Zavistovski, ACE, Editor Lori Lovoy-Goran, Additional Editor Outstanding Music Composition For A Documentary Series Or Special (Original Dramatic Score) The Americas • Andes • NBC • BBC Studios Natural History Unit in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio Hans Zimmer, Composer Anže Rozman, Composer Kara Talve, Composer Chef's Table • José Andrés • Netflix • Boardwalk Pictures and David Gelb Planetarium for Netflix Duncan Thum, Composer David Bertok, Composer Leonardo Da Vinci • PBS • Florentine Films & WETA Caroline Shaw, Composer Planet Earth: Asia • Beneath The Waves • BBC America • A BBC Studios Natural History Unit production co-produced with BBC America and ZDF for BBC Jacob Shea, Composer Laurentia Editha, Composer Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story • HBO | Max • DC Studios presents in association with HBO Documentary Films and CNN Films in association with Words+Pictures, a Passion Pictures and Misfits Entertainment production in association with Jenco Films Ilan Eshkeri, Composer Outstanding Sound Editing For A Nonfiction Or Reality Program Beatles '64 • Disney+ • Apple Corps Ltd. Philip Stockton, Supervising Sound Editor Allan Zaleski, Sound Effects Editor John M. Davis, Music Editor Music By John Williams • Disney+ • Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Dmitri Makarov, Dialogue Editor Tim Farrell, Sound Effects Editor Richard Gould, Sound Effects Editor Ramiro Belgardt, Music Editor 100 Foot Wave • Chapter III – Cortes Bank • HBO | Max • HBO Presents, Topic Studios, Library Films, Amplify Pictures Kevin Senzaki, MPSE, Sound Designer/Sound Effects Editor Eric Di Stefano, Sound Designer/Sound Effects Editor Max Holland, Dialogue Editor Eli Akselrod, Sound Effects Editor Mika Anami, Sound Effects Editor Pee-wee As Himself • HBO | Max • HBO Documentary Films presents an Elara & First Love Films production Daniel Timmons, Supervising Sound Editor Ian Cymore, Dialogue Editor Ryan Billia, Sound Effects Editor Jeremy S. Bloom, Sound Effects Editor Kelly Rodriguez, Sound Effects Editor Eric Caudieux, Music Editor Jonathan Zalben, Music Editor SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night • Season 11: The Weird Year • Peacock • Peacock Original, Tremolo Productions William Harp, Dialogue Editor Sean Gray, Sound Effects Editor Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Nonfiction Program Beatles '64 • Disney+ • Apple Corps Ltd. Josh Berger, Re-Recording Mixer Giles Martin, Re-Recording Music Mixer Music By John Williams • Disney+ • Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Roy Waldspurger, Re-Recording Mixer Christopher Barnett, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer Noah Alexander, Production Mixer 100 Foot Wave • Chapter III – Cortes Bank • HBO | Max • HBO Presents, Topic Studios, Library Films, Amplify Pictures Keith Hodne, Re-Recording Mixer Pee-wee As Himself • HBO | Max • HBO Documentary Films presents an Elara & First Love Films production Johnny Mathie, Production Mixer Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary (Music Box) • HBO | Max • HBO Documentary Films presents a Ringer Films Production in association with Margot Station Tony Solis, Re-Recording Mixer Paul Stula, Production Mixer Barry London, Production Mixer Outstanding Writing For A Nonfiction Program Chimp Crazy • Head Shot • HBO | Max • HBO Documentary Films presents A Goode Films Production Eric Goode, Written by Jeremy McBride, Written by Timothy Moran, Written by Evan Wise, Written by Adrienne Gits, Written by Conan O'Brien Must Go • Austria • HBO | Max • Max in association with Conaco Conan O'Brien, Written by Mike Sweeney, Written by Jessie Gaskell, Written by José Arroyo, Written by The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse: MAGA: The Next Generation • Comedy Central • Hello Doggie, Inc. Ian Berger, Writer Jordan Klepper, Writer Jennifer Flanz, Writer Devin Delliquanti, Writer Scott Sherman, Writer Martha • Netflix • A Netflix Documentary / A This Machine Production R.J. Cutler, Written by Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story • HBO | Max • DC Studios presents in association with HBO Documentary Films and CNN Films in association with Words+Pictures, a Passion Pictures and Misfits Entertainment production in association with Jenco Films Peter Ettedgui, Written by Ian Bonhôte, Written by Otto Burnham, Written by Outstanding Narrator Planet Earth: Asia • The Frozen North • BBC America • A BBC Studios Natural History Unit production co-produced with BBC America and ZDF for BBC Sir David Attenborough, Narrator Erased: WW2's Heroes Of Color • D-Day • National Geographic • October Films, 22 Summers Idris Elba, Narrator The Americas • Andes • NBC • BBC Studios Natural History Unit in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio Tom Hanks, Narrator Our Oceans • Indian Ocean • Netflix • A Netflix Documentary Series / A Wild Space Production in association with Freeborne Media and Higher Ground Barack Obama, Narrator Octopus! • Part 1 • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Jigsaw Productions, Wells Street Films Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Narrator Best of Deadline Everything We Know About Amazon's 'Verity' Movie So Far 'Street Fighter' Cast: Who's Who In The Live-Action Arcade Film Adaption 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Emmys, Oscars, Grammys & More
Axios
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Harper Steele takes center stage at SF Pride
Harper Steele isn't new to Pride parades, but this year's will feel a bit different when she takes on the role of celebrity grand marshal for what she calls "the mother of Pride parades." The big picture: The Los Angeles-based trans comedy writer and producer will anchor San Francisco's celebration of LGBTQ+ resilience amid an uptick in anti-trans incidents across the country. Steele's "visibility and vulnerability are a powerful reminder that queer people can and must be celebrated in every context," SF Pride executive director Suzanne Ford said in a statement on Steele's involvement. State of play: Steele's connection to the Bay Area runs deep. Since first hitch hiking to San Francisco in her 20s, she has often returned to see friends and spend time with record collections at Amoeba and Rasputin. Places like San Francisco are "beacons" for many LGBTQ+ people, she told Axios. "My own journey, much of that was true." Flashback: Steele grew up in Iowa City with "a skewed understanding of what it meant to be trans," as if it was "something psychologically deviant," she said. "I stuck to that for a while." After navigating gender dysphoria for decades, she transitioned at age 59 and started coming out to friends in 2021. "With a lot of trans people, that all-in moment happens three or four times, and then you retreat, advance, retreat," she said. "But at age 59, I didn't like the idea of getting older and not being authentic to myself." Between the lines: Steele became more widely known after " Will & Harper," a 2024 documentary that followed her and longtime friend Will Ferrell on a road trip across America. The film was Ferrell's idea, and it took her a while to agree. "I was thinking about anti-trans bills passing across the country, and then I thought, 'Well, there's some use I can get out of this very popular actor... maybe more people will see this.'" What they're saying:"I do think there's an environment where trans children can grow up in today's world... with less shame and guilt or no shame or guilt, which is the way we should all be allowed to grow," said Steele, who is now working on a memoir. Though she acknowledged it's "very idealistic thinking," she remains "hopeful we can change hearts and minds for those young people."
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Will Ferrell Developing ‘Eurovision' Stage Musical Based On His 2020 Netflix Film
EXCLUSIVE: A stage musical based on the 2020 Netflix movie Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is under development with Will Ferrell, Harper Steele and Anthony King writing the book and Savan Kotecha composing the music. Alex Timbers is on board to direct. 'We are more than excited to bring Eurovision to Broadway,' said Ferrell in a statement. 'The stage musical is a perfect place to continue our celebration of all the things we love about this amazing and unifying song competition.' More from Deadline 'Good Night, And Good Luck' Could Tour And "Might" Go To London, George Clooney Tells Seth Meyers Countdown To Broadway's Tony Night: How Are The Nominees Doing At The Box Office? Tony Awards Announce Presenter Line-Up: Keanu Reeves & Alex Winter Part Of Excellent Adventure The adaptation was announced today by producer Lia Vollack. A production timeline was not disclosed. 'Will Ferrell and Harper Steele are my comedy heroes,' said Timbers (Just In Time). 'And when I first saw their joyful movie Eurovision during the pandemic, it buoyed spirits during a very dark time. With this stage adaptation, I can't wait to bring that same mix of heart, spectacle, irreverence, and awe to audiences across the world.' The 2020 film starred Ferrell alongside Rachel McAdams and tells the story of aspiring Icelandic musicians Lars Erickssong and Sigrit Ericksdottir as they are given the chance to represent their country at the world's most famous song competition. The film's original song 'Husavik (My Hometown),' written by Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus, and Rickard Göransson, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2020. 'This is a stellar team for what I am sure will be an equally stellar adaption of a film the world loved,' said Martin Green CBE Director, Eurovision Song Contest. 'Our aim always is to bring the joy of the Eurovision Song Contest to more people globally – especially as we approach our 70th edition in 2026.' The Eurovision Song Contest is the world's largest live music event and a global superbrand, reaching 166 million viewers around the world on TV and with 19.9 million views on YouTube. It is organized annually by the European Broadcasting Union. The competition has taken place every year since 1956 with notable winners including ABBA and Celine Dion. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More Everything We Know About 'Nobody Wants This' Season 2 So Far
New York Times
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
What's in Our Queue? ‘Will & Harper' and More
Skip to contentSkip to site index I'm a national correspondent and often look at the country through the lens of sports. I write about serious subjects, so I like to find ways for my brain, and my heart, to take a break from the intensity. Here are some things I've recently enjoyed → I write a lot about transgender Americans, and this documentary gave me some incredible insight. It's about the cross-country road trip Will Ferrell took with Harper Steele, a close friend who had recently transitioned, and features their conversations — some serious, some funny — about gender and acceptance. As an animal lover, I can't help but check Instagram every morning for posts and stories from Niall Harbison, a former chef who has dedicated his life to sterilizing, feeding and saving street dogs in Thailand. His acts of kindness make me feel good about the world, and I've gotten to know dozens of adorable dogs by name. Headed to report a story about a soccer team, I binge-watched much of this show on a long-haul flight and laughed so loudly that I startled the guy sitting in my row. The show hit home for me, a longtime sportswriter. With the announcement of a fourth season, I'm rewatching the episodes, loving the quirky characters, particularly the blunt and multifaceted Roy Kent. I've loved Coldplay ever since seeing them in 2001 at the Bronco Bowl in Dallas. On their latest album, 'Moon Music,' a ballad called 'All My Love' is simple but moving, and the video for it is just as sweet. In it, the 99-year-old actor Dick Van Dyke dances barefoot and offers his takes on life and love. The Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer's use of light in depicting everyday subjects — like a woman pouring milk — takes my breath away. The National Gallery of Art, not far from my home in Washington, usually has a handful of his works, which is special because only a few dozen of his paintings exist worldwide. I can stare at them for hours. What's in Our Queue? 'Will & Harper' and More © 2025 The New York Times Company Manage Privacy Preferences
