Culture Wednesday Notes Uristocrat Dec 6, 2023 — 1 min read Obamas’ Vision for Hollywood Company: ‘This Isn’t Like Masterpiece Theater’Obamas’ Vision for Hollywood Company: ‘This Isn’t Like Masterpiece Theater’With three new films on Netflix, Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground, is pursuing projects in different genres that aren’t always uplifting.The New York TimesNicole SperlingNorman Lear, producer of TV’s ‘The Jeffersons’ and ‘Good Times,’ has died at 101Norman Lear, producer of TV’s ‘The Jeffersons’ and ‘Good Times,’ has died at 101 - New York Amsterdam NewsNorman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as “All in the Family” and “Maude” and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, has died. He was 101.New York Amsterdam NewsLYNN ELBER AP Television Writer