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The Halloween-themed episodes of “The Simpsons” have always been a treat of spooky stand-alone storylines. On Sunday, the show surprised viewers with the resurrection of Apu. The beloved Indian Kwik-E-Mart operator had not been heard onscreen in almost a decade. Once voiced by Hank Azaria, he's now voiced by Indian American actor Sunil Malhotra. Apu’s surprise return is a remarkable twist to a long-running discourse about the character representing a painful stereotype to some South Asian Americans. Comedian Hari Kondabolu made the 2017 documentary “The Problem With Apu.” He commended “The Simpsons” on bringing Apu back.
Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's election defeat in April ended a 16-year rule marked by media control and restrictions on press freedoms. Under the new government led by Prime Minister Péter Magyar, pressures on journalists have eased. Magyar's administration has taken steps to dismantle Orbán's media dominance, including suspending biased public media programming and replacing leadership. The left-leaning newspaper Népszabadság has relaunched after being shut down in 2016. While progress is evident, some journalists still press for greater government transparency.
FILE - Members of the media work during the government's press conference on Thursday, Jan 18, 2024. In Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has extended his party's control over the media, directly affecting informed democratic participation. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, File)
FILE - A headphone of a cameraman is seen in the press room during the government's press conference on Thursday, Jan 18, 2024. Polarization has created "an almost Orwellian environment" in Hungarian media, where the government weaponizes control of a majority of outlets to limit Hungarians' access to information. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, File)
FILE - Journalists ask questions to Gergely Gulyás, Minister of the Prime Minister's Office enters the press room during the government's press conference on Thursday, Jan 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, File)
Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine receives treatment at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, after being injured in an attack by Israeli settlers while covering clashes that erupted during the Palestinian olive harvest in the West Bank village of Abu Falah on Friday. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine receives treatment at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, after being injured in an attack by Israeli settlers while covering clashes that erupted during the Palestinian olive harvest in the West Bank village of Abu Falah on Friday. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Russell Brand speaks to the media as he arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London, Wednesday Oct. 14, 2026. (Ben Whitley/PA via AP)
Russell Brand speaks to the media as he arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London, Wednesday Oct. 14, 2026. (Ben Whitley/PA via AP)