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2020 Met Gala Theme Revealed: Relive the Best Looks From Fashion’s Biggest Event of the Year
The 2020 Met Gala theme is all about the enduring history of fashion, so it's only fitting that we take a trip back in time.
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Selena Gomez and Little Sister Gracie Steal the Show at Frozen 2 Premiere
Selena Gomezand her little sister Grace Teefey are showing us all how it's done!
The Frozen 2 premiere was basically a Selena and Gracie masterclass on how to turn heads in all the…
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‘Carnival of Souls’ Proves the Shocking Allure of Indie Horror
ReviewsMovies ‘Carnival of Souls’ Proves the Shocking Allure of Indie Horror 30 Oct…
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Feminist ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Refuses to Go Full Woke
ReviewsMovies Feminist ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Refuses to Go Full Woke 01 Nov
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‘Greener Grass’ Shows Ugly Side of Suburbia, Indie Comedy
ReviewsMovies ‘Greener Grass’ Shows Ugly Side of Suburbia, Indie Comedy 01 Nov
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‘Harriet’ Isn’t Equal to the Superlative Subject in Play
ReviewsMovies ‘Harriet’ Isn’t Equal to the Superlative Subject in Play 01 Nov
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‘Doctor Sleep’ Is the ‘Shining’ Sequel We Fear Most
ReviewsMovies ‘Doctor Sleep’ Is the ‘Shining’ Sequel We Fear Most 07 Nov
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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK: BBC to make season 2
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK: BBC to make season 2 Image caption RuPaul and former US contestant Raven on RuPaul's Drag Race UK RuPaul's Drag Race UK, the BBC Three drag queen…
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London Piccadilly Theatre ceiling collapses on audience
London Piccadilly Theatre ceiling collapses on audience Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionActor Wendell Pierce apologised for the roof collapse Several people…
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BBC’s Hanna Yusuf up for posthumous journalism award
BBC's Hanna Yusuf up for posthumous British Journalism Award Image caption Yusuf wrote for The Guardian and The Times before joining the BBC The BBC's Hanna Yusuf has been…
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James Dean CGI ‘casting’ angers Avengers star Chris Evans
James Dean CGI 'casting' angers Avengers star Chris Evans Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Captain America star Chris Evans does not think James Dean would be…
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Jean-Michel Jarre launches ‘infinite album’
Jean-Michel Jarre launches 'infinite album' Image copyright Erik Voake Image caption Jarre has been at the forefront of electronic music for five decades As French composer…
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Samira Ahmed’s BBC equal pay tribunal ends: Who said what?
Samira Ahmed's BBC equal pay tribunal ends: Who said what? Image copyright PA Media Image caption Ahmed (right) was accompanied by BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty on the…
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BritBox: UK broadcasters enter the streaming wars as new service launches
BritBox: UK broadcasters enter the streaming wars as new service launches Image copyright BritBox Image caption Downton Abbey is among the programmes available at launch BritBox, a…
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From Lawn Mowers To Rock Concerts, Our ‘Deafening World’ Is Hurting Our Ears
Enlarge this image Harsh ambient sound from even small household appliances, such as food processors and hair dryers, can reach levels that lead to permanent damage, hearing specialists…
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The Hit Movie ‘Parasite’ Puts Basement Structures In Structural Inequality
Enlarge this image In Bong Joon-ho's movie Parasite, the Kim family — which assembles pizza boxes to get by — resides in a semi-basement apartment originally constructed as a…
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In ‘Mobituaries,’ Mo Rocca Gives People The Second Send-Offs They Deserved
Mobituaries Great Lives Worth Reliving
by Mo Rocca, Jonathan Greenberg and Mitch Butler
Hardcover, 375 pages |
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‘We’re All Struggling’: Writer Saeed Jones Reflects On Identity And Acceptance
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‘A Marvelous Life’ Holds Stan Lee High As The Man Who Made Superheroes Matter
A Marvelous Life The Amazing Story of Stan Lee
by Danny Fingeroth
Hardcover, 390 pages |
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‘The Deep’ Sings With Many Voices
The Deep by Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes
Hardcover, 176 pages |
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‘The Mysterious Affair At Olivetti’ Attempts To Find A Cold War Conspiracy
The Mysterious Affair at Olivetti IBM, the CIA, and the Cold War Conspiracy to Shut Down Production of the World's First Desktop Computer
by Meryle Secrest
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Why Edward Norton Moved ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ To The New York Of Robert Moses
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In ‘American Son,’ Kerry Washington Wants You To ‘Let Yourself Be In This…
Enlarge this image In Netflix's American Son, Kerry Washington plays Kendra Ellis-Connor, a black mother of a black son who's gone missing. David Lee/Netflix hide caption…
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Emilia Clarke On ‘Last Christmas,’ Brexit And Life After ‘Game Of Thrones’
Enlarge this image Emilia Clarke plays Kate, who works in a year-round Christmas goods store, in Last Christmas, directed by Paul Feig. Jonathan Prime/Universal Pictures hide caption…
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The Hit Movie ‘Parasite’ Puts Basement Structures In Structural Inequality
Enlarge this image In Bong Joon-ho's movie Parasite, the Kim family — which assembles pizza boxes to get by — resides in a semi-basement apartment originally constructed as a…
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A Film Grows In Edward Norton’s ‘Motherless Brooklyn’
Wednesday, Nov 06 2019 • 11:30 a.m. (ET) A Film Grows In Edward Norton’s ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ Listen…
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John Cena and Girlfriend Shay Shariatzadeh Make Their Red Carpet Debut
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John Cena has taken a major step in his relationship with Shay Shariatzadeh. The couple, who sparked romance rumors back in March, have made their red carpet debut! On…
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‘Jojo Rabbit’ Is the Hilarious Nazi Comedy We Deserve
ReviewsMovies ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Is the Hilarious Nazi Comedy We Deserve 24 Oct
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Warning: ‘Lighthouse’ Is Perfect, Pretentious Art House Cinema
ReviewsMovies Warning: ‘Lighthouse’ Is Perfect, Pretentious Art House Cinema 25 Oct…
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How 1988’s ‘The Blob’ Broke All the Remake Rules
ReviewsMovies How 1988’s ‘The Blob’ Broke All the Remake Rules 28 Oct
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‘Curtains’ – This Pre-MeToo Slasher Film Stands Test of Time
ReviewsMovies ‘Curtains’ – This Pre-MeToo Slasher Film Stands Test of Time 29 Oct
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HiT DVD Autopsy: ‘HalloweeNight’
ReviewsMovies HiT DVD Autopsy: ‘HalloweeNight’ 29 Oct
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Pinewood to pull out of Cardiff studio
Pinewood to end involvement with Cardiff film studio Image caption Pinewood's involvement in the Cardiff facility will come to an end next March Pinewood will end its involvement…
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John Legend and Kelly Clarkson update Baby It’s Cold Outside for #MeToo era
John Legend and Kelly Clarkson update Baby It's Cold Outside for #MeToo era Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Kelly Clarkson and John Legend are both judges on the US…
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Game of Thrones writers Benioff and Weiss leave Star Wars trilogy
Game of Thrones writers Benioff and Weiss leave Star Wars trilogy Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The pair brought the Game of Thrones books to the small screen Game of…
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REM look back on Monster: ‘We did not want to become the dancing monkey’
REM look back on Monster: 'We did not want to become the dancing monkey' Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Michael Stipe: "We didn't want fame, we didn't…
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Lewis Capaldi becomes ‘America’s sweetheart’ with US number one single
Lewis Capaldi becomes 'America's sweetheart' with US number one single Image copyright Isha Shah Image caption The singer said US success meant he'd be able to pay…
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Game of Thrones prequel starring Naomi Watts ‘ditched by HBO’
Game of Thrones prequel starring Naomi Watts 'ditched by HBO' Image copyright Reuters Image caption Naomi Watts was the biggest name signed up the prequel A prequel series to…
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Netflix angers film-makers with ‘insulting’ speed-up function
Netflix angers film-makers with 'insulting' speed-up function Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Judd Apatow (left) and Aaron Paul have both spoken out Netflix has…
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The Great British Bake Off crowns its 2019 winner
The Great British Bake Off crowns its 2019 winner Image copyright Channel 4 Image caption Left-right: Steph, Alice and David survived to the final After 10 gruelling weeks of being…
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‘It Would Be Night In Caracas’ Mourns A Mother And A Country
It Would Be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo
Hardcover, 229 pages |
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Blending Memoir And Reporting, ‘The In-Betweens’ Exposes An Otherworldly Community
The In-Betweens The Spiritualists, Mediums, and Legends of Camp Etna
by Mira Ptacin
Hardcover, 260 pages |
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Prince Wanted To ‘Break The Mold Of The Memoir,’ Says His Co-Writer
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Shudder Puts The Screaming In Streaming Video
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The Kid Bows Out: Movie Producer Robert Evans Dies At 89
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‘Shadow Network’ Offers A Lesson On The American Right’s Mastery Of Politics
Shadow Network Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right
by Anne Nelson
Hardcover, 394 pages |
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For Author Kevin Wilson, Writing Offers A Brief Reprieve From Tourette’s
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‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan’ Offers A Dose Of Retro Heroism In Its 2nd Season
Enlarge this image John Krasinski is a smarter-than-thou Jack Ryan — a more righteous than lovable ex-marine who works as a financial analyst for the CIA. Jonny Cournoyer/Amazon Studios…
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The Kid Bows Out: Movie Producer Robert Evans Dies At 89
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The 1A Movie Club Sees ‘Jojo Rabbit’
Tuesday, Oct 29 2019 • 11 a.m. (ET) The 1A Movie Club Sees ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Listen…
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‘The Fountains Of Silence’ Flows With Love, Anger, Fear And Hope
The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
Hardcover, 512 pages |
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Sleep Loss, Sunscreen, And Very Little Sex In These ‘Love Poems’ For Parents
Enlarge this image John Kenney says his poetry — a term he uses loosely — is poetry in the same sense that "Arby's is farm-to-table dining." His new collection is called Love Poems…
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Gene Weingarten Mines Magic From Just ‘One Day’
One Day The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America
by Gene Weingarten
Hardcover, 374 pages |
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‘People Are Afraid Of Cinema’: François Ozon Takes On Church Sexual Abuse
Enlarge this image François Ozon's By the Grace of God dramatizes the child sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church of Lyon, France. /Courtesy of Music Box Films hide caption…
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Surrealist Silvina Ocampo Shines In Two New Translations
The Promise by Silvina Ocampo
Paperback, 144 pages |
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‘Burn It Down’ Diagnoses, Analyzes The State Of American Women’s Anger
Burn It Down Women Writing About Anger
by Lilly Dancyger
Hardcover, 252 pages |
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Prince Memoir, ‘The Beautiful Ones,’ Brings To Life A Vision In One’s Mind
The Beautiful Ones by Prince and Dan Piepenbring
Hardcover, 279 pages |
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‘The Current War: Director’s Cut’ Shines At Low But Steady Wattage
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Inner Life, During Wartime: ‘The Kill Team’
Enlarge this image While serving in Afghanistan, a young American soldier (Nat Wolff, left) is mentally and physically tested by his commanding officer (Alexander Skarsgård, right). A24…
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Springsteen Concert Film ‘Western Stars’ Sheds No New Light
Enlarge this image Bruce Springsteen brings his new album to the silver screen in the concert movie, Western Skies. Rob DeMartin/Warner Bros. Pictures hide caption
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In ‘Frankie,’ Huppert Struggles To Keep A Secret — And Our Interest
Enlarge this image Frankie, starring Marisa Tomei (left) and Isabelle Huppert (right), follows a family reunion of three generations in Portugal. Sony Pictures Classics hide caption…
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Why Dan Krauss Turned His Documentary, ‘The Kill Team,’ Into A Feature Film
Dan Krauss made a 2014 documentary about five U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan who were accused of murdering civilians. He told NPR's Ari Shapiro why he made the story into a feature…
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The War Behind ‘The Current War’
The Current War: Director's Cut, about the battle to develop the electrical grid, is one of the last movies associated with The Weinstein Company and endured its own battles.
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‘People Are Afraid Of Cinema’: François Ozon Takes On Church Sexual Abuse
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Documenting Surrogacy In ‘Made In Boise’
Made in Boise documents a thriving industry: surrogacy. Nicole Williamson, a former surrogate, runs a surrogacy agency. She carried a child for Shannon Raynor. They talk to Lulu…
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How a Vow of Silence Turned Lizzo Into a Body-Positive Queen With an Unstoppable Singing Career
Lizzo has been waiting a long time for this moment.
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How ‘Terror in the Aisles’ Perfectly Captured ’80s Horror
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‘Zombieland: Double Tap’ Delivers Big, Brainless Laughs
ReviewsMovies ‘Zombieland: Double Tap’ Delivers Big, Brainless Laughs 18 Oct
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Hit Rewind: ‘Moonstruck’ (1987)
ReviewsMovies Hit Rewind: ‘Moonstruck’ (1987) 19 Oct
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Steph McGovern leaves BBC Breakfast for Channel 4
Steph McGovern: Presenter leaves BBC Breakfast for Channel 4 Image copyright PA Media Steph McGovern is to leave BBC Breakfast to front a new daily current affairs show for Channel 4.…
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Radio 1 boss Ben Cooper to leave the BBC
Radio 1 boss Ben Cooper to leave the BBC Radio 1 boss Ben Cooper has announced he is leaving the BBC after eight years running the station.
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Ex-EastEnders star ‘degraded’ by job-shame story
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The Crown 3 trailer: Olivia Colman’s Queen faces a crisis of confidence
The Crown 3 trailer: Olivia Colman's Queen faces a crisis of confidence Image copyright Netflix trailer Image caption Worrying times ahead for Queen Elizabeth II The first full…
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House Rules: ‘Bullied’ reality TV star wins payout in Australia
House Rules: 'Bullied' reality TV star wins payout in Australia Image copyright CHANNEL SEVEN Image caption Nicole Prince (left) and Fiona Taylor competed in a home renovation…
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Musicians ‘face high levels of sexual harassment’
Musicians 'face high levels of sexual harassment' Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Musicians like Rita Ora wore a white rose to the 2018 Grammys to protest against…
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Richard Bacon: ‘I think I am an addict’
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Trump’s Former VA Secretary Describes ‘Toxic’ Washington Culture In New Book
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Former Cambridge Analytica Director Says She Saw Company Techniques ‘As Savvy’
Targeted My Inside Story of Cambridge Analytica and How Trump and Facebook Broke Democracy
by Brittany Kaiser
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‘Watchmen’ Creator Damon Lindelof: Not Talking About Race Felt…
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‘Last Of Her Name’ Urges Readers: Only Connect
Last of Her Name by Mimi Lok
Paperback, 221 pages |
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Essayist Ventures ‘From The Greeks To Game Of Thrones’ — And Back Again
Ecstasy and Terror From the Greeks to Game of Thrones
by Daniel Mendelsohn
Paperback, 378 pages |
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Top Aide To Former Defense Chief James Mattis Recounts What The General Has Not
Holding the Line Inside Trump's Pentagon With Secretary Mattis
by Guy M. Snodgrass
Hardcover, 335 pages |
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It’s Superhero Time On Podcasts: Star-Lord And Black Widow To Step Up To The Mic
Enlarge this image Four of the planned scripted programs — 10 episodes each — will be based around the iconic characters of Wolverine, Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Star-Lord. A fifth…
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Anonymous Author of Explosive Trump Administration Insider Op-Ed To Publish Book
Enlarge this image Twelve Books Twelve Books The author of an anonymous op-ed in that ran in The New York Times on September 5, 2018, and created a stir both inside the White House and…
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20 Years Later, ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ Still Inspires Admiration And Debate
Enlarge this image Hilary Swank (left) and Chloe Sevigny starred in Boys Don't Cry, a fictionalized portrayal of the transgender youth Brandon Teena (played by Swank). Getty Images…
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It’s Superhero Time On Podcasts: Star-Lord And Black Widow To Step Up To The Mic
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Lizzo in songwriting row over Truth Hurts ‘DNA test’ lyric
Lizzo in songwriting row over Truth Hurts 'DNA test' lyric Image copyright Getty Images Lizzo has been accused of failing to give a credit to two songwriters who claim they…
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How Yorkshire Ripper’s terror ‘changed the world for women’
How Yorkshire Ripper's terror 'changed the world for women' Image copyright Zoe Martin Image caption Tessa Parr (left) and Natalie Gavin are among the play's…
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Jennifer Aniston joins Instagram by posting Friends reunion photo
Jennifer Aniston joins Instagram by posting Friends reunion photo Image copyright Getty Images/Instagram Image caption Jennifer Aniston by herself and with the rest of Friends'…
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Primavera becomes first major festival to go paperless
Primavera festival goes paperless with switch to mobile-only tickets Image caption Janelle Monae was one of the headliners at this year's Primavera Festival Primavera has become…
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Guns N’ Roses: Sweet Child O’ Mine hits 1bn YouTube views
Guns N' Roses: Sweet Child O' Mine hits 1bn YouTube views Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Guns N' Roses perform at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Illinois…
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Catwoman: Zoe Kravitz follows Hathaway and Berry in The Batman role
Catwoman: Zoe Kravitz follows Hathaway and Berry in The Batman role Image copyright AFP Image caption Kravitz was seen as Leta Lestrange in the Fantastic Beasts films Comic book fans…
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Emmerdale actress Leah Bracknell dies aged 55
Emmerdale actress Leah Bracknell dies aged 55 Image copyright Shutterstock Former Emmerdale actress Leah Bracknell has died at the age of 55, her manager has confirmed.
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Mesmerizing ‘Joker’ Targets Oscar, Not Real-World Violence
ReviewsMovies Mesmerizing ‘Joker’ Targets Oscar, Not Real-World Violence 03 Oct
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‘Rise of Jordan Peterson’ Pushes Past Partisan Bickering
ReviewsMovies ‘Rise of Jordan Peterson’ Pushes Past Partisan Bickering 10 Oct
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‘Gemini Man’ Suffers from Split Personality Syndrome
ReviewsMovies ‘Gemini Man’ Suffers from Split Personality Syndrome 11 Oct
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‘Where’s My Roy Cohn?’ Hits Late Lawyer, Trump and Reagan
ReviewsMovies ‘Where’s My Roy Cohn?’ Hits Late Lawyer, Trump and Reagan 11 Oct
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Woods, Carpenter Make ‘Vampires’ a Neglected Treat
ReviewsMovies Woods, Carpenter Make ‘Vampires’ a Neglected Treat 13 Oct
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Why ‘Lenny’ Is Essential Viewing in Our Cancel Culture Age
ReviewsMovies Why ‘Lenny’ Is Essential Viewing in Our Cancel Culture Age 13 Oct
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Rihanna Sizzles in a Fierce Leopard Print Dress at Her Visual Autobiography Launch
This is an ensemble for the books!
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Ed Sheeran’s label boss Ben Cook steps down over ‘offensive’ Run DMC costume
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Grown At High Altitudes, Bolivia’s Wines Are Rising Stars
Enlarge this image A vineyard in Tarija, Bolivia, the center of the country's wine industry. A growing number of wineries here are improving their techniques, ramping up production…
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Bill Bryson’s ‘The Body’ Is Missing His Characteristic Wit, Ingenious Way Of…
The Body A Guide for Occupants
by Bill Bryson
Hardcover, 450 pages |
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Ronan Farrow: ‘Catch And Kill’ Tactics Protected Both Weinstein And Trump
Enlarge this image Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Ronan Farrow poses for a portrait in NPR's Manhattan offices ahead of the release of his book Catch and Kill.…
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‘The Compatriots’ Suggests The Days Of Domestic-Only Politics Are Behind Us
The Compatriots The Brutal and Chaotic History of Russia's Exiles, Émigrés, and Agents Abroad
by Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan
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Felicity Huffman Begins 14-Day Prison Term In College Admissions Scandal
Enlarge this image Actress Felicity Huffman leaves federal court after her sentencing in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal in Boston last month. Elise Amendola/AP hide…
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The War On Terror, Through The Eyes Of 3 Women At The CIA
Life Undercover Coming of Age in the CIA
by Amaryllis Fox
Hardcover, 229 pages |
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In ‘Olive, Again,’ Elizabeth Strout Revisits An Old Friend
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
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Edna O’Brien Bears Witness To Horror In ‘Girl’
Girl by Edna O'Brien
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‘Jexi’ Is Siri-Ously Bad
Enlarge this image Adam DeVine stars as a technology-dependent man whose life gets derailed by a new feature on his phone: an AI assistant Jexi, voiced by Rose Byrne. David…
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How Julie Andrews Made Herself At ‘Home’ In Hollywood
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James Franco Sued By Former Students For Alleged Sexual Exploitation And Fraud
Enlarge this image James Franco, shown here at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2018, has been served with a lawsuit alleging sexual exploitation and fraud. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty…
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Before He Animated For Disney, He Sketched Cartoons In An Internment Camp
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A Breezy Look At The Making Of A Blaxploitation Classic: ‘Dolemite Is My Name’
Enlarge this image In Dolemite Is My Name, Eddie Murphy leads the star-studded biopic about Rudy Ray Moore whose iconic alter ego became a Blaxploitation legend. François…
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Natalie Portman Is ‘Lucy In The Sky,’ With An Existential Crisis
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Rip Taylor Was In On The Joke
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