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• Phoebe Robinson Hopes You Won’t Judge Her Favorite Walk-in Song

  27-11-2017 23:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Before her set at Comedy Central’s Colossal Clusterfest, Phoebe Robinson, one half of comedic podcast duo 2 Dope Queens and Vulture’s resident Shonda Rhimes historian, reveals her favorite walk-in music and the way she deals with bad crowds....More »
  
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• Jeremy Piven’s CBS Show Wisdom of the Crowd Canceled Amid Four Sexual-Assault Allegations

  27-11-2017 23:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  Wisdom of the Crowd, CBS’s poorly titled Sunday night crime procedural, has effectively been canceled. All of the 13 episodes originally ordered by CBS will air, according to TV Line, but CBS declined a back-nine order for additional episodes. Sources told TV Line that no additional episodes would be ordered....More »
  
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• Saoirse Ronan, James Franco, and Kevin Hart Are Your December Saturday Night Live Hosts

  27-11-2017 22:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  The next batch of Saturday Night Live hosts will be brought to you by Oscar season and the movie Jumanji. December will kick off with the Irish double down of U2 and Saoirse Ronan (who’s promoting the literally perfect movie Lady Bird) followed by James Franco touting The Disaster Artist,...More »
  
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• Springsteen to Extend Broadway Run, Giving You More Chances to Miss Out on Tickets

  27-11-2017 22:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  New Jersey’s patron saint Bruce Springsteen is close to becoming a New York resident, as his Broadway show is extending its run, adding performances from February 28 through June 30, 2018. Vulture’s Craig Jenkins praised the show, calling Springsteen on Broadway “a poignant reminder that in spite of the myth and...More »
  
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• The Enduring Legacy of Barbra Streisand

  27-11-2017 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  There are moments in life when you realize that the past isn’t really all that far gone, and watching a YouTube clip of Barbra Streisand performing with Judy Garland on the latter’s 1963 variety show is one of them. Streisand and Garland sang “Happy Days Are Here Again,” a song...More »
  
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• Harvey Weinstein sued for alleged 'sex trafficking' in Cannes

  27-11-2017 22:12
  Actor Kadian Noble has accused the disgraced producer of sexual assault during the film festival in 2004, violating sex trafficking lawsHarvey Weinstein is being accused of violating sex trafficking laws as an aspiring actor has launched a lawsuit against him. Related: Harvey Weinstein faces UK civil claim over alleged sexual assaultContinue reading...
  
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• ‘Hamilton’ Sets Grosses Record in Huge Week for Broadway

  27-11-2017 21:54 via nytimes.com
  Many shows, like “Dear Evan Hansen,” “Hello, Dolly!” and “Come From Away,” set grosses records over the Thanksgiving week.
  
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• Is Marvel Killing Off Your Favorite Superheroes in Avengers 4?

  27-11-2017 21:40 via feeds.eonline.com
  The Marvel Cinematic Universe is expanding--but in some ways, it's also getting smaller.Sometime in October, 83 actors assembled in Atlanta for a photo shoot to commemorate 10 years...
  
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• Fox’s The Four Will Get A Substantial Infusion of M.I.L.F. Money With Fergie Set to Host

  27-11-2017 21:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  Get ready to welcome the Duchess into your home on a weekly basis. You may have heard of The Four: Battle for Stardom, the latest singing competition series to pit aspiring musical artists against one another for the approval of fans and celebrity judges — in this case Sean (still...More »
  
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• Suspended Agent Adam Venit Returns to WME After Terry Crews Groping Allegation

  27-11-2017 20:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  Following allegations that he groped Terry Crews, WME’s Adam Venit has returned to the office. The agency confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that Venit is back at the Beverly Hills headquarters after a one-month suspension. In the wake of dozens of allegations of sexual assault and harassment brought against Harvey...More »
  
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• A Gilbert and Sullivan Jaunt to Margaritaville

  27-11-2017 20:06 via nytimes.com
  The Hypocrites, a freewheeling Chicago theater troupe, has taken its popular production of “The Pirates of Penzance” around the country. Now New Yorkers can sidle up to the tiki bar.
  
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• A Gilbert & Sullivan Jaunt to Margaritaville

  27-11-2017 20:06 via nytimes.com
  The Hypocrites, a freewheeling Chicago theater troupe, has taken its popular production of “The Pirates of Penzance” around the country. Now New Yorkers can sidle up to the tiki bar.
  
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• Let’s Predict the 2018 Grammy Nominations

  27-11-2017 19:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Grammys snuck up on us! Foregoing their usual early December announcement, the Grammys are set to release the nominations for its 2018 ceremony on November 28, a.k.a. tomorrow. Last year brought a controversial end to the battle between Adele and Beyoncé, and this year very well could incite a...More »
  
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• What next for the TV shows caught in the post-Weinstein crossfire?

  27-11-2017 19:55 via theguardian.com
  Shows from House of Cards to Transparent are in limbo thanks to allegations about their stars. Cancelling them would punish innocent co-stars and crew – so what should they do?Until this very recent, post-Weinstein age, predators were protected in large part by a distaste for the very idea of sexual abuse: it was so strong that it amounted to a collective phobia. Denial was easier than confrontation; disbelief of victims far more comfortable than credulity; silence, golden. That phobia per
  
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• Lady Bird Just Became the Best-Reviewed Movie on Rotten Tomatoes

  27-11-2017 19:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  Cry us a river, every other movie to ever exist (except Moonlight, because you are still luminous, and Rumor Has It… because you are due for a critical reevaluation): Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig’s terrific and lovingly bratty coming-of-age movie has earned Rotten Tomatoes’ highest honor. Per IndieWire, Lady Bird is...More »
  
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• Meredith-Time deal leaves questions about big magazine brands

  27-11-2017 19:27 via ft.com
  Koch brothers-backed bid does not settle the future of group’s best-known magazines
  
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• Met zijn onorthodoxe slagen maakte Pancho Segura (1921-2017) van tennis ... - Trouw

  27-11-2017 19:15
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  Met zijn onorthodoxe slagen maakte Pancho Segura (1921-2017) van tennis ...
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  Voetballen kon hij niet. Zijn benen waren al vroeg vervormd door rachitis en zijn gezondheid was zwak als gevolg van vroeggeboorte, malaria, ondervoeding en een liesbreuk. Maar toen de arts vernam dat Pancho Segura's vader tuinman was bij de ...
  
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• Meredith/Time Inc: prairie home companion

  27-11-2017 19:05 via ft.com
  The Midwest publisher wants the lifestyle titles, not the flagship
  
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• Armie Hammer Should Have Eaten the Peach in Call Me by Your Name

  27-11-2017 18:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  Spoilers below for Call Me by Your Name.There’s a scene from Luca Guadagnino’s adaptation of Call Me by Your Name, involving Armie Hammer and a piece of stone fruit, that has already become one of the seminal moments of the film. Here’s a brief contour: Hammer, who plays grad student...More »
  
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• A Royal Proposal: Meghan Markle Should Play Herself on The Crown

  27-11-2017 18:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Royal watchers have their tea towels in a tizzy this week with the news that Prince Harry is engaged to American actress Meghan Markle. We already know what this news means for Markle’s USA series Suits — she’s leaving the show, RIP Rachel Zane — but the newest Windsor engagement...More »
  
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• Lil Pump Responds Bizarrely to a Bizarre World

  27-11-2017 18:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Whatever one might think about Lil Pump, it’s going to be hard not to think of color. Recognized by his flamboyant wardrobe and brightly dyed dreads, the 16-year-old South Florida rapper has soared into national prominence at alarming speed. Originally powered by SoundCloud streams (more than 50 million and counting...More »
  
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• Think Reiss to Kate's LK Bennett – Meghan Markle opts for corporate chic

  27-11-2017 17:55 via theguardian.com
  To announce her engagement Meghan wore the uniform of a professional woman, not unlike the clothes of her Suits character Rachel ZaneMeghan Markle wore a white trench coat with a dark green dress underneath, and a pair of nude strappy heels to announce her engagement to Prince Harry – a look familiar to anyone who has had half an eye on her style up till this point.Related: Prince Harry 'thrilled' after announcing he is to marry Meghan MarkleContinue reading...
  
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• Think Reiss to Kate's LK Bennett: Meghan Markle opts for corporate chic

  27-11-2017 17:55 via theguardian.com
  To announce engagement, 36-year-old wore uniform of a professional woman, not unlike her Suits character Rachel ZaneMeghan Markle wore a white trench coat with a dark green dress underneath, and a pair of nude strappy heels to announce her engagement to Prince Harry – a look familiar to anyone who has had half an eye on her style up till this point.Related: Prince Harry 'thrilled' after announcing he is to marry Meghan MarkleContinue reading...
  
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• Meredith to cut hundreds of jobs at Time Inc

  27-11-2017 17:44 via ft.com
  Plan backed by billionaire Koch brothers will explore sale of leading titles
  
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• Meredith looking to dismantle Time Inc after $2.8bn takeover

  27-11-2017 17:44 via ft.com
  Plan backed by billionaire Koch brothers will also see job losses in cost-cutting drive
  
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• Laura Benanti on Starring in Steve Martin’s Absurd Play Meteor Shower, and How Twitter Has Helped Her Career

  27-11-2017 17:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  Laura Benanti is busy. You know this because she calls you for an interview only to immediately (and very profusely and politely) apologize that she literally has her hands full at the moment with her first child, 8-month-old Ella Rose. You know this because at some point later that day,...More »
  
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• Do I Need to See The Room Before I See The Disaster Artist?

  27-11-2017 17:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  So you’ve seen the trailers for The Disaster Artist, with James Franco in a long black wig and speaking in the weirdest accent ever, and you’re thinking, Ooh! I want me some of that! And maybe you’ve also gleaned that The Disaster Artist is based on the true story of...More »
  
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• Critic’s Notebook: Why Plays About Sexual Assault Are Too Murky for Our Own Good

  27-11-2017 17:05 via nytimes.com
  He-said, she-said ambiguities are certainly dramatic. But they also ignore hard truths that we need to hear right now.
  
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• The big name TV chefs are back – are any of them cooking with gas?

  27-11-2017 16:51 via theguardian.com
  The humble cookery show seemed on the ropes until Nigella, Jamie and Mary Berry returned to our screens. But not all of them have retained their culinary magic ... For a while, the cookery show was on the ropes. The entire form had started to eat itself, with an endless parade of identical nobodies cooking identical recipes in front of identical soft-focus fairy lights, identically soundtracked by someone whose music collection consisted of 10 copies of Back to Black: The Instrumentals.But no mo
  
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• Ava Phillippe, a Fool Who Dreams, Waltzed to La La Land at a Debutante Ball

  27-11-2017 16:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the plotline of a Hallmark movie we would actually watch, Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s 18-year-old daughter Ava Phillippe made her official debut at the exclusive Bal des Débutantes in Paris this weekend. The event, which dates back 25 years, allows the daughters of the rich and famous to...More »
  
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• Apeldoorns theater toonaangevend in de regio - Apeldoorndirect - Apeldoorn Direct

  27-11-2017 16:00
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  Apeldoorns theater toonaangevend in de regio - Apeldoorndirect
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  Theater Orpheus heeft de ambitie om uit te groeien tot regiotheater met zelfs landelijke aantrekkingskracht. De komende jaren zal het theater vaker grote, ...en meer »
  
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• Kevin Feige Says Avengers 4 Will Be Something ‘You’ve Never Seen in Superhero Films’

  27-11-2017 15:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Marvel has at least 20 more years’ worth of superhero stories planned for your local movie theater, but the studio’s first chapter will end with Avengers 4. Due May 2019, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige told Vanity Fair that it will show fans of the movies and comics “things you’ve...More »
  
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• Annie Mac webchat – post your questions now!

  27-11-2017 15:40 via theguardian.com
  The DJ and all-round music evangelist will be joining us to answer even your nerdiest pop questions on Wednesday 29 November at 1pm1.16pm GMT“DJ” feels like a bit of a reductive term for what Annie Mac does. Sure, her job mainly involves playing records, in clubs or the radio. But more accurately she’s an irrepressible music evangelist, bringing exciting new artists to wider attention and tirelessly extolling the virtues of music.Since 2004, the Dublin native has been a constan
  
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• Theater Markant Uden: 'Vloeren zijn veilig verklaard' - BD.nl

  27-11-2017 15:35
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  Theater Markant Uden: 'Vloeren zijn veilig verklaard'
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  UDEN - Onderzoek naar de constructie van de eerste verdiepingsvloer van de evenementenzaal van Markant Uden heeft uitgewezen dat de vloer volledig veilig is. Dat meldt het theater op basis van eigen onderzoek. Hans van Alebeek 27-11-17, 15:25.
  
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• Pearson sells its English-language teaching business

  27-11-2017 15:06 via ft.com
  Sale will raise only $100m after costs, which will be used to help pay off £1.1bn debt
  
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• Curb Your Enthusiasm Recap: The Punning Shucker

  27-11-2017 14:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Larry has generally been able to rely on Leon as both muscle and wingman, whether it’s recovering a Joe Pepitone jersey, jolting Michael Richards out of a funk, or creating a distraction with little more than two hands and a pickle jar. Sadly, he proves rather ineffective against elderly Rose...More »
  
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• When good TV goes bad: how Roseanne’s dream turned into a nightmare

  27-11-2017 14:00 via theguardian.com
  The sitcom’s honest portrayal of a working-class family made it a hit for eight seasons. Then the Connors won the lottery and everything got weirdThe implosion of Roseanne hurt. It had been so good, so funny, so groundbreaking when it first appeared in 1988. The show was the product of Roseanne Barr’s standup act as a self-styled “domestic goddess”, which she began in 1980 as a 28-year-old housewife in Colorado and which gained in popularity massively over the next five y
  
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• Harvey Weinstein faces UK civil claim over alleged sexual assault

  27-11-2017 12:43
  Damages claim is filed on behalf of woman who worked in the film industry and is expected to exceed £300,000The first civil claim against Harvey Weinstein in England and Wales has been lodged by lawyers representing a woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by the disgraced Hollywood producer.The woman, who worked in the film industry and who wishes to remain anonymous, is represented by a prominent London lawyer, Jill Greenfield, who has previously won significant damages for a clien
  
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• Blue Planet II review: to an Octopus's garden in the shade, for a fight

  27-11-2017 07:00 via theguardian.com
  David Attenborough’s underwater world is always full of surprising wonders and this episode, Green Seas, is the best yet
  Don’t let the ghastly drowny music and the silly sound effects ruin it for you, Blue Planet II (BBC Two) is still the best, and this is the best episode yet. It’s called Green Seas. Sky of blue, and sea of green …Maybe that’s the answer: do your own soundtrack. But if you are using the Beatles, you need something trippier than Yellow Submarine &n
  
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• Monday’s best TV – Employable Me, Last Men in Aleppo, Paul Hollywood: A Baker’s Life

  27-11-2017 06:59 via theguardian.com
  An occupational psychologists helps a man with aphasia and another with Tourette syndrome look for jobs, and Storyville examines the White Helmets rescue organisation. Plus: behind the scenes with the Bake Off judgeThe start of a four-part autobiography by the Bake Off judge, with the added draw of titbits about the show: we see Hollywood and Mary Berry’s screen tests, some backstage footage of the recent series, and an amusing interlude in which Hollywood bakes in the tent, judged by form
  
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• Susan Sarandon Sure “We Would Be at War” If “Very, Very Dangerous” Hillary Clinton Had Become President

  27-11-2017 06:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  Susan Sarandon has taken a lot of heat, and anonymous Twitter threats, for her steadfast dislike of Hillary Clinton, both prior to and after the former Democratic candidate’s unsuccessful 2016 run for the presidency. But if you thought the first year of President Trump’s term might have caused Sarandon to...More »
  
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• Morrissey Dismisses Alleged Spacey and Weinstein Sexual Misconduct as a ‘Pathetic Attempt at Courtship’

  27-11-2017 05:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  Earlier this month Morrissey came out strong in defense of Kevin Spacey in the wake of the actor’s sexual misconduct scandal, calling claims of sexual harassment leveled at Spacey “ridiculous” and possibly the result of victims feeling “merely disappointed.” Now, in a new interview with The Sunday Times, the singer...More »
  
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• Search Party Recap: Back To Brooklyn

  27-11-2017 05:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the opening of “Paralysis,” Dory finds herself in the grip of a violent hallucination: Bloody Keith is on top of her once again, screaming out his love for her in his final seconds of life. Over brunch, Dory tries to talk about her trouble “readjusting,” as though murdering Keith...More »
  
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• The Walking Dead Recap: A Series of Unfortunate Decisions

  27-11-2017 04:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Let’s close out this holiday weekend by giving thanks to this episode’s highlights: the sight of Gregory weeping in the fetal position, Ms. Spock’s curious trash-sculpture-making attire, Rick joining Junkyard Hot Spa, and two jaw-dropping action sequences that redeem an otherwise slow hour. The Walking Dead is becoming more and...More »
  
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