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• Spiral recap: season six, episodes 11 and 12 – the finale

  03-02-2018 23:59 via theguardian.com
  The killer is captured in a powerful conclusion, but there is abundant trauma for the good guys, with Tintin, Laure and Joséphine all facing a world of pain Has victory ever tasted so sour? Professionally, Laure’s crew walked away with a big win. Drissa and Calvi confessed, Jolers died and Moldovan was captured. Personally, however, they are in abject disarray, with Tintin resigning, Laure absconding and Gilou stuck in a hospital car park with only a giant panda for company. Continu
  
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• From The Good Place to Panic Room: what's streaming in Australia in February

  03-02-2018 22:30 via theguardian.com
  Lars Von Trier’s controversial portrait of loneliness, a new Alien and spy stories are all streaming in Australia this monthNymphomaniac (Denmark, Belgium, France, Germany, 2013) by Lars Von Trier – out now Continue reading...
  
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• Altered Carbon Recap: I Wake Up Screaming

  03-02-2018 22:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  The second episode of Altered Carbon connects a few more dots in the mystery surrounding the murder of the ultra-wealthy Laurens Bancroft, tying his death (and resurrection) to the killing of a prostitute named Lizzie Elliot. It wasn’t quite as much a breakthrough as the premiere, but it still moves...More »
  
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• Milo Ventimiglia Makes Peace With Machine That Killed Him on Fictional Television Show

  03-02-2018 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the spirit of forgiveness, and mounting pressure from Big Electrical Cooking Appliance, Milo Ventimiglia wants you to know he’s totally chill with likely being killed on This Is Us by a malfunctioning Crock-Pot. In fact, he’s kind of honored. Did you know you can cook a nice pork chili...More »
  
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• 4,000 Opera Costumes. One Giant Fantasy Sale.

  03-02-2018 20:26 via nytimes.com
  What’s an opera house to do when it runs out of closet space? Let the public (and wallets and purses) in.
  
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• Uma Thurman breaks silence on Harvey Weinstein

  03-02-2018 19:05
  The Kill Bill actor told the New York Times of encounter in London: ‘He tried to shove himself on me. He tried to expose himself’Uma Thurman has broken her silence about her experiences with the disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein. In an interview with the New York Times, the actor described an attempted sexual assault in Weinstein’s suite at the Savoy hotel in London in the mid-1990s.Weinstein has been accused of sexual harassment, assault and rape by multiple women. Thur
  
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• Justin Timberlake Reportedly Will Be Joined By — Pause for Maximum Effect — a Prince Hologram at the Super Bowl

  03-02-2018 18:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hey, at least J. Timbz won’t have to worry about accidentally ripping off his chest fabric. TMZ is reporting some very intriguing news out of Minneapolis: During the Super Bowl’s Halftime Show later this weekend, Justin Timberlake will apparently be joined during his performance by a Prince hologram to honor...More »
  
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• Grammys Announces Bias Task Force After Its President Says Women Need to ‘Step Up’

  03-02-2018 18:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  After only one woman (Alessia Cara) went home with a solo televised Grammy award last weekend, Recording Academy president Neil Portnow told Variety that women need to “step up” to win awards. The quote, understandably, sparked outrage from female musicians, so on Friday, the Grammys announced the formation of a...More »
  
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• Uma Thurman Says She Was Dehumanized ‘to the Point of Death’ While Filming Kill Bill

  03-02-2018 17:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the same New York Times interview that alleged Harvery Weinstein had a history of assaulting her, Uma Thurman also spoke out against the dehumanizing experience of shooting the Kill Bill films. Specifically, Thurman claims she was pressured by director Quentin Tarantino into shooting the popular convertible scene — or,...More »
  
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• Uma Thurman Alleges She Was ‘Attacked’ By Harvey Weinstein on Multiple Occasions

  03-02-2018 16:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  After hinting a few months ago that she would soon be willing to talk about her experiences of sexual harassment and assault in Hollywood, Uma Thurman is now opening up about the extent of that trauma. In a lengthy interview with the New York Times, Thurman alleges Harvey Weinsten “attacked”...More »
  
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• This Is the Craziest Story About a Bachelor Contestant Ever

  03-02-2018 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  You’re never going to believe it, but there’s something even more interesting about The Bachelor contestant Bekah M. than her groundbreaking short hair. This week, Humboldt County’s North Coast Journal published a cover story about “the Humboldt 35,” a list of 35 men, women, and children who have gone missing...More »
  
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• Alex Trebek Has the Time of His Life Taunting These Jeopardy! Football Noobs

  03-02-2018 15:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  What is “I know completely nothing about the National Football League and the general concept of football,” Alex. An episode of Jeopardy got a little rowdy this week when, in a beautiful anti-sweep of a category, all three contestants were unable to buzz in and answer one question about the...More »
  
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• Melania Trump Apparently Quite Enjoys Her Aloof SNL Impression

  03-02-2018 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  That exaggerated Slovenian accent and smokey eye shadow was all for something, girl. (And the power pouting! Definitely the pouting.) Cecily Strong, who’s been impersonating Melania Trump on SNL since the presidential election, is apparently on the receiving end of some real-life First Lady affection. As Strong explained on The...More »
  
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• Meet Daniela Vega, the Trans Star of Oscar Front-runner A Fantastic Woman

  03-02-2018 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s fitting that the film that gives Daniela Vega her debut is called A Fantastic Woman, since the 28-year-old Chilean actress is so talented herself. In the Sebastián Lelio–directed feature, which is thought by many to be the Oscar front-runner for Best Foreign Language Film, Vega plays Marina, a trans...More »
  
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• With ... Tim Robbins: ‘Hollywood is Changing,’ Says Its Veteran Activist, Tim Robbins

  03-02-2018 12:00 via nytimes.com
  The actor, now 59, muses on Trump, Weinstein and the perhaps overenthusiastic flaying of Matt Damon.
  
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• The Bold Type: a blemish-free face of 21st-century empowerment

  03-02-2018 12:00 via theguardian.com
  Part journalism drama, part vision of female solidarity, what The Bold Type lacks in believability it makes up for in likable characters and zingy plot linesMeet Jane (Katie Stevens), Kat (Aisha Dee) and Sutton (Meghann Fahy), the close-knit protagonists of The Bold Type (Amazon Prime Video, available from Fri) and the blemish-free face of 21st-century empowerment. Employees of Scarlet, a women’s glossy on New York’s Upper East Side and part of the Steinem (geddit?) publishing portfo
  
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• Confirm or Deny: Tim Robbins

  03-02-2018 12:00 via nytimes.com
  The actor sometimes gets mistaken for other another famous face, but it’s not Tony Robbins.
  
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• My week as Bette Davis: 'My fierce brows are begging to be raised'

  03-02-2018 11:00 via theguardian.com
  I’m done with being a people-pleaser. What could I learn from whiskey-swigging, kick-ass broad Bette?I nearly came to blows with a taxi driver last weekend. This isn’t a regular thing for me. I’ll explain: I’d come back from a trip and had a lot of bags. Rushing to get into the cab, to not hold up the queue, I’d forgotten to take my rucksack off my back. I sat down and panted my address. “TAKE THE RUCKSACK OFF!” the driver yelled through the hole in the
  
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• LoseYube: Why online stars struggle on TV

  03-02-2018 11:00 via theguardian.com
  From Miranda Sings to Dapper Laughs, digital personalities have trouble reshaping their niche, short form content for more traditional platforms. Can Joanne the Scammer break the mould? Related: People Just Do Nothing: 'We're the Beatles of Brentford' Young people are losing touch with TV. An Ofcom survey last year found that Brits under 25 had reduced their consumption of broadcast television by a third since 2010. The rapid rise of YouTube stars proves the internet is now where new talent laun
  
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• Saturday’s best TV: Spiral; Biggie: The Notorious Life of BIG

  03-02-2018 07:00 via theguardian.com
  The French cop drama concludes in fine style and there’s a well-sourced documentary exploring the notorious life and times of the late Biggie Smalls Continue reading...
  
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• How we BBC bosses allowed the gender pay gap to happen

  03-02-2018 06:02 via ft.com
  Budget constraints and a lack of transparency masked an unacceptable culture
  
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• High Maintenance Recap: Exhale Peace

  03-02-2018 05:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  This week’s episode of High Maintenance examines the world of New York real estate, an unstable institution where socioeconomic battles are fought every day. “Namaste” features two stories about how housing can create and limit opportunities, especially for people of color and/or middle-class New Yorkers. A home functions as tangible...More »
  
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• CBS Orders Pilots for L.A. Confidential and an Eric Holder-Inspired Drama

  03-02-2018 05:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  On Friday, CBS announced that it was ordering four drama pilots with big names involved. The most notable title is L.A. Confidential, James Ellroy’s novel about cops in the 1950’s. The crime novel was previously turned into a critically-acclaimed film in 1997 starring Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, and Kim Basinger...More »
  
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• Stephen Colbert Reveals Theory on Why Trump Is Skipping Super Bowl Interview

  03-02-2018 04:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  TONIGHT: While Stephen is super excited for this weekend's big game, it seems like the President is doing his best to avoid it. The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) February 3, 2018...More »
  
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• Jane the Virgin Recap: Fifty Shades of Jane

  03-02-2018 04:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The previous episode of Jane the Virgin left us with Mateo seeing his parents kiss one another, and “Chapter Seventy-Three” immediately tackles that problem and its inevitable fallout. Mateo desperately wants his parents to be together, of course. He’s five. He can’t live with the uncertainty of Jane and Rafael...More »
  
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• Review: In ‘Draw the Circle,’ a Girl Becomes a Man

  03-02-2018 03:45 via nytimes.com
  In his solo show at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Mashuq Mushtaq Deen traces his journey of gender transition through the eyes of onlookers.
  
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• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Recap: Happy Tats For Manatees

  03-02-2018 03:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hitting the fast-forward button on a floundering season is a time-tested strategy, and for good reason: it works. After a few relatively weak episodes, this week’s outing jumps ahead eight months in time, then quickly establishes itself as one of the strongest of the season. That’s in large part because...More »
  
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• Cardi B and Bruno Mars Are Keeping Their ’90s Kick Going With His 24k Magic Tour

  03-02-2018 02:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bruno Mars is going on the road again and he’s bringing his “Finesse (Remix)” collaborator with him. According to Pitchfork, the 2017 chart-topping breakthrough artist Cardi B is joining Mars for the final leg of his 24K Magic Tour, which stops in Boston, Brooklyn and Los Angeles and several other...More »
  
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• Review: An ‘Our Town’ With Sex Offenders, in ‘America Is Hard to See’

  03-02-2018 02:30 via nytimes.com
  This smart, troubling piece of documentary theater spends time with men cordoned off from regular society, and those who believe they can be redeemed.
  
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• RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 3’s Thorgy Thor on Stevie Nicks, Brooklyn Drag, and Lipstick Dicks

  03-02-2018 01:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Spoilers ahead for RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars 3.On Thursday night, Thorgy Thor — last seen on Drag Race season eight — became the second queen eliminated on All Stars 3, emerging as this year’s Inner Saboteur. This week’s episode saw the contestants perform a VH1 Divas Live tribute in honor...More »
  
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• Our 7 Biggest Questions After The Good Place Season Finale

  03-02-2018 00:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  Spoilers ahead for season two of The Good Place.NBC renewed The Good Place for a third season a few months ago, which means that fans could enjoy season two’s game-changing finale without worrying about whether they’d get to see what happens next. Perhaps because of this, the show’s creator Michael...More »
  
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• Louis Zorich, Familiar Actor on TV and Stage, Dies at 93

  03-02-2018 00:23 via nytimes.com
  He was known for “Mad About You” and other shows. But his first love was the theater, where he often appeared alongside his wife, Olympia Dukakis.
  
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• Adam Venit Denies ‘Each and Every’ Assault Allegation Made by Terry Crews

  03-02-2018 00:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  WME agent Adam Venit, who has been accused by Terry Crews of unwanted groping, returned to work in November after a 30-day suspension and investigation of his behavior conducted by the agency. Now People is reporting that, via legal documents obtained by the publication, Venit has denied “each and every...More »
  
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• Interviews: 3 Bicultural Playwrights Ask: What Is the Process of Becoming American?

  03-02-2018 00:00
  Immigrant stories take over New York City stages with The Homecoming Queen, An Ordinary Muslim, and queens.
  
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