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• A Day-by-Day Schedule of the Remaining Olympic Figure-Skating Events

  13-02-2018 23:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  The outfits, songs, and commentary at this year’s figure-skating competitions have arguably been the highlight of the 2018 Winter Olympics so far. Though some of the key events have come and gone in a flurry of sparkles, history-making tricks, and opportunities to make Reese Witherspoon proud, there is still time...More »
  
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• Wonder Woman Did Blockbuster Ratings With Its TV Premiere on HBO

  13-02-2018 23:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  Wonder Woman continues to wow: This weekend’s TV debut of the DC Comics blockbuster gave HBO its biggest audience for a feature film premiere in two years, and even managed to outrate cable coverage of the Olympics. Per Nielsen, 2.809 million viewers caught the pay cable network’s initial Saturday night...More »
  
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• LeBron James Is Bringing Back House Party

  13-02-2018 23:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  King James is expanding his empire. According to The Hollywood Reporter, LeBron James will produce a revived House Party movie through his production company, SpringHill Entertainment, with Atlanta writers Stephen Glover and Jamal Olori tapped to handle the screenplay. “This is definitely not a reboot. It’s an entirely new look...More »
  
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• Theater News: Harry Connick Jr. to Star in Broadway-Bound The Sting

  13-02-2018 23:00
  The world premiere will run at the Paper Mill Playhouse.
  
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• Shetland review - the body count mounts in this stunningly bleak drama

  13-02-2018 23:00
  It’s easy to see why the BBC’s hugely successful export has so many fans all over the world – with its beautiful scenery and knotty plots, it’s pure escapismDetective Inspector Jimmy Perez is back for a fourth series of Shetland, the detective drama based on the novels of crime writer Ann Cleeves. In the early days they told a story over two episodes, but in the last series and now in this one, all six episodes are devoted to a single story. This helps to keep d
  
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• Tessa Thompson Will Pocket Your Diamonds in Jewelry Thief Doris Payne Biopic

  13-02-2018 22:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  Here is the Ocean’s 8 prequel we deserve: Tessa Thompson will play iconic jewelry thief Doris Payne in a new biopic. Per Variety, the tone of the movie will be somewhere between Catch Me If You Can and The Thomas Crown Affair. Thompson will star in and produce the action-drama...More »
  
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• Thirteen Reasons Why Author Jay Asher Accused of Sexual Harassment

  13-02-2018 22:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Thirteen Reasons Why author Jay Asher has been removed from a literary organization following accusations of sexual harassment. The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators announced on Monday that it had banned Asher last year after an internal investigation found he violated the society’s harassment code, though it did...More »
  
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• Melissa McCarthy and Tiffany Haddish Are Teaming Up in The Kitchen

  13-02-2018 22:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Melissa McCarthy has joined Tiffany Haddish in The Kitchen. The drama follows the wives of Irish mobsters who take over an organized crime ring in 1970s Hell’s Kitchen, becoming the most powerful, ruthless gangsters on Manhattan’s west side. (Goes without saying, but obviously, they do a better job than their...More »
  
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• New Trailer: ‘Rampage,’ Starring Dwayne Johnson

  13-02-2018 21:41 via nytimes.com
  A flying wolf, a Godzilla-size gorilla and a giant crocodile are among his co-stars in the new action film, due in April.
  
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• Black Panther Writer Reginald Hudlin on T’Challa and the Future of Black Superheroes

  13-02-2018 21:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Twelve years before Black Panther became one of the most anticipated superhero films of all time, Reginald Hudlin was hired to pen a comic-book series that helped pave the road to T’Challa’s big-screen success. The Hollywood veteran, who directed classic ’90s films like House Party and Boomerang, found himself in...More »
  
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• For the Hungry Boy! Valentines Day Cards Inspired by Phantom Thread.

  13-02-2018 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Is there a demanding, persnickety genius in your life that needs a little loving? A lovely creature making the house smell so nice, or even a hungry boy in need of special Valentine to go along with his breakfast of Welsh rarebit with a poached egg on top, bacon, scones,...More »
  
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• Why Marvel Spent More on Getting Black Panther Just Right

  13-02-2018 21:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  The kingdom of Wakanda, where the superhero lead of Black Panther makes his home, is a futuristic paradise. Steeped in rich colors and African tradition, the fictional country is wealthy beyond measure thanks to a supply of the major Marvel mineral Vibranium, and has used its resources and technological advancements...More »
  
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• Premier League takes a hit as football TV rights price falls

  13-02-2018 20:45 via ft.com
  Some packages of matches up for auction fail to meet reserves
  
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• Tom Hanks to Return to the Stage in ‘Henry IV’ in Los Angeles

  13-02-2018 20:06 via nytimes.com
  Tom Hanks will be making his Los Angeles stage debut, trying his hand as the comedic Falstaff in “Henry IV” alongside his wife, Rita Wilson.
  
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• This America’s Next Top Model–RuPaul’s Drag Race Crossover Clip Is Going for the Gold in Speed Shading

  13-02-2018 19:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Two of TV’s most dramatic reality shows that can be reduced to four-letter acronyms, ANTM and RPDR, are crashing together. In a special crossover episode airing on VH1 this season, a few of the RuPaul’s Drag Race queens stop by to advise Tyra’s contestants on America’s Next Top Model. In...More »
  
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• Scene City: A ‘Black Panther’ Charity Event With Lupita Nyong’o, While VFiles Hosts a Fashion Shoot Party

  13-02-2018 19:52 via nytimes.com
  Designers auctioned off outfits inspired by the superhero film. VFiles combined a rave with a photo shoot at Terminal 5.
  
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• Rita Ora Joins Detective Pikachu, As the World Asks, ‘Who Is That Pokémon?’

  13-02-2018 19:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  Rita Ora, pop star, perpetual celeb-on-the-rise, and the true sub within the Fifty Shades franchise, will soon join the world of Pokémon. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ora snagged a role in the upcoming film Detective Pikachu, which stars Ryan Reynolds as the titular yellow electric sleuth. The film also...More »
  
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• Queer Eye Recap: For the Straight Guy?

  13-02-2018 19:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  Like you probably did, I came to Queer Eye to hear gay quips, make fun of schlubby straight dudes, and complain about how Karamo’s job is totally stupid. I did not come to Queer Eye for water to shoot out of my eyes like they’re the fountain in front of...More »
  
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• It’s Officially Robbin’ Season In This First Full Trailer for Atlanta Season Two

  13-02-2018 19:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  Paper Boi is on the radio. Earn is still sleeping in a storage unit, and Darius is on the hood of a car wearing goggles. Van and the boys of Atlanta are back in the first full trailer for season two of Donald Glover’s critically acclaimed series, which debuts on...More »
  
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• Ava DuVernay Helps Start a Diversity Initiative for Hollywood

  13-02-2018 19:10 via nytimes.com
  The Evolve Entertainment Fund, announced on Monday, would fund 150 internships to put women and people of color get on track for a career in film.
  
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• Review: ‘Tehran Taboo’ Exposes Double Standards About Sex in Iran

  13-02-2018 19:06 via nytimes.com
  The director Ali Soozandeh uses rotoscoping, a form of animation, in this ensemble piece involving a prostitute, a judge and a musician, among others.
  
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• We’re Getting Less Stranger Things Next Season

  13-02-2018 19:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Duffer Brothers are tightening things up for Stranger Things season three. TVLine reports that the next chapter in the series will weigh in at eight episodes, which is down one from the season-two order. (And that season was basically just eight episodes plus the polarizing bottle episode where Eleven...More »
  
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• Salon offers readers a choice: allow adverts or mine crypto

  13-02-2018 18:30 via ft.com
  Online publication seeks to protect revenue by overcoming blockers
  
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• Adam Rippon Slams Haters With a Drag Race Quote Like the ‘Glamazon Bitch’ He Is

  13-02-2018 18:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Condragulations on your bronze, Adam Rippon! Now for his next trick, we’d very much like him to become the latest figure skater to guest judge on Drag Race. (Or at the very least, he should recap it.) Responding yet again to his haters on Twitter — the same ones that...More »
  
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• David Letterman’s Netflix Show Reminds Us of the Value of the Talk-Show Interview

  13-02-2018 18:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Interviews are the foundation in the structure of the late-night talk show. But in recent years, their importance has receded into the background. Vehicular karaoke sessions, rounds of celebrity charades, pointed political monologues: These have become the more memorable, buzz-generating elements of the genre, not all that old-fashioned, back-and-forth talking.It...More »
  
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• Review: Handstands and Handshakes Are the Stuff of Male Bonding in Bromance

  13-02-2018 18:00
  A trio of young acrobats take on gender stereotypes in their family-friendly show at the New Victory Theater.
  
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• Revealed: how Australian spies filmed Indigenous activists during the cold war

  13-02-2018 18:00
  Asio Makes a Movie shows footage gathered by undercover agents of suspected enemies of the state In the early 1950s, as acute cold war paranoia about possible communist infiltration began dominating Australian politics, the next generation of Indigenous activists took their equality fight to Europe.And not just anywhere in Europe. On 7 June 1951, a 21-year-old Aboriginal man, Ray Peckham, and another increasingly prominent Indigenous activist, Faith Bandler, 32, were due to set sail from Melbour
  
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• Chris Rock’s First Stand-up Special in 10 Years Gets Surprise Valentine’s Day Netflix Release

  13-02-2018 17:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  Get ready to pair your chocolate and wine this year with some Chris Rock. Surprise! His first comedy special in ten years arrives on Netflix on Valentine’s Day. Chris Rock: Tamborine is the first of two specials with the service; it’s reportedly worth so many millions that both Amy Schumer...More »
  
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• This Slovenian Olympic Athlete Deserves a Medal for Scribbling a Message to Meek Mill on His Snowboard

  13-02-2018 17:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Meek Mill has fans in both Philly and abroad, including even Slovenia. During last night’s Olympic qualifying round for the men’s half-pipe, 19-year-old Slovenian snowboarder Tit Stante publicly stanned for Meek without saying a word. Following his run, he picked up his board and on the bottom was Sharpied a...More »
  
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• Theater News: Maurice Hines to Emcee 2018 Arena Stage Gala

  13-02-2018 17:00
  Touring artist and humanitarian Mary McBride will headline the event.
  
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• Photo Flash: Michael Luwoye, Rachel Brosnahan, and More Bowl for Second Stage Theatre

  13-02-2018 17:00
  Second Stage Theatre's annual fundraiser, held Monday at Lucky Strike, was a perfect 300.
  
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• Why NBC Shouldn’t Worry About the Winter Olympics TV Ratings

  13-02-2018 16:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  With the opening weekend of the Pyeongchang Games complete, NBC execs have reason to be relieved: America still loves the Olympics. No, the Peacock won’t be breaking many — or possibly any — Nielsen ratings records over the next two weeks, but early data suggest the Winter Games continue to...More »
  
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• How Deal or No Deal funded Toby Olubi, Britain’s bobsleigh hopeful

  13-02-2018 16:30
  The Winter Olympics competitor tried to raise extra cash by appearing on three TV gameshows. But let’s hope his bobsleigh is better than his Cube playName: Toby Olubi.Age: 30. Continue reading...
  
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• Fifty Shades Freed ties up top spot at UK box office

  13-02-2018 16:05
  The third instalment takes the franchise over $1bn worldwide, while The Greatest Showman appears set to overtake La La Land as biggest-grossing original musicalUniversal is celebrating cracking $1bn worldwide with its Fifty Shades franchise. The third and final instalment in the erotic series, Fifty Shades Freed, grossed $135m worldwide at the weekend, down a slim 6% from the $144m global opening of predecessor Fifty Shades Darker. Continue reading...
  
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• Andy Cohen Defends SJP After Kim Cattrall Instagram: ‘What Was She Supposed to Do? Say Something Bad?’

  13-02-2018 16:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Andy Cohen has dipped his heels into the Kim Cattrall–Sarah Jessica Parker frenemy-ship. After Cohen read Kim Cattrall’s Instagram heard ’round the world (or at least Manhattan), he was shocked: “I thought it was fake,” he said on Radio Andy on Monday. After lingering drama surrounding Sex and the City...More »
  
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• Theater News: Jo Cattell Named Goodman Theatre's 2017-18 Michael Maggio Directing Fellow

  13-02-2018 16:00
  The annual fellowship honors the memory of Maggio, a former associate artistic director at Goodman.
  
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• Kitty Pryde X-Men Spin-off Movie in Development With Tim Miller and Brian Michael Bendis

  13-02-2018 15:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  The geek world was struck late last night by one of the more surprising bits of superhero news in recent months: Brian Michael Bendis is writing an X-Men movie about Kitty Pryde, with Deadpool director Tim Miller attached to helm it. That information — first reported by Deadline, then by...More »
  
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• AudioBoom plans merger with US rival Triton Digital

  13-02-2018 15:37 via ft.com
  Nick Candy-backed podcasting group reveals £134m reverse takeover to expand in America
  
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• The Bachelor’s Bekah M. Explains How She Ended Up on a Missing-Persons List Instead of With Arie

  13-02-2018 15:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Bachelor’s Bekah M. can finally set the record straight on that pesky missing-persons drama. It turns out that Bekah, eliminated on this week’s episode, was really Rebekah Helena Martinez, one of the 35 people reportedly missing in Humboldt County between 1977 and November 2017. “A lot of people thought...More »
  
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