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• The Bridge recap: season four, episode three – red herrings and a bombshell

  25-05-2018 23:10
  Saga’s ability to get the investigation on track is all the more impressive given the personal issues she is dealing with – and are we seeing the groundwork for a happy ending?Spoiler alert: This is for people watching The Bridge at BBC Two pace. Don’t read on if you haven’t seen episode three of the fourth series – and if you have seen further ahead, please do not post spoilers.You can read the previous recaps here. Continue reading...
  
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• This Week in Late Night: Vomiting, Vibrators, and Ocean’s 8

  25-05-2018 22:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  The talk show’s weaknesses are also its greatest strengths. They are routine — something has to air every night, so a lot of weird content sneaks out. Writers get anything on the air between plugs for The Boys in the Band. It is a PR machine, which can make things...More »
  
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• This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Alia Shawkat on Queery

  25-05-2018 22:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  The comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. There are a lot of great shows and each has a lot of great episodes, so we want to highlight the exceptional, the noteworthy. Each week...More »
  
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• Review: ‘Future World,’ With James Franco, Is Present-Tense Wretchedness

  25-05-2018 22:14 via nytimes.com
  For this postapocalyptic trifle, the actor also directs, along with Bruce Thierry Cheung.
  
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• The St. Elsewhere Finale at 30

  25-05-2018 21:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  Today is the 30th anniversary of one of the most famous endings in all of television: St. Elsewhere’s Dr. Westphall (Ed Flanders) watches his autistic son Tommy (Chad Allen) stare at a snow globe that he stares at all day long. “What’s he thinking about?” he asks. Then the boy...More »
  
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• Rose McGowan and Other Harvey Weinstein Accusers React: ‘We Got You’

  25-05-2018 21:14 via nytimes.com
  Asia Argento, Mira Sorvino, Annabella Sciorra and others expressed satisfaction and relief as Mr. Weinstein was arrested.
  
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• Visa Stops Morgan Freeman Commercials After Sexual Harassment Report

  25-05-2018 20:47 via nytimes.com
  The credit card company said it would “suspend its marketing” featuring Mr. Freeman’s voice after several women told CNN about inappropriate touching or comments by the actor.
  
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• Man Who Accused George Takei of Sexual Assault Is Walking Back Parts of His Story

  25-05-2018 20:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  Last November, a man named Scott R. Brunton accused George Takei of groping him without consent back in 1981. The men were friends at the time, and Brunton says after having a few drinks at Takei’s home he passed out briefly and woke up to Takei undressing him. “He had...More »
  
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• Alyssa Limperis and Newfound Twitter Fame

  25-05-2018 20:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Alyssa Limperis is a comedian, actress, and writer in New York City. You can find her work on YouTube, Instagram, and buying her fourth coffee of the day at noon.This week, Limperis talked with me about her funniest tweets and her YouTube sketches, some of which she makes with her...More »
  
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• Let’s Talk About That Crazy Solo: A Star Wars Story Cameo

  25-05-2018 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Major spoilers for Solo: A Star Wars Story below.While Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace is often reviled in the cultural consciousness, there is one piece of the film that gets a universal pass: the “Duel of the Fates” fight, a beautifully choreographed three-combatant lightsaber melee in the film’s final...More »
  
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• The Gospel According to André Explores the Life of Legendary Vogue Editor André Leon Talley

  25-05-2018 19:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Gospel According to André is a coy documentary about a man who, on the surface, one would assume is anything but. Director Kate Novack paints an interesting portrait of the former Vogue editor-at-large Talley, but by its end it doesn’t feel as if it’s really gone anywhere with the...More »
  
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• ‘Hair Live!’ Is Coming to NBC in 2019

  25-05-2018 19:48 via nytimes.com
  The live telecast version of the musical will follow “Jesus Christ Superstar,” which aired in April and starred John Legend and Sara Bareilles.
  
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• The New Christopher Robin Trailer Will Give You All The Feels

  25-05-2018 19:47 via feeds.eonline.com
  Our first full-length look at Christopher Robin on the big screen is here!Star Ewan McGregor stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show today to debut the exclusive full trailer of the upcoming...
  
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• How Will Amy Schumer’s Huge Spotify Deal Change the Podcast Industry?

  25-05-2018 19:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Amy Schumer is the latest Hollywood celebrity to jump on the podcasting train. Bloomberg reports that Spotify is paying the comedian more than $1 million for exclusive rights to a comedy podcast, citing “two people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because the terms are private.”...More »
  
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• What’s Leaving HBO: June 2018

  25-05-2018 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you missed it last year: Kong: Skull IslandA lot of the titles leaving HBO this month are the exact sort that you hear about and say, Oh, I’ll catch that when it’s streaming somewhere. And then it drops, and you say, Oh, that movie dropped, I should check it...More »
  
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• A Guide to Which Parts of Han Solo’s Backstory Do and Do Not Get Explained in Solo

  25-05-2018 18:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  As all true cinephiles know, the best thing about origin stories is that they explain how every little thing about our favorite screen characters came to be. That’s what made the Star Wars prequels so good — we learned how Anakin Skywalker was conceived (immaculate conception by the Force), how...More »
  
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• Harvey Weinstein: the remarkable downfall of Hollywood's biggest mogul

  25-05-2018 18:34
  The world was watching Weinstein’s surrender, handcuffed ‘perp walk’ and quiet exit from a New York courthouse on bailAs Harvey Weinstein stood in court listening to prosecutors outline the charges against him Friday, the formerly powerful film producer mostly stood with his mouth open and his eyes low.Then finally, as Manhattan assistant attorney Joan Illuzzi-Orbon crystalized the accusations against him, there was a change in expression. “This defendant used his positio
  
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• Report: Spotify Might Put XXXTentacion Back on Playlists, After Other Artists Threaten to Pull Their Music

  25-05-2018 18:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  R. Kelly and XXXTentacion’s music has been banished from Spotify’s playlists for just two weeks, but already the streaming service might be backtracking on the move. According to a new Bloomberg report, Spotify is said to be considering reinstating rapper XXXTentacion’s music on its playlists after representatives for artists, including...More »
  
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• US news sites blocked to EU users on GDPR launch day

  25-05-2018 18:16 via ft.com
  Rush to comply with data deadline also triggers crash at UK regulator
  
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• In pictures: Ireland votes in abortion referendum

  25-05-2018 18:07 via ft.com
  Thousands of Irish people living abroad have returned to cast their vote
  
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• What Lauren Groff Can’t Live Without

  25-05-2018 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you’re like us, you’ve probably wondered what famous people add to their carts. Not the JAR brooch and Louis XV chair, but the hand sanitizer and the electric toothbrush. We asked Lauren Groff, author of Fates and Furies and the new short-story collection Florida, about the colored pens, dark-chocolate peanut-butter cups, and cowboy...More »
  
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• What Books Did Harvey Weinstein Carry on His Perp Walk?

  25-05-2018 17:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Harvey Weinstein surrendered himself to authorities in New York City Friday morning, walking into the First Precinct police station in Tribeca to turn himself in after dozens of women in Hollywood and beyond accused him of sexual assault or harassment. As Weinstein made his way to the precinct door, the disgraced...More »
  
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• ‘I Have a Visceral Need for Him to Have Handcuffs On’: Harvey Weinstein’s Victims React

  25-05-2018 17:50 via nytimes.com
  Rose McGowan, Asia Argento, Mira Sorvino, Annabella Sciorra and others expressed satisfaction and relief as Mr. Weinstein was arrested.
  
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• Harvey Weinstein appears in New York court on rape charges

  25-05-2018 17:44 via ft.com
  Disgraced former film mogul has faced sexual abuse allegations from dozens of women
  
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• Bonnie Wright: from Harry Potter to a menopause movie

  25-05-2018 17:36
  Playing Ginny Weasley aged nine was Wright’s first job. Now in her late 20s, she talks about directing her Potter peers and her new AS Byatt AdaptationAn unassuming hairdressing salon in a shopping precinct in Lincoln is an unlikely venue for the world premiere of a film directed by a globally famous actor. But behind a velvet rope, between the washbasins, that is exactly what is happening in Sincil Salon in Sincil Street in Lincoln town centre. The film is called Medusa’s Ankles, an
  
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• Don’t Ask Tracy Morgan About Tiffany Haddish Blowing Up When Craft Services Is the Real Star

  25-05-2018 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  What began as an innocent question to Tracy Morgan about the ascent of Tiffany Haddish, Morgan’s co-star in The Last O.G., turned into a spicy monologue on holistic cast and crew appreciation — even craft services! Here’s how the tête-à-tête went down during Morgan’s recent visit to the Vulture Spot...More »
  
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• 11 Films to See This Memorial Day Weekend

  25-05-2018 17:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Memorial Day weekend is here, and if you plan to spend any of your God-given days off at the movies, there are plenty of films out in theaters right now to choose from — from action blockbusters, to rom-coms, to thoughtful indies. To make your decision a little easier, we’ve...More »
  
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• Harvey Weinstein appears in court charged with rape and other sexual offences

  25-05-2018 17:25
  Disgraced movie producer handed himself in to New York police on Friday morning over claims by two womenThe disgraced Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein has been charged with rape, a criminal sex act, sex abuse and sexual misconduct for alleged incidents involving two separate women, after he earlier surrendered to authorities in New York.During a brief court appearance on Friday, Weinstein remained quiet as his lawyers agreed he would post $1m (£750,000) bail and wear an electronic
  
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• Harvey Weinstein’s Arrest Comes After Monthslong Downward Spiral

  25-05-2018 17:16 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Weinstein was arrested in New York on Friday. Here’s a look at the producer’s downfall, and how it has been covered by The New York Times.
  
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• 13 Reasons Why Star Justin Prentice on Making a ‘Realistic’ Villain for the #MeToo Era

  25-05-2018 16:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  Spoilers for 13 Reasons Why season two ahead.Netflix’s teen drama 13 Reasons Why started off as a show about suicide, but has since spiraled into a tangled web of deeper tragedy. The main source of that pain is Bryce Walker, Liberty High School’s star athlete. Walker, played by Justin Prentice,...More »
  
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• Rose McGowan on Weinstein Arrest: ‘I Didn’t Believe This Day Would Come’

  25-05-2018 16:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  Moments after Harvey Weinstein surrendered to the NYPD, Rose McGowan processed her alleged rapist’s arrest live on Megyn Kelly Today. “I actually didn’t believe this day would come. I didn’t believe this day would come. I’m so proud of Lucia Evans and Paz [de la Huerta],” she said, referencing two...More »
  
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• 2018 Is the Summer of #MeToo TV

  25-05-2018 16:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  In recent months, the #MeToo movement has played a prominent role in a handful of TV shows.Due to a brilliantly timed coincidence, the since canceled Great News took a gender-flipped look at the notion of office harassment mere days after the Harvey Weinstein scandal first broke. The attorneys of The...More »
  
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• Whit Stillman on The Last Days of Disco, and Being Fed Up With New York

  25-05-2018 16:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  Whit Stillman’s The Last Days of Disco is a quintessential New York fantasy: college classmates Alice (Chloë Sevigny) and Charlotte (Kate Beckinsale) aren’t even sure that they really like one another as friends, but they get dressed up and go out all the same. They drink overpriced cocktails with boys...More »
  
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• Want to Try Scott Aukerman and Adam Scott’s U Talkin’ U2 to Me? Podcast? Start Here

  25-05-2018 16:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  Are you new to comedy podcasts, overwhelmed by the array of options, and wondering where to begin? Then welcome to Start Here, a recurring guide to the best comedy podcasts available — and our recommendations for which episodes are the best entry points to your next auditory obsession.For the uninitiated,...More »
  
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• A Journey Home to Find the Meaning of Fatherhood

  25-05-2018 16:12 via nytimes.com
  “Fatherland,” now playing in London, is an ambitious, genre-defying work that brings together interviews about what it means to be a parent, enlivened with music and dance.
  
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• Netflix puts content above costs but is the policy sustainable?

  25-05-2018 16:07
  Streaming service needs even more subscribers to keep paying for expensive hitsNetflix briefly overtook Disney as the world’s biggest media company this week but some analysts are wondering if the streaming service’s rapid growth is sustainable. The company behind Stranger Things and The Crown must continue producing hits, poaching Hollywood talent and gaining subscribers at a rapid rate if it is to justify the faith of an investment community that pushed its valuation to nearly $162
  
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• What’s Leaving Hulu: June 2018

  25-05-2018 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Because it’s baseball season: A League of Their OwnYou don’t really need a reason to watch A League of Their Own, but hey, it’s June, it’s sunny, and you’ve gotta remind everyone that there’s no crying in baseball. It’s a shame that this movie is leaving Hulu this month because...More »
  
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• Meet Julianna Margulies’s Fearsome Magazine Editor in a Dietland Exclusive Clip

  25-05-2018 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Like everyone who works in media, Julianna Margulies’s magazine editor in Dietland spends most of her time lounging at her desk, wearing designer outfits, and glowering underneath a wig. In a new clip from the series, which premieres June 4 on AMC, we get a look at Kitty, the editor,...More »
  
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• A Word With: Jim Parsons Takes a Break From Sheldon to Play Dad

  25-05-2018 16:00 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Parsons talks about his new movie, “A Kid Like Jake,” his return to Broadway in “The Boys in the Band” and life beyond “The Big Bang Theory.”
  
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• Harvey Weinstein arrested in New York

  25-05-2018 15:53 via ft.com
  Disgraced film mogul charged with rape by New York police
  
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• The Tale Is a Complex Meta-fictional Memoir of Sexual Abuse

  25-05-2018 15:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  Jennifer Fox’s The Tale (premiering May 26 on HBO) is a cinematic memoir of sexual abuse that’s pieced together before our eyes, with Laura Dern playing Jennifer Fox and Isabelle Nélisse her 13-year-old self — with whom Dern’s Fox eventually argues, across three-and-a-half decades.With the word abuse I fear I’ve...More »
  
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• Harvey Weinstein in handcuffs outside New York police station – video

  25-05-2018 15:41
  Film producer emerges from the 1st precinct in Manhattan smiling and in handcuffs. He has been charged with rape, a criminal sex act, sexual abuse and sexual misconduct for alleged incidents involving two women, after he earlier surrendered to authorities.Harvey Weinstein charged with rape and other sexual offencesContinue reading...
  
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• Chazz Palminteri Is Singing. Sonny Would Tell You to Listen.

  25-05-2018 15:28 via nytimes.com
  The actor, who first wrote the play as a one-man show in 1989, makes his Broadway musical debut as the gangster Sonny in “A Bronx Tale: The Musical.”
  
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