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• David Simon Tells Jack Dorsey to ‘Die of Boils’ Over Twitter Lockout

  09-06-2018 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  David Simon, known for a whole bunch of things but most famously as the guy who created The Wire, says he’s been locked out of his Twitter account by Twitter. While his account, @AoDespair, remains visible on the platform, Simon is in limbo because he is “indifferent to removing the...More »
  
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• Before He Wanted to Be a Chef, Anthony Bourdain Wanted to Draw Comic Books

  09-06-2018 20:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Anthony Bourdain will be be remembered as a chef, a writer, a television personality, a filmmaker, a world traveler, and an advocate for the marginalized. But lest we forget, he was also a geek. Bourdain grew up reading the envelope-pushing sci-fi and horror of publisher EC Comics and the outré...More »
  
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• French Authorities Release Statement on Anthony Bourdain’s Death

  09-06-2018 19:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  On Friday morning, Anthony Bourdain was found dead at the age of 61 in Kaysersberg, France, with the reported cause of death being suicide. Bourdain had been in the French commune shooting an episode of his popular CNN series Parts Unknown, and was discovered unresponsive in his hotel room by...More »
  
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• Anthony Bourdain Was the Best White Man

  09-06-2018 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  I recently invited friends from America to India and my family showed them the sort of food tour worthy of an Anthony Bourdain production, of the exterior but mostly the interior, to borrow an important distinction made in so many episodes of No Reservations and Parts Unknown, the late TV...More »
  
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• How Amy Schumer and Debra Messing Cheekily Conspired Against E! News

  09-06-2018 18:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  One of the most memorable — and viral — moments of this year’s Golden Globes occurred when Debra Messing was being interviewed by Giuliana Rancic on E!’s red carpet, and she brought up the pay gap controversy that was unfolding with veteran E! host Catt Sadler. The month prior, Sadler...More »
  
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• Why Alia Shawkat Was ‘Upset’ With Herself After That Arrested Development Interview

  09-06-2018 17:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  Last month, what was supposed to be a standard press interview for Arrested Development’s new season soon turned into chaos over at the New York Times, when Jessica Walter revealed, through tears, that her co-star Jeffrey Tambor verbally abused her on set. While fellow co-stars Jason Bateman and Tony Hale...More »
  
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• Eunice Gayson, the first Bond girl, dies aged 90

  09-06-2018 16:53
  Gayson starred as Sylvia Trench alongside Sean Connery in Dr No and From Russia With LoveEunice Gayson, the actor who played the first Bond girl in 007’s on-screen debut, has died at the age of 90. Gayson starred as James Bond’s love interest, Sylvia Trench, alongside Sir Sean Connery in the 1962 film Dr No. Continue reading...
  
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• HBO Refused to Air This One ‘Horrifying’ Sex and the City Scene

  09-06-2018 16:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  For a network that regularly flexes its anything goes ethos with incestuous siblings and unremorseful murder sprees, it perhaps may come as a surprise that HBO, indeed, has been known to put its foot down when a script gets a little too crazy. Such a revelation occurred during the very...More »
  
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• Lily Allen Says the Music Industry Won’t Let Her Escape Her Abuser

  09-06-2018 15:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  Singer Lily Allen has opened up about her experience with abuse in the music industry, and how her record label wouldn’t let her escape her abuser. Allen spoke with i News in England, comparing her experience to Rose McGowan’s, who accused Harvey Weinstein of rape. Allen describes her abuser —...More »
  
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• Meghan Markle and the Rest of the Royals Celebrate the Queen’s Birthday

  09-06-2018 15:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  On Saturday, something wonderful happened: Meghan Markle finally emerged from her (mysterious) Honeymoon cocoon for Trooping the Color, the annual parade celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s birthday.Meghan, of course, wasn’t alone at this event – she was to joined the rest of the British royal family – but we’d been so used...More »
  
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• This Joke Caused Stephen Colbert to Giggle So Much, He Left the Late Show Stage

  09-06-2018 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Stephen Colbert, that nice Catholic boy, sometimes gets a case of the giggles and needs to compose himself. (Who doesn’t.) That, or he just really loves Alanis Morissette and doesn’t want to embarrass himself if her ‘90s hits are involved. (Also, who doesn’t.) Such fun occurred on The Late Show...More »
  
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• Leuk volgens locals Rob en Rudy: 'Het Speelhuis is mooiste Nederlandse theater' - indebuurt

  09-06-2018 15:13
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  Leuk volgens locals Rob en Rudy: 'Het Speelhuis is mooiste Nederlandse theater'
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  Wie in Helmond woont, kent vaak de allerleukste plekken. In de rubriek 'Leuk volgens…' vertellen Helmonders over hun favoriete plekjes. Rob Michiels en zijn partner Rudy Geerts zijn het unaniem eens over hun Helmondse hotspots. << < Pagina 1 / 5 >.
  
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• Utrechtse studenten bouwen theater - Stadsblad Utrecht (persbericht) (Blog)

  09-06-2018 13:43
  Stadsblad Utrecht (persbericht) (Blog)
  Utrechtse studenten bouwen theater
  Stadsblad Utrecht (persbericht) (Blog)
  De vliegtuigen zijn al weggesleept en binnenkort strijken er 87 zeecontainers en 144.000 kilo zand neer. Op de voormalige vliegbasis Soesterberg, pal naast het Nationaal Militair Museum, begint een team van acht Utrechtse studenten binnenkort aan de ...
  
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• Patrick Melrose - Cumberbatch finds privilege corrupts

  09-06-2018 12:00
  This sensational heroin-filled saga, buoyed by exceptional performances and note-perfect writing, shows how our past shapes our present“Life’s not just a bag of shit, but a leaky one. You can’t help but be touched by it,” says Benedict Cumberbatch’s titular feckless aristocrat in Patrick Melrose. But Patrick is not just touched by it, he’s up to his neck in the stuff.This five-part adaptation of the autobiographical novel series by Edward St Aubyn ha
  
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• Leuke uitjes voor de jeugd in Theater de Mythe - De Bevelander (persbericht) (Blog)

  09-06-2018 09:18
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  Leuke uitjes voor de jeugd in Theater de Mythe
  De Bevelander (persbericht) (Blog)
  Wat is er nu leuker dan naar het theater te gaan met uw (klein)kinderen? In het theaterseizoen 18 l 19 staan er voorstellingen geprogrammeerd in Theater de Mythe voor alle leeftijden. GOES - Kikker en zijn vriendjes zien een vallende ster en doen ...
  
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• Adviesraad blijft bij gebrek aan visie nieuw theater - BD.nl

  09-06-2018 08:04
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  Adviesraad blijft bij gebrek aan visie nieuw theater
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  In een advies uit april van dit jaar liet de Review Board, bestaande uit drie onafhankelijke personen, geen spaan heel van de plannen die er leefden. Dat advies was opgesteld aan de hand van de documentatie die vanaf oktober 2017 beschikbaar was en ...
  
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• The Bridge recap: season four, episode five – heartbreak and horror

  09-06-2018 07:42
  The corpses continue to stack up, but it was the implosion of a relationship that really hit home in another rollercoaster of an instalment SPOILER ALERT: This is for people watching The Bridge at BBC2 pace. Don’t read on if you haven’t seen episode five of the fourth series – and if you’ve seen further ahead, please do not post spoilers for later episodes.
  You can read the previous recaps here Continue reading...
  
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• Uitvaart doodgeschoten Peter Netten in Osse theater, politie grijpt in 'waar ... - BD.nl

  09-06-2018 07:40
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  Uitvaart doodgeschoten Peter Netten in Osse theater, politie grijpt in 'waar ...
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  OSS – Bij de uitvaartdienst van de doodgeschoten Peter Netten (30) worden zaterdagmiddag honderden familieleden en vrienden verwacht. Uit voorzorg houdt de politie daarbij een oogje in het zeil, laat een woordvoerder weten. ,,Waar nodig anticiperen wij ...en meer »
  
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• Sense8: the series finale review – sci-fi love-in is strictly for the fans

  09-06-2018 07:31
  After much online outcry, the Wachowskis’ cancelled show was given a feature-length reprieve in which to tie up loose ends and wallow in schmaltz
  When Sense8, a sci-fi drama by Lana and Lilly Wachowski, the directors of The Matrix, and Babylon 5 creator J Michael Straczynski, was cancelled after two seasons, there were outpourings of grief and rage from its fans. Not just because there were unanswered questions, but mainly because they had come to love the show.The premise – stranger
  
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• What’s on TV Saturday: ‘American Made’ and ‘I Want That Wedding’

  09-06-2018 07:00 via nytimes.com
  Tom Cruise plays a smuggler in “American Made.” And engaged couples get a dose of reality in “I Want That Wedding.”
  
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• Saturday’s best TV: Germaine Bloody Greer; Hidden

  09-06-2018 07:00
  The problematic feminist icon gets a feature length profile and there’s a new psychological cop thriller from WalesContinue reading...
  
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• Here’s an (Ever-Expanding) Collection of Excellent Anthony Bourdain Stories for You to Read

  09-06-2018 06:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  On Friday, the news of Anthony Bourdain’s death at the age of 61 provoked not just an outpouring of love from grateful fans, but a flood of stories about the man himself. It turns out, the TV host, food personality and author inspired just as many stories as he told....More »
  
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• Pixar's John Lasseter steps down from Disney in wake of #metoo

  09-06-2018 04:20
  Disney says he will stay on until end of year as a consultant before final departureJohn Lasseter, the co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios and the Walt Disney Company’s animation chief, will step down at the end of the year after acknowledging “missteps” in his behaviour with staff members.Disney announced on Friday that Lasseter – one of the most illustrious and powerful figures in animation – will stay on through the end of 2018 as a consultant. After that he w
  
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• Kyrie Irving Doesn’t Know if the Earth Is Round or Flat. He Does Want to Discuss It.

  09-06-2018 03:26 via nytimes.com
  In his most extensive comments to date, the Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving questioned again whether the Earth is round: “You know that for sure? Like, I don’t know.”
  
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• First Man Trailer: Wow, What Were We Thinking, Trying to Go to The Moon?

  09-06-2018 03:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  While another director might have focused on the heroic achievement or historic importance, the first trailer for director Damien Chazelle’s First Man wants you on the edge of your seat when you’d considering astronaut Neil Armstrong’s personal journey to the moon. Keep in mind, that seat is inside a claustrophobic...More »
  
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• Pixar Head John Lasseter to Leave Disney at the End of the Year

  09-06-2018 02:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Following reports of inappropriate workplace behavior and a subsequent six-month leave of absence, Pixar and Walt Disney Animation chief creative officer John Lasseter will leave both studios at the end of 2018. “The last six months have provided an opportunity to reflect on my life, career and personal priorities,” he said...More »
  
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• Theater tussen de treinreizigers - NRC

  09-06-2018 02:00
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  Theater tussen de treinreizigers
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  In Beneatha's Place is Beneatha de vrouw van een partijlid die de onafhankelijkheid van Nigeria (1959) nastreeft. Zij is Amerika ontvlucht wegens racisme, in Nigeria hoopt… High Society: vier eeuwen portretten. Rond Rembrandts portretten van de ...
  
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• A Compelling Staircase Comes to Netflix, But Doesn’t Bring Closure

  09-06-2018 00:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  The true-crime docuseries has risen to prominence in recent years with the success of HBO’s The Jinx, the podcast Serial, and a suite of Netflix contributions, most notably Making a Murderer. But the genre as we know it today was really launched more than a decade ago, when The Staircase,...More »
  
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• Netflix and Shondaland Nab the Rights to New York’s Grifter Story

  09-06-2018 00:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  The story of Anna Delvey, the Russian twentysomething who swindled New York’s glitterati into believing she was a millionaire raising money for a new “dynamic visual-arts center,” has delighted New York Magazine readers across the globe. Now it may become a TV series. Vulture has learned that that Netflix and...More »
  
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• Moscow Theater Rebels, Husband and Wife, Are Dead

  09-06-2018 00:32 via nytimes.com
  Mikhail Ugarov and Elena Gremina, who died this spring, founded Teatr.doc, a company that addressed society’s ills and took the Putin government to task.
  
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• What Sy Hersh Knows

  09-06-2018 00:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Seymour M. Hersh’s memoir Reporter is out this week, and it’s the story of an epic career in journalism. Here is the son of Jewish immigrants, owners of a dry cleaning store, taking to the streets of Chicago, a law school dropout turned cub reporter, on the police beat, learning...More »
  
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• Jameela Jamil Calls Out Emile Hirsch’s Abusive Behavior Following Tarantino Announcement

  09-06-2018 00:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  This week, it was announced that actor Emile Hirsch was joining the cast of Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film about Charles Manson, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which also includes Al Pacino, Leonardo DiCaprio, Damian Lewis, Dakota Fanning, and others. But on Friday, The Good Place actress Jameela Jamil slammed...More »
  
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• Kim Kardashian Got Rick and Morty to Make Kanye a Birthday Song

  09-06-2018 00:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) June 8, 2018...More »
  
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• Our 14 Favorite Episodes of Anthony Bourdain’s TV Shows

  09-06-2018 00:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  The late Anthony Bourdain is irreplaceable. A leading voice in the restaurant industry who rocketed to success with his 2000 book Kitchen Confidential, Bourdain played a tremendous role in not just defining the ways we ate food and talked about it, but in revealing how a TV show could use...More »
  
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• Anthony Bourdain Wrote the Recipe for Food Television, But There’s No Substitute for Him

  09-06-2018 00:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s both essential and impossible to think about the influence of Anthony Bourdain on food television. Essential, because his worldview and his demeanor and his enthusiasm has had an outsized effect on what food and travel television looks like. And impossible, because Bourdain’s television shows were the result of an...More »
  
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• Pixar Co-Founder to Leave Disney After ‘Missteps’

  09-06-2018 00:05 via nytimes.com
  John Lasseter had been on leave since November, citing what he called “missteps” that made staff members feel uncomfortable. He will be a consultant for Disney until the end of the year.
  
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