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• Nine bid for Australia’s Fairfax sparks fears over quality

  14-08-2018 23:00 via ft.com
  Reality TV specialist’s move raises concerns over group synonymous with respected journalism
  
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• A Passage to Britain review – Who Do You Think You Are? for the empire

  14-08-2018 23:00
  This new series tells the story of migration to the UK from the Indian subcontinent through ships’ records, starting with the Viceroy of IndiaThe Viceroy of India is not a suburban curry house. It’s not even the colonial office after which a suburban curry house is named, but rather a ship. It’s a splendid one, too, a P&O number with interiors modelled on an English country house. Well, one wants to feel at home – even at sea.The Viceroy plied the Mumba
  
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• The All About Nina Trailer Reminds You Comedians Are Drunk and Unhappy

  14-08-2018 22:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you’ve watched films or TV shows about comedians, you’ve probably seen them being drunk or emotionally unavailable, but you haven’t seen Mary Elizabeth Winstead fill that narrative archetype — until now. Winstead stars as the titular character in All About Nina, which follows a struggling stand-up comic who makes...More »
  
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• The Next TV Revival Will Be [Pulls Name From Fancy Hat] Designing Women

  14-08-2018 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  The devil went down to Georgia to pluck the ripest revival from the small-screen graveyard. Designing Women, a very enjoyable sitcom that aired on CBS between 1986 and 1993, is currently in the process of getting revived with the help of series creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason. THR reports that the series, which...More »
  
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• Taraji P. Henson Reads Tracy Morgan’s Mind in ‘What Men Want’

  14-08-2018 22:51 via nytimes.com
  With a new trailer out now, the movie is a follow-up of sorts to the Mel Gibson smash “What Women Want.”
  
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• Ty Dolla Sign Is This Summer’s MVP

  14-08-2018 22:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  Every artist has their secret weapon: For Cardi B, it’s her songwriter Pardison Fontaine; Taylor Swift has Jack Antonoff; Drake has 40; Jack White and Ryan Adams have the concept of analog sound; meanwhile, group thinkers like Travis Scott and Kanye West pull inspiration from whomever happens to be in...More »
  
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• Tessa Thompson May Do That Romantic Spaghetti Thing With Justin Theroux in Lady and the Tramp Remake

  14-08-2018 22:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  Thank you, Disney, for taking canine-on-canine romance so seriously for all the millennial cinephiles out there. Tessa Thompson is reportedly in final negotiations to voice Lady, the American cocker spaniel, in Disney’s upcoming live-action–CGI remake of Lady and the Tramp, per intel from Collider. The film, which would be exclusively...More »
  
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• Harvey Weinstein’s Sex-Trafficking Case Is Moving Forward

  14-08-2018 22:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Last year, legal council for model-actress Kadian Noble filed a complaint at the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York, which alleged Harvey Weinstein violated a federal sex-trafficking law by sexually assaulting Noble in his hotel room in Cannes, France. “Harvey Weinstein was able to force or...More »
  
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• If You Love Family Sitcoms, Watch Kim’s Convenience

  14-08-2018 21:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  There’s a moment halfway through the first season of Kim’s Convenience that encapsulates the show: Mr. Kim (Paul Sun-Hyung Lee), the co-owner of a grocery store in Toronto, is peering at a black dude sifting through snacks by the register. As the customer moves along, Kim asks his daughter, Janet...More »
  
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• These MoviePass Superfans Found Each Other. But What’s Next?

  14-08-2018 21:11 via nytimes.com
  The service has become an integral part of the private and social lives of many — one user saw 19 movies in 19 days. But limits on usage will change that.
  
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• Tinder founders say parent company cheated them

  14-08-2018 20:28 via ft.com
  Creators of dating app claim IAC undermined company valuation
  
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• Laura Dern Might Join Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, Hollywood’s Biggest Actress Crossover Event

  14-08-2018 20:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  Greta Gerwig’s campaign to get every big-name white actress in Hollywood to star in a movie together is continuing apace. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Laura Dern is in talks to star in Gerwig’s adaptation of Little Women, which means she would join a cast that already includes Meryl Streep,...More »
  
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• Hannah Gadsby to Bless Us With Wisdom in New Memoir Ten Steps to Nanette

  14-08-2018 19:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Get ready for Nanette: The Book. Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby has followed up the surprise success of her Netflix special Nanette by writing her very first book. Titled Ten Steps to Nanette, the memoir is slated to be released in Australia next year by Allen & Unwin, and according to...More »
  
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• Star Trek: Discovery Casts Ethan Peck as Spock, Increases Prosthetic Budget

  14-08-2018 19:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  You could have a Star Trek without Spock, but why would you? CBS announced today that Ethan Peck has been cast as the iconic half-Vulcan, half-human for its All Access series, Star Trek: Discovery. Spock will once again be the Science Officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise, but this time around...More »
  
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• Review: Looking to the Stars, ‘Cielo’ Can’t Quite Form a Constellation

  14-08-2018 19:31 via nytimes.com
  Alison McAlpine’s experimental feature tries to film an essentially unfilmable subject: the night sky above the Atacama Desert in Chile.
  
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• Harvey Weinstein: judge allows sex trafficking case to move to trial

  14-08-2018 19:25
  New York judge says Weinstein may have broken sex trafficking law in potential landmark case brought by British actor Kadian NobleA US federal judge has ruled that a British woman’s sex-trafficking lawsuit against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein can go ahead – setting the stage for a landmark case. British actor Kadian Noble, 31, sued Weinstein in US district court in New York City in November, charging he brought her to a hotel room in France and sexually assaulted her
  
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• The Romanoffs Trailer: Mad Men’s Matthew Weiner Returns to TV With, Simply Put, Every Actor

  14-08-2018 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  In Amazon’s big, expensive new anthology series, not one character paid attention when Lorde sang about never being royals. The Romanoffs, from Mad Men’s Matthew Weiner, is a collection of eight separate stories, all about people who think they’re related to the Russian royal family and maybe watched Anastasia one...More »
  
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• JT Leroy Film With Laura Dern and Kristen Stewart to Close Toronto Film Fest

  14-08-2018 17:51 via nytimes.com
  The festival also announced a period drama with Chris Pine as its opening night film.
  
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• Review: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Is a Party With a First-Rate Guest List

  14-08-2018 17:39 via nytimes.com
  Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of the best-selling novel is a lavish, slyly old-fashioned romantic comedy.
  
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• Jimmy Kimmel Live Wins TV’s First-Ever J.D. Power Award

  14-08-2018 17:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  Just because something you want seems impossible to achieve doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go after it — take, for example, this clip from last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, where Kimmel proves that with enough determination, you can even win an award typically given out to midsize SUVs. After a brief...More »
  
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• Should You Write That Love Letter? Consult These 9 Movies First

  14-08-2018 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Love letters — whether written to confess feelings, break a heart, or just get someone all hot and bothered — are a tried-and-true staple in romance films. Movies are a visual medium, of course, but sometimes nothing gets the point across quite like the written word. Oftentimes, a letter is...More »
  
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• A Chicago Comedian Has Created the Only Bill Murray Encounter That Matters

  14-08-2018 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Bill Murray Encounter has more or less become a cliché by now — to the point where it feels like if you haven’t experienced a Bill Murray sighting, you’re in the minority. Sure, people seem to like hearing about unexpected Murray run-ins with everyone from Chrissy Teigen to the...More »
  
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• Green Book Trailer: Mahershala Ali Plays the Piano, Wears Gold Embroidery

  14-08-2018 16:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  Our Gala Presentations include: Peter Farrelly’s GREEN BOOK, starring Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, and . TIFF (@TIFF_NET) August 14, 2018...More »
  
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• Taraji P. Henson Cracks the Boys' Club in What Men Want Trailer

  14-08-2018 16:45 via feeds.eonline.com
  "This is not a curse. This is a gift."So says Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) in the trailer for Paramount Pictures' What Men Want, released just moments ago. After being passed...
  
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• Looking Back on the Weird Fad of Stand-up Comedian Singles

  14-08-2018 16:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  The comedy-club boom of the 1980s and the proliferation of cable networks in the ’80s and ’90s that needed to fill airtime meant newfound visibility and popularity for stand-up comedians. A club in every decent-sized town and stand-ups around the clock on HBO, Showtime, A&E, and Comedy Central made comedians...More »
  
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• Late Night Tackles Omarosa Tapes, Questions Why Trump Eats Paper

  14-08-2018 16:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Yesterday’s news cycle was all about the secret tapes Omarosa Manigault Newman recorded during her time in the White House and her allegations that Trump used the N-word. On the late-night shows, every host had a take on Omarosa’s claims, her new book, the alleged tapes, and Donald Trump’s reactions...More »
  
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• Near, Far, Ariana Grande and James Corden’s Titanic Is Just an Excuse for Ari to Belt That Song

  14-08-2018 15:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  We’ve crunched the numbers, and can officially report the reason behind Ariana Grande and James Corden’s Late Late Show “soundtrack” to Titanic was not for laughs, not for guaranteed viral status, but rather for Grande to give Celine Dion a run for her money with her own rendition of “My...More »
  
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• Beyoncé Dedicates Detroit Concert to Aretha Franklin in Moment of Royal Harmony

  14-08-2018 15:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  Beyoncé dedicated Monday night’s On the Run II show in Detroit to the Queen of Soul. “We love you,” Beyoncé said of Aretha Franklin, according to the Detroit Free Press. Bey thanked the icon for “the beautiful music.” The dedication came after the couple’s opening song, Jay-Z’s “Holy Grail.” Franklin...More »
  
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• To All the Boys Star Lana Condor on Making the Summer’s Best Rom-Com

  14-08-2018 15:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Skip the first question to avoid a To All The Boys spoiler.Lana Condor knew she had to book the role of Lara Jean Covey, the daydreaming, badly driving sixteen-year-old at the heart of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, based on the best-selling YA novel. Lara Jean, lovesick and...More »
  
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• Bachelor in Paradise Recap: Pity Poor Colton

  14-08-2018 15:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Becca is like someone who quit working at T.G.I. Fridays to go to law school but keeps showing up during the dinner shift to hang out. You can get two meats and two sides for $14.99 at any T.G.I. Fridays in the county. You don’t have to come to the...More »
  
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• What Men Want Trailer: Careful the Things You Think, Taraji Will Listen

  14-08-2018 15:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  After letting women plan their own heists, Hollywood’s gender-flipped remake trend has finally broken the glass ceiling and let a woman lead a movie based around a rigid understanding of a gender binary and goofy psychic powers. In What Men Want, a riff on What Women Want, Taraji P. Henson...More »
  
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• Is This the Year Antiques Roadshow Will Finally Win an Emmy?

  14-08-2018 15:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  The 2018 Emmy nominees for Outstanding Structured Reality Show include ABC’s four-time winner Shark Tank, HGTV’s home-makeover behemoth Fixer Upper, Paramount Network’s made-to-go-viral Lip Sync Battle, Netflix’s much-beloved Queer Eye reboot, and TLC’s celebrity-ancestry show Who Do You Think You Are? The last nominee in the category is the longtime...More »
  
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• Let’s Fact-check The Meg

  14-08-2018 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Meg may have surprised us all with its weekend box-office haul (with an estimated $44.5 million, it’s Warner Bros.’ top opening of 2018, besting Ready Player One and Ocean’s 8). But nobody will be shocked to learn that the movie — a dream matchup between Jason Statham and a...More »
  
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• Watch The Trailer For Gaspar Noé’s Sangria Soaked Dance Nightmare, Climax

  14-08-2018 15:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Only six people reportedly walked out of a Cannes screening of Gaspar Noé’s newest film, Climax. “Aw man, no, no, no!” the director complained to the Guardian. “I usually have 25 percent of the audience walking out.” Climax is a manic, frantic, dance horror movie: When a dance troupe meets...More »
  
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• Female roles vastly outnumbered by male in Hollywood films, says study

  14-08-2018 14:56
  Women played only 32% of the characters in the top-grossing releases of 2016, with even fewer cast in lead rolesFemale characters are outnumbered two to one by their male counterparts in the most successful Hollywood films, a new report shows.According to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Sex Roles, authored by US academics Conor Neville and Phyllis Anastasio of Saint Joseph’s University, just over 32% of characters in 50 of the US’s top-grossing films of 2016 were women
  
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• In Conversation: Penn Jillette

  14-08-2018 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The long and successful career of Penn Jillette, the bigger half (physically and personality-wise) of the magic duo Penn & Teller, itself constitutes a kind of trick. He’s a magician who’ll loudly disdain magic, a comedian who doesn’t do straight comedy, and a provocative public intellectual — often advocating on...More »
  
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• Dan Walker's Mug-gate proves he could be the BBC's answer to Piers Morgan

  14-08-2018 12:00
  The mild-mannered presenter has become testy on Twitter of late: this could be the tonic the Beeb’s breakfast show needsEver since Piers Morgan took control of Good Morning Britain, breakfast television has changed. Once it was simply a place where two very patient, mild-mannered anchors could repeat the same four news stories every half an hour until you went to work. But Piers has upset the order. Because now breakfast television is largely a receptacle for berkish blokes who want to bel
  
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• China Literature shares drop after $2.3bn content deal

  14-08-2018 10:39 via ft.com
  Ebook platform falls 17% on the heels of results showing decline in user numbers
  
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• Facebook scores La Liga broadcast rights in India

  14-08-2018 10:08 via ft.com
  Social network to show top-tier Spanish football matches free across South Asia
  
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• Tencent-backed China Literature drops after $2.3bn content deal

  14-08-2018 08:25 via ft.com
  Ebook platform falls 15% on the heels of results showing decline in user numbers
  
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• $100,000 Pyramid Contestant Explains How He Mixed Up Osama Bin Laden and Barack Obama

  14-08-2018 07:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  Given the all-pervasive nature of video and social media nowadays, we can all safely assume we will, at some point, humiliate ourselves in front of the entire world. But while most of us correctly presume we’ll be filmed, say, accidentally getting crushed under the wheels of our car doing the...More »
  
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• Tuesday’s best TV: On the Edge: Through the Gates; A Passage to Britain

  14-08-2018 07:00
  A bravura performance kicks off the first in a three-part drama anthology about criminal justice, while a new series provides valuable perspectives on immigration10pm, Channel 4 Continue reading...
  
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• Aretha Franklin Is Reportedly Receiving Hospice Care

  14-08-2018 05:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  On Monday night Beyoncé offered up Detroit’s On the Run II show in tribute to Aretha Franklin, after news of the soul singer’s serious illness had surfaced. “This show is dedicated to Aretha Franklin,” she told her audience at Ford Field, according to The Detroit News. “We love you and...More »
  
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• YouTube: how vloggers became the new Oprah Winfreys

  14-08-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Some web stars make millions of dollars, but the stress of creating daily content can take its toll
  
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• Nicki Minaj Gives Stephen Colbert His Very Own ‘Barbie Dreams’ Bar on Late Show

  14-08-2018 04:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  On tonight: . updates with bars about The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) August 14, 2018...More »
  
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• Kim Wexler’s Ponytail on Better Call Saul Is a Follicular Force of Nature

  14-08-2018 04:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Television Academy does not currently give an Emmy to the Most Outstanding Ponytail in a Scripted Series. But if it did, the winner would undeniably be the magnificent, single ringlet that frequently swings from the head of Kim Wexler, the ultra-professional attorney and one-woman support system for Jimmy McGill...More »
  
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• Theater Review: Direct From Exit 9, It’s Gettin’ the Band Back Together

  14-08-2018 04:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Before Gettin’ the Band Back Together kicked off, the show’s producer bounded down the aisle and up the steps to the stage to do a little hyping. He wanted to know how we were all doing that night and—like seemingly every enthusiastic public speaker in my life, starting in the...More »
  
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• The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Emily’s List

  14-08-2018 04:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Since this is the fifth episode of the season, it is officially time to judge Emily Simpson and, well, there isn’t much to say. She is sort of like her name, blandly normal and barely memorable. I think the best illustration of what Emily adds to the show happened at...More »
  
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