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• Maniac Recap: Into the A-Void

  22-09-2018 22:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  Americans have spent the last several decades in the zealous, exhausting pursuit of happiness. It’s all a matter of the right mindset, we’ve decided. Hack your life just the right way — by decluttering your apartment, and dropping toxic friendships, and airing out your grievances — and the path to...More »
  
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• Bodyguard’s police adviser defends TV portrayal of state corruption

  22-09-2018 22:19
  Ex-Met commander David Zinzan insists hit BBC series has not damaged force’s imageThe finger of suspicion and the taint of corruption may have lingered over senior police officers, played by Gina McKee and Pippa Haywood, in BBC One’s hit drama Bodyguard – but the police adviser of the show insists it has not damaged the service’s reputation.As followers of the show, watched by 11 million viewers, wait to find out who is unmasked as the villain on Sunday night in a final 7
  
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• Comcast wins Sky auction with £30.6bn bid

  22-09-2018 22:11 via ft.com
  Murdoch’s Fox and Walt Disney beaten in a deal that will redraw global media landscape
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing 2018: week one - as it happened

  22-09-2018 21:36
  The dancers got down to business after the ceremonial launch show a fortnight ago. But who shone and who stumbled on the big Strictly stage? 8.36pm BST And that’s IT for the first Strictly live show! Thank you all for joining in, it’s lovely to be back in the liveblog hotseat. I’ll be back next Saturday for Week 2, or on the GBBO liveblog on Tuesday if you can’t wait that long. In the meantime you can find me on Twitter @heidistephens, so do come and say hello and share y
  
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• Manners Maketh Man, and Manners Also Maketh a Kingsman Trilogy

  22-09-2018 20:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  Eggsy will live to fire that umbrella stun-gun one last time. EW has confirmed that Kingsman 3 will cap off the spy trilogy next year, with November 8, 2019 as the official release date. Matthew Vaughn, who wrote and directed the previous two installments, will be back again for the...More »
  
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• The Talent-on-Talent Interview Has Reached Its Apex With BFFs Meryl Streep and Tracey Ullman

  22-09-2018 19:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Friday premiere of HBO’s Tracey Ullman’s Show season three, at the Tribeca TV Festival, was followed by what can only be described as a bona fide lovefest between the show’s creator/star and her equally divine interlocutor, the one and only Meryl Streep. When Tribeca co-founder Jane Rosenthal introduced Streep...More »
  
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• Bachelor in Paradise’s Jenna Cooper Now Wants Her Alleged Cheating Messages ‘Forensically Examined’

  22-09-2018 19:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  We’re now entering chapter four with our fall book-club pick: Jenna Cooper: Prolific Bachelor Nation Scammer? Two weeks after incriminating text messages allegedly sent by Bachelor in Paradise star Cooper were published on Reality Steve — messages that, among other things, stated she never loved her fiancé Jordan Kimball and...More »
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing 2018: week one - live!

  22-09-2018 18:51
  The dancers get down to business after the ceremonial launch show a fortnight ago, but who will shine and stumble on the grand stage? 5.51pm BST It’s a Strictly Celebrity Pointless special! I’m not really watching, but it’s definitely on.10.50am BST Evening all, and welcome back to another year of the Strictly Come Dancing liveblog! Apologies for missing the launch show, as usual I was squeezing in a quick holiday before I refuse all weekend invitations until Christmas in favou
  
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• Hey Weirdo-Stalkers, Noah Centineo Has Some Advice for You: ‘Stop Following Me’

  22-09-2018 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you don’t know who Noah Centineo: Netflix Bae and Mark Ruffalo’s Honorary Son is at this point, it’s best you do a quick Google search and report back, as the vulnerable heartthrob has put teens (and even adults) into a tizzy this summer thanks to two perfectly timed rom-coms....More »
  
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• The Bachelor: Vietnam Hits Reality TV Gold With Two Contestants Leaving the Show Together

  22-09-2018 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  You thought this Bachelor in Paradise drama with Jordan and Jenna was wild? Allow us to divert your eyeballs to The Bachelor: Vietnam, which, no hyperbole intended, shocked the hell out of viewers this week thanks to contestant Minh Thu. Upon the realization that she wasn’t receiving a rose from...More »
  
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• Robert Englund’s Freddy Krueger Will Make His Glorious, Gruesome Return With … The Goldbergs?!

  22-09-2018 16:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  ABC tired: Killing off a major character on Modern Family. ABC wired: Booking one of the most terrifying serial killers in cinematic history on The Goldbergs and hoping nobody sustains any clawed glove-related injuries. Such fun will be happening with none other than Freddy Krueger — Robert Englund’s OG Freddy...More »
  
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• Utøya survivor: Anders Breivik massacre films 'don't tell full story'

  22-09-2018 16:00
  Victim’s sister speaks out over Paul Greengrass’s acclaimed movie 22 JulySurvivors of the atrocity on the Norwegian island of Utøya in July 2011 will never need reminding of the shootings that killed 69 young people. The detail of their frightening ordeal will stay sharp and stark.But for Lara Rashid, a survivor who lost her elder sister, Bano, that summer’s day, the arrival of two major films telling the actions of the killer, Anders Behring Breivik, is a difficult test
  
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• Survivor criticises Paul Greengrass film on Anders Breivik massacre

  22-09-2018 16:00
  Victim’s sister speaks out over acclaimed movie 22 JulySurvivors of the atrocity on the Norwegian island of Utøya in July 2011 will never need reminding of the shootings that killed 69 young people. The detail of their frightening ordeal will stay sharp and stark.But for Lara Rashid, a survivor who lost her elder sister, Bano, that summer’s day, the arrival of two major films telling the actions of the killer, Anders Behring Breivik, is a difficult test. Continue reading...
  
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• Nappily Ever After Is a Well-Intentioned Misfire

  22-09-2018 13:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  By the end of its animated credits, I understood that Netflix’s latest romantic comedy, Nappily Ever After based on a novel by Trisha R. Thomas, was trying to offer the charm of beloved 1990s black romantic comedies and dramas like The Best Man, Love Jones, and Waiting to Exhale. Directed...More »
  
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• Doctor Who's Jodie Whittaker: ‘My guiltiest pleasure? Drinking half a bottle of wine every day’

  22-09-2018 10:30
  The new Doctor on having her tongue pierced, her love of Coldplay, and her most embarrassing momentBorn in West Yorkshire, Jodie Whittaker, 36, graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2005. The same year, she made her professional stage debut at Shakespeare’s Globe in The Storm; in 2006 she earned best newcomer nominations for her performance in the film Venus. She appeared in the critically acclaimed ITV drama Broadchurch and is the first female Doctor, in the new series
  
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• Ellen Pompeo Discusses Grey’s Anatomy Salary Backlash: ‘It’s Been a Very Interesting Ride’

  22-09-2018 07:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  Despite her protests to the contrary, fans and detractors alike have insinuated the departure of Grey’s Anatomy actresses Jessica Capshaw and Sarah Drew was due to series star Ellen Pompeo’s new and improved $20 million salary. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Pompeo addresses viewer reaction to the rumors,...More »
  
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• Saturday’s best TV: Mystery Road; Performance Live: Hofesh Shechter’s Clowns

  22-09-2018 07:00
  A new Australian Outback mystery and more from BBC Two’s reliably excellent arts strand Continue reading...
  
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• Destination: Cape Town & Winelands

  22-09-2018 05:19 via ft.com
  Despite the effects of the drought, Cape Town and the nearby Winelands remain a vibrant destination for tourists and investors. This report considers their attractions as well as the painful legaciesof recent history
  
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• Tech billionaires discover enduring appeal of print

  22-09-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Benioff becomes latest wealthy individual to snap up a media asset
  
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• Hillary Clinton Stops By Late Show To Weigh In On Whether Trump Can Be Indicted While President

  22-09-2018 04:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  On tonight: "The Supreme Court has decided that" says Hillary Clinton when asked by Stephen Colbert if she believes a sitting president can be subpoenaed in a criminal investigation.Watch tonight at 11:35/10:35c on and CBS All Access The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) September 21, 2018“If you’re not president and you’ve committed...More »
  
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• Year of the Scam Continues: Netflix Orders Melissa Joan Hart and Sean Astin’s Teen Grifter Sitcom

  22-09-2018 02:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  America is having a romance with scammers in 2018 (well, when we’re not having our identities and finances hijacked by them), so it only makes sense Netflix would follow suit by picking up Melissa Joan Hart and Sean Astin’s sitcom No Good Nick. While most of us inadvertently invite scammers...More »
  
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• Like You, Josh Groban Did a Spit-Take When Katy Perry Called Him ‘The One That Got Away’

  22-09-2018 00:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  There are only a few moments in life that merit a full double-take followed by a full spit-take, but Katy Perry publicly declaring you “the one that got away” seems like it qualifies. While on Watch What Happens Live, Josh Groban responded to a caller following up on Perry’s low-key...More »
  
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• France Offers Its Film Industry Incentives to Hire Women

  22-09-2018 00:00 via nytimes.com
  Movie productions with anywhere from four to eight women in key positions will be eligible for higher government subsidies.
  
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