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• The Real Louis C.K. is Finally Standing Up

  31-12-2018 23:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  The latest installment of Louis C.K.’s “Here I Come, Ready or Not” tour was a 48-minute set performed at a Levittown, New York comedy club. It seemed to announce a new persona for the comedian and filmmaker, one that could be summed up as “Reactionary blowhard uncle, but with comic...More »
  
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• Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen & Milkmen review – a timely look at an eccentric life

  31-12-2018 23:00
  With everyone from Nick Park to Posy Simmonds discussing his bold, bizarre work, this documentary traced the life of the celebrated children’s author Over 50 years, Raymond Briggs has illustrated 26 picture books, 25 of which he also wrote. At the age of 84 he’s still working, although these days he manages only one drawing a month, for the Oldie magazine. It’s not that he can’t draw any more – he certainly can – it’s that he keeps falling asleep while d
  
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• If You Want to Be the Next Bachelor Leading Man, Don’t Tell the Public

  31-12-2018 21:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  For the Twitterati who went into a tizzy when proud, messy virgin Colton Underwood was chosen as the newest eligible Bachelor bachelor, the following intel from showrunner Mike Fleiss won’t exactly make fans of Blake Horstmann and Jason Tartick feel any better. That’s because, in a new interview with EW,...More »
  
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• 9 Things You Might Have Missed in Taylor Swift's Netflix Concert Film

  31-12-2018 21:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  It's here, Taylor Swift's first Netflix movie is here!The movie was filmed at the Dallas, Texas stop of Swift's reputation stadium tour and dropped on Monday, Dec. 31 just in...
  
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• What Did We Really Expect From Louis C.K.?

  31-12-2018 20:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  A year ago, as the wave of the #MeToo movement was cresting, Louis C.K. apologized for the incidents of sexual misconduct that had been rumored for years and that, following a New York Times investigation, he’d finally owned up to, writing: “I have spent my long and lucky career talking...More »
  
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• Marie Kondo Returns, Just in Time for Your New Year’s Resolutions

  31-12-2018 20:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s a sunny afternoon in mid-May, and Japanese author Marie Kondo is helping Margie, a recently widowed 59-year-old woman with whom she’s been working since March. Margie has lived in her two-story Culver City house for 29 years. Her three grown children have moved out (but left lots of belongings...More »
  
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• Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Delayed the Show’s Fifth Season, or Did You Just Choose the Wrong Ending?

  31-12-2018 19:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  Well, unlike Stefan, at least Netflix isn’t going to end up in jail after programming the interactive experience of a lifetime. We think. Five hours of content and a million different permutations later, the streaming service admitted that the complexity of Black Mirror: Bandersnatch has delayed the show’s upcoming fifth...More »
  
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• Tidying Up With Marie Kondo Isn’t Life-Changing, But It Is Surprisingly Watchable

  31-12-2018 18:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  A lot of people in the Western world have way too much stuff. In 2014, many of them started looking to Marie Kondo to help them get rid of it.That’s the year when the The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Kondo’s guide to cleansing one’s home, became an international best-seller...More »
  
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• Despite Scary Buzz, Director at Under the Radar Says Don’t Worry

  31-12-2018 18:47 via nytimes.com
  Peter Mills Weiss and his collaborator, Julia Mounsey, put the audience on edge with the simplest of theatrical tools.
  
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• At Prototype, a Posthumous Play Revived as Chamber Opera

  31-12-2018 18:47 via nytimes.com
  Sarah Kane’s “4:48 Psychosis” is presented in a way the composer, Philip Venables, hopes will make listeners appreciate joy and love.
  
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• A Short Statement for the Exponential Festival

  31-12-2018 18:47 via nytimes.com
  Gracie Gardner’s “Cowboy,” which runs from six to 20 minutes, is part of a triple bill: “I just love having a single visual image onstage,” she said.
  
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• Louis C.K. Mocks Parkland Kids, Nonbinary People in Leaked Stand-up Set

  31-12-2018 18:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  Louis C.K. has officially made his stand-up comeback in the months since he performed his first unannounced set at the Comedy Cellar back in August. Over the weekend, leaked audio from a recent set, reportedly at Long Island comedy club Governor’s on December 16, was uploaded to YouTube. It’s the...More »
  
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• Kevin Spacey’s Bizarro YouTube Video Has Its Own IMDb Profile, in Case You Want to Leave a Review

  31-12-2018 18:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ladies and gentleman, Miss Velma Kelly in an act of desperation! Local ghoul Kevin Spacey reemerged on Christmas Eve with “Let Me Be Frank,” his three-minute personal address in character as Frank Underwood, a video that seemingly doubled as a defense against sexual-assault allegations. Now, the iMovie-quality short film is...More »
  
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• A Father Confronts His ‘Spider-Verse’ Problem

  31-12-2018 18:16 via nytimes.com
  His sons identify so deeply with the Afro-Latino hero that a conversation about the movie’s deep structural flaw is impossible.
  
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• RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars 4, Episode 3: We Have Thoughts

  31-12-2018 17:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s Snatch Game week, and What the Tuck host Joel Kim Booster, joined this week by guest co-host Louis Virtel, have thoughts about whether RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars 4’s Dating Game twist worked, why so many queens struggle with the challenge’s comedic premise, and why it’s important for the...More »
  
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• Hollywood’s Walk of Fame Was the Perfect Monument for 2018

  31-12-2018 17:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  “People call, and then they go away.” That’s how Ana Martinez, vice-president of media relations for the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, describes the demands to remove stars of controversial celebrities from its world-renowned Walk of Fame. She’s sitting in a small library at the Chamber’s Sunset Boulevard headquarters, which looks...More »
  
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• Céline Dion Is on the Edge, the Edge, the Edge, the Edge of Losing Her Mind at Lady Gaga’s Concert

  31-12-2018 16:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  We have some transformer-robots, aerial stunts, a million-and-a-half wardrobe changes, and now, perhaps the most poignant thing of all: one Las Vegas icon christening the reign of another. Canadian megabelter Céline Dion decided to forgo backstage treatment in favor of hanging with us plebeians in the crowd during opening weekend...More »
  
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• Richard Dreyfuss Plays a Late-Bloomer Stand-up in the Last Laugh Trailer

  31-12-2018 16:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  Last year it was revealed that Chevy Chase and Richard Dreyfuss had signed on to star in a Netflix movie together titled The Last Laugh, and now the comedy has a premiere date and trailer. The movie centers on Chase as a retired talent agent who reunites with his first...More »
  
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• Gulf courts uphold sentences against activists

  31-12-2018 16:10 via ft.com
  Human rights groups decry rulings in Bahrain and UAE against noted campaigners
  
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• Taylor Swift Talks Songwriting, Fan Impact and the Power of Gossip in reputation Netflix Movie

  31-12-2018 16:09 via feeds.eonline.com
  Are you ready for it? Taylor Swift's Netflix concert special is here. And we've watched the reputation concert film and are here to tell you what she revealed to the packed...
  
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• 90 Day Fiancé Season Finale Recap: Zero Days Without Cheating

  31-12-2018 15:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  We made it! We are finally at the finale of 90 Day Fiancé and wow, we’ve come so far, folks. This week, we bear witness to no fewer than four (4) weddings. What a time to be alive!We start this episode with Jay, the no-good-dirty-rotten cheater who miraculously makes his...More »
  
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• 90 Day Fiancé Season Finale Recap: 0 Days Without Cheating

  31-12-2018 15:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  We made it! We are finally at the finale of 90 Day Fiancé and wow, we’ve come so far, folks. This week, we bear witness to no fewer than four (4) weddings. What a time to be alive!We start this episode with Jay, the no good dirty rotten cheater who...More »
  
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• The Real Housewives of Atlanta Recap: Empty Nest

  31-12-2018 15:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  Was this episode supposed to air May 12, 2019? This whole thing feels like a Mother’s Day tribute episode. Between sonograms and tearful expressions of gratitude, this was a whole lot of motherly love. I’m not complaining, trust me. I’m someone who burst into tears three separate times watching Crazy...More »
  
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• How Jools Holland’s seasonal lies ruined the annual Hootenanny

  31-12-2018 13:59
  Once it was revealed that the ‘live’ show was in fact a pre-record, the glamour of spending NYE with your favourite musicians lost its appealNobody in recorded history has ever actually planned to watch the Hootenanny. Since its debut in 1993, Jools Holland’s televised New Year’s Eve bash has been the nation’s eternal fallback plan: a last resort when parties are cancelled, babysitters pull out, water pipes burst, theatre tickets are torn up by toddlers and girlfrie
  
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• 50 Pop Culture Events That Will Get You More Than Excited for 2019

  31-12-2018 12:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  Goodbye 2018 and hello 2019!We're so close to kicking off a brand-new year and for pop culture fans, there's a whole lot to look forward to in the upcoming months.For...
  
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• Strictly star AJ Pritchard says brother saved him during nightclub attack

  31-12-2018 10:34
  Curtis Pritchard was left unconscious after shielding AJ, 20, from blows in Nantwich, CheshireA Strictly Come Dancing star has spoken of how his brother saved his life – and risked his own dancing career – when the pair were attacked in a nightclub.AJ Pritchard, 24, a professional dancer, suffered bruising to his face, arms, legs and body in the incident, which took place during a night out with friends in Cheshire on 27 December. Continue reading...
  
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• Justin Bieber Apologizes for Suggesting JoJo Siwa Should Set Her Car on Fire

  31-12-2018 08:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you have or are a child, you’re probably familiar with JoJo Siwa, the Dance Moms performer turned pop star, YouTube personality and Nickelodeon actress behind tween hits like “Boomerang” and “Kid in a Candy Store.” Well, in a wonderful turn of events, the bow-wearing 15-year-old recently gave fans a...More »
  
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• John Krasinski Says Quiet Place Sequel Has ‘Another Perspective,’ and Boy, We Hope It’s the Aliens’!

  31-12-2018 07:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  “I’ll be honest with you: I really didn’t want to do the sequel.” John Krasinski is keeping it real about his enthusiasm for a follow-up to A Quiet Place in his new Deadline interview published Sunday. Joined by wife and co-star Emily Blunt, the actor jokingly describes how Paramount Pictures...More »
  
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• Monday’s best TV: Raymond Briggs – Snowmen, Bogeymen & Milkmen; Dinner for One

  31-12-2018 07:20
  The children’s illustrator proves good company in this documentary, while the slapstick sketch – an institution in Germany – gets its first UK airingThe snowmen and the bogeymen you will probably recognise, but you will have to watch this affectionate portrait of the children’s author‑illustrator Raymond Briggs to discover the secret of the milkmen. Briggs has been charming us for more than 50 years with his eccentric stories, although now he restricts himself to on
  
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• Escape at Dannemora Finale Recap: A Horse Isn’t a Horse

  31-12-2018 05:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  Lest we forget that Escape at Dannemora is a dramatization, it should be noted that the real David Sweat knew full well why he didn’t bust out on his own after completing the dry run. As IG Leahy Scott’s report details, it was largely a practical concern. It was 4...More »
  
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• Aquaman Director James Wan Asks Fans to Please Stop Harassing People Who Hated Aquaman

  31-12-2018 05:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  Look, despite the fact the film gives you everything from Jason Momoa to Amber Heard to Julie Andrews as a bigoted leviathan, not everyone is going to like Aquaman. That’s fine with director James Wan. Unfortunately, it’s not fine with what is likely a very small faction of the film’s...More »
  
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• Dirty John Recap: Escape Routes

  31-12-2018 05:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Oh, what a sneaky, sneaky trick you played on us Dirty John. I was so angry at Debra, who is more passive than a dead jellyfish stuck to the bottom of a boat, when she gave John a letter from her attorney unopened. The couple enlisted the help of an...More »
  
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• Kevin Spacey Emerges to Hand-Deliver Pizza to Paparazzi In Lead Up to Arraignment

  31-12-2018 04:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  Boy, it looks like whoever filmed Kevin Spacey’s “Christmas Eve with Frank Underwood” video must also be giving the actor fashion tips. While delivering a Domino’s pizza to a paparazzo in Baltimore Sunday, Spacey wore a cap that read “Retired since 2017,” which is, of course, the year he was...More »
  
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• The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Conch-Measuring Contest

  31-12-2018 04:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  We all know the tradition: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a compulsory photo shoot in revealing swimwear to humiliate your bridal party. More has been made of Danielle’s vision for a “Bride Squad” Sports Illustrated spread than her actual wedding.“Let’s go tribe! Wait, squad,” Danielle corrects...More »
  
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• Ray Donovan Recap: Law & Order

  31-12-2018 04:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Everyone is apologizing on Ray Donovan this week. Ray says sorry to his father and brother for years of conflicts. Mac and Sam say sorry to Ray for recent betrayals. It’s been a long season and there’s a lot to apologize for, but it feels like it’s building to a...More »
  
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• Outlander’s Sophie Skelton on Brianna’s Big Reunion and Even Bigger Trauma

  31-12-2018 03:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Since seeing Brianna approach the stones in the season-four trailer, Outlander fans have been waiting for the moment Bree would meet her long-lost biological father, Jamie Fraser. But as actress Sophie Skelton knows, the scene that played out in this week’s episode, “The Birds & The Bees,” may not be...More »
  
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• Outlander Recap: Family Matters

  31-12-2018 03:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you thought Outlander might give us a short reprieve from the horrors of its last episode over this holiday weekend, well, you really don’t know Outlander, do you?“The Birds & The Bees” picks up immediately after Bree’s attack last episode. Still shaking, she returns to her room where Lizzie...More »
  
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• Hector Xtravaganza, of the House of Xtravaganza, Has Passed Away

  31-12-2018 03:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  “Grandfather” Hector Xtravaganza, founding member of the House of Xtravaganza, an iconic entity within New York’s underground ballroom and vogue scenes, has passed away at the age of 60. His death was announced via the house’s Facebook page, and memorialized by actress Laverne Cox, Pose co-creator Steven Canals and others...More »
  
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• Is ‘Holmes & Watson’ So Bad It’s Good?

  31-12-2018 00:24 via nytimes.com
  It’s one of the most critically reviled films in recent memory. Would a reporter, armed with severely low expectations, find something redeemable?
  
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