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• Chernobyl finale review – when the dust settles, it will be considered a classic

  04-06-2019 23:10
  The acclaimed Soviet drama signed off with a haunting episode that somehow found a speck of hope amongst the tragedy and decayA signature of Sky and HBO’s Chernobyl series has been its ability to tell the story of the doomed Soviet power plant through imagery, often with a precision that evokes Andrei Tarkovsky himself.The fifth and final episode is no different. It opens with a slow, ambient montage of sunny Pripyat. Couples stroll in the gardens or swim in the communal pool. Children cav
  
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• Review: In ‘Ms. Blakk for President,’ a Winning Losing Campaign

  04-06-2019 23:07 via nytimes.com
  Based on real events, the Steppenwolf Theater Company’s new play tells the story of a Chicago drag queen who throws her fabulous hat into the ring.
  
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• 63 Up review – documentary marvel makes all other reality TV look trivial

  04-06-2019 23:00
  Michael Apted’s groundbreaking seven-yearly series returns, seeming more dreamlike as ever as it follows its subjects into retirement and beyondThough Michael Apted’s groundbreaking documentary series Up remains resolutely focused on the reality of its (originally 14) subjects’ lives, the experience of watching the programmes is becoming strangely more dreamlike with age. Related: 56 Up: 'It's like having another family'Continue reading...
  
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• Christoph Waltz Is Among the Stars Set for Woody Allen’s New Film

  04-06-2019 22:03 via nytimes.com
  The untitled project, to be shot in Spain, is the director’s first since losing a major distribution deal in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
  
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• Gérard Depardieu’s Rape Investigation Is Closed

  04-06-2019 21:11 via nytimes.com
  Prosecutors cited a lack of evidence relating to an investigation that was opened last year when an actress accused Mr. Depardieu of sexual assault.
  
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• Woody Allen to shoot new film this summer with Christoph Waltz

  04-06-2019 20:05
  The writer-director has confirmed that he will shoot his 51st film in San Sebastián after his deal with Amazon was terminated Woody Allen will shoot his 51st film in Spain this summer with a cast including Christoph Waltz and Gina Gershon.The writer-director was dropped by Amazon after a resurfaced allegation of sexual abuse but has found funding from Mediapro, the company who also produced his films Midnight In Paris and Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Allen has always denied the claim. Relate
  
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• How a Chicago librarian took down Jeopardy star James Holzhauer

  04-06-2019 19:55
  Emma Boettcher had never heard of Holzhauer or his $2.46m winning streak before facing him on stageEmma Boettcher had never even heard of Jeopardy phenomenon James Holzhauer before she beat him on Monday night’s episode of the celebrated US quiz show, defeating him before he could break the $2.52m record for the most money won on the show.Owing to the taping schedule of the program, none of the episodes of Holzhauer’s near historic and widely followed streak had aired when the Univer
  
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• French prosecutors drop rape investigation against Gérard Depardieu

  04-06-2019 18:29
  Allegations dating from August 2018 will not go forward due to lack of evidence, according to authoritiesProsecutors investigating French actor Gérard Depardieu over allegations that he raped a young actress have closed the case due to lack of evidence, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday.“A number of investigations undertaken as part of this procedure have not enabled us to characterise the crimes alleged in all of their individual parts,” the prosecutor&rsquo
  
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• Trevor Noah on Trump and Boris Johnson: 'Failed clones of each other'

  04-06-2019 18:17
  Late-night comics focused on Trump’s antics surrounding his visit to London and his ongoing beef with Sadiq KhanLate-night hosts discussed Donald Trump’s visit to the UK and his ongoing war with the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. Continue reading...
  
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• Relive Angelina Jolie's Most Iconic Roles: Tomb Raider, Maleficent & More on Her 44th Birthday

  04-06-2019 17:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  Angelina Jolie is an action movie star, leading lady, Oscar-winning actress and overall badass female and today is her birthday.If you can believe it, today Jolie turns 44 years old and...
  
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• McConaughey or Culkin? Algorithm predicts actors' peak years

  04-06-2019 17:00
  Researchers say best years tend to be preceded by rise in number of acting creditsMacaulay Culkin peaked young, Jane Lynch hit the big time in her late 40s and Matthew McConaughey’s mid-career resurgence is the stuff of legend.Now researchers say they have developed an algorithm that predicts with 85% accuracy whether an actor is yet to have their most productive year, or whether they have already peaked. Continue reading...
  
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• Kes author's lost play about miners' strike to be staged for first time

  04-06-2019 16:08
  Barry Hines’ After the Strike, about the violence at Orgreave, lay untouched for 35 yearsA lost play about the miners’ strike by the acclaimed author behind Kes is to be performed in public for the first time, more than 30 years after it was deemed too controversial for television.After the Strike was written by the novelist Barry Hines in 1985 and depicted graphic scenes of police violence against striking miners at the Battle of Orgreave a year earlier. Continue reading...
  
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• San Francisco’s Fading Black Presence, Captured on Film

  04-06-2019 16:00 via nytimes.com
  The creators of “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” don’t begrudge the tech migrants who have moved to their hometown. Still, they lament the loss of a rich history.
  
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• Mindy Kaling Gets Candid About Anxiety, Single Parenting and Hard Work

  04-06-2019 15:54 via feeds.eonline.com
  When fans first met Mindy Kaling, she was playing Kelly Kapoor and writing and producing episodes of The Office. Fast-forward over a decade later, and she's still a triple threat with no plans...
  
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• The strange story of Anneka Rice and the secret agent

  04-06-2019 15:52
  The 80s TV fixture will present The Clemmie Hart Years on Radio 4, telling the story of her 10 years working with a mysterious talent agentName: Clemmie Hart.Age: Unknown. Continue reading...
  
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• Tanned, toned, two-timing: Love Island returns – but has it changed its ways?

  04-06-2019 14:49
  Controversy has swirled around ITV2’s reality dating show – but judging by this year’s crop of clothing-averse contestants, it’s business as usual in the villaIt’s going to be a long, hot summer for the makers of Love Island – and not entirely in the way they would have liked. What had been, at least for the first couple of seasons, the ultimate carefree televisual experience, has recently had the heat turned on it: do the contestants present unrealistic and u
  
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• Star Wars trolls to blame for Solo's box-office failure, says Ron Howard

  04-06-2019 14:06
  Director says ‘aggressive’ campaign staged via review aggregator sites was a major factor in spin-off film’s meagre ticket salesRon Howard has blamed the disappointing box office of Solo: A Star Wars Story on an online trolling campaign.Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the film’s director said that, while he noticed “pushback” from the previous Star Wars film, The Last Jedi, he felt “aggressive trolling” was a crucial factor. Related: Th
  
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• Refinitiv bows to China censors on Tiananmen anniversary

  04-06-2019 13:54 via ft.com
  Blackstone-backed data group pulls Reuters stories on 1989 protests from Eikon terminals
  
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• What to expect from Handmaid’s Tale season three

  04-06-2019 11:00
  The third season of the dark drama begins this month. Its cast and creators reveal what to expectComing hot on the heels of the disturbing real-life rollback of reproductive rights in the States, the award-winning dystopian drama returns this month in the US for a third season. Having left Margaret Atwood’s seminal source material far behind at the end of season one, the show’s writers are now plotting a path for our protagonist June entirely under their own steam. The action picks u
  
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• The Screams of a Silent Movie Echo Through the Years

  04-06-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Dominic Smith’s novel “The Electric Hotel” unveils the tragic history of a film that undid its maker — and his love for its temperamental star.
  
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• 'Take them to a Wickes': comedians share their ultimate dating tips

  04-06-2019 10:00
  Love Island is back and romance is in the air. Lou Sanders, Jamie Demetriou and more offer guidance on the ways of courtship
  Lou Sanders
  I’m terrible at dating so very, very happy to give some advice: 1) Everyone loves mystery so when you go on a date, think to yourself: “I have a little secret” – let that come out in your eyes. 2) Bars or restaurants are too cliche. Take them to a Wickes or Wilko DIY store. Some Wilkos have a nice patio area. 3) People say you have to be
  
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• TV tonight: Britain's future gets even grimmer in Years and Years

  04-06-2019 07:19
  Populism reaches Westminster in Russell T Davies’s turbulent ‘what if’ drama. Plus Michael Apted’s monumental documentary series returns with 63 Up. Here’s what to watch this evening.Now that the populist politician Viv Rook has got her foot wedged in the door at Westminster, surely things can only get grimmer for the Lyons clan – and the country at large. As Russell T Davies’s relatable near-future family drama continues, desperate Daniel, fearing for t
  
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• 'A horrible way to die': how Chernobyl recreated a nuclear meltdown

  04-06-2019 07:00
  From ‘painting on’ radiation sickness to making the explosion less ‘Die Hard’, the acclaimed drama has gone to great lengths to evoke the chaos and terror of the Soviet-era disaster
  We were lucky to have survived the Cold War without a nuclear attack. The pop culture of that chilly era warned what the bomb would do: the crisping of the skin; the slow agony of radiation sickness; the pollution of the land; and the death of cities.The bomb didn’t explode, but some peo
  
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• Robo-reporter writes front page news

  04-06-2019 06:00 via ft.com
  Radar takes automated journalism beyond sport and finance and into human interest stories
  
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• Refinitiv blocks Reuters news on Tiananmen in China

  04-06-2019 05:08 via ft.com
  Stories on the 30th anniversary of the crackdown were removed from Eikon data terminal
  
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• Refinitiv blocks articles relating to Tiananmen anniversary

  04-06-2019 05:08 via ft.com
  China’s push to suppress mention of the events in 1989 appears to be spreading abroad
  
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• Review: ‘Nomad Motel,’ a Play With Vacancies

  04-06-2019 03:45 via nytimes.com
  In this untidy but often poignant drama, Carla Ching brings together the young and the rootless in Southern California.
  
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• Review: Doubling Up on Toxic Manhood in ‘Dying City’

  04-06-2019 03:45 via nytimes.com
  This revival of Christopher Shinn’s 2007 drama about a widow of the Iraq war keeps its audience at a distance.
  
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• Hollywood Producer Seeks to Raise Funds to Battle Anti-Abortion Laws

  04-06-2019 02:30 via nytimes.com
  Peter Chernin sent an email seeking donations from entertainment power players like Jeff Bezos, Shonda Rhimes, Tim Cook, Ari Emanuel and Ted Sarandos.
  
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