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• Who Do You Think You Are? review – Harry Potter and the diamond heist

  22-07-2019 23:00 via theguardian.com
  Daniel Radcliffe is the first of a new crop of celebrities to get the genealogy show’s treatment – and the tale he uncovers is truly tragicAs a format, Who Do You Think You Are? (BBC One) appears to have an endless supply of steam. Now in its 16th series, it manages to spin yarns about the long-dead relatives of celebrities that are as compelling as ever.Part of its appeal lies in its ability to overturn expectations so reliably: uh-oh, you think at the beginning of every episode, th
  
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• At the Stratford Festival, Sexual Power and Paranoia

  22-07-2019 21:59 via nytimes.com
  This season’s wide-ranging offerings, including Shakespeare and “Little Shop of Horrors,” reveal the surprising root of our longest-lasting stories.
  
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• Motsi Mabuse to join Strictly Come Dancing judging panel

  22-07-2019 19:25 via theguardian.com
  Mabuse, whose sister Oti dances on the show, will replace judge Darcey Bussell Darcey Bussell will be replaced when she steps down as a Strictly Come Dancing judge by Motsi Mabuse, elder sister of Oti, who dances on the show.The 38-year-old has past form as both a dancer and a judge, having won the South African and German Latin championships in 2009 and 2010 consecutively, and having served on the judging panel of Let’s Dance in Germany since 2011. Continue reading...
  
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• Leonardo DiCaprio flooded with requests to save Siberian lake

  22-07-2019 18:48
  Russian environmentalists inundate actor’s Instagram with messages urging him to support campaign to ‘Save our Baikal!’As one of Hollywood’s best known environmentalists, Leonardo DiCaprio often uses Instagram to urge others to care about the planet. But lately his posts, in the comments section at least, have been dominated by a singular issue – the fate of a lake in Siberia. Related: I was Insta-famous and it was one of the worst things to happen in my 20s | Verit
  
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• ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ Trailer: Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers

  22-07-2019 16:41 via nytimes.com
  The actor dons the cardigan and sneakers of the children’s television icon. He stars opposite Matthew Rhys as a skeptical journalist.
  
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• Tom Hanks Will Warm Your Heart As Mister Rogers In A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Trailer

  22-07-2019 16:10 via feeds.eonline.com
  Allow Tom Hanks to be your neighbor.On Monday morning, Sony released its first trailer for A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, which features the Oscar winning actor sliding into the...
  
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• Jonathan Groff to Lead Off Broadway ‘Little Shop of Horrors’

  22-07-2019 16:00 via nytimes.com
  The two-time Tony nominee is teaming up with the director Michael Mayer for a Westside Theater production in September.
  
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• Comic-Con 2019 Highlights: 7 of This Year's Most Memorable Moments

  22-07-2019 15:00 via feeds.eonline.com
  Comic-Con 2019 is officially over.While many fans are already counting down the days until next year's big event, they shouldn't forget all the fun and festivities they relished...
  
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• What a state: how Veep went from clever to crude

  22-07-2019 14:00 via theguardian.com
  After Armando Iannucci’s exit, the Julia Louis-Dreyfus-starring comedy took a turn for the worseIn 2012, with Obama a shoo-in for a second term and the era of concentration camps on American soil safely behind us, the time was ripe for a sitcom about a vain, venal politician with an office in the West Wing. As Veep’s central character, Julia Louis-Dreyfus imbued vice-president Selina Meyer with a convincing mix of charm and barely concealed rage, and the show’s sharp dialogue a
  
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• Still Aiming to Confound, a Scrappy Venue Turns a Page

  22-07-2019 12:49 via nytimes.com
  A new leader is about to take over the Brick in Williamsburg. A festival there now offers a sense of her transgressive vision (sour cream included).
  
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• Muzlamic review – hit and miss? Maybe, but it's the comedy we need right now

  22-07-2019 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Twenty years after Goodness Gracious Me, Ali Shahalom and Aatif Nawaz’s sketch show is a welcome jolt of diversity – even if it’s hardly cutting-edgeIf you were a British Asian in the 90s you will viscerally recall the moment when you first saw Goodness Gracious Me. I was a moody teenager watching telly in bed with the lights off, presumably waiting for something presented by Dani Behr to come on, and it was the sketch about the Asian University.“We send you out into the
  
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• TV tonight: Daniel Radcliffe’s dramatic tales of heists and wartime love

  22-07-2019 07:00 via theguardian.com
  The Harry Potter star is first up for genealogical investigation in a new series of Who Do You Think You Are? Here’s what to watch this eveningHarry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is first up in a new run of genealogical investigations that will also feature among others Kate Winslet, Jack Whitehall, Katherine Ryan, Sharon Osbourne, Mark Wright, Naomie Harris and Paul Merton. It’s just as well Radcliffe is such a good actor because you get the distinct feeling that he arrives armed wit
  
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• Strangerer things: what's next for the Netflix smash?

  22-07-2019 07:00 via theguardian.com
  A mixed third season has been a record-breaking hit leading to speculation over what’s next for the fantasy adventure seriesThere are spoilers for Stranger Things 3 aheadThere will be more Stranger Things. How much more, though, is quite another matter. Although the Duffer brothers have mooted the possibility of either one or two more seasons, it’s starting to look like Netflix needs to keep it around as long as it can. Related: Stranger Things 3: a flawless finale – but what a
  
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• Hip-hop horseman: Fab 5 Freddy gallops through Renaissance art

  22-07-2019 07:00 via theguardian.com
  The rapper and graffiti art legend is taking a ride through Florence and its masterpieces. He talks about their enlightened depictions of black people – and reveals who was the Renaissance Tupac
  There’s something of the Renaissance man about Fred Braithwaite, AKA Fab 5 Freddy. A graffiti artist turned film-maker, producer and curator, Braithwaite spent much of the 80s speeding from downtown to uptown New York, connecting the punk scene with hip-hop DJs and graffiti crews like his Fab
  
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• After a decade online, Alfie Deyes looks to the future

  22-07-2019 05:00 via ft.com
  One of the first stars of YouTube is diversifying as the vlogging market matures
  
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• Natalie Portman confirmed as Mighty Thor in Marvel sequel

  22-07-2019 03:52
  Actor will reprise Dr Jane Foster character who takes on Thor’s powers in Thor: Love and ThunderNatalie Portman will take up the mantle of Thor in the upcoming Marvel sequel Thor: Love and Thunder, announced on Saturday.Stars Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson, and director Taika Waititi, will also return from 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok, and Portman will reprise her character of Dr Jane Foster, who debuted in the 2011 original.Related: Avengers: Endgame was brilliant - but the fat shaming
  
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• Lili Reinhart Says It Was ''Intense'' Filming Hustlers and Riverdale at the Same Time

  22-07-2019 02:47 via feeds.eonline.com
  Between filming Riverdale and Hustlers, Lili Reinhart admitted that she had two totally different experiences.While stepping out in San Diego for Comic-Con 2019, the 22-year-old actress...
  
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