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• 10 Years Younger in 10 Days review – the Botoxed makeover show is back ... and it's uglier than ever

  27-02-2020 23:00
  
  The series where ‘dowdy’ participants are remedied with fillers and expensive clothes returns to our screens. But, a decade on, the cracks are showing
  It is 11 years since the show formerly known simply as 10 Years Younger last aired. Back then it was on Channel 4 and briefly hosted by Myleene Klass, but for ever associated with her predecessor, the specs-ellent Nicky Hambleton-Jones. These were the days of Trinny and Susannah’s boob squeezes and “Dr” Gillian McKeit
  
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• Steven Seagal Settles Charges of Unlawfully Promoting Cryptocurrency

  27-02-2020 21:32 via nytimes.com
  
  The Securities and Exchange Commission said that the actor was paid to promote the initial coin offering for a cryptocurrency company but did not properly disclose the agreement.
  
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• WPP: bad advertising

  27-02-2020 20:29 via ft.com
  Forecasting zero revenue growth for 2020 will do nothing to build investor confidence
  
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• Jordan Peele's First Candyman Trailer Is the Furthest Thing From Sweet

  27-02-2020 19:22 via feeds.eonline.com
  
  This trailer will have you avoiding mirrors.
  After Get Out and Us, Jordan Peele is taking on the Candyman. The Oscar-winning screenwriter has spent the last few years expertly scaring...
  
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• Staff on magazine that launched French New Wave quit over sale

  27-02-2020 19:01
  
  Writers and editors on Cahiers du Cinéma say new owners have conflict of interestThe entire journalistic staff of the Cahiers du Cinéma, the magazine that launched the French New Wave, have resigned after its sale.The monthly, which once employed the likes of Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut, was sold this month to a group of film producers and tech tycoons. Continue reading...
  
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• Staff at Cahiers du Cinéma, magazine that launched French New Wave, quit en masse

  27-02-2020 19:01
  
  Writers and editors resign after sale, saying new owners have conflict of interestThe entire journalistic staff of the Cahiers du Cinéma, the magazine that launched the French New Wave, have resigned after its sale.The monthly, which once employed the likes of Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut, was sold this month to a group of film producers and tech tycoons. Continue reading...
  
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• This Video of Elisabeth Moss Getting Pranked By an "Invisible Man" Will Make You Jump

  27-02-2020 18:46 via feeds.eonline.com
  
  It's only a video...it's only a video...On Wednesday, Elisabeth Moss got a visit from the Invisible Man during an elaborate prank celebrating the release of her upcoming film The...
  
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• In ‘Dispatches From Elsewhere,’ Art Imitates Art Imitating Life

  27-02-2020 18:35 via nytimes.com
  
  A prismatic new TV series, created by Jason Segel, adapts an alternate-reality game — and his own existential crisis.
  
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• ‘Wendy’ Review: Where Playtime Goes On … and On

  27-02-2020 18:29 via nytimes.com
  
  In his follow-up to “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” the director Benh Zeitlin puts his own spin on the tale of Peter Pan.
  
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• 'Let’s burn Amber': texts allegedly sent by Johnny Depp about ex read in court

  27-02-2020 18:26
  
  As actor’s libel case continues in London, high court hears details of messages allegedly sent about Amber HeardTexts allegedly written by actor Johnny Depp contained death threats against his then wife Amber Heard, London’s high court has heard.In November 2013, Depp allegedly sent a text to actor Paul Bettany saying: “Let’s burn Amber.” The same day, he allegedly texted Bettany saying: “Let’s drown her before we burn her!!! I will f–k her burnt c
  
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• 'Let’s burn Amber': Johnny Depp's text threats to ex-wife revealed

  27-02-2020 18:26
  
  As the actor’s libel case continues in London, the high court has heard details of messages he allegedly sent about Amber HeardTexts allegedly written by actor Johnny Depp contained death threats against his then wife Amber Heard, London’s high court has heard.In November 2013, Depp allegedly sent a text to actor Paul Bettany saying: “Let’s burn Amber.” The same day, he allegedly texted Bettany saying: “Let’s drown her before we burn her!!! I will f&ndas
  
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• Dare to say his name: Candyman trailer reveals gore and gentrification

  27-02-2020 18:11
  
  Producer Jordan Peele’s ‘spiritual sequel’ to the 1992 urban legend hit returns to Chicago for more mayhemA sequel to Candyman, doubling up as a reinvention, is heading to cinemas this summer from Oscar-winning producer Jordan Peele, with the first trailer now released.The 1992 original transported the events of Clive Barker’s book from Liverpool to Cabrini-Green in Chicago, a deprived public housing development, and became one of the decade’s most acclaimed horror
  
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• There’s No Dark Universe Anymore, Just One Monster After Another

  27-02-2020 17:33 via nytimes.com
  
  The box-office dud “The Mummy” sank Universal’s hopes for a grand franchise. But the studio is rebooting it on a smaller scale, starting with “The Invisible Man.”
  
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• Apollo Theater Announces New Series of Commissions

  27-02-2020 17:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The venue will expand its cultural offerings with a slate of multidisciplinary works, including projects by its master artist-in-residence, Ta-Nehisi Coates.
  
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• Josh Thomas’s Week: ‘Twitter Has Been a Real Problem’

  27-02-2020 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The Australian comedian shares what he watched and listened to over a couple of days.
  
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• Steven Seagal settles with SEC over bitcoin promotion

  27-02-2020 15:53 via ft.com
  ‘Under Siege’ actor accused of failing to disclose payments to promote Bitcoiin2Gen
  
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• Action star Steven Seagal fined for alleged cryptocurrency promotion

  27-02-2020 15:53 via ft.com
  ‘Under Siege’ actor accused of spruiking an initial coin offering from Bitcoiin2Gen
  
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• ‘Straight Up’ Review: Countering Expectations (and Orientations)

  27-02-2020 14:09 via nytimes.com
  
  James Sweeney’s comedy about a (probably) gay man and a straight woman embarking on a relationship is riper for tragedy than farce.
  
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• Roman Polanski pulls out of Cesar awards fearing 'lynching'

  27-02-2020 13:42
  
  The director, whose film An Officer and a Spy has 12 nominations in the French ‘Oscars’, will miss Paris ceremony after alleging threats by activists The controversial film director Roman Polanski has said he will not attend the French “Oscars” because he fears a “public lynching” by feminist activists.The veteran is at the centre of a storm of protest after his new film about the Dreyfus affair, An Officer and a Spy, topped the list of nominations for the Ces
  
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• Roman Polanski pulls out of César awards fearing 'lynching'

  27-02-2020 13:42
  The director, whose film An Officer and a Spy has 12 nominations in the French ‘Oscars’, will miss Paris ceremony after alleging threats by activists The controversial film director Roman Polanski has said he will not attend the French “Oscars” because he fears a “public lynching” by feminist activists.The veteran is at the centre of a storm of protest after his new film about the Dreyfus affair, An Officer and a Spy, topped the list of nominations for the C&e
  
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• ‘The Jesus Rolls’ Review: ‘The Big Lebowski’ Character Is on a …

  27-02-2020 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  John Turturro, who also directs, returns as the purple bowling virtuoso from the 1998 Coen brothers’ film.
  
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• ‘Saint Frances’ Review: What (Some) Women Want

  27-02-2020 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  A floundering waitress realigns her thinking when she becomes the caregiver to a lively six-year-old.
  
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• ‘Guns Akimbo’ Review: Put Down the Controller

  27-02-2020 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  A satire of people who are too online, the film takes a while to stop showing off its own virtuosity.
  
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• ‘Greed’ Review: Millionaires at Their Best. Or Worst.

  27-02-2020 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Steve Coogan offers familiar comedic pleasures in his role as a rag-trade millionaire micromanaging his 60th birthday celebration in this movie that parallels “The Big Short” and “The Laundromat.”
  
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• ‘Burden’ Review: A White Supremacist’s Change of Heart

  27-02-2020 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Garrett Hedlund stars as a beleaguered Klan member in this heavy-handed yet worthwhile true-life redemption drama.
  
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• ‘Blood on Her Name’ Review: Haste Disposal

  27-02-2020 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  A panicked single mother finds getting rid of a dead body isn’t so easy in Matthew Pope’s greasy thriller.
  
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• James Newman: My Last Breath – UK Eurovision 2020 entry is serviceably bland

  27-02-2020 11:13
  
  With his unremarkable blend of Lewis Capaldi, Mumford & Sons and Coldplay, Newman is unlikely to trouble the Republic of Macedonia on the leaderboardOnly a demented optimist doesn’t feel a sense of hopelessness overwhelm them as the UK’s entry for Eurovision 2020 appears. In fairness to James Newman, the feeling overwhelms you before you actually hear My Last Breath.Eurovision was never exactly a source of national pride – not even the most swivel-eyed, sunlit-uplands jingo
  
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• The Making of ‘Six’: How Tudor Queens Turned Into Pop Stars

  27-02-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  A cheeky musical about the ill-fated wives of Henry VIII is already a hit in Britain, on TikTok and on cruise ships. Now it is aiming to establish sovereignty on Broadway.
  
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• WPP tumbles most since 1992 after projecting stagnant sales

  27-02-2020 10:44 via ft.com
  Chief executive Mark Read in attempt to turn around world’s biggest ad shop
  
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• WPP shares dive as profit drop and coronavirus unnerve investors

  27-02-2020 10:44 via ft.com
  World’s biggest advertising group suffers biggest daily fall for almost three decades
  
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• In London, Contemporary Anxieties Take the Stage

  27-02-2020 09:40 via nytimes.com
  
  Three plays consider the divisions wrought by Brexit, Britain’s surveillance state and the terror of the news cycle, with varying levels of success.
  
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• TV tonight: the revolutionary race to put the first black man in space

  27-02-2020 07:00
  
  A little-known story of the battle to diversify space in the civil rights era. Plus: the unpalatable truth about takeaways. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading...
  
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• In a Battle for Female Personhood, These Plays Are on the Front Lines

  27-02-2020 06:06 via nytimes.com
  
  “Grand Horizons” and “Dracula” assert the full humanity of women, a matter not as settled as we might like to think.
  
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• Bob Iger: the legacy of Disney’s daring dealmaker

  27-02-2020 06:00 via ft.com
  Welcome to Due Diligence, the FT’s daily deals briefing
  
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• How to combat the threat of Facebook ads in US elections

  27-02-2020 05:00 via ft.com
  
  Critics remain unconvinced by the platform’s response to past Russian interference
  
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• Review: ‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown’ Has Its Ups and Ups

  27-02-2020 03:45 via nytimes.com
  
  A “revisal” of a Meredith Willson musical has a strong female lead who doesn’t quit, and her unrelenting energy makes for a static production.
  
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• 'Together we fight': Ocasio-Cortez and Roma star Yalitza Aparicio team up for domestic workers' rights

  27-02-2020 02:06
  
  Congresswoman and Oscar nominee meet in Washington as Ocasio-Cortez pushes Domestic Workers Bill of RightsAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the star of the Oscar-nominated movie Roma, Yalitza Aparicio, met in Washington DC on Wednesday to discuss domestic workers’ rights.Both women have been fierce advocates for domestic workers. WOW: Hear @AOC share her story of watching her mom clean houses when she was a kid. She has so much pride when she talks about her mother’s work — and that
  
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• Weinstein Is Convicted. Where Does #MeToo Go From Here?

  27-02-2020 01:31 via nytimes.com
  
  Prominent #MeToo voices, emboldened by a verdict many thought impossible, are grappling with how the movement can unite behind a concrete set of policy goals.
  
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• ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Meets an Arena Full of Students

  27-02-2020 00:47 via nytimes.com
  
  Madison Square Garden opened its doors for the first time to a Broadway play, as well as tothousands of students from across the city. There were a few logistical hurdles.
  
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