Netflix and Chernin Entertainment have set the new drama series Kennedy, which will explore the triumphs and tragedies of the Kennedy family. Michael Fassbender (The Agency, Black Bag) has been cast as patriarch Joe Kennedy Sr.
Kennedy…
Category: 5. Entertainment
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Why we keep hunting ghosts – and what it says about us
In 1874, renowned chemist Sir William Crookes sat in a darkened room, eyes fixed on a curtain over an alcove. The curtain twitched, and out came a glowing ghost of a young woman, dressed in a white shroud. He was entranced.
But the ghost…
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Disney+ and Hulu cancellation rates doubled after Kimmel suspension | Jimmy Kimmel
Disney’s short-lived suspension of Jimmy Kimmel under pressure from the Trump administration may have had a permanent impact on the company’s subscription numbers.
According to data released by Antenna, an analytics firm that tracks…
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The British Museum hosts its first-ever ball, attended by Mick Jagger and Naomi Campbell.
The British Museum held its inaugural ball on October 18th, marking the launch of a new annual event spotlighting London’s status as a global cultural capital. Co-chaired by arts patron and businesswoman Isha Ambani and the museum’s director,…
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What we learned from Virginia Giuffre’s memoir
Noor NanjiCulture reporter
Getty ImagesMuch of Virginia Giuffre’s story has been heard before but in her memoir, published posthumously, the abuse is described in appalling detail.
Two days ahead of the book’s official publication, the BBC got hold…
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“One Battle After Another” Production Designer Florencia Martin on Building PTA’s Three-Hour Action Thriller from the Ground Up
Paul Thomas Anderson’s action thriller One Battle After Another is loosely inspired by a section of Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel “Vineland,” but this three-hour epic is rooted in the present, a…
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Is the climate crisis too grim to work on the stage? Sparkling wine and villains might help | US theater
Despite (or perhaps because of) its overwhelming awfulness, the climate crisis has been oddly underrepresented on stage and screen. Humanity’s greatest challenge has often been deemed too much of a downer, too complex or too dull a topic to…
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Ruth Jones to lead cast in new Harlan Coben Netflix series
Welsh actor and writer Ruth Jones is set to appear in a new Netflix drama from US thriller writer Harlan Coben.
Jones, best known for co-creating and starring as Nessa in Gavin and Stacey, will feature alongside Cold Feet’s James Nesbitt in Run…
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KPop Demon Hunters Directors on Heart-Eyes Scene, Objectifying Saja Boys
Everyone has theories about why Sony Pictures Animation’s “KPop Demon Hunters” turned out to be such a massive phenomenon on Netflix, surpassing everything else to become the streamer’s most-watched original movie.
During a…
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Charlie Puth’s ‘Changes’ Voted Favorite New Music of the Week
“Changes,” the new single from Charlie Puth, tops the latest fan-voted new music poll.
Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Oct. 17) on Billboard, choosing Puth’s track as their favorite new release.
“Changes”…
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