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Nobel prize in literature won by Bob Dylan

Singer-songwriter awarded for ‘having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition’ Bob Dylan was named the surprise winner of the Nobel prize for literature in Stockholm today “for having created new poetic expressions with the great American song tradition”. Speaking to reporters after the announcement, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, Sara Danius said she “hoped” the Academy would not be criticised for its choice. “The […]

todayOctober 13, 2016

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Critic’s Notebook: ‘Supergirl’ Makes a Smooth Landing at The CW (and Introduces Superman)

Tyler Hoechlin's Man of Steel doesn't detract from Melissa Benoist's centrality, and other observations about the season two premiere of 'Supergirl' (now on The CW). [This article contains some spoilers for the second season premiere of The CW'sSupergirl, but nothing you wouldn't find in a basic pre-airing review.] Supergirl premiered last fall as CBS' buzziest pilot in several years, with most of the conversation centered on some obvious questions like: […]

todayOctober 10, 2016

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Box Office: ‘Miss Peregrine’ Tops With $28.5 Million, ‘Deepwater Horizon,’ ‘Masterminds’ Bomb

Tim Burton’s “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” topped a feeble crop of new releases to pick up first place at the weekend box office, opening to $28.5 million. That’s a mediocre start given the fantasy film’s $110 million budget. However, the adaptation of Ransom Riggs’ best-selling young adult novel is doing well overseas where it made $36.5 million from 59 territories, so its global grosses could push it into […]

todayOctober 3, 2016

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I want to hear NASA’s Golden Record so badly I’ll even give money to a Kickstarter

Call it Human Civilization 101 — a record that contains sounds, music, and images from Earth to teach extraterrestrials everything they needed to know about us. That’s NASA’s Golden Record, a precious album that was printed onto gold-plated copper disks and launched into space aboard the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft in 1977. The two original records are still attached to the probes, which are traveling through space billions of […]

todayOctober 1, 2016

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30 Years Later, The Baby From ‘Labyrinth’ Is Now A Real-Life Goblin King

There’s a good reason Toby Froud reminds you of the babe. Froud is actually baby Toby from David Bowie’s 1986 cult classic, “Labyrinth.” It’s been 30 years since the movie’s release, so The Huffington Post checked in with him to see what he’s up to now. Unfortunately, despite his movie sister Sarah’s (Jennifer Connelly) best efforts to save him from the maze, it looks like baby Toby grew up to […]

todaySeptember 29, 2016

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Once Upon a Time: Sean Maguire returning as Robin Hood

Fans asked, Once Upon a Time answered: Sean Maguire is returning to the ABC fairy tale drama in season 6, EW has learned exclusively. Though Robin Hood met a grim fate at the close of season 5, Maguire will appear in multiple episodes this season. However, the character is not coming back from the dead. The powers that be are keeping how he’s returning — whether it’s via flashback or […]

todaySeptember 28, 2016

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‘Crisis in Six Scenes’: TV Review

Woody Allen's highly anticipated foray into television (via Amazon) stars Miley Cyrus, Elaine May and Allen himself in the story of a young 1960s radical and the elderly couple she moves in with. If we are to believe legendary filmmaker Woody Allen when he speaks about his first-ever television series, Crisis in Six Scenes, he only did it because Amazon made him an offer he couldn't refuse. He took no […]

todaySeptember 27, 2016

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‘Mr. Robot’ Creator Talks Season 2 Finale, ‘Star Wars’ Inspiration and a “New Elliot” in Season 3

"I do love suspense [but] I'm never about withholding things arbitrarily," Sam Esmail tells THR about answering Elliot's fate before the finale's conclusion. Warning: This story contains spoilers for Wednesday's season two finale of USA Network's Mr. Robot. Strikes Back of the USA Network drama, it certainly ended on some similar notes. In addition to Tyrell Wellick (Martin Wallström) confessing his unanswered love for Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek), Elliot sustained […]

todaySeptember 22, 2016

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HBO and FX Tie for Top Spot at 68th Emmys with 6 Each

Game of Thrones has broken the record for the highest number of Emmy Awards won by any fictional series. In his opening monologue at the 68th Emmy Awards, host Jimmy Kimmel joked, “If your show doesn’t have a dragon or a white Bronco in it, go home,” but there still were plenty of reasons for the audience to stick around. The programs alluded to in Kimmel's quip — HBO's Game of […]

todaySeptember 19, 2016

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