Movie madness in the desertPicture this: a multi-million-dollar epic being shot near Baghdad, hundreds of extras, Hollywood-style sets, and Oliver…
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Culture & Entertainment in New York
We cover the people and places shaping New York’s cultural life. From gallery openings and indie film premieres to street art and community rituals—this is where local creativity lives.
How John le Carré’s Con-Man Father Shaped His Spy Novels
David Cornwell, better known as John le Carré, had a childhood that read like a dodgy spy novel — minus…
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Unveiling Van Gogh’s Genius: 5 Hidden Details in Café Terrace at Night
Vincent van Gogh’s Café Terrace at Night (painted in Arles, 1888) is like a secret party where the stars RSVP’d…
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The Earl Who Vanished: Unraveling the Mystery of Lucan and the Nanny
The bare bones of a terrible nightLate on 7 November 1974 something horrific happened in a Belgravia home: a young…
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How Two Cheap Horror Flicks Shook Hollywood’s Blockbuster Game
The summer that made studio execs check their spreadsheets twice Some summers you get giant spaceships and toy-based muscle men.…
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Disclosure Day to Office Romance: Top 10 Must-Watch Movies This June
June’s Movie Buffet: Aliens, Rom-Coms, and Very Brave Stunt PeopleFrom Spielberg-sized spaceships to J-Lo flirting with HR policy, June is…
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Marilyn Monroe’s Final Moments Captured: Sun, Sand & a Blown Kiss
One hundred years since her birth, the final pictures Marilyn Monroe sat for still have the power to surprise. They…
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The Tragic Story of Martha Mitchell: Nixon’s Watergate Whistleblower Who Was Ridiculed
Meet Martha: the unapologetic, loud-and-proud D.C. originalMartha Mitchell was the kind of person the capital either adored or loudly tut-tutted…
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Five Essential Traits the New James Bond Must Have for the Next Era
Intro: The audition tour is officially open Amazon/MGM has kicked off the biggest casting call in spy-history: find a face…
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Sandra Hüller: The Rising Star Poised for a Historic Four Oscar Nominations in One Year
Big year, big buzzStop the presses: Sandra Hüller is having one of those career moments that makes awards-watchers giddy and…
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