The Broadway debut of Robert Downey Jr. got off to an excellent start last week, with McNeal selling out all four previews at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater and grossing a whopping $746,230. Ayad Akhtar’s play, directed by Bartlett Sher, staged its first preview last Thursday, September 5, and stars Downey as a revered but
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This year’s coolest ‘Countdown to Halloween’ calendar comes courtesy of Numskull Designs, allowing you to build your own Michael Myers figure across 13 days this spooky season. The official Michael Myers Countdown Character collectible is based on the slasher icon’s appearance in Rob Zombie’s Halloween, and it features 13 different pieces that snap together to
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At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television – and culture – forever. Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Gil Kenan & Reitman, Saturday Night is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Richard Powers on What We Do to the Earth and What It Does to Us Hua Hsu writing a long profile of Richard Powers in The New Yorker. Happy Monday to me. I’ve read a
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A criminal record can be like a chain that holds back many aspects of your life, from job opportunities to housing. The silver lining, however, lies in the potential to expunge such a record, essentially erasing it from public view. Hiring an experienced expungement lawyer can make this daunting process more manageable and improve your
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The breaking point for relationships usually involves something serious, but in this case, a husband reached his tipping point over a literal hot dog. In a Reddit post, a 25-year-old woman was married to her 29-year-old husband and believed until this explosion that they had a “good relationship.” One of her anonymous partner’s favorite foods
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Have you ever smelled food so good that you wanted to wrap it up and save the scent for later? This is pretty much the concept of the best gourmand perfumes, but instead of steaks and hamburgers, imagine a fragrance that captures your favorite sweet treat. Creamy vanilla ice cream, rich chocolate mousse, dark steeped
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During his lifetime, David Bowie managed to score Number One hits in two different genres: the sleazy glam of “Fame” reached the top in 1975, followed by the dance-pop of “Let’s Dance” eight years later. One thing he never attained, though, was a chart-topping country hit. But now, eight years after his death, Bowie can
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Columbia Pictures’ Venom: The Last Dance is essentially going day-and-date in China on October 23. The pic hits domestic theaters on Oct. 25. The first Venom in 2018 received a China grossing close to $270M unadjusted for inflation; the first Tom Hardy movie repping just over a third of the Marvel movie’s $856M global gross. The post-Covid
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Here is what’s on tap today on Book Riot: We’re nearly a quarter into the 21st century, which means there are hundreds of books published this century with equal chances of being terrible and amazing! Recently, The New York Times released their 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. This list isn’t exactly controversial, but it’s full
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