Did you know that “ Love Actually,” the movie love story of eight different couples in Britain trying to figure how to get through Christmas 2003, will be dumped by Netflix on Dec. 25? 2003! That makes this the 20th anniversary of this big, wonderful Christmas story of eight everyday London couples. In Hollywood, there […]
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Dick Nunis, who helped expand Disney’s theme park ambitions around the globe, dies at age 91
By the time Nunis retired in 1999 after 44 years at the company, he was chair of Walt Disney Attractions, overseeing a theme park empire that spanned around the world, from Florida to France to Japan.
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Low Lily to return to Portland to celebrate winter solstice Dec. 21
Trio releases newest album, ‘Angels in the Wreckage.’
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Andre Braugher, who starred in ‘Homicide’ and ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine,’ dies at 61
The Emmy-winning actor’s most famous roles were lawmen: Capt. Raymond Holt in ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and detective Frank Pembleton in ‘Homicide: Life on the Street.’
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Singer Zahara, South Africa’s Afro-soul sensation and beloved ‘Country Girl,’ dies at 36
Zahara rose from an impoverished rural background with no musical training to find rapid fame with multi-platinum selling albums.
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Far-right lawmaker extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish parliament
The parliament slapped the highest possible financial penalty on Grzegorz Braun, forcing him to lose half of 3 months of his salary and per diems for half a year.
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Video game expo E3 gets permanently canceled
One of the highest-profile video game conventions is being shut down permanently, its organizers said Tuesday.
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‘Barbie’ leads Golden Globe nominations with 9, followed closely by ‘Oppenheimer’
The categories include best picture musical or comedy as well as acting nominations for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and 3 of its original songs.
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Terrence Howard sues CAA for allegedly cheating him out of higher pay on ‘Empire’
His team estimated at a news conference that their client received 30% to 50% less than what he should have been paid per episode but said they were still in the process of determining exactly how much the actor is allegedly owed.
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Mount Desert Island painter’s flight-themed works have taken off for Smithsonian
The National Air and Space Museum has acquired 3 paintings by Ben Lincoln.