Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Arrow recap: 'Dark Waters'


Damien Darhk knows how to ruin Christmas as his reign of terror in Star City continues.

Published on December 10, 2015 at 10:30AM


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Word of the Day + Quiz | culvert


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Karlie Kloss, Glozell, iJustine, and more team up for YouTube Rewind 2015


YouTube serves as the home to myriad of diverse content, and the site paid homage to all the videos that went viral in 2015 in its year-end...

Published on December 10, 2015 at 03:10AM


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Lionel Richie can't wait to 'get in a room and just play' with Adele


This article originally appeared on PEOPLE.COM. Lionel Richie is eager to collaborate with his fellow “Hello” singer Adele.  Of course, Richie’s ...

Published on December 10, 2015 at 03:10AM


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Scream Queens: Scary finale ratings might not hurt season 2 odds


Scream Queens wrapped its season pretty much flat in the overnight ratings.  Tuesday night’s two-hour closer had only 2.6 million viewers and a 0.9...

Published on December 10, 2015 at 12:48AM


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Day One short: A soldier-turned-filmmaker's indictment of Muslim prejudice


It wasn’t made to be a political film. The new short Day One was supposed to explore the contradictions of war, the heartbreaking sacrifice, and...

Published on December 10, 2015 at 03:09AM


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American Horror Story exclusive: Sarah Paulson to reprise season one's Billie Dean Howard in Hotel finale


American Horror Story fans will like this news: EW has learned exclusively that AHS all-star Sarah Paulson will reprise her season 1 (!) role of...

Published on December 10, 2015 at 01:34AM


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Game of Thrones star Mark Gatiss has no idea when (or if) he'll return to the show


As the co-creator of Sherlock and a frequent writer on Doctor Who, Mark Gatiss is used to being The Man in the Know when it comes to small screen...

Published on December 10, 2015 at 12:48AM


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The Star Wars dinner menu you've been looking for


Here’s something you don’t often see in a Star Wars movie: Food. What is being eaten, exactly, in a galaxy far, far away? (Aside from Aunt Beru’s...

Published on December 10, 2015 at 12:48AM


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Bryan Cranston, Idris Elba, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more react to SAG Awards nominations


The Screen Actors Guild announced its 22nd SAG Awards nominees on Wednesday morning, honoring some of Hollywood’s biggest stars for their work in...

Published on December 10, 2015 at 01:34AM


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Supernatural: Ruth Connell previews Rowena as Lucifer's 'fan girl'


Supernatural fans haven’t seen much of Rowena in season 11. All we really know is that she’s having trouble putting together her Mega Coven, she...

Published on December 9, 2015 at 11:13PM


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Noel Gallagher thinks Adele's music is for 'grannies'


Noel Gallagher probably hasn’t spent the past couple weeks listening to Adele’s 25 on repeat — and that’s because he’s not a grandma: “I don’t like...

Published on December 9, 2015 at 11:30PM


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Ed Sheeran beats out Taylor Swift to become Facebook's most talked-about entertainer of 2015


While it may seem like you couldn’t shake off posts about Taylor Swift from your newsfeed this year, the pop star isn’t Facebook’s most talked...

Published on December 9, 2015 at 11:13PM


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Billie Lourd dons Leia buns in first look at her Star Wars: The Force Awakens character


Billie Lourd’s role in the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been kept tightly under wraps, and the only thing the real-life daughter of...

Published on December 9, 2015 at 11:13PM


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So, what do the SAG nominations really mean?


Wednesday’s SAG Awards nominations further muddled an award season that is already all over the map. The industry’s actors brought newfound...

Published on December 9, 2015 at 10:22PM


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SAG Awards nominations 2016: Trumbo leads the pack


Trumbo picked up a leading three nominations at the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards, including nods for stars Bryan Cranston and Helen Mirren. The...

Published on December 9, 2015 at 10:22PM


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Read an exclusive excerpt and see the cover of Joe Hill's blazing thriller The Fireman


Joe Hill, author of Heart-Shaped Box and Horns, guest editor of the first Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy anthology, and offspring of a...

Published on December 9, 2015 at 09:39PM


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Leslie Jones and Chris Hemsworth bond over kangaroos in SNL promos


Despite presumably having just worked together on the new Ghostbusters film, Chris Hemsworth can’t quite recall Leslie Jones’ actual job. The two,...

Published on December 9, 2015 at 09:39PM


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The witching hour arrives in The BFG teaser trailer


Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) knows the rules — never get out of bed, never go to the window, and never look behind the curtain — but she can’t help but...

Published on December 9, 2015 at 09:30PM


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John Cena channels his inner child (and Adele) on The Tonight Show


The life of WWE wrestler and Trainwreck scene-stealer John Cena may seem glamorous, but even he has personal demons to fight. He’s just able to...

Published on December 9, 2015 at 08:30PM


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The 9 merriest moments from Mariah Carey’s Christmas show


Mariah Carey, the unofficial First Lady of Christmas, kicked off her eight-night run at Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre Tuesday night with a massive...

Published on December 9, 2015 at 08:30PM


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Text to Text | ‘Why Reconstruction Matters’ and ‘Black Reconstruction in America’


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Taraji P. Henson made James Corden cry before his Empire audition


How’s this for a Hollywood what if? James Corden could have played Cookie Lyon on Empire. Okay, not really, but that’s the scenario Corden imagined...

Published on December 9, 2015 at 07:30PM


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See Alexander SkarsgÄrd and Margot Robbie in the first look at The Legend of Tarzan


Welcome to the jungle, indeed. Warner Bros. has released the first photos (via USA Today) from The Legend of Tarzan, with True Blood’s Alexander...

Published on December 9, 2015 at 07:30PM


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Russell Simmons to Donald Trump: 'Stop the bullsh--'


Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has been slammed in the media this week after calling for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims...

Published on December 9, 2015 at 07:23PM


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Definitive Proof That Chris Pratt Won 2015


The movie star had one seriously huge year.

Published on December 9, 2015 at 02:49PM


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10 Best (And 5 Worst!) TV Shows of 2015: Jeff Jensen's picks


<p>From tearful farewells (so long, Don Draper) to heartwarming hellos (welcome, Rachel Bloom), find out what made&nbsp;EW&nbsp;TV Critic Jeff Jensen's top 10&nbsp;list of shows to watch. Also, his top five picks for shows to avoid.<br /> &nbsp;</p>

Published on December 9, 2015 at 02:49PM


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'The Bachelor': Meet Ben's 28 Bachelorettes


We read their bios so you don't have to.

Published on December 9, 2015 at 02:49PM


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News Q’s | A Sensitive Operation in Washington: Baking 25,000 Cookies


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Does Your School Offer Enough Opportunities to Learn Computer Programming?


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