Culture
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Amber Ruffin Explains Why Disney’s ‘Pocahontas’ Is Grossly Inaccurate (Video)
“Native women have been hyper-sexualized throughout American history, and the consequences have been devastating,” the comedian says
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in March: ‘West Side Story,’ ‘The Godfather Trilogy,’ Ukraine Teens, and More
Alonso Duralde spotlights the month’s best new physical-media releases — because streaming only covers so much
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LGBTQ Groups Outraged That Disney Denounced Georgia’s 2016 Anti-Gay Law But Not Florida’s New ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill
“These policy statements actually do work… It’s just denying reality for Bob Chapek to say that it’s not the case,” PFLAG National’s Jean-Marie Navetta says
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How Zelenskyy, Putin and Elon Musk Are Fighting the Information War Over Ukraine
Putin is playing hardball, but experts say he might be working from an outdated playbook
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Taron Egerton Faints on Stage During First Night Performance of London Play ‘Cock’
The actor copped to a “bruised ego but I’m fine” after his understudy completed the performance Saturday
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Robert Pattinson Says Fan Reaction to His ‘Twilight’ Casting Was Worse Than Batman: ‘That Was Way More Painful’
The actor tells MTV there was a “weirdly positive” reaction to his casting as Batman
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Netflix Animation Foundation Program Spotlights Indigenous and Veterans Groups
In its second year, the initiative taps IllumiNative and Veterans in Media & Entertainment to identify early creatives from underrepresented communities
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Disney Sidesteps Calls to Take a Stand on Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Despite Protests
“The biggest impact we can have in creating a more inclusive world is through the inspiring content we produce,” company says
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Suspect in Jacqueline Avant Killing Changes Plea to Guilty
Aariel Maynor, 30, admitted to shooting Avant inside her home on Dec. 1
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Amazon Is Closing Its Physical Bookstores
Over 50 brick-and-mortar shops will shutter, but Amazon Fresh will remain open
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Marilyn Manson Sues Evan Rachel Wood for Defamation Over Sexual Abuse Accusations
Rock star’s lawsuit accuses the “Westworld” actress of making false claims and impersonating an FBI agent
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Randy Newman Recovering From Surgery for Broken Neck, Postpones European Tour
The “Short People” singer says he now looks “less like an anteater and more like a folk rock artist from the early sixties”
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James Earl Jones Gets Broadway Theater Renamed for Him
The Cort Theatre will no longer be the Cort Theatre
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Sam Elliott Blasts ‘The Power of the Dog’ in Odd Rant: ‘Where’s the Western in This Western?’
The veteran actor took particular offense to the Netflix film’s “allusions to homosexuality” while appearing on the WTF podcast
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Kyiv Independent Site Surges From 20,000 Followers to 1.4 Million Since Russian Invasion
The startup vows to never “serve a rich owner or oligarch”