Culture
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If You Want to Play Guitar for Smashing Pumpkins, Today Is Your Greatest Day
The venerable alt-rock band has an empty slot “open to anyone who might be interested”
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Glynis Johns, Star of ‘Mary Poppins,’ Dies at 100
Tony-winning actress played Jane and Michael Banks’ suffragette mother, Winifred
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Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns Amid Plagiarism Scandal, Backlash Over Response to Antisemitism on Campus
Gay’s tenure marks the shortest presidency in the university’s history
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David Schwimmer Calls Out Advocacy Groups That Don’t Believe Hamas Sexual Assault Survivors: ‘Where Is Their Outrage?’
“It would be great to know who the real allies are,” the “Friends” star wrote of organizations and advocates he says refuse to believe victims
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Tom Wilkinson, ‘The Full Monty’ Star and 2-Time Oscar Nominee, Dies at 75
The British actor appeared in “Shakespeare in Love” and “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
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Bobbie Jean Carter, Sister of Nick and Aaron Carter, Dies at 41
She worked as a wardrobe stylist for Aaron in the early 2000s
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Nirvana ‘Nevermind’ Cover Art Lawsuit Revived by Federal Judges
Civil case filed by the man who was photographed naked as a baby for the famous rock album had its dismissal reversed
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Embattled Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick to Resign Dec. 29
The company was acquired by Microsoft in a deal that closed in October
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Norma Barzman, One of the Last Surviving Members of the Hollywood Blacklist, Dies at 103
The screenwriter lived abroad for 27 years with her family after being monitored by the FBI
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Jim Ladd, LA Radio Legend Linked to Tom Petty’s ‘The Last DJ,’ Dies at 75
Ladd was celebrated as one of the greatest free-form DJs in American radio history
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James McCaffrey, Voice Actor Behind ‘Max Payne’ and ‘Rescue Me’ Star, Dies at 65
The performer also appeared in multiple episodes of “Sex and the City” and “Revenge”
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Rap Legend Ol’ Dirty Bastard Remembered in Graphic Novel ‘ODB: Oddities, Discord, & B-Sides — Lyrical Ruckus in the City’
The currently crowdfunding anthology is described as a “volatile, genre-defying homage” to one of Wu-Tang Clan’s founding members
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‘Queen Charlotte’ Costume Designers Launches Wedding Dress Line Inspired by ‘Sparkle’ of Stars and Moon Ball | Photos
Lyn Paolo tells TheWrap they nearly added the Netflix drama’s iconic cape and may still in a future “Bridgerton” collection
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Dick Nunis, Legendary Former Walt Disney Attractions Chairman, Dies at 91
He started in a summer training job at Disneyland before its 1955 opening, where he worked with Walt Disney himself and became his mentee
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‘Squid Game’ and ‘Rebel Moon’ Games in the Works at Netflix
The streamer will have 86 games available by January with nearly 90 more in development
