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'Green Book' Caps Wild Oscar Year With Best Picture Win
Deadline - 25 Feb 2019 07:00
Universal’s Green Book won the Best Picture Oscar on Sunday, coming out on top in the marquee Academy Awards category to wrap a wild, wide-open film awards season. It had been thought to be among at least three front-r...
7 Actors Who Should Be the Next James Bond -- IndieWire Critics Survey
IndieWire - 25 Feb 2019 20:39
Dev Patel, Henry Golding, and Daniel Kaluuya are just some of the actors who film critics have suggested to replace Daniel Craig.
Spike Lee Finally Won an Oscar and Had the Best Reaction of the Night
Slate - 25 Feb 2019 07:05
Spike Lee finally won his first non-honorary Oscar, and the filmmaker's reaction, both in his powerful words and in his joyful dance moves, was the most memorable of the night.
Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey, and Amy Poehler Offer a Tantalizing Glimpse of an Alternate Oscars Universe
Slate - 25 Feb 2019 05:06
Hello, Slate readers. I'm reporting to you from an alternate universe where everything on Earth is more or less the same: Donald Trump is still the president, Amazon is still not opening a headquarters in New York City, ...
Windstorm causes closures, thousands of power outages across New York state
USA Today - 25 Feb 2019 04:03
Windstorm causes travel restrictions, closures and thousands of power outages across New York state.
Jason Robert Brown and Shoshana Bean Will Sing The Last Five Years for Second Stage's Musical Mondays
Playbill - 25 Feb 2019 20:12
Brown will star as Jamie opposite Bean's Cathy in his two-hander musical.
From Lady Gaga to Queen, Why Music Swept This Year's Oscars
Variety - 25 Feb 2019 16:40
Oscar voters were determined to spread the love around this year, and boy, did they, with each of the eight best picture nominees getting at least one award, and none getting more than four. Nonetheless, there was a clea...
NFL Combine records: Top 40 times, bench press reps, more
Sporting News - 25 Feb 2019 16:23
The NFL does not keep Combine records, but here are the top marks for the 40-yard dash, the bench press and more over the last decade.
President Trump Takes Aim at Spike Lee Over Oscars Speech
Variety - 25 Feb 2019 15:13
President Donald Trump has slammed Spike Lee hours after the director won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay for "BlacKkKlansman." President Trump tweeted that it would be "nice if Spike Lee could read his notes, or b...
Legendary Quarterback John Elway Can't Figure Out Quarterbacks
FiveThirtyEight - 25 Feb 2019 23:35
John Elway sees a Hall of Fame quarterback every time he looks in the mirror. So you can imagine the frustration of the Denver Broncos' general manager that he hasn’t been able to spot a new franchise QB since Peyton M...
WATCH: Best fashion moments from the 2019 Oscars red carpet
ABC News - 25 Feb 2019 17:01
Fashion experts Joe Zee, Bevy Smith and Cindi Leive break down the bright pink dresses, pantsuits and more of the biggest trends from Hollywood's biggest night.
Trump's aides have reportedly tried to warn him that Kim may be 'mentally unstable'
The Week - 25 Feb 2019 16:44
President Trump's relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has come a long way since the former mockingly referred to the latter as "Little Rocket Man" and Kim returned the favor by calling Trump a "mentally der...
Don't worry, Spike Lee: Knicks' tank is unstoppable
SB Nation - 25 Feb 2019 14:30
We have that and more in Monday's NBA newsletter. The Knicks beat the Spurs in New York on Sunday, winning at the Garden for the first time since December 1. (It'll be March next week.) It was only the Knicks' second win...
Trump extends China tariff deadline, cites progress in talks
ABC News - 25 Feb 2019 05:14
He said there was "substantial progress" in weekend talks between the countries.
R. Kelly can't afford to post bail; remains in Chicago jail
CBSNews - 25 Feb 2019 04:24
52-year singer was charged Friday with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse against four women, including three minors
The Crisis in Venezuela Is Rapidly Escalating. Here's Everything That Happened Over the Weekend
Time - 25 Feb 2019 16:50
The ongoing struggle between Venezuela’s authoritarian government, the opposition and the international community reached dramatic new heights over the weekend. Attempts to bring foreign humanitarian aid into the count...
China using facial recognition to ID scalpers at hospitals
ABC News - 25 Feb 2019 04:52
Chinese hospitals are using facial recognition to thwart people who sell doctors' appointments at an illegal markup
Trump Jr. compares Christine Blasey Ford to Jussie Smollett in Oscar 'hoax' category
New York Post - 25 Feb 2019 04:16
Donald Trump Jr. made up his own Oscars category Sunday night: “Best performance in a politically motivated hate crime hoax.” In an Academy Awards-themed tweet, the first son asked his followers to choose between the...
R. Kelly faces 10 counts of sexual abuse
CBSNews - 25 Feb 2019 17:10
R. Kelly, who is facing 10 counts of sexual abuse involving four alleged victims, is scheduled to appear in a Chicago court. The R&B singer remains in custody after surrendering to police on Friday. A judge set his bond ...
Former campaign staffer says Trump kissed her without consent
The Week - 25 Feb 2019 17:02
A woman who worked for President Trump's 2016 campaign alleges in a lawsuit he kissed her without consent, The Washington Post reports. Alva Johnson claims that in August 2016, Trump grabbed her hand and kissed her outsi...
Trump-Kim summit: Trump predicts 'tremendous' meeting with North Korean leader
USA Today - 25 Feb 2019 16:57
Hours before flying to Vietnam for another face-to-face meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, President Trump predicted a "tremendous summit."