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Selena Gomez wants Hailey Bieber drama ‘to stop’

Selena Gomez is telling her fervent followers to stand down amid the theoretical online feud between her and beauty influencer Hailey Bieber, Followers have been invested in the beauty moguls’ social-media exchanges ever since Bieber allegedly shaded (in fans’ eyes) Gomez’s botched eyebrow lamination in February, a debacle henceforth known as EyebrowGate On Friday, Gomez […]

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How director Chad Stahelski went from doubling Keanu to building the ‘John Wick’ action franchise

For four films and counting, Keanu Reeves has fought, shot and slashed his way to hell and back again as tormented hit man John Wick, a boogeyman with a sky-high body count and a soft spot for puppies in an underworld of killers. And for nearly 10 years, the man behind Reeves building the bespoke […]

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Letters: U2 and the rock star conundrum

Great bands versus stardom Regarding “U2 Is Still Out There Looking” [March 16]: The problem with great bands who become rock stars is the business apparatus of the label that tries to milk every dollar out of such stardom. U2 took over the world with seminal tracks such as “With or Without You,” “I Still […]

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Victor LaValle on his new horror western novel, ‘Lone Women’

“I was inspired by the bravery of these women,” says Victor LaValle of the history that gave rise to his latest hybrid novel, “Lone Women.” (Teddy Wolff) On the Shelf ‘Lone Women’ By Victor LaValleOne World: 304 pages, $27 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, […]

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As ‘Vanderpump’ reunion looms, Ariana Madix toys with paparazzo

Ariana Madix isn’t getting publicly sucked into the “Scandoval” cheating drama that has consumed the cast, fans and juggernaut ratings of Bravo reality show “Vanderpump Rules.” Not yet, at least. “I don’t pay attention to any of that,” the reality star told a paparazzo while leaving a Los Angeles nail salon Wednesday, according to Page […]

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‘Tori and Lokita’ review: The Dardennes in strong form

There’s a scene near the end of “Tori and Lokita,” Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s strongest work in nearly a decade, that illustrates the difference — the chasm, really — between empathy and identification. Twelve-year-old Tori (Pablo Schils) and 17-year-old Lokita (Joely Mbundu), African-born immigrants who have made their way to a bustling Belgian city, are […]

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Prince Harry’s book ‘Spare’ getting ‘Spare Us!’ spoof

First came the Twitter critics, then the late-night comedians and now the satirists: Prince Harry’s bestselling memoir “Spare” is getting the parody treatment, to arrive on the heels of April Fool’s Day. Yes, the joke book is real, according to U.K. publisher Little, Brown, which is part of Hachette U.K. “Spare Us! A Harrody” will […]

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Hnath’s ‘The Thin Place’ gets a haunting California premiere

Parapsychology — that inquiry into mental phenomena beyond the reach of psychology — is a perfect subject for the theater, where audience members have been trained to suspend their disbelief. Lucas Hnath, one of the most adventurous American playwrights working today, tests the occult waters in his eerily gripping play “The Thin Place,” now receiving […]

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‘Yellowjackets’ left open questions. Will Season 2 provide answers?

This article contains spoilers for Season 1 of “Yellowjackets.” Teenage drama. Kidnappings. Supernatural occurrences. Cannibalism. “Yellowjackets,” the Emmy-nominated Showtime series that is equal parts coming-of-age, survival and horror story, is back for a second season. The show centers on a high school girls soccer team that gets stranded in the wilderness after surviving a plane […]

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Gwyneth Paltrow, kids expected to testify in ski-crash trial

Gwyneth Paltrow is expected to testify Friday in a civil trial where she’s accused of negligently crashing into a retired doctor while skiing at Deer Valley Resort in 2016. Paltrow’s husband, TV writer-producer Brad Falchuk, and her two teenage children with ex-husband Chris Martin, Apple and Moses, are also expected to testify during the trial, […]

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