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Stars vocal about their health struggles: Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian, Nick Jonas, more

Taraji P. Henson, Jonathan Van Ness, Selma Blair, Justin Bieber and more have embraced ongoing health issues, encouraging fans to do the same.

      




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How coronavirus robbed my family of the opportunity to mourn our brother's death

My brother's death last month caused great pain. COVID-19 and its restrictions, which have delayed his funeral, made grieving so much harder.

      




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How celebs are spending Mother's Day in quarantine

Laura Prepon and Denise Richards tell USA TODAY about their Mother's Day plans while Maren Morris and Cameron Diaz will celebrate as first-time moms.

      




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We have a new Gerber baby. Magnolia Earl is this year's spokesbaby, winner of a $25,000 cash prize.

Magnolia, from Ross, California, was chosen among 327,000 contestants who submitted their photos, videos and stories through Gerber's contest website.

      




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The coronavirus pandemic has taught me to stop waiting to live my best life

The coronavirus pandemic canceled a lot of our plans and reinforced that we need to stop waiting for a right time to do the things we want.

      




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This weekend: New Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber, Michelle Obama doc, 'SNL' season finale

Out this weekend: Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber's new duet, Michelle Obama's documentary on Netflix and the season finale of "Saturday Night Live."

      




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Looking for toilet paper, disinfecting wipes or hand sanitizer? Try bartering on Facebook and Nextdoor

Welcome to the real sharing economy. Friends and neighbors set up trades on Facebook and Nextdoor for household essentials like toilet paper, eggs and bread.

      




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Staying Apart, Together: A newsletter about how to cope with the coronavirus pandemic

Welcome to Staying Apart, Together, a USA TODAY newsletter that aims to entertain you, distract you and help you cope during the coronavirus pandemic.

      




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Quarantine hair help: How to hide roots better than a tree

Quarantine likely has you feeling like a natural woman – and not in the way Aretha Franklin sang about.

      




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'Never give up, never despair': Queen Elizabeth II's speech recalls royal father, WWII victory in 1945

Britons marked the 75th anniversary of WWII victory with a speech by Queen Elizabeth II, the only British leader left who was there on May 8, 1945.

      




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'Zoya', the search for a parabolic tiger

Sahirr Sethhi’s short film 'Zoya' spotlights wildlife conservation and man's disconnect with nature




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Love Island’s Molly-Mae Hague And Tommy Fury Fall Victim To YouTube Prank

Their interview with "James Corden" wasn't what it seemed...




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Kylie Jenner Split Her 2018 Met Gala Dress Moments Before The Red-Carpet

The wardrobe malfunction could've ruined her night




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Did David Dobrik Just Confirm He’s In A Relationship With Madison Beer?

Fans think they might be going official




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Niall Horan Reportedly Slid Into Love Island Star Arabella Chi’s DMs

Not once, but twice




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Bella Hadid Unfollows Selena Gomez Just One Day After Refollowing Her

Fans celebrated their friendship too soon




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Liam Gallagher Announces New Release Date Of MTV Unplugged Live Album

His biblical performance will be yours to own on 12th June...




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Cara Delevingne And Ashley Benson Have ‘Split’ After Two Years Together

Sources say the couple have gone their separate ways




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Komagata Maru: The story behind the apology

By Rod Mickleburgh At long last, a formal apology has been delivered in the House of Commons for Canada’s racist behaviour in its shameful treatment of Sikh passengers aboard the Komagata Maru, who had the effrontery to seek immigration to the West Coast more than a hundred years ago. Not only were they denied entry, they [...]




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The Water Bomber, The Frogman and The Great Canadian Novelist

By Allan Eastman The photographs of water bombers fighting the horrendous Ft. McMurray conflagration of 2016 invoked a sudden wash of memories having to do with two of the great Canadian cultural institutions that I had the good fortune to be involved with and a bizarre set of circumstances that led from a burned out […]



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Hatred on an Alberta golf course

For years I have been warning that hatred kills. Like it did in Orlando last Sunday. Or like it did in Britain last Thursday. When the gentle, decent Labour MP Jo Cox was shot and stabbed to death by a another cowardly bigot. And I've also warned that the same poison was spreading in Canada. Where [...]




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From “Our Rape Blog”: Shooting the Moon

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="324"] From ‘The Red Tree’ by Shaun Tan[/caption] Have you ever played Hearts? It’s a card game. For our purposes, the important part is this: every card in the heart suit is worth points, and (just like golf) players want to avoid those points. I played a lot of Hearts as a [...]




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Trials of Mana demo taken down after crackers use it to enable piracy

Workaround tricked Steam to get past Denuvo's DRM protection.




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Stadia’s latest woe: Its PUBG port is overrun with official, crappy bots [Updated]

If 98 painfully stupid bots fall onto a PUBG island, do they make a sound?






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Review: Sagrada, a top dice-drafting board game, goes digital

Get yer glass on with this great version of the board game hit.




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SXSW on Amazon—French electronica, Dark Web subcultures, and two great shorts

SXScreeners: Shorts and soundtracks rule this Amazon-hosted digital film fest



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Billy Mitchell takes his Donkey Kong high-score cheating case to court

Newly revealed Twin Galaxies defamation suit has been quietly proceeding for months.




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The Half-Life effect on PC-VR is the biggest Steam has ever seen

A big jump, but if you were expecting a jolt that would “save” the PC-VR space, well...





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Beyond emulation: The massive effort to reverse-engineer N64 source code

It's about much more than just enabling PC ports.



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Prince of Persia concept video appears—and confirms why series has been dormant

PoP: Redemption video has hid in plain sight since 2012, elicits former devs' response.




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Microsoft shows off 13 “launch window” games for Xbox Series X

Majority of titles will be available across generations with “Smart Delivery.”



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Sniff Petrol’s wonderfully interesting book of boring car facts: A review

A Medium-Sized Book of Boring Car Trivia is inaccurately named.




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Krabi, 2562 - Trailer

In the town of Krabi, a popular tourist destination in southern Thailand, the pre-historic, the recent past and the contemporary capitalist world awkwardly collide. MyMovies, trailer, 2020, Drama, Ben Rivers, Anocha Suwichakornpong




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Infinite Football: Clip - A Football Field

They talk about the beautiful game, but for Laurentiu Ginghina, it's not enough. Football must be modified, streamlined, freed from restraints; corners are to be rounded off, players assigned to zones and subteams, norms revised. MyMovies, clip, 2020, Documentary, Corneliu Porumboiu




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Netflix's orc cop thriller sequel 'Bright 2' lines up a director

The sequel to 2017 orc-cop buddy movie Bright, starring Will Smith, has lined up a director.




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Val Kilmer opens up about cancer treatment that lost him the use of his voice

Kilmer, a follower of Christian Science calls it: the “suggestion of throat cancer.”




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Kevin Spacey breaks silence over sex assault claims to compare industry shunning to coronavirus job losses

Actor Kevin Spacey has broken his silence over sex assault allegations, comparing being shunned by the film industry to those who are out of work as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The 60-year-old American Beauty star has not appeared in a professional movie or series since accusations of abuse were made by several men. "I don't think it will come as a surprise for anyone to say that my world completely changed in the fall of 2017,” he said in comments made during an interview for the German business conference Bits & Pretzels podcast. “My job, many of my relationships, my standing in my own industry were all gone in just a matter of hours.” The former House of Cards lead, who was dropped by the show after allegations surfaced, has largely kept a low profile since the allegations were made. He was also removed from the film All the Money in the World, which had to be reshot with actor Christopher Plummer. Spacey has always denied the claims, several of which date back several decades. “While we may have found ourselves in similar situations, albeit for very different reasons and circumstances, I still believe that some of the emotional struggles are very much the same," he said. “And so I do have empathy for what it feels like to suddenly be told that you can't go back to work or that you might lose your job and that it's a situation that you have absolutely no control over.” At the end of the podcast interview, Spacey added: “I was so busy defining myself by what I did or what I was trying to do, that when it all stopped I had no idea what to do next. All I knew how to do was act, I was born to do it. “I don’t want to sugarcoat this devastating time that we’re in, I am hoping that I can encourage you to see an opportunity in all of this and turn this into a positive.”




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Bill & Ted Face the Music: Fans urged to submit videos of themselves for chance to appear in movie

Bill & Ted fans now have a chance to appear in the franchise’s next instalment.A new contest unveiled on Tuesday urges people to film themselves playing music and/or dancing to a pre-recorded demo track.




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Blake Lively to Star in Netflix Thriller ‘Dark Days at the Magna Carta’

Blake Lively will star in "Dark Days at the Magna Carta," a post-apocalyptic thriller that's being developed at Netflix as a possible trilogy. Michael Paisley will write the screenplay for "Dark Days at the Magna Carta," set amid a catastrophic event and centering on a woman going to extreme lengths to survive and save her […]




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Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt Team Up for Superhero Film ‘Ball and Chain’

Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt are re-teaming on the superhero movie "Ball and Chain" following their collaboration on "Jungle Cruise." The project is being shopped among studios, including Netflix, but no distribution deal has closed. "Ball and Chain" is being written by Oscar nominee Emily V. Gordon and is an adaptation of the '90s comic […]




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The best films on TV: Thursday, 7 May

There’s an utterly affecting bittersweet kiwi comedy, some jazz era glitz and glamour, and a load of nerve-shredding jungle thrills today




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Andy Serkis to embark on live 12-hour charity reading of The Hobbit

The star will read the entire Tolkien book from start to finish with no breaks.




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Neve Campbell in talks to return for 'Scream 5'

Campbell played Sidney Prescott in the first four movies.




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David Ayer confirms 'Suicide Squad' fan theory about Joker's controversial tattoo

Fans were divided over some of the facial art adorning Jared Leto's take on the Joker.




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Brian May has bad news for anyone who wants a 'Bohemian Rhapsody' sequel

Who wants to make sequels forever?