A River of News

Culture headlines, Sunday, November 1, 2026

129 items. Times are UTC.

23:00 UTC 6

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    Marty Erlichman, Barbra Streisand’s Longtime Manager, Dies at 97 The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Kimberly Nordyke story
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    From ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ to ‘The Invite,’ Costume Designers Shatter the Myth Behind Dressing Contemporary Characters: ‘It’s Very Difficult’ Variety by Jazztangcay
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    Palme d’Or Winner ‘Fjord’ Opens Jakarta World Cinema as Cinematographer Tudor Vladimir Panduru Leads Masterclass Variety by Naman Ramachandran story
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    ‘Between Us’ Director Matsumura Shingo on Finding Connection After Disaster and Making Films on Japanese Budgets Variety by Naman Ramachandran story
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    Martha Stewart Responds to Backlash Over Halloween Costume Depicting Homeless Person: “Never My Intention” The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Carly Thomas story
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    Tovah Feldshuh says tension isn't rising on Nobody Wants This set after Adam Brody's Palestine support The A.V. Club by Olivia Singh story

22:00 UTC 4

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    Rian Johnson Commissions ‘Knives Out’ Cinematographer For Curated RAW Camera App: “The Same Image Processing We Use” Deadline (limited free articles) by Glenn Garner story
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    Korea Box Office: Anime Hit ‘Chiikawa’ Retains Lead as Brad Pitt Thriller ‘Heart of the Beast’ Debuts Variety by Naman Ramachandran
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    Japanese Drifter’s Road Trip to Korea Drives Uchiyama Takuya’s ‘The Blue Breaks’ at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market Variety by Naman Ramachandran
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    ‘I can’t afford to lose £3,000’: the ‘gameshow’ that made contestants gamble their own money The Guardian by Hannah J Davies

21:00 UTC 9

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    Amy Taylor Settles Legal Fight With Photographer Over Vogue Portugal Shoot Variety by Neil Griffiths
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    Five Takeaways From Lucca Comics and Games, Europe’s Largest Comic-Con: ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Percy Jackson’ Fandoms Are Alive and Well, As Are Cosplayers Variety by Leo Barraclough
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    ‘Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames’ Director and Producer Discuss Bringing the Cult Anime to the Big Screen Variety by Leo Barraclough
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    Paul Bettany compromised his vision filming VisionQuest The A.V. Club by Olivia Singh story
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    Hilary Duff Says She Was ‘F—ing Done’ With ‘Lizzie McGuire’ When It Ended and Never Wanted to Sing ‘What Dreams Are Made Of’ Again: I Was ‘Exhausted By It’ Variety by Mya Copeland
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    Harry Styles Goes Full Pizza Rat for Halloween at Final MSG Show, Jalen Brunson Makes Surprise Visit The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Lexi Carson story
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    US Box Office: ‘You Can See Everything’ and ‘Clayface’ Battle for No. 1 With $10.5 Million in Sleepy Halloween Weekend Variety by Staff story
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    Teenage violinist wins BBC Young Musician 2026, after first all-female final The Guardian by Imogen Tilden
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    Blue Planet III review – David Attenborough makes another absolute corker The Guardian by Jack Seale story

20:00 UTC 7

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    My Chemical Romance Scores First-Ever No. 1 on Albums Chart With ‘The Black Parade,’ 20 Years After Its Release Variety by Steven J. Horowitz story
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    ‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’s Paget Brewster, Kirsten Vangsness & More React To Cancellation: “The Finest Group Of People” Deadline (limited free articles) by Glenn Garner story
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    ‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’ Stars A.J. Cook, Paget Brewster and More React to Series Cancellation: ‘Rest in Peace’ Variety by Payton Turkeltaub story
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    ‘The Only Living Pickpocket In New York’ Steals Into Top 10, ‘Everest’ Scales $1M — Specialty Box Office Deadline (limited free articles) by Jillg366
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    Oscar-Nominated Director James Longley Talks His Afghanistan Documentary ‘Mohabat’ and Why His Next Film Will Center on the Rohingya Genocide (EXCLUSIVE) Variety by Marta Balaga story
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    ‘Forever With You’ Director Explores Grief Through a Child’s Eyes: ‘Cinema Must Be Emotionally Rooted’ Variety by Leo Barraclough
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    ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Pro Ezra Sosa Says “My Dream” Is For Same-Sex Dance Partner: “I’m Working My Magic!” Deadline (limited free articles) by Glenn Garner

19:00 UTC 6

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    For Harry Styles and His Fans, a ‘Harryween’ Farewell to New York The New York Times (limited free articles) by Derrick Bryson Taylor, Kaja Andric story
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    ’14th’ Director Ava DuVernay on Midterm Elections: ‘Either Way We’re in Trouble’ Variety by Marcmalkin story
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    ‘Nobody Wants This’ Star Tovah Feldshuh Says ‘Tensions Are Not Rising’ Amid Disagreement With Adam Brody over Israel-Palestine Conflict Variety by Mya Copeland story
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    Tony Gilroy almost scrapped Behemoth! after losing Oscar Isaac to Frankenstein commitments The A.V. Club by Olivia Singh
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    ‘Searching for SmarterChild’ Filmmakers Investigate Why We Insult Chatbots Variety by Leo Barraclough
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    Rider Strong Stopped Rating Films On Letterboxd “For The Sake Of My Career”: “Not A Good Look” Deadline (limited free articles) by Glenn Garner

18:00 UTC 8

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    Martha Stewart Responds to Halloween Costume Backlash: ‘Homelessness’ Is ‘Something That I Care Deeply About’ Variety by Payton Turkeltaub story
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    Box Office: Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ Reboot Hits $400 Million Globally Variety by Rebecca Rubin
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    ‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’ Cast Reacts to Show’s Cancellation: “There’s So Many More Stories to Tell” The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Carly Thomas story
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    Michael Mann hospitalized after accidentally shooting his leg at a gun range The A.V. Club by Olivia Singh story
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    How Soviet TV Audiences Fell Under the Spell of Mass Hypnosis Artist Anatoly Kashpirovskiy Variety by Leo Barraclough
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    ‘Clayface’ Still Boss With Near $23M WW; ‘Resident Evil’ Racks Up $400M WW Poised To Scare Away ‘Backrooms’ – Global Box Office Update Deadline (limited free articles) by Anthonypauldalessandro story
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    Judi Dench Says Robin Williams Was ‘Gently Supportive’ During Her Late Husband’s Cancer Battle: ‘I’ve Often Thought About’ His ‘Sensitivity and Understanding’ Variety by Payton Turkeltaub
  8. culture
    What are you reading this week? The A.V. Club by Lacy Baugher Milas

17:00 UTC 9

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    23 Best Movies New to Streaming in November: ‘Tony,’ ‘Misty Green,’ ‘Possible Love’ and More Variety by Zack Sharf story
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    Jeremy Saulnier calls Patrick Stewart's Green Room villain the production's savior The A.V. Club by Dennis Perkins story
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    ‘O.J.’s Accomplice’ Has Its Own ‘The Jinx’ Hot Mic Moment The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Anthony Maglio story
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    ‘Nobody Wants This’ Actress Tovah Feldshuh Insists “Tensions Are Not Rising” With Adam Brody, Hopes “We Are Chosen” For Season 4 Deadline (limited free articles) by Glenn Garner story
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    Savannah Guthrie Shares New Post Asking for Information About Her Mother’s Disappearance: ‘We Ache for Her, We Cry Out for Answers’ Variety by Payton Turkeltaub story
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    Michael Mann Accidentally Shoots Himself at Los Angeles Gun Range The New York Times (limited free articles) by Derrick Bryson Taylor story
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    ‘You Can See Everything,’ ‘Clayface’ Fighting for No. 1 in Quiet Halloween Weekend The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Ryan Gajewski story
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    Gavin and Stacey actor hopes his band will be 'the next Stereophonics' BBC
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    Let Netflix's The One About Matthew Perry wreck you The A.V. Club by Saloni Gajjar

16:00 UTC 8

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    Robert Downey Jr and Pedro Pascal swap Avengers alter egos for Halloween The A.V. Club by Dennis Perkins story
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    Savannah Guthrie Renews Plea For Information About Mom Nancy’s Disappearance: “We Cannot Move Forward” Deadline (limited free articles) by Glenn Garner story
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    Harry Styles Closes Out 30-Night Madison Square Garden Residency With Two ‘Harryween’ Shows, Dressed as Elvis and Pizza Rat, and a Jalen Brunson Guest Appearance Variety by Jem Aswad story
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    ‘Planted!’ Game Dev Ben Cawthorne On Digging Up Chaos In A Competitive Gardening Game Deadline (limited free articles) by Destiny Jackson
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    Box Office: ‘You Can See Everything’ Beats ‘Clayface’ to Capture First Place IndieWire by Brent Lang story
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    Michael Mann Accidentally Shoots Himself at L.A. Gun Range The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Carly Thomas story
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    Two arrested in murder of SNL writer Jimmy Fowlie's sister The A.V. Club by Dennis Perkins story
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    Lola Blankets’ Early Black Friday Sale Delivers Half Off Hollywood’s Most Coveted Throws The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Erin Lassner

15:00 UTC 9

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    Box Office: ‘You Can See Everything’ and ‘Clayface’ Battle for No. 1 With $10.5 Million in Sleepy Halloween Weekend Variety by Rebecca Rubin story
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    Inside Heidi Klum’s 2026 Halloween Party: See All the Wacky Costumes The New York Times (limited free articles) by Sarah Bahr, Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet story
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    ‘Clayface’ In Staring Contest With Elizabeth Holmes & Nathan Fielder For No. 1 Over Sluggish Halloween Weekend – Sunday AM Update Deadline (limited free articles) by Anthonypauldalessandro story
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    ‘In the Heights’ Review: An Exuberant Revival of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Musical The New York Times (limited free articles) by Helen Shaw
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    Michael Mann Hospitalized After Accidentally Shooting Himself in the Leg at Los Angeles Gun Range Variety by Rebecca Rubin story
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    Taika Waititi says critics who dislike Klara And The Sun are just "sad lost souls" The A.V. Club by Dennis Perkins story
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    Michael Mann Injured When Weapon Accidentally Discharges; Filmmaker OK Deadline (limited free articles) by Mike Fleming story
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    Netflix’s 7 Most Anticipated Shows in November IndieWire by Ben Travers story
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    Producer Titles Can Be Bought, but Real Creative Producers Take Them for Themselves IndieWire by Sarah Shachat

14:00 UTC 6

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    Halloween, midterms and cafe culture: photos of the weekend The Guardian by Mee-Lai Stone story
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    Michael Mann Accidentally Shoots Himself in Leg at Los Angeles Gun Range IndieWire by Brent Lang story
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    ‘S.N.L.’ Plays Trick-or-Treat When Trump Interrupts David S. Pumpkins The New York Times (limited free articles) by Dave Itzkoff story
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    Scares through the ages: Historical horror novels that reimagine the past The A.V. Club by Lacy Baugher Milas
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    Historian Lucy Worsley looks back: ‘The story of my life has been – the bookworm shall go to the ball’ The Guardian by Harriet Gibsone
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    The Best Pop-Culture Advent Calendars for 2026: ‘Bluey,’ ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas,’ Marvel and More Variety by Atingley4

13:00 UTC 2

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    Valladolid Festival Prizes: Alain Gomis’ ‘Dao’ Wins Golden Spike, ‘La Gradiva’ Takes Silver Variety by Emiliano de Pablos story
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    Netflix’s New Releases Coming in November 2026 The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Abid Rahman story

12:00 UTC 2

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    What's on TV this week—Youth and Taskmaster season finales The A.V. Club by Christina Izzo
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    Like many authors, I’m bombarded by scam fan mail. I wasn’t prepared for what would happen when I wrote back The Guardian by Joe Dunthorne

11:00 UTC 1

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    Sir Tom Jones mentors Cardiff singer to victory on The Voice UK BBC

10:00 UTC 17

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    Tosca review – ENO’s new staging abandons Puccini’s realism for baffling and near-constant violence The Guardian by Flora Willson
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    23 Off Broadway Shows to Catch This November The New York Times (limited free articles) by Elisabeth Vincentelli
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    Cynthia Nixon Is Not a Miranda The New York Times (limited free articles) by Alexis Soloski, Lucia Bell-Epstein
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    A Rembrandt on Your Skin: Museum Hosts a Tattoo Parlor in Amsterdam The New York Times (limited free articles) by Nina Siegal
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    ‘Saturday Night Live U.K.’ Has Found Its Voice The New York Times (limited free articles) by Caroline Darya Framke story
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    The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to HBO Max, Hulu, Apple TV and More in November The New York Times (limited free articles) by Noel Murray story
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    Imprisoned on Flimsy Evidence, He Began Quilting. Now His Work Is in Museums. The New York Times (limited free articles) by Rebecca Chao
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    24 Fun Things to Do in N.Y.C. in November The New York Times (limited free articles) by Erik Piepenburg
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    You Must Be a Model! Yes, and an Author, Too. The New York Times (limited free articles) by Ash Wu
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    Swarms of Butterflies Land at New York’s Natural History Museum The New York Times (limited free articles) by Zoë Lescaze
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    The Ancient Skill of Glassmaking Feels New Again The New York Times (limited free articles) by Jane L. Levere
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    Why This Playwright Can’t Quit His Family of Anxious Liberals The New York Times (limited free articles) by Sarah Bahr
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    Museums Turn to A.I. to Create Personalized Tour Experiences The New York Times (limited free articles) by Dale Berning Sawa
  14. culture
    Romeo + Juliet at 30: how Baz Luhrmann made teens fall in love with Shakespeare The Guardian by Adrian Horton
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    ‘Let’s take Alexa out into the garden and smash it with a shoe’: Charlie Brooker and Diane Morgan take aim at Hollywood, AI ... and each other The Guardian by Tim Jonze
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    In San Diego, Exploring the Joy and Solace of Queer Latino Nightlife The New York Times (limited free articles) by Eilene Zimmerman
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    Recalling the Pathbreaking Role of a Newark Art Space The New York Times (limited free articles) by Hilarie M. Sheets

09:00 UTC 2

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    It's Halloween and the SNL Trump-David S. Pumpkins convergence is nigh The A.V. Club by Dennis Perkins story
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    ‘It seems weird for an MC – but lyrics have never been a thing for me’: De La Soul’s honest playlist The Guardian by As told to Rich Pelley

08:00 UTC 5

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    ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Crashes Into Tokyo Film Festival With Stars Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe in Tow The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Patrick Brzeski story
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    Inde Navarrette Wins Halloween With Penis-Destroying Robot ‘SNL’ Sketch ‘The Inventor’s Wife’ Variety by Marlow Stern story
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    From Maya as Sir Mo Farah to Heidi as her own left hand: The best Halloween looks BBC story
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    Strauss: An Alpine Symphony album review – monumental work’s mystic vision guides Petrenko The Guardian by Clive Paget
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    Dafne Keen and Harriet Walter on working with Patrick Stewart: ‘I’ve never seen anyone so ecstatic’ The Guardian by Dafne Keen, Harriet Walter story

07:00 UTC 1

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    Inde Navarrette dresses up Saturday Night Live for Halloween The A.V. Club by Jesse Hassenger story

06:00 UTC 1

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    TV tonight: oceanic wonder with David Attenborough in Blue Planet III The Guardian by Phil Harrison, Jack Seale, Hollie Richardson story

05:00 UTC 6

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    Robert Downey Jr. & Pedro Pascal Serve MCU Role Reversal For Halloween: “Costume Swap!” Deadline (limited free articles) by Glenn Garner
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    Gracie Abrams Channels Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Romeo + Juliet’ For ‘SNL’ Halloween Performance Deadline (limited free articles) by Glenn Garner story
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    ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Stars Relive Hollywood Ovation and Fan Chants for Yamazaki Takashi at Tokyo Festival Variety by Naman Ramachandran story
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    ‘SNL’ Pays Tribute To Patrick Stewart With Clip From His 1994 Episode Deadline (limited free articles) by Glenn Garner
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    ‘SNL’ Weekend Update Finally Weighs in on Israel Variety by Marlow Stern story
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    The best theatre to stream this month: the Gisèle Pelicot trial becomes an all-star play that ‘just floors you’ The Guardian by Chris Wiegand

04:00 UTC 3

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    ‘SNL’ Salutes Milwaukee Brewers’ World Series Win as Bobby Moynihan Revives Drunk Uncle Character for ‘Weekend Update’ Variety by Cynthia Littleton
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    Milwaukee Brewers Make Surprise “Weekend Update” Appearance After World Series Win With Returning ‘SNL’ Alum Bobby Moynihan Deadline (limited free articles) by Glenn Garner story
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    ‘SNL’ Cold Open Crashed by Tom Hanks as David S. Pumpkins, Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump, Who Admits He ‘Might Be Gay’ Variety by Cynthia Littleton story

03:00 UTC 5

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    Inde Navarrette Kicks Off ‘Saturday Night Live’ Debut With Shane Gillis Quip About Her “Little Whore Outfit” For Getting Into Marvel Shape Deadline (limited free articles) by Glenn Garner story
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    ‘SNL’: Inde Navarrette Digs at Shane Gillis’ Joke About Women Dressing Like “Whores” at the Gym as Tom Hanks Crashes Cold Open The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by McKinley Franklin story
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    Inde Navarrette Takes Swipe at Shane Gillis During ‘SNL’ Monologue Variety by Marlow Stern story
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    Tom Hanks Returns As David S. Pumpkins For ‘Saturday Night Live’ Halloween-Themed Opener Interrupted By Donald Trump’s Midterm Malaise Deadline (limited free articles) by Ted Johnson story
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    Heidi Klum Dressed Up as a Severed Human Hand for Her Annual Halloween Party Variety by Tanya Fedak story

02:00 UTC 1

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    Heidi Klum Reveals This Year’s (Very Bloody) Halloween Costume The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by Kirsten Chuba story

01:00 UTC 1

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    Tovah Feldshuh Shuts Down ‘Nobody Wants This’ Cast Tension Rumors Amid Adam Brody “Free Palestine” Support The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by McKinley Franklin story

00:00 UTC 10

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    Pandemic-Era Longing to Gather Fed Qiu Jiongjiong’s Tokyo Competition Title ‘Fuxi: Four Tales of Feasting’ Variety by Naman Ramachandran story
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    Japan’s Jimi Halloween, a celebration of all things mundane – in pictures The Guardian by Tomohiro Ohsumi story
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    Steep Height? No Sweat: ‘Everest: The Other Side’s Jim Morrison And Jimmy Chin Rappel Down Side Of West Hollywood Building [Video] Deadline (limited free articles) by Matthew Carey story
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    Steep Height? No Sweat: ‘Everest: The Other Side’s Jim Morrison And Jimmy Chin Repel Down Side Of West Hollywood Building [Video] Deadline (limited free articles) by Matthew Carey story
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    ‘Vision Quest’s Paul Bettany On How He Blew 10 Blood Vessels In His Eye While “Wildly Overacting”: “A Lesson In Less Is More” Deadline (limited free articles) by Glenn Garner story
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    Judge Dismisses Trump’s Wall Street Journal Defamation Lawsuit Over Published Epstein ‘Birthday Book’ for a Second Time Variety by Staff story
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    ‘Green Room’ Director Recalls How Patrick Stewart “Saved” Movie From Being Scrapped The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by McKinley Franklin story
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    Phoebe Bridgers Makes L.A.’s Intuit Dome Into an Intimate Space Full of Love, Grief, Light Shows, ‘Peter Pan’ Cosplay and a Great Billie Eilish Duet: Concert Review Variety by Chris Willman
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    Who are the real winners of Celebrity Traitors? BBC story
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    Trump Lawsuit Against Wall Street Journal Over Epstein Story Dismissed by Judge The Hollywood Reporter (limited free articles) by McKinley Franklin story