Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Hollywood’s Calling for the Movie Rights Since 2005, The Black List has published an annual round-up of the best unproduced screenplays, many of which have gone on to win at the box office and on
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“The Golden Bachelor” star Gerry Turner’s incurable cancer diagnosis has rocked fans, but he’s not letting it slow him down — he’s carrying on with life as usual, TMZ has learned. Gerry tells TMZ that despite his bone marrow cancer, called Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, his daily routine hasn’t missed a beat — he’s still playing pickleball
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Sean “Diddy” Combs was sued Thursday by three new John Doe plaintiffs alleging the Bad Boy Entertainment founder sexually assaulted them in New York in the past five years. The three men allege they were drugged and sodomized by the disgraced music mogul on separate occasions. Combs, who’s now under indictment for alleged sex trafficking,
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For all the blah blah that people don’t go to the movies before Christmas, and that moviegoing mushrooms from Christmas Day onward, two holdovers, Moana 2 and Wicked are expected to hold over quite well, with respectively $28M and $20M, -45% a piece, while two incoming fanboy movies fall apart: Sony Marvel’s $110M extended Spider-verse
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After more than a year of dating, singer, actress and entrepreneur Selena Gomez and producer-songwriter Benny Blanco are engaged. Gomez shared the news on Instagram on Wednesday, along with the caption, “forever begins now..” The post included photos of the diamond ring, Gomez admiring it during a picnic, and the happy couple celebrating the moment.
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Refresh for latest…: It was smooth sailing for Disney’s Moana 2 this weekend as it reached $600M global following last frame‘s record-breaking bow. The running split is even for the splashy sequel, with $300M domestic and $300M from the international box office. The full overseas frame was $103.7M in 52 markets, repping a 41% drop.
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Strand Union Strikes a Deal Members of the Strand’s staff union who went on strike over the weekend have reached a tentative agreement with the storied bookstore’s management. If ratified, the updated contract will include
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Broadway settled back down to some post-Thanksgiving normalcy last week, dropping about 9% to $42,021,721 from the holiday high of the previous week. Attendance held strong at 309,802 for the week ending December 8. Wicked was, once again, the roster’s top earner, grossing $2,782,795 and besting both The Lion King ($2,489,493) and Hamilton ($2,030,772). In
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Michael Cole, who was notably the last surviving star of the ’60s/’70s hit crime drama “The Mod Squad,” has died … his reps confirmed Tuesday. Per the actor’s team … Michael passed away peacefully this morning while surrounded by his loved ones. They applauded the late star for “living a full and vibrant life.” A
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