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"You're trained not to be too pushy": Actor Julia Stiles had to unlearn being a "people pleaser"

The "Bourne" actor and Y2K favorite says directing "Wish You Were Here" exposed her to a new side of herself

21.01.2025 2

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How being child-free became a provocative part of comedian Rose Matafeo's stand-up act

How being child-free became a provocative part of comedian Rose Matafeo's stand-up act

"Things are going backward in terms of actual rights," the comedian said while talking about her Max comedy special

15.01.2025 5

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"I've done my time": Annette O'Toole talks "Virgin River" and leaving Superman behind for good

When you've spent nearly 60 years in show business, you might be justified in thinking about cutting back or hanging it up. But for "Virgin River"...

21.12.2024 3

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“Unzip, let it rip and fly”: Bridget Everett put it all out there for us — and got a gift in return

Bridget Everett is dancing to Blondie and Bette Midler. She is snarling like a tiger and kicking up her high heels as she poses for photographs in...

08.12.2024 3

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"People were ready to laugh": "Fargo's" Allison Tolman on why "St. Denis Medical" is so appealing

If, instead of becoming an actor, Allison Tolman had become a nurse, you would have wanted her to be your nurse. As Alex on NBC's new hit...

05.12.2024 4

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"She ripped up her own formula": How Taylor Swift single-handedly changed pop music

There are no accidents in Taylor Swift's world. On the bright June night my family and I saw the Eras tour, her surprise songs were "I Forgot That...

25.11.2024 3

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The evolution of Rosemarie DeWitt's career, from "Sex and the City" to "deeply flawed" Disney mom

Take it as a green flag if your partner has a crush on Rosemarie DeWitt. Although the veteran actress ran the gamut playing characters in films like...

22.11.2024 3

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“A wounding disappointment”: Why Kamala Harris’ defeat cuts so deep for women

I was in a Manhattan museum on a recent October weekend when I noticed the Post-It tacked inside the stall in the ladies' room. "Woman to woman,"...

06.11.2024 50

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“It’s like we were astronauts”: From peak TV to “Fallout,” Walton Goggins ascends to new heights

"It's always been like the perfect stock," says Walton Goggins. The 52-year-old actor isn't talking about his portfolio — although that's...

25.08.2024 2

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An ability to play kindness got Lamorne Morris a role on "Fargo," then came the Emmy nomination

When Lamorne Morris got the call from “Fargo” showrunner Noah Hawley offering him a leading role in Season 5, he was confused at first. “You...

22.08.2024 1

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"God never hands me a softball": Sandra Lee explains why she hasn't worked in 8 years

"Isn't it pretty? " Sandra Lee asks me, and I have to agree. The Emmy Award-winning television host, author and coiner of the word "tablescape " is...

19.08.2024 3

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The "Star Wars" moment when "Industry" star Ken Leung knew he'd arrived

For an actor who’s currently playing one of television’s most electrifyingly cutthroat characters, Ken Leung is refreshingly upbeat. As Eric Tao...

12.08.2024 3

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Greg Louganis beat calls to "tone the gay thing down" as an HIV-positive Olympian in the 1980s

Greg Louganis wasn’t supposed to compete at the 1988 Olympics. The superstar athlete, dubbed the “Baryshnikov of diving,” had originally planned...

11.08.2024 40

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“I’m a very strange man”: Dylan Sprouse talks good yogurt, bad twin roles and finding a butt double

“We wanted to frame it in a very morally gray area,” says actor Dylan Sprouse. The premise of his new movie sounds at first like a uniquely...

06.08.2024 2

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