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Edward Gorey Was Eerily Prescient

10/31/2018, 10:10:54 PM
A new biography celebrates his mysterious life and art. ✔ Last month, the Order of the Good Death, a group of academics, artists and death professionals, held its annual Death Salon, which this year took place at Mount Auburn cemetery in Boston ✔ Instead, Mr. Gorey appears to have spent much of his life with his nose between the covers of a book


Kanye West says he's been 'used' on politics

10/31/2018, 9:56:08 PM
Rapper Kanye West, who has been outspoken in his support for U.S. President Donald Trump, now says he's going to focus on his music and fashion after being "used" in the world of politics. In a series of tweets, the 41-year-old West lashed out at conservative pundit Candace Owens for… ✔ The rapper, who is married to Kim Kardashian West, has broken ranks with much of the left-leaning entertainment industry to support Trump ✔ Yandhi -- first expected to be released on Sept 29, to coincide with West's appearance on Saturday Night Live -- is now due out on Nov 23


VS Angels Taylor Hill, Sara Sampaio and Stella Maxwell stun in NYC

10/31/2018, 11:04:19 PM
They are all Victoria's Secret Angels. And Taylor Hill, Sara Sampaio and Stella Maxwell were all sizzling sensations when they were spotted hitting the street in New York City on Halloween. ✔ And Taylor Hill, Sara Sampaio and Stella Maxwell were all sizzling sensations when they were spotted hitting the street in New York City on Halloween ✔ Sara emphasized her enviably taut legs in a pair of skintight jeans and legged it through the park on a pair of charcoal sneakers


17 Dad Food Fails That Should Never, Ever Be Forgiven

10/31/2018, 8:15:54 PM
Dads and food can be a dangerous combination. ✔ #dadhacks 05:18 PM - 23 Jun 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 5 ✔ This dad who had a weird definition of hamburgers: 11 ✔ This dad who made a meal from his leftovers, which included a piece of potato, a mussel, some cheese, and a slice of bread: 12 ✔ H/T r/shittyfoodporn & r/mildlyinfuriating


Victoria Beckham branded 'creepy' after sharing changing room snap online

10/31/2018, 9:26:01 PM
VICTORIA Beckham has shocked her followers by sharing her terrifying halloween costume online. ✔ David Beckham's wife logged into the official Victoria Beckham Instagram page to share a string of snaps with her supporters ✔ TERROR: Victoria Beckham has been branded 'creepy' for her rabbit mask (Pic: INSTAGRAM) NEW LOOK: Victoria Beckham shows off her scary outfit (Pic: INSTAGRAM) Another mocked: The very first time we see you smile


CBS is launching a standalone streaming network for entertainment news

10/31/2018, 9:54:48 PM
Entertainment news 24/7 for cord cutters ✔ Mark Mainz/Getty Images CBS continues to embrace online video streaming, introducing a second standalone network today that will be dedicated entirely to entertainment news ✔ CBS is set to bring on a plethora of new talent to host different series to fill the ET Live schedule, but Entertainment Tonight regulars will also make appearances


Kylie Jenner's Barbie Halloween Costume Is So Lifelike It's Crazy

10/31/2018, 8:28:37 PM
Life is plastic and it's fantastic for this beauty mogul. ✔ The second set of photos show her in a multicolored dress with a long blond wig, both lying on a pink car and once again standing in a box:  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kylie (@kyliejenner) on Oct 31, 2018 at 11:13am PDT Prior to her Barbie doll looks, Jenner and her daughter, Stormi, dressed up in matching butterfly costumes


Two heroes of 19th-century America seek justice. They get none in ‘The Agitators.’

10/31/2018, 11:02:23 PM
Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass are the focus of Mat Smart’s plodding drama. ✔ The repetition pads the story, rather than enriches it ✔ For sure, there is a rationale to underlining Douglass’s attitudes about women, as they inform what The Agitators somewhat anemically memorializes as the deepest rift between them ✔ Through Nov. 25 at Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St


Ivanka Trump in plunging black suit as she shares intimate embrace with her father Donald

10/31/2018, 11:05:52 PM
IVANKA TRUMP was pictured at an event at the White House, Washington, D.C tonight with her father Donald Trump. The style icon and advisor to the President sported a low-cut black number for the occasion. ✔ Ivanka Trump was all smiles as she spoke at an event for American workers in the State Dining Room of the White House tonight ✔ Our country grieves alongside the Jewish community & we extend our most heartfelt sympathies to the families & friends of the Tree of Life Synagogue


Review | Let us praise the giants of science fiction: Campbell, Asimov and, yes, L. Ron Hubbard

10/31/2018, 11:01:03 PM
“Astounding,” by Alec Nevala-Lee, celebrates the golden age of the genre ✔ In it a murderous shape-shifting alien devastates an Antarctic expedition ✔ For instance, Campbell suggested to a young Asimov that there might be a story in Ralph Waldo Emerson’s speculation about how humanity would react if the stars appeared only once in a thousand years ✔ Michael Dirda  reviews books each Thursday in Style


How a right-wing effort to slime Mueller with a sexual assault allegation fell apart

10/31/2018, 9:08:27 PM
For a little while on Tuesday, a document posted to The Gateway Pundit, a popular right-wing blog prone to peddling conspiracy theories, must have seemed to some of its readers like the perfect story. ✔ MUST WATCH (CNN)For a little while on Tuesday, a document posted to The Gateway Pundit, a popular right-wing blog prone to peddling conspiracy theories, must have seemed to some of its readers like the perfect story ✔ Taub told CNN she had never met or spoken with Mueller, and that she had forwarded the email to the Department of Justice


The Apprentice candidate Rick Monk speaks out after being fired

10/31/2018, 10:53:00 PM
The latest hopeful to be eliminated from the BBC series has a lot to say about the dramatic way they left the boardroom ✔ She says : I bring both the passion and the fire - in the boardroom, I will be merciless ✔ BBC/Boundless Taylor Herring 5/16 David Alden Age : 32 Occupation : Tax Advisor Lives : East YorkshireDavid claims that he can speak to anyone about anything, though he gets frustrated when others don’t share his unwavering positivity ✔ Support free-thinking journalism and subscribe to Independent Minds


The smart culture that scared us most

10/31/2018, 9:30:37 PM
What’s worse than a jump-scare? Serious psychological horror. ✔ (End spoilers ahead.) When a logger attempts to rape Johansson’s character, he tears her human flesh-suit, revealing her true skin beneath ✔ But as the series progresses, it gets more dreadful ✔ I’m not sleepy by the end, but the trade-off for the alertness is a low-level unease that can last for weeks


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