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Heather Graham as Pandora in the horror/thriller, ‘Place of Bones’, a The Avenue release. Photo courtesy of The Avenue.Opening in theaters on August 23rd is the new western ‘Place of Bones’ from director Audrey Cummings (‘She Never Died’), which stars Heather Graham (‘Boogie Nights’ and ‘The Hangover’) and Tom Hopper (‘The Umbrella Academy’ and ‘Space Cadet’).Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with actress Heather Graham about her work on ‘Place of Bones’, her first reaction to the screenplay, her strong character, working with Tom Hopper, collaborating with director Audrey Cummings, making a Western and more.Heather Graham as Pandora in…

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Taylor Swift has commented on the “devastating” cancellation of her three Vienna ‘Eras’ tour concerts after authorities foiled a terror plot targeting the shows. READ MORE: Taylor Swift live in Edinburgh: The ‘Eras Tour’ finally hits the UK Earlier this month, all three of the pop star’s ‘Eras Tour’ shows in Vienna were cancelled after it was revealed that two people had been arrested for allegedly plotting a terror attack during the gigs. The ‘Midnights’ singer was set to play at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium on Thursday (August 8), Friday (9) and Saturday (10), but event organiser Barracuda Music confirmed that it had “no…

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Ryan Salame, former co-chief executive officer of FTX Digital Markets Ltd., exits federal court in New York, US, on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesRyan Salame, a former top lieutenant at the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, asked a New York federal judge Wednesday to void his guilty plea to campaign finance and money-transmitting crimes, saying prosecutors are reneging on a key element of his plea agreement.Salame’s lawyers in a court filing said the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office, in an effort to get him to plead guilty last September, told the attorneys and Salame in April 2023 that…

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As the last days of summer approach, we’re getting some great summer reading recaps. Most recently, three Bookshop.org members have rounded up their three favorite or recommended reads for summer. It’s a good mix of new, relatively new, and older releases. There are brilliant biographies, sobering sci-fi tales, and ravishing romances. Below are the 9 Best Books of the Summer, according to Bookshop.org team members: Ellington McKenzie (They/Them), Partnerships Marketing Manager at Bookshop.org Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry by Imani Perry “To be young, gifted, and Black is the essence of Lorraine Hansberry. Author Imani…

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The rose is considered the queen of flowers, that symbolizes love, royalty, sensuality, and passion. It’s also one of the most used ingredients in the world of perfumery. It has a romantic, floral, and complex scent profile, often described as sweet, fresh, and slightly spicy. Apart from the addicting aroma, it also has soothing and relaxing effects. Most people think that rose perfumes lean more on the feminine side, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. I searched high and low for the best rose colognes that men can confidently wear, whether they want it as an office staple…

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There’s nothing like a good horror movie to make you shudder in your shoes, or a cheesy one to make you laugh in dark delight. If you love the horror genre, you’ll take them all. And Shudder brings them to you — the good, the bad, and the ugly — all neatly packed in one place for your screaming — er, streaming — enjoyment. (American Eagle Films / Screenshot) Not only does the streaming service serve up a vast collection of horror movies and TV shows from the past and present, including both Hollywood and cult classics, it also delights…

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Instagram is currently running a test for a new way to upload media, company head Adam Mosseri revealed on Friday. With this pilot experiment, the social media platform is allowing select users to upload photos and videos in a vertical grid format without requiring them to crop the content into a square. This development builds upon the recent changes introduced onto the platform, including an expanded limit for media uploads in the carousel, eliminating the need to split collections into multiple posts.Vertical Grids on InstagramIn an Instagram story shared on Friday, Adam Mosseri shared details about the new experiment. “A…

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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., looks on during a campaign event to announce his pick for running mate at the Henry J. Kaiser Event Center on March 26, 2024 in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesRobert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to drop out of the presidential race on Friday and endorse Republican nominee Donald Trump, NBC News reported Wednesday, citing two sources familiar with the independent candidate’s plans.Kennedy’s withdrawal from the race would end a longshot bid that nonetheless threatened to upend the major-party contest between Trump and his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris.The Kennedy and Trump…

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People line up as they wait for the JobNewsUSA.com South Florida Job Fair to open at the Amerant Bank Arena on June 26, 2024, in Sunrise, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesThere’s a lot of debate about how much signal to take from the 818,000 downward revisions to U.S. payrolls — the largest since 2009. Is it signaling recession?A few facts worth considering:By the time the 2009 revisions came out (824,000 jobs were overstated), the National Bureau of Economic Research had already declared a recession six months earlier.Jobless claims, a contemporaneous data source, had surged north of 650,000, and the insured…

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Under ordinary circumstances, a sequel to the female-focused drama It Ends With Us would be a no-brainer. The $25 million-budgeted Sony Pictures film has collected more than $180 million globally since opening Aug. 9, and author Colleen Hoover already published a best-selling sequel, the 2022 novel It Starts With Us. But the well-publicized rift between star-producer Blake Lively and director-star Justin Baldoni has observers now wondering whether a sequel is viable, at least with both of them involved.  Both Lively’s flower shop owner Lily and Baldoni’s abusive neurosurgeon Ryle are in the book sequel. Further complicating matters: Baldoni developed It Ends With…

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Taylor Swift has released the music video for The Tortured Poets Department’s “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart.” The clip offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Eras Tour—rehearsals, production, and all that. Watch the video, directed and produced by Swift, below.“I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” is the second song from The Tortured Poets Department to get an official music video, following “Fortnight.”Swift just played the last of her European concerts on the Eras Tour, capping off a five-night stint at London’s Wembley Stadium. She gets two months off before beginning the tour’s final leg, in…

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Former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham speaks during Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Aug. 20, 2024.Mike Segar | ReutersThree Republicans took the Democratic National Convention stage on its second night to explain why they broke away from the party of Donald Trump, and urged their fellow Republicans to back Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.”I saw him when the cameras were off. Behind closed doors, Trump mocks his supporters. He calls them ‘basement dwellers,'” said former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham.”He has no empathy, no morals and no fidelity to…

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Whilst September’s near arrival normally calls for a stock up on button downs and trousers, this season I’ll be diving head first into a trend that might be the antithesis of structured style. Besotted by the drama and frills, this season the ruffle dress trend is coming for my wardrobe, and yours, too.(Image credit: Getty)Closing in around me, the ruffle dresses are dominating where slip dresses used to rule. Having appeared across high street and designer collections alike, been spotted on so many influencers, and currently being worn by my favourite celebrities, it was only a matter of time until…

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A house under construction is seen between completed houses in a new development in Brambleton, Virginia on August 14, 2024.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesMortgage rates fell for the third week in a row last week, but the rush to refinance took a breather.Applications to refinance a home loan dropped 15% from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Volume was, however, 90% higher than the same week one year ago. That is likely due to the 23% surge in demand over the past four weeks, as mortgage rates fell.The average contract interest rate…

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DETROIT – Ford Motor is delaying production of a next-generation all-electric pickup truck at a new plant in Tennessee and canceling plans for a three-row electric SUV, the company said Wednesday.Instead, Ford said it will prioritize the development of hybrid models, as well as electric commercial vehicles such as a new electric commercial van in 2026, followed by two EV pickup trucks in 2027.The pickups are expected to be a full-size truck, which will be produced at the Tennessee plant that’s currently under construction in 2027, and a new midsize truck being developed by a specialized “skunkworks” team in California.”As we’ve learned…

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Jeopardy!‘s Ken Jennings is many things: a game show host, a former game show contestant, an author, a podcaster, and now… an impressionist? While Jeopardy! is currently in reruns while the show is on summer hiatus, the official Jeopardy! Instagram page has been sharing fun clips from past seasons. On Monday, August 19, the account posted a compilation of Jennings’ busting out some of his best impersonations. The video includes various instances of Jennings reading out clues and answers in the voices of famous people and characters mentioned in the questions. For example, the first clip sees Jennings quoting, “I’ll…

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