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Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Arts, Culture & Media

“Newsies” get funked, a daughter schools her dad in beatboxing, and a meditation routine that flips stress the bird.

In The Big Short, Christian Bale Ditches Extreme Dieting for Extreme Drumming

Arts, Culture & Media
Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams were paid significantly less for their work in "American Hustle'' than their male co-stars.

How Jennifer Lawrence keeps getting American Hustled by Hollywood

Culture
Cast members Christian Bale and Maria Valverde pose for photographs as they arrive for the film world premiere of "Exodus: Gods and Kings" in Madrid, Spain.

Egyptian censors say ‘no’ to the new Exodus blockbuster

Belief

‘The Dark Knight Rises’ thanks in part to a boy who loved Batman

Arts, Culture & Media
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The Oscars are this Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time and all week long, we’ve been gearing up for the big night, interviewing nominees and blogging about the awards show. And even before their nominations were announced, we were sitting down with Melissa Leo, Colin Firth, and Danny Boyle. Today we’ll make our final bets […]

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