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Derrick Bryson Taylor

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‘Real Housewives’ Has Been a Meme Gold Mine for 20 Years
The Bravo TV empire, which turns 20 this month, has also been a gold mine for the internet.
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For ‘Buffy’ Fans, Nicholas Brendon’s Xander Was a Complicated Everyman
The actor, who died on Friday, was a fan favorite on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” even as his character mixed quiet heroism with hostility toward the show’s women.
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Academy ‘Extremely Upset’ After Teyana Taylor Says Oscars Security Shoved Her
The academy said an employee of an outside security firm hired for the Oscars had “incidental contact” with the actress, which it called “not acceptable.”
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Bill Kurtis to Leave NPR’s ‘Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!’
As the irreverent quiz show’s judge and scorekeeper, Kurtis, a former news anchor known for his rich voice, has helped find comedy in current events since 2014.
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For Longtime Kennedy Center Patrons, a ‘Lifeline’ Has Been Cut
As President Trump prepares to close Washington’s premier performing arts venue for two years, loyal patrons wonder where they’ll get their cultural fix.
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Willie Colón, a Luminary of Salsa Music, Dies at 75
A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on “Siembra,” a 1978 release that became one of the top-selling salsa albums of all time.
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Shia LaBeouf Charged With Battery in New Orleans
The actor, known for his roles in “Transformers” and “Megalopolis,” was arrested early Tuesday after reportedly assaulting two people, the authorities said.
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Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood
A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show and the Everyday People Who Made It Authentic
A priest from Sacramento. A bar owner from New York. A taquero from Los Angeles. Puerto Rico came alive at the Super Bowl because of hundreds of non-famous performers.
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Catherine O’Hara Died From Pulmonary Embolism, Death Certificate Says
A death certificate released on Monday also said rectal cancer was an underlying cause for the comedic actress’s death on Jan. 30 at 71.
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Brad Arnold, Rocker Who Fronted 3 Doors Down, Dies at 47
He wrote the band’s breakout hit, “Kryptonite,” in a high school math class, and would go on to be nominated for three Grammy Awards.
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Springsteen Denounces ICE Deployments and Renee Good’s Killing
In a surprise appearance in New Jersey, the musician dedicated his song “The Promised Land” to Ms. Good, who was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this month.
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Paul Haggis Reaches $2 Million Settlement After 2022 Rape Verdict
A judge had ordered the Oscar-winning filmmaker to pay at least $7.5 million to a former film-industry publicist after a civil jury found him liable for raping her.
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