This article is sponsored by Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios. To recall a scene from “Nickel Boys,” praised as one of the year’s best films, is to be replanted in it. Like a waking dream ...

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Shyness is “the tendency to feel awkward, worried, or tense during social encounters, especially with unfamiliar people,” as per the American Psychological Association. “Severely shy people ...

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Just ask Metallica’s James Hetfield, who had a rough moment at the 2017 Grammy Awards when his mic failed during a duet with Lady Gaga: Holding a microphone might seem like a simple task, but it ...

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In the Envelope: The Actor’s Podcast features in-depth conversations with today’s most noteworthy actors and creators. Join host and senior editor Vinnie Mancuso for this guide to living the ...

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It was a heated bidding war, but Netflix has officially won the rights to Callie Hart’s fantasy-romance BookTok sensation “Quicksilver.” The novel, as well as the author’s two other ...

IM Casting is seeking talent for an ad campaign for On, the performance running shoe brand, with a range of different male and female profiles sought. It shoots from 13 to 15 January 2025 in ...