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MHz Networks Announces Premiere Dates for International Emmy Award Winning Series ‘Spiral’ ('Engrenages') Seasons 7 & 8

MHz Networks announces its premiere dates for the final two seasons of the French television police procedural and legal drama, Spiral

Created by Alexandra Clert and Guy-Patrick Sainderichin and originally released in France in 2005 as Engrenages, Spiral became a sensation across Europe and Australia, winning awards and commendations from TV France and The Royal Television Society in the UK, among others, and won the International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series. 

The series features an all-star cast including Audrey Fleurot (A French Village) as attorney Joséphine Karlsson, who often finds herself at odds with Police Captain Laure Berthaud, played by Caroline Proust (The Tunnel), and Police Lieutenant Gilou Escoffier, played by Thierry Godard (A French Village, The Chalet).

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Playfulness is something that's easy to lose in the seriousness of adulthood. I'm glad to have found the practice of improvisation that keeps calling me back...

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Everybody knows that a lack of sleep will make you drowsy and that driving while sleepy can be dangerous. But there are also serious long-term health risks from not getting enough sleep as well.

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"Named one of the 10 best horror films of all time by Rolling Stone, "Night of the Living Dead" continues to influence pop culture and remains loved by films and critics alike: The film holds a 97 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes..."

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Caribbean Filmmaker Paul Pryce's Original TV Series 'Serpents Mouth' Wins 'Big Pitch' Awards At Toronto Film Festival

"The Deliverer is inspired by real events. Set in Trinidad, it tells the story of a fisherman who fails to stop a corrupt Government from destroying his village to make way for an oil refinery. He eventually brokers a deal with a drug runner to traffic cocaine and raise the funds to bribe the government into aborting their plan..."

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Dallas Holocaust Museum Presents Anne Frank Exhibit Addressing Current-Day Issues of Identity, Exclusion, and Discrimination

Exhibition also features the U.S. premiere of a Virtual Reality (VR) component that allows the visitor to virtually tour Anne's "Secret Annex"

“ The Dallas Holocaust Museum will host the Texas debut of a year-long, newly created special exhibition opening September 13th called Let Me Be Myself: The Life Story of Anne Frank. 

Let Me Be Myself tells the story of Anne Frank in a modern way, addressing current-day issues of identity, exclusion, and discrimination. Anne's experiences connect deeply with today's youth as they grow and learn that all actions and words matter

.⏩ This exhibition will also feature the U.S. premiere of a Virtual Reality (VR) component from Force Field VR and Oculus Studios that allows the visitor to travel back in time to Anne Frank's hiding place, the "Secret Annex." In a one-of-a-kind experience, visitors will be drawn into the world in which Anne Frank lived—in the shadows of genocide and war....”

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Five Books: Robert McCrum’s list of the best novels in English

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Over at Five Books, writer and journalist John Robert McCrum (also an associate editor of The Observer) has compiled a list of his Five Best Novels in English, and also makes some thoughtful remarks about other novels and the genre in general. (The interviewer is my friend Sophie Roell, whose questions to McCrum are in bold.)…

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The Futuristic Sci-Fi Art of Sebastien Hue | Concept Artist

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The impressive futuristic science fiction themed artworks of Sebastien Hue, a freelance digital illustrator and concept artist based in Paris, France.

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Don't count out Blade Runner 2049 just yet: The sci-fi noir and other genre movies score big with the LA Film Critics Assocation

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Things are looking up for genre movies about the LA Critics Association Awards.

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Will Batman Annual #2 Be The Comic Of The Year?

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Here is the solicitation for Batman Annual #2, out this week. By Tom King and Michael Lark, it tells the ... Read More

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All 2017 Superhero Movies Ranked Worst To Best

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We have seen many brilliant superhero movies in 2017 and there were many superhero movies this year and it’s safe to say that more than one wildly exceeded expectations. If you want to know the best superhero movie of 2017, here we have seven superhero movies released by the major studios in 2017, ranked from worst …

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"I Am So Sick Of White Guys: The Coloring Book Experience" Launches In Time For Christmas

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Some people have suggested this might not be a good time for a book such as this, but co-author Corbett disagrees saying, "There is a long and healthy tradition of political satire and parody in the United States, and we believe there is no better time than right now to make sure the voices of hatred and exclusivity are turned back." Jones supported that sentiment pointing out that, "In order to make sure this book is not mistaken for a vehicle of intolerance, ten percent of the profits are being donated to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which devotes its efforts to opposing hate groups."

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In An Extraordinary Event, Eight Eurythmics Albums Will Be Released On Vinyl In 2018

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DJ Earworm compiles and mixes 11-minute 'Eurythmix' video retrospective

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How To Stop A Zombie Apocalypse – With Science

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There are typically four response strategies to zombieism, each with a grounding in epidemiological study. An obvious strategy is to quarantine the infected individuals, possibly with the hope of developing a cure or vaccine. While this can be successful, the process of developing a cure is lengthy and difficult, and maintaining a perfect quarantine is difficult and risky. In cases with a high R₀, as is typical of zombie epidemics, even one infected individual that breeches quarantine or is not captured risks annihilating the host species.

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The Statement from Broadcasting Board of Governors CEO John F. Lansing Regarding the Russian Federation's Media Law

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"Our journalists on assignment are harassed by Russian authorities and face extensive restrictions on their work. RFE/RL contributor Mykola Semena recently was sentenced by a Russian court for an article he wrote, and contributor Stanislav Asayev is being held by Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine. RFE/RL journalists were knocked down and kicked while on assignment in Russia's southern region of Krasnodar in March, and VOA correspondent Daniel Schearf has been denied a visa to re-enter Russia..."

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Why 'Judeo-Christian Values' Are A Dog-Whistle Myth Peddled By The Far Right

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"A quick search on Twitter for the phrase “Judeo-Christian” illustrates that white supremacists have embraced the term – and that Jews reject it..."

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Before Breitbart, There Was The Charleston News And Courier

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Workman was thrilled by the letters he received from northern conservatives who embraced his campaign. One of those was William Loeb, editor of New Hampshire’s Manchester Union-Leader, who told Workman the GOP should become “the white man’s party.” Loeb said his proposal would “leave Democrats with the Negro vote,” but give the Republicans the white vote and “white people, thank God, are still in the majority.”