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14 acting legends over 70
Some say Hollywood may be ageist, with careers fizzling for most after they become senior citizens, but these actors and actresses buck that trend. Check out our list of 14 actors over 70 who haven't lost their touch.
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Bram Stoker books: 9 things you didn't know about the 'Dracula' author
Bram Stoker is the godfather of the vampire craze, but the writer is often a mystery to modern readers. Here are 9 facts you probably don't know about the author.
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Top 5 foreign-language films
Occasionally, foreign films score big at American box offices. Here are the all-time top-grossing foreign-language films in the US.
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Can 'The Town' be top of the Hub? Top 5 Boston-based movies
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Deanna Durbin dies: Child actress walked away from film career as an adult
Deanna Durbin dies: She starred as a teenager with such actors as Judy Garland in the 1930s. Deanna Durbin, who according to her son died a few days ago, also starred in musicals.
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14 acting legends over 70
Some say Hollywood may be ageist, with careers fizzling for most after they become senior citizens, but these actors and actresses buck that trend. Check out our list of 14 actors over 70 who haven't lost their touch.
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Bram Stoker books: 9 things you didn't know about the 'Dracula' author
Bram Stoker is the godfather of the vampire craze, but the writer is often a mystery to modern readers. Here are 9 facts you probably don't know about the author.
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Horizons Bacon number: Google turns the party game into a new Easter egg
This week Google rolled out Bacon number, another fun feature that's sure to turn a lot of otherwise productive afternoons into time sinkholes. If you've ever wanted to automate the party game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon," Google's got your back.
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Chapter & Verse Amazon announces new devices, including HD Kindle Fire
Amazon's new lineup of devices includes a Kindle Fire tablet with HD and other new features as well as a back-lit e-reader called the Kindle Paperwhite.
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Unplugging: One family puts away technology
No Twitter, no cell phones – one family was without gadgets for six days and, says Dad, was better for it.
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Screenwriter Nora Ephron 'loved a good New York story'
Nora Ephron, famous for her romantic comedies, has died. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the city's art community will miss Ephron, who set many of her stories there.
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Words that work their way into our minds
Researchers at Cornell University try to figure out what makes for memorable quotes.
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Top 5 foreign-language films
Occasionally, foreign films score big at American box offices. Here are the all-time top-grossing foreign-language films in the US.
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So, just where is this omnibus taking us?
The Monitor's language columnist ponders how a word that once referred to horse-drawn carriages now refers to legislative packages with something for everyone.
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10 things you probably didn't know about 'The Lion King'
In anticipation of the special 3D re-release, Disney shares stories about the production of 'The Lion King' more than 15 years ago.
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'What should I read?' A new site called Bookish hopes to tell you
Publisher-supported Bookish hopes to become the Rotten Tomatoes of the book world.
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Oscar night: At the movies, we all get a vote
Best film? Best actor? There are dozens of ways of ranking films besides the Academy Awards. But the most important way is how you rank them.
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X-Men: First Class trailer debuts on Facebook
X-Men: First Class trailer, showing off the latest movie in the popular X-Men series, appears online today. The movie is set to debut this summer.
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Can 'The Town' be top of the Hub? Top 5 Boston-based movies
The Red Sox may be struggling to make the playoffs this season, but Boston is a perennial box-office favorite. The latest Boston-based film to hit silver screens is "The Town," starring and directed by local boy Ben Affleck. The top 10 Boston-based films, ranked by US box-office receipts, includes the Sox-centered "Fever Pitch," according to Turner Classic Movies and IMDB.com. Also on the list is the 1968 version of "The Thomas Crown Affair" starring Steve McQueen, which was shot on Boston's Beacon Hill. Do your favorite Boston films make the top 5?
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Is Internet access a human right? Top 10 nations that say yes.
Four out of 5 people worldwide say Internet access is a human right, according to a recent BBC poll. Even more than Americans, Chinese believe that to be true.
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Zooey Deschanel has another day job: singer
The actress and M. Ward have formed a duo called She & Him that emulates the feel of 1960s music. Just don't call it a vanity project.
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Going deep into the weeds
It's an idiom that means one thing for waiters and another thing for wonks.
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