Colin Dwyer
Stories
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Arts & Life
Barnes & Noble Set To Be Sold To Elliott Management For About $683 Million
That price tag includes all of the book megachain's debt. Elliott's acquisition of the largest retail bookseller in the U.S. comes less than a year after it bought Waterstones, the largest in the U.K.
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Arts & Life
A Horrorshow Find: 'Clockwork Orange' Follow-up Surfaces After Decades Unseen
Not long after the release of the film adaptation, Anthony Burgess embarked on an ambitious companion to his seminal novel. But it was never published, and the manuscript went unread — until now.
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Arts & Life
Academy Leaves Door Open To Netflix, Others After Tussle Over Eligibility Rules
A controversial proposal would have limited the ability of streaming services to compete for Oscars. But after a dust-up that even included the Justice Department, the academy decided against it.
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Arts & Life
Pulitzer Prizes Honor Journalists Under Threat With New Crop Of Winners
Judges sought to support the media "even if some wrongly degrade [it] as the enemy of the very democracy it serves." Honors went to The Advocate in Baton Rouge, La., Florida's Sun-Sentinel and others.
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National
Making Sense Of The Smollett Legal Drama: What's Going On Here?
Fair warning: There are questions we just can't answer at this point. But there are also plenty we can. Here's an attempt to explain the charges against the Empire actor — and the move to drop them.
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Law & Courts
Prosecutors Drop Smollett Charges In Move Decried As 'Whitewash Of Justice'
The Empire actor was accused of filing a false report of a hate crime. Now, the decision to drop the charges has exposed a stark fault line between Chicago authorities and state and county officials.
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Arts & Life
Arata Isozaki, Whose Hybrid Style Forged 'New Paths,' Wins Pritzker Prize
Growing up in the shadow of World War II, the Japanese architect became fascinated with how people rebuild. Now, after decades of restless reinvention, he has won architecture's highest honor.
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Arts & Life
Jussie Smollett's Character Removed From Final Episodes Of 'Empire' Season
The actor was arrested Thursday for filing a false police report. Now, it appears the role that made him famous may be in doubt. Empire producers said they chose to "avoid further disruption on set."
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Arts & Life
'I Want Justice:' R. Kelly Accused Of Sexual Misconduct By 2 More Women
Rochelle Washington and Latresa Scaff said the singer made sexual advances on them when they were underage in the mid-1990s. The claims come amid a flurry of renewed accusations against R. Kelly.
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Arts & Life
Chicago Police: 'Empire' Actor Jessie Smollett Faked Attack
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says Empire actor Jussie Smollett staged the hate crime he reported last month to promote his career and earn a higher salary.