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Verbal EnergyAdieu to the grammar nerd in the black robeIn language as in law, Antonin Scalia showed a welcome capacity for collaboration and friendship across ideological divides.
New 'Finding Dory' trailer: What made 'Nemo' such a hit?'Finding Dory,' a sequel to the 2003 smash hit 'Finding Nemo,' comes out this June. What helped the original movie do so well at the box office?
Why Disney is making 'High School Musical 4'The Disney Channel is reportedly casting stars for a fourth movie in the 'High School Musical' series. The first few films became big hits for the network, as have recent original movies like the 2015 film 'Descendants.'
What Bob Dylan's archive revealsMaterial including drafts of some of Dylan's most famous songs comprise an archive that will be available for music experts to examine in Tulsa, Okla.
Rice soup with pork and shrimpThis hearty soup is packed with ginger and garlic flavors, a perfect warm boost for the last days of winter.
In praise of cursive writingSelf-expression, beauty, even thoughtfulness may be at stake.
Persimmon piePersimmon is that strange orange-red fruit you don't quite recognize in the grocery store. With just the right balance of spices its floral notes make for a lovely pie.
Oscars 2016: Why were ratings down again?Ratings for the 2016 Oscars ceremony were the lowest in total viewers in eight years, though the numbers were up for young viewers as well as male TV watchers. What accounts for these numbers?
How the Justice for Flint concert helped Michigan residentsFollowing the water crisis in Flint, celebrities including 'Creed' director Ryan Coogler and 'Selma' helmer Ava DuVernay helped put together a concert to raise money for the residents. The event raised $145,000.- Leap year sexism: Should women 'run the show' in dating? Apps put it to testTraditionally, a leap year encourages women to propose marriage, Sadie Hawkins-style. But even now, many female app users don't feel safe making the first move. Women-first apps are trying to fix that.
Leonardo DiCaprio: Win called long overdue, but why does it matter?DiCaprio, who won an Oscar for Best Actor for his work in 'The Revenant,' was viewed as long due for the prize after multiple nominations. Pop culture fans enjoy listing acclaimed actors who never won one, yet what importance does an Oscar have in the industry?
Getting to gender equity: From the Oscars to science competitionsComedian Chris Rock talked about not needing 'his' and 'her' acting awards. A British science competition begun just for girls became controversial when a boy won the top prize.
Leonardo DiCaprio uses Best Actor Oscar speech to draw attention to climate changeDiCaprio won the 2016 Oscar for Best Actor for his role in the film 'The Revenant.' 'Climate change is real,' the actor said during his acceptance speech. 'It is happening right now.'
Egg drop soupThis six-ingredient egg drop soup is as impressively restaurant-authentic as it is quick and easy to make.
'Spotlight': How it triumphed by taking Best Picture on Oscars nightIndustry watchers called the Best Picture race one of the hardest to predict this year. So how did the journalism drama 'Spotlight' end up winning the high-profile award?聽
Oscars 2016: 'Spotlight' wins Best Picture as Leonardo DiCaprio, Brie Larson win bigThe film 'Spotlight' won the Oscar for Best Picture while Brie Larson and Leonardo DiCaprio won the Oscars for best actress and best actor, respectively, and Alejandro G. I帽谩rritu聽won the best director Oscar for 'The Revenant.' The best supporting actor Oscar went to Mark Rylance, while Alicia Vikander won the best supporting actress Oscar.
Leonardo DiCaprio (finally) takes the Best Actor prize for 'The Revenant'DiCaprio has won the Best Actor Oscar for his work in the film 'The Revenant.' 'I felt that this is one of the greatest actors,' his director for 'Revenant,'聽Alejandro G. I帽谩rritu, said of DiCaprio's work in the film.
'Room' actress Brie Larson wins the Best Actress OscarLarson starred in the movie as a young woman being held captive with her son (Jacob Tremblay). 'When I met Brie, not only did you have an amazing actor, but you鈥檝e also got this really warm, really funny, really vibrant person,' her director, Lenny Abrahamson, said of casting Larson.
Acclaimed stage actor Mark Rylance takes Best Supporting Actor Oscar for 'Bridge of Spies'Rylance played Soviet spy Rudolf Abel in the Steven Spielberg movie 'Bridge.' 'Seldom has an actor been around for so many distinguished years on the stage and yet had not been fully discovered for the screen,' Spielberg said of the actor.
Alicia Vikander wins Best Supporting Actress Oscar for 'The Danish Girl' after a breakout yearVikander portrayed Gerda Wegener, the wife of transgender woman Lili Elbe (Eddie Redmayne), in the film. Vikander also appeared this year in such films as 'Testament of Youth' and 'Ex Machina,' with the latter also winning her awards season acclaim.