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		<title>Jon Stewart Takes Aim at Trump’s Meeting With Chinese President: ‘How Does America Even Stay on the Map?’</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart gave audiences a comedic rundown of the recent developments in the relationship between Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping following Trump’s hosting of Jinping in Washington, D.C., for what was called a “reciprocal state visit” by the White House. Stewart kicked off his monologue [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;Avengers: Endgame Encore&#8217; Tops U.K., Ireland Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 03:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Disney&#8217;s &#8220;Avengers: Endgame Encore&#8221; dominated the U.K. and Ireland box office, debuting in first place with £4.1 million ($5.5 million) across its opening frame. &#8220;Resident Evil,&#8221; distributed by Sony, moved to second position in its sophomore frame, collecting $3 million to elevate its running total to $11.6 million. Paramount&#8217;s action thriller &#8220;Heart of the Beast,&#8221; [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dennis Haskins, &#8216;Saved by the Bell&#8217; Star, Dies at 75</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Payton Turkeltaub]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 03:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dennis Haskins, the actor best known for portraying Principal Richard Belding on “Saved by the Bell,” has died. He was 75. Haskins’ longtime agent, Jay Schachter, confirmed the news to Variety on Monday. A cause of death and further details have not been released at this time. “It’s a tragic loss,” said Haskins in a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Todd Rundgren Slams Taylor Swift, Says She ‘Ruined Music’ and Is ‘the Apotheosis of Mediocrity’</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Todd Rundgren, the singer-songwriter and producer behind hits like “Hello It&#8217;s Me&#8221; and &#8220;I Saw the Light,&#8221; recently slammed Taylor Swift, calling the pop star “the apotheosis of mediocrity” and claiming that she “ruined music.” “To me, Taylor Swift is the apotheosis of mediocrity,” Rundgren said in an interview with Vulture. “It’s the era of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play&#8217; Broadway Review: An Exceptional Portrait of Black Girlhood</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Aramide Tinubu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Late girlhood has a sacredness that can’t be replicated. It’s a particular time in life between innocence and adulting, allowing young women to swing between the two. Jocelyn Bioh’s sensational play, “School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play,” captures this magic and anguish, set against the specificity of mid-1980s Ghana. Directed by Whitney White, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>&#8216;Hirayasumi&#8217; Anime Unveils Footage, Key Visual and Lead Voice Cast Ahead of NHK Debut</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Naman Ramachandran]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[New footage from the anime adaptation of Shinzo Keigo&#8217;s manga &#8220;Hirayasumi&#8221; has been unveiled, along with a key visual and the principal voice cast, ahead of the series&#8217; January 2027 premiere on Japan&#8217;s NHK General TV. Viz Media and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro) released the material. International streaming plans have yet to be revealed. Production +h., [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rob Lowe Says ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’ Sequel Is Still ‘In the Works,’ Confirms There’s a Script: ‘All of Us Actors Want to Do It’</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Payton Turkeltaub]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rob Lowe finally has an update on the long-discussed “St. Elmo’s Fire” sequel. “It is definitely in the works, for sure,” the actor said when asked about the project&#8217;s current status during a “Watch What Happens Live” appearance on Sunday. “All of us actors want to do it, and we’re supposed to get a draft [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Former ‘South Park’ Writer Launches Site to Expose Information About Cornell University Sexual Assault Case: ‘There Will Be Accountability’</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Payton Turkeltaub]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Following the news that a former Cornell student had accused seven men of raping and drugging her at a frat house party in October 2024 — and none faced legal consequences — former “South Park” writer Toby Morton has launched a website dedicated to documenting the account of the woman (identified as Jane Doe), her [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>John Le Carré&#8217;s Cold War Spymaster George Smiley Returns in First Look at Matthew Macfadyen in &#8216;Legacy of Spies&#8217;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Ritman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[John Le Carré&#8217;s legendary British Cold War spy George Smiley, last seen on screens in the acclaimed film &#8220;Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy&#8217; (played by Gary Oldman, coincidentally now starring as another fictitious agent in &#8220;Slow Horses&#8221;), has finally returned. In the first image from BBC and MGM+ upcoming espionage thriller series &#8220;Legacy of Spies,&#8221; two-time [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mohammad Rasoulof, O Mipo to Receive Tokyo Film Festival&#8217;s Kurosawa Akira Award</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Naman Ramachandran]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mohammad Rasoulof, the Iranian filmmaker who secretly left his country in 2024 after being sentenced to eight years in prison, will receive the Kurosawa Akira Award at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival. He will share the honor with director O Mipo. The two were chosen by a committee of filmmakers Yamada Yoji and Lee [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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