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It’s not easy to adapt a classic novel across cultures, but The Scandal does it beautifully. Like The Handmaiden before it, the Netflix series transposes a story originally set in the Western world—in this case, the frequentlyadapted 1782 French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses—into the setting of 18th century Joseon. Under Jung Ji-woo’s masterful direction, the…

The Los Angeles County District Attorney announced on Tuesday that the office will not pursue the death penalty against Nick Reiner, who has been charged with murdering his parents in December.

‘It never made any sense’ … a rally against the layoffs at Xbox outside the Activism building in Austin, Texas, this month. Photograph: Emilio González/Communications Workers of America‘It never made any sense’ … a rally against the layoffs at Xbox outside the Activism building in Austin, Texas, this month. Photograph: Emilio González/Communications Workers of America

On July 6, at the dawn of a new fiscal year, Microsoft announced it was laying off 3,200 people in its Xbox division, plus an additional 3,200 employees across other departments. Of the Xbox layoffs, 1,600 jobs were cut immediately, while the remaining 1,600 will be lost over the coming year, the promise casting a…

Nearly two months after her and husband Tarek El Moussa’s California home was burglarized while they were away on vacation with their kids, the Selling Sunset star shared she now thinks twice about what she posts on social media.