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Check out new, unusual library and YMCA at open house in Rock Island

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A little over a month since opening, the new $9.9-million Rock Island Public Library Watts-Midtown Branch and Two Rivers YMCA will have a free grand opening and open house on Saturday, March 11. Both the library and Rock Island YMCA (which share the totally transformed building, formerly the Tri-City Jewish Center at 2715 30th Street) will offer tours, programming, and information about their respective services from 10 a.m. to 2 p. Read More...

I was like a donkey: Nicole Kidman on death, love and refusing to do scenes

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TelevisionGiven that she’s box-office gold, it’s easy to forget how spellbinding Nicole Kidman is in edgier roles. The actor and her costars in intense new drama Expats talk motherhood, grief – and causing an online furore The mood and pace of Expats is unusual, in a world of streaming where shows have to be instantly compulsive. “A very different piece of television, this,” says Nicole Kidman. “It’s a slow burn. I feel it’s more aligned to, say, Kieślowski with Dekalog, or Bergman’s Scenes from a Marriage. Read More...

James Franco Defends Naked Selfies on "Late Show"

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James Franco isn't ashamed of his racy selfies! The "Palo Alto" star stopped by the "Late Show With David Letterman" Thursday, where he defended the nude selfies he recently posted of himself on Instagram. "James, why? Honest to god, why?" Letterman asked about the actor's now infamous photographs, in which he nearly exposed himself. "There's a lot to get straight here and I don't even know if we have time," Read More...