Homeland , series three , episode 11 review

Nothing ever goes to plan on Homeland – all you can really count on is that, roughly twice per episode, Claire Danes will flare her nostrils and twitch her mouth while the rest of her face stays as blank and smooth as marble, so that she resembles a statue having a panic attack. Thus, it was no surprise that this season's convoluted – and frankly bonkers – scheme to assassinate Iranian Revolutionary Guard leader Akbari (Houshang Touzie) would...

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Cold weather causes water main break in Plateu

The extreme cold caused a water main break on Montreal's Plateau Mont Royal this morning, flooding St-Denis Street at St-Joseph Boulevard. With temperature hovering at around -21 degrees, water gushed down St-Denis Street, spreading across several traffic lanes. Police have closed St-Denis Street between Laurier and Mont Royal avenues, and St-Joseph Boulevard between Henri-Julien Avenue and Berri Street. Montreal public...

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Caino snow: Is this picture of Egypt's Sphinx a fake?

A picture of Egypt's Sphinx covered in snow went viral yesterday, as reports spread of the first snowfall in the North African country for 112 years. But according to Buzzfeed, the widely shared photos are actually of a miniature replica of the Egyptian monument at the Tobu World Square theme park in Japan. The pictures were originally posted to social website Reddit early this morning, and quickly went viral on Twitter and Facebook. But soon...

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Paul Walker's lookalike brother asked to complete 'Fast and Furious 7”

Paul Walker's younger brother has reportedly been asked to help complete the 'Fast & Furious 7'. The 40-year-old actor was on a break from the upcoming movie when he tragically lost his life in a blaze when the car he was travelling in crashed into a pole in Santa Clarita, California on November 30. Now, his lookalike sibling Cody Walker, who has worked as a stuntman, has been asked to step in to help filmmakers finish the movie as a tribute...

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Texas teen fatal DWI defense: 'Affluenza'

"Affluenza," the affliction cited by a psychologist to argue that a North Texas teenager from a wealthy family should not be sent to prison for killing four pedestrians while driving drunk, is not a recognized diagnosis and should not be used to justify bad behavior, experts said Thursday. A judge's decision to give 16-year-old Ethan Couch 10 years of probation for the fatal accident sparked outrage from relatives of those killed and has led...

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Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel end 10-years marriage

Another showbiz couple is calling it quits. Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel have separated, reports People.com Reps for the couple tell People, "Their primary focus and concern is for their son. We ask that you respect their privacy during this time." Best Man Holiday actor Diggs and Glee actress Menzel, both 42, met as costars in the original production of the Broadway musical Rent in the 1990s....

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Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale

Damn it, Blake Shelton – why did you have to be so awesomely offensive in your Christmas special last year? Thanks to your side-splitting Claymation spoof with Larry the Cable Guy, in which you shot Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and incinerated Sam the Snowman, NBC must've been scared off. In your place, Kelly Clarkson gave us a boring, misguided and uneven hour of television that served as little more than a commercial for her...

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