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David Oyelowo v. 007: A New Color of Money

David Oyelowo (pronounced “oh-yellow-oh”) is a super-serious Shakespearean actor, Oxford-born to Nigerian parents of Yoruba ethnicity, raised a Baptist and schooled in the classics at LAMDA where he graduated with the “Scholarship for Excellence” from Nicholas Hytner. He has only been acting for 18 of his 40 years, but that’s long enough for him to accumulate 59 screen credits and a wagonload of awards, including a new O.B.E. from Her Majesty herself for his services to drama.

By Harry Haun

The Help Author Kathryn Stockett Nabs Smashing Pumpkin Guitarist James Iha’s East Village Pad

Southern life has its charms, but then, as Kathryn Stockett well knows, it’s not all courtly manners and quaint customs.

By Kim Velsey

Indentured Servitude: Making a Comeback?

If you thought indentured servants went out of fashion with the Revolutionary War, you’re wrong: apparently the practice is alive

By Jess Schiewe

Here’s Who Will Win the Oscars

By Daniel D'Addario

Hugo Leads Oscar Race With 11 Nominations

By Daniel D'Addario

A Big Morning for ‘The Artist’ and More Oscar Nomination Predictions

By Daniel D'Addario

Book Smart: Publisher of ‘The Help’ and Her Eye for Bestsellers

By Emily Witt

New York Observer’s 2012 Golden Globes Liveblog

By Drew Grant

Help! Rybolovlev Buys $8.35M 15 CPW Apartment for Daughter’s Security Detail

By Elise Knutsen

Lawsuit Against The Help Author Kathryn Stockett Scrapped

By Emily Witt

In The Help, Searching for Depth in the Deep South

By Meghan Keane

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