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2:55 PM ET, February 27, 2015

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Virginia Heffernan / New York Times:
Leonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83  —  Leonard Nimoy, the sonorous, gaunt-faced actor who won a worshipful global following as Mr. Spock, the resolutely logical human-alien first officer of the Starship Enterprise in the television and movie juggernaut “Star Trek,” …
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TMZ.com:
Leonard Nimoy Dead — Lived Long, Prospered ... Dies from COPD  —  LIVED LONG, PROSPERED  —  ... Dies from COPD  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Leonard Nimoy, who famously played Mr. Spock, died at home Friday morning in Bel-Air... after battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Terry Flores / Variety:
Leonard Nimoy, 'Star Trek's' Spock, Dies at 83  —  Leonard Nimoy lived up to his longtime catchphrase: Live long and prosper.  Having achieved success in many arenas during his lifetime, the actor, director, writer and photographer has died at age 83.  His wife, Susan Bay Nimoy …
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Adam Rogers / Wired:
The Science of Why No One Agrees on the Color of This Dress  —  The original image is in the middle.  At left, white-balanced as if the dress is white-gold.  At right, white-balanced to blue-black. swiked  —  Not since Monica Lewinsky was a White House intern has one blue dress been the source of so much consternation.
Hunter Walker / Business Insider:   2 women are behind the viral dress that has everyone confused — Here's what they told us
Hudson Hongo / Gawker:
What Color Is This Goddamn Dress?
Discussion: BuzzFeed and Dlisted
Natalie Stone / Billboard:
Madonna Suffered Whiplash After ‘Nightmare’ Brit Awards Fall  —  Madonna performs at the BRIT Awards 2015 at The O2 Arena on February 25, 2015 in London, England.  —  David M. Benett/Getty Images
Discussion: Dlisted and Just Jared
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Tim Nudd / People.com:
Madonna Describes ‘Horrible Nightmare’ of Stage Fall, and Admits She Was Hurt  —  Turns out she was hurt worse than she let on.  —  Madonna, who told her Instagram followers she was “fine” after falling from the stage at the Brit Awards on Wednesday, was actually hurting - and had to be watched closely all that night.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and POPSUGAR Celebrity
Neil McCormick / Telegraph:
Madonna: how Brit Awards fall gave me whiplash
Discussion: Us Weekly
Page Six:
Lupita Nyong'o's $150K Oscar dress stolen  —  Oscar night didn't have any stunning upsets, but someone still got robbed.  —  Lupita Nyong'o's $150,000 pearl-studded awards-show gown was stolen from her Beverly Hills hotel room, authorities told The Post.  —  Cops believe the one-of-a-kind …
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Britt AboutalebManaging / Yahoo Style:
Someone Stole Lupita Nyong'o's $150K Oscar Gown
Discussion: Starpulse and Page Six
Yahoo:
Johansson: Nothing ‘creepy or inappropriate’ about Travolta  —  FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2015 file photo, actress Scarlett Johansson arrives at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.  Johansson is defending John Travolta and calls the image of him kissing her on the Academy Awards red carpet …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
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Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Scarlett Johansson Says There Was Nothing “Strange, Creepy, Or Inappropriate” About John Travolta's Oscars Kiss
Discussion: Gawker
Variety:
Harrison Ford to Return for ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel Directed by Denis Villeneuve  —  “Prisoners” director Denis Villeneuve is in negotiations to direct Harrison Ford in the “Blade Runner” sequel for Alcon Entertainment.  —  The announcement was made on Thursday.
Rob Brunner / Fast Company:
BJORK ON KEEPING “VULNICURA” OFF SPOTIFY: “IT'S ABOUT RESPECT, YOU KNOW?”  —  Her last album came as an app.  Her new video was made for Oculus Rift.  Björk loves new technology, but mostly she's a warrior for sound.  —  Your new album, Vulnicura, is an account of breaking up with your longtime partner.
Discussion: Stereogum
TMZ.com:
Kardashians — E! Isn't Paying $100 Mil ... But Close  —  Reports the Kardashians have scored $100 million from E! for 4 more seasons are NOT true ... they're only getting a measly $80 mil ... TMZ has learned.  —  NBCUniversal called the $100 mil story “grossly inaccurate.”
Venture Capital Post:
Katy Perry to Write New Song about Taylor Swift's Two Faces?  Feud, Rivalry Continues  —  Reconciliation may be hard for Katy Perry and Taylor Swift.  It's like forcing different sides of a magnet to unite.  But sources say that Taylor is making the impossible possible.
Alyssa Toomey / E! Online:
NEWS/ Mark McGrath Is Alive and Well: Sugar Ray Singer Apologizes After Death Hoax  —  Let's all breathe a sigh of relief: Mark McGrath is alive and well.  —  The 46-year-old Sugar Ray frontman became the latest celeb to fall victim to a death hoax today after a press release was sent …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
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Tara Fowler / People.com:
Mark McGrath on Death Hoax: ‘I Knew Nothing About It’
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Stereogum
 
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Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Kendall & Kylie Jenner: ‘Kardashians’ Spinoff Series in Works? (EXCLUSIVE)
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Daily Mail:
WORLD PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Oh Eddie, you do make a wonderful woman: First picture of Oscar-winner …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Oh No They Didn't!
Daily Mail:
Blackened faces, scores of nipples and bizarre hairy slippers... is Milan's the most outrageous …
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Genevieve Valentine:
Catwoman #39: “Better Than He Does Himself”
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Jada Pinkett Smith Likes Watching Will Smith's Love Scenes With Margot Robbie
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Will ‘The Crow’ Fly With Jack Huston?
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Olivia Wilde Says Her Baby Son Otis Is “ So Smart” and “Really Musical”
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Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Richard Linklater in Talks to Direct 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' (Exclusive)
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Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Bill Cosby Says He's “Far From Finished” in New Statement As More Women Come Forward
Milton Keynes Citizen:
‘Fifty Shades of Grey Faces’ at cinema stench
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Stephen Thompson / NPR:
First Listen: Purity Ring, ‘Another Eternity’
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Mirror.co.uk:
VIEW GALLERY  —  Most women mark their 40th birthday …
 

 
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Sources: Disney worried that it had a flawed case in Trump's ABC lawsuit, and fighting it could hurt the Disney brand and damage press protections for others

Arthur Macmillan / Columbia Journalism Review:
An in-depth look at The Telegraph's sale and British-born publisher Dovid Efune's attempts to buy it, as the newspaper becomes a test case in media valuations

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