Clockwise from left: Wicked, Here, Emilia Pérez, A Real Pain, Piece by Piece and Blitz. Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures, Shanna Besson/Pathé, Searchlight Pictures and Apple TV+ hide caption
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Gather 'round — we have some fall reading recommendations for you. Above, children listen to a story in Central Park on Oct. 23, 2017. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Tom Hardy in Venom: The Last Dance. Sony Pictures hide caption
Artist Titus Kaphar has a new film out called Exhibiting Forgiveness. He's shown above with his artwork From Whence I Came, ahead of his 2022 exhibition at the Gagosian, Grosvenor Hill gallery in London. Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
For painter Titus Kaphar, forgiveness is 'a weight lifted off of your shoulders'
Beyoncé accepts an award at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles on April 1, 2024. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images hide caption
Mikey Madison as Ani. Neon hide caption
Julia Hawkins finishes race in 2021. Brit Huckabay/National Senior Games Association hide caption
A McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder is shown on March 6, 2018, in Atlanta. The fast-food chain says customers should feel confident ordering from its restaurants despite a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to its Quarter Pounder hamburgers. Mike Stewart/AP hide caption
"I'm not haunted by him, even in the most benign sense," Nick Harkaway says of his father, John le Carré. "I grieve occasionally. That doesn't go away. It just gets manageable." Nadav Kander/Penguin Random House hide caption
After John le Carré's death, his son had the 'daunting' task to revive George Smiley
Anna Kendrick as Sheryl in Woman of the Hour. Leah Gallo/Netflix hide caption
Anna Kendrick's 'Woman of the Hour' speaks volumes about violence
A Denny's restaurant is shown Sept. 14, 2017, in Cranberry, Pa. Officials at the restaurant chain said about half of the 150 restaurant closures will happen this year and the rest in 2025, Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption
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A sign outside a McDonald's restaurant is seen in Pittsburgh, on June 25, 2019. E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
Mike Jeffries, who turned Abercrombie & Fitch into a clothing powerhouse, was arrested in West Palm Beach, Fla., as part of a prostitution and sex trafficking case. He's seen here in 2012. Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich. Getty Images hide caption
Jeff Hiller and Bridget Everett star as Joel and Sam in Somebody Somewhere. HBO hide caption
Woman of the Hour is Anna Kendrick's feature directorial debut. She also stars as Sheryl. Leah Gallo/Netflix hide caption
Mikey Madison in Anora. Neon hide caption
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Cher, left, and Dua Lipa perform during the 39th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption
Chappell Roan performs at FirstBank Amphitheater on October 01, 2024 in Franklin, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Jason Kempin/Getty Images hide caption
Screenshots of some of the waffle products named in the recall. TreeHouse Foods hide caption