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The Super Bowl is the biggest sporting event in America, and whether you’re a football fan or not, chances are you’ll be joining the millions of people crowding around their TV screens to see the Atlanta Falcons take on the New England Patriots. Or maybe you’re just there to eat wings and see this year’s batch of commercials. In the good old days (i.e., a couple of years ago) watching the Super Bowl just meant figuring out which of the three networks — NBC, Fox, or CBS — had the rights to air it this year and then figure out what channel number that was for your local affiliate. Nowadays, though, things are more complicated. Between online streaming, over-the-air broadcasts, apps for set-top boxes, and internet based TV services for cord cutters, it can be hard to figure out how to watch the Super Bowl. So let’s break it down: WHEN IS THE SUPER BOWL? This year is Super Bowl LI, which will take place between the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots. Kickoff is sched...

Groundhog Day 2017: Staten Island Chuck says early Spring STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Happy Groundhog Day! At approximately 7:30 this morning, Staten Island's furry prognosticator emerged from his home at the Staten Island Zoo to let everybody know we'll have an early spring. Tradition says that if the groundhog doesn't see its shadow, spring is right around the corner.  And Staten Island Chuck knows what he's talking about -- his record, according to the Zoo, is 80 percent. But what about Chuck's rivals? Did they call for an early spring or six additional weeks of winter weather? Punxsutawney Phil, Chuck's most notorious rival, usually disagrees with him -- and this year is no different. When Phil came out of his home in Punxsutawney, Pa., he saw his shadow -- predicting six more weeks of winter. Check out the list below to see what Chuck's other rivals predicted:  BALZAC BILLY Another groundhog, Balzac Billy, hails from Balzac, Albe...

Bloomsbury is celebrating all things concerning the Wizarding World, in events taking place all over the globe in celebration of Hogwarts' professors Sure, fans can celebrate their love of Harry Potter on any given night of the year, but Thursday, 2 February calls for something special. It's the night Bloomsbury are holding their annual Harry Potter Book Night, launching a host of literary events across the world, all centered on this year's theme: The Professors of Hogwarts. Each event will be held using a special kit sent out by the publisher, filled with magical activities and ideas connected to the likes of Gilderoy Lockhart, Severus Snape, or Minerva McGonagall.  The site also features an archive of past activities from previous years; packed with games, activities, and facts about the book series. Unfortunately, registration for the kits has now closed; Bloomsbury, however, has provided a useful map of all the events globally taking place, fro...

' Clouds of Sils Maria' At the beginning of (and during) each month, Netflix adds new movies and TV shows to its library. Below, you'll find our February 2017 recommendations. For more comprehensive coverage of the best titles available on Netflix and elsewhere, check out Vulture’s What to Stream Now hub, which is updated throughout the month. The Act of Acting:  Clouds of Sils Maria Let us no longer entertain the embarrassingly outdated notion that Kristen Stewart is a bad actress. In advance of her new partnership with filmmaker Olivier Assayas,  Personal Shopper , entering U.S. theaters on March 10, watch their first pairing in this exquisite 2014 drama about an aging actress (the wonderful Juliette Binoche) preparing to restage the play that once made her famous, with Stewart, finely nuanced and heartbreaking, playing her loyal assistant. As they vacation through the Swiss mountainscape of the title, these two performers are locked in a ballet out of step...

Jamie Squire Super Bowl Media Day is a little different than it was 48 years ago, when reporters could casually walk over to a star quarterback and  interview him poolside . Now, Media Day is called Opening Night Fueled By Gatorade, and the band X Ambassadors will be performing during the event. It's a long way's away from 1969. Here are the details surrounding this year's event.    Super Bowl Opening Night Details Date:  Monday, January 30 Location:  Minute Maid Park (home of the Houston Astros) TV:  NFL Network, FoxSports 1, ESPN and Fox Deportes Interview Schedule (all times ET): 7 p.m.: Atlanta Falcons interview session begins 8 p.m.: Joint team interview 9 p.m.: New England Patriots interview session begins Super Bowl Opening Night Storylines Political Talk Given New England Patriots quarterback  Tom Brady's openness about his friendship with President Donald Trump, coupled with the events that took plac...

“La La Land,” the show-business musical starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, is a strong favorite for the Oscars.   Credit Dale Robinette/Lionsgate LOS ANGELES — Oscar voters showered the neo-musical “La La Land” with 14 nominations on Tuesday, a tie with “Titanic” and “All About Eve” for the most in Academy Award history. But the academy also moved past two #OscarsSoWhite years by honoring six black actors — a record — and including diverse films like “Moonlight,” “Fences” and “Hidden Figures” in the best picture race. Nine movies will compete for Hollywood’s top prize, including several box-office hits. Joining “La La Land” and “Moonlight” (eight nominations total), “Fences” (four), and “Hidden Figures” (three) in the best picture race were “Arrival,” a science-fiction thriller; the cops-and-robbers drama “Hell or High Water”; the subtitled tear-jerker “Lion”; “Manchester by the Sea,” about a mournful New England handyman; and “Hacksaw Ridge,” Mel Gibson’s true story o...