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Artists are now, officially, in residence in Hollywood.

Officials from developer Thomas Safran & Associates, the Entertainment Community Fund and the City of Los Angeles gathered for a ribbon cutting and open-house celebration at the Hollywood Arts Collective’s Cicely Tyson Residential Building on Wednesday to launch the 151-unit tax credit property in the heart of Hollywood.

The seven-story property — named after the late icon and located at 1630 Schrader Blvd., near the Hollywood Walk of Fame — houses apartments, all of which are occupied exclusively by artists (defined as someone who has regularly engaged in an artistic, creative or cultural practice and who pursues such practice on a professional basis) and their families. Residents were selected first by lottery, then based on income requirements and other factors.

Speakers and attendees at Wednesday’s event included Safran, Keith McNutt, Ecf’s executive director of the Western region, Garrett Gin, senior vp of global marketing at Bank of America,...

UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev will defend his title against current Featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski in a thrilling main event between two of the best fighters on the planet. Makhachev looks to continue his reign by defeating Volkanovski for a second time and solidifying his status as the best in the world. Volkanovski would love nothing more than to even the score against Makhachev and leave as a dual champion.

UFC 294 airs live from Abu Dhabi this Saturday, Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. Et on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims also airing on ESPN Mma’s YouTube channel. You can watch the action with a Subscription to ESPN+ and by purchasing the PPV for $79.99.

How to Watch UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 When: Saturday, Oct. 21 | Prelims: 10 a.m. Et | Main Card: 2 p.m. Et Where: ESPN+: Entire card | @Espnmma YouTube: prelims only Streaming: Get the fight by subscribing to ESPN+ and...

It’s the Handmaid’s Tale - only it’s happening here and this is real.

Dm Podcasts has released Inside the Tribe, a nine-part true crime original podcast that goes inside the world of a secretive and bizarre cult called the Twelve Tribes.

Hosted by award winning journalist and author Tim Elliott and co-written by Camille Bianchi of award-winning podcast, The Nurse, Inside The Tribe follows former Twelve Tribes members, Mark and Rose through their 15-year ordeal with the group and how they finally staged their escape.

The Twelve Tribes is a fundamentalist Judeo-Christian sect with communities worldwide, including in Australia. The group has been at the centre of allegations of child abuse, underage labour, medical negligence and slavery, and has a history of sinister incidents around the globe.

In Australia, a New South Wales police investigation is ongoing, following allegations that community members have buried stillborn babies on...

EA Sports

EA Sports Ufc has been available for a week and already many hundreds of thousands of ridiculous knockouts have been served, countless gigantic slams have been hit and hundreds of silly create-your-own fighters have been crafted. So far the game has been met with a mixed to positive reception, with many critics praising the superb graphics and presentation but observing that the hyper-realistic strikes detract from the immersion of the experience.

Now EA’s game is through its initial launch phase, many gamers are wondering when the first downloadable fighters will be made available. It is no secret that the game’s roster of 99 playable fighters has omitted several noteworthy athletes, not least the reigning bantamweight champion T.J Dillashaw. Speaking to Sherdog, the game’s Creative Director Brian Hayes revealed that though Dillashaw’s title victory came as a great shock, EA would release a series of...

A remake of Sky1 comedy Spy is among ABC's latest batch of pilot orders. The Us revamp - written by original series creator Simeon Goulden - will follow the original's premise of a well-meaning father who inadvertently lands a job as a secret agent, TVLine reports. The original Spy stars the BAFTA-winning Darren Boyd as protagonist Tim Elliot and has run for two series and a 2012 Christmas special. ABC has also ordered comedy pilot She's Got Balls - focusing on the antics of a female little league baseball coach - from writers Mark and Robb Cullen. House creator David Shore has also sold a new drama to the network. (more)...

In part 2 of the Getting Lucky Mma podcast Ultimate Fighter spectacular, I am joined by fellow Mma columnist, Marcus Mitchell, to break down all the action in the Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale. As a surprise move, Dana did not invite any of the season contestants other than the finalists to partake on the card, obviously to shake up the complacency in the housemates over lackluster performances and commitment.

The card was highlighted by Roy Nelson dominating Matt Mitrione on the feet with a beautiful uppercut. The fight was punctuated with a well-timed flurry by Big Country to turn off Meathead’s lights completely. The Tuf 16 Welterweight champion was also crowned, Us Army Ranger Colton Smith.

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Episode Summary (#010 – part 2): In a card that was largely de-fanged by injury (Shane Carwin) and even last second pestilence (Melvin Guillard vs. Jamie Varner), there was still plenty of excitement. Nine out...

The award-winning Spy – Series One comes to DVD from 5th November 2012

Starring BAFTA Award winners Darren Boyd (Green Wing) and Robert Lindsay (My Family), the hilarious smash-hit comedy Spy: Series One is available to own on DVD from 5th November.

We have three copies of the DVD to give away to our readers.

Spy is the story of Tim Elliot (Boyd), a single father trying to win back the respect and affections of his horribly precocious nine year old son, Marcus, in the wake of his divorce. However when his luck dramatically turns and he is accidentally recruited as a trainee spy for MI5, his one chance at proving that he is not a complete loser must be kept under wraps.

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On the heels of HBO's pilot order for an Us remake of the UK series "Getting On" comes news that ABC is developing an American adaptation of another British comedy, the espionage spoof show "Spy." According to Deadline, the broadcast network is close to a put pilot deal for a remake of the 2011 show, with the original's creator Simeon Goulden in talks to write the new version of the sitcom. The original six-episode Sky series (which has been recommissioned for a second season) stars Darren Boyd as Tim Elliot, the divorced single father of a nine-year-old boy who quits his job as a junior sales assistant at a computer store only to end up accidentally getting recruited into the MI5, the UK's internal counter-intelligence agency. The first season of "Spy" premiered in the Us on and is currently available on Hulu -- you can watch the full first episode below,...

Last week's issue of Entertainment Weekly featured Johnny Depp dressed as the Mad Hatter in anticipation of Alice in Wonderland, but if our reader mail can be trusted (and if there's one thing we do with reader mail, it's trust it), not all of you believed that was actually Depp gracing our cover as Tim Burton's Hatter. Maureen from Lancaster, N.Y. was among the many who asked us, "Are you sure this isn't Elijah Wood?", while Ft. Lauderdale resident Tim Elliott represented the contingent wondering "why Madonna is featured on the cover for Alice in Wonderland." We swear...