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● Having yet to scandalize with his tales of binge drinking and ungroomed nethers, Daniel Radcliffe says that he likes to "like somebody before I sleep with them," but that sex with Harry Potter groupies "has happened." And a million new Harry fanfics were born. [NYDN]

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● It looks like Slim Dunkin, the Atlanta rapper and Waka Flocka Flame associate who was killed in the studio over the weekend, was shot over a piece of candy. "In all the years I've been covering homicides, I don't ever remember someone getting killed over a piece of candy," says the newscaster. [TrapsNTrunks]

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In October 2001, Michael Perry and Jason Burkett, two aimless Texan teenagers with roughshod upbringings, broke into Sandra Stotler's house and murdered her in cold blood. Why?

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● Blake Lively and Leonardo DiCaprio just "officially" split, and yet the Gossip Girl is already rumored to be shacking up with a new man, Ryan Reynolds, in Boston. [NYDN] ● Lady Gaga is getting the Lifetime treatment with a bioepic currently called Fame Monster: The Lady Gaga Story. [Gossip Cop] ● Usually the director, Werner Herzog will take a turn in front of the camera to play the villain (The Zec!, an "ageless and shadowy figure") in Tom Cruise's forthcoming One Shot. [THR]

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● Blake Lively was literally a train wreck at last night's Time 100 gala, where the train of her dress got stuck to photographer Patrick McMullen's shoe and ripped off. "Patrick, you have my train!" Blake was said to have protested. Martha Stewart, for some reason, chimed in with "Well, better give it back to her." [NYDN] ● Paris Hilton and her boyfriend Cy Waits were attacked by one of the starlet's stalkers yesterday as they were headed to court to testify against her stalker from last year. Paris live tweeted the scuffle, making sure her mom knew first: "omg @kathyhilton!" [NYP] ● The preview for the eighth and final chapter of the Legend of Hogwarts, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two, has been released. Will Harry fulfill his destiny? Read the book to find out! [Huff Post]

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"I once dreamed I had a sandwich for lunch."

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Calling all Brontë purists! Aussie sensation and Jane Eyre star Mia Wasikowska, an actor of considerable depth and poise, covers BlackBook's April "Bright Lights, Big City" issue, dressed and styled in homage to fashion icon Twiggy. If we do say so ourselves...mamma Mia! (Don't worry—you won't find that pun in the actual issue.) Go here for more photos and the full story on one of this year's biggest breakout stars. Also in our April issue:

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Born of a prostitute, certified schizophrenic, and a veteran of some 23 years in various prisons and institutions, Bruno S. was one of the most unlikely leading men in history. Yet star he did in two features for director Werner Herzog during the heyday of the German New Wave: The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) and Stroszek (1977). A street performer with no prior acting experience, Bruno was spotted by Herzog in a student documentary and immediately cast in the role of the famous man-child, Kaspar Hauser. Working with the actor was difficult—he would often harangue the crew for hours before submitting to a take—and after his brief dalliance with fame, he eventually fell back into the hardscrabble life of a street musician. He died Wednesday, not much better off than he was when Herzog discovered him 35 years ago. Clips after the jump.

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Although I stayed away from Goodbye Solo, thinking it looked too pat and too reminiscent (deliberately or not) of Abbas Kiarostami’s Taste of Cherry, I’m nevertheless an admirer of Ramin Bahrani’s films. Man Push Cart and Chop Shop were both shot through with painterly compositions and a kind of quiet nobility that’s altogether rare for an American feature filmmaker. Bahrani’s latest, however, might be my new favorite. A twenty-minute short that screened at the New York Film Festival and, just this week, at SXSW, Plastic Bag follows the life of, well, a plastic bag, searching fruitlessly for its maker. Oh, and did I mention that the bag is voiced by Werner Herzog? Video after the jump.

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● What if Lars von Trier was making tourism ads for Denmark? Watch the ‘harrowing’ results. [The Onion] ● One homeless New Yorker, a regular at the public library, also predicts Sandra Bullock will win an Oscar. She can't lose. [NY Times] ● Bob Dylan sings LL Cool J’s “Mama Says Knock You Out.” Let's start the facebook page asking him to cover "Gin and Juice" five minutes ago. [Kottke] ● You don't dislike classical music because you're a philistine; you dislike classical music because your brain is too slow for it. [Telegraph]

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