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‘Super Size Me’ documentarian, Morgan Spurlock, dies

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar-nominee who made food and American diets his life’s work, famously eating only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died at age 53.

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Actor Geoffrey Lewis, dad of actress Juliette Lewis, dies at 79

Actor Geoffrey Lewis, who appeared in several Clint Eastwood movies and made guest appearances on dozens of TV shows in the ’60s through ’80s, died Tuesday in Woodland Hills, Calif. of natural causes, according to a family friend. He was 79. The character actor, who often appeared in Westerns, was the father of actress Juliette Lewis.

Looking for Asian fusion? Try Mochiko Chicken

Mochiko Chicken, an outgrowth of the popular Dragon Grill food truck, specializes in Asian fusion food, with an emphasis on Hawaiian-inflected fried and chargrilled chicken tenders and bowls.

HBO launches standalone streaming service for $14.99 per month

HBO’s standalone broadband-streaming service — HBO Now — is now available via Apple and Cablevision Systems’ Optimum Online for $14.99 per month, a move that could contribute to the erosion of the pay-TV industry’s subscriber levels.

 
Jon Stewart defends new ‘Daily Show’ host Trevor Noah

Jon Stewart opened Monday’s edition of “The Daily Show” with a pitch for viewers to reserve judgment about new host Trevor Noah after what he termed last week’s Twitter “kerfuffle.”

Is a ‘Duck Dynasty’ musical the ‘worst idea ever’?

Forget that the sanctioned biography of the “Duck Dynasty” family, launching this week at the Rio, is a big-budget project from the big-league Broadway producers behind “Matilda” and “Jersey Boys.”

 
Actor James Best, known for ‘Dukes of Hazzard,’ dies

American actor James Best, famous for his role as the bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on “The Dukes of Hazzard” television show, died Monday night after a brief illness, according to his website. He was 88.