• Robin Williams repeatedly groped and flashed his "Mork & Mindy" costar, a new book claims.
• Pam Dawber, who played Mindy, said he did the "grossest things," but "could get away with it."
• Williams killed himself in 2014 after battling severe depression.
• The claims come from an upcoming biography of Williams.

The late Robin Williams repeatedly groped and flashed his "Mork & Mindy" co-star, a new book has revealed.

Pam Dawber, who played Mindy to Williams' Mork in the 1970s sitcom, recalled what is clearly sexual misconduct, saying he groped, grabbed, and flashed her on set.

However, Dawber said Williams' "magic" personality meant that she never minded the behaviour, and even enjoyed it. She added: "It was the 70s, after all."

The claims, based on interviews with his former colleagues, appear in an upcoming biography of Williams by New York Times journalist Dave Itzkoff, and were reproduced by DailyMail.com.

Here are the relevant quotes from Dawber:

"I had the grossest things done to me — by him. And I never took offence. I mean I was flashed, humped, bumped, grabbed. I think he probably did it to a lot of people... but it was so much fun.

"Somehow he had that magic. If you put it on paper you would be appalled. But somehow he had this guileless little thing that he would do — those sparkly eyes.

"He'd look at you, really playful, like a puppy, all of a sudden. And then he'd grab your t**s and then run away. And somehow he could get away with it.

"It was the 70s, after all."

According to Howard Storm, the "Mork & Mindy" producer, Williams also groped Dawber for no reason during rehearsals.

He told Itzkoff: "He'd be doing a paragraph and in the middle of it he would just turn and grab her a**. Or grab a breast. And we'd start again. I'd say, 'Robin, there's nothing in the script that says you grab Pam's a**.' And he'd say: 'Oh, OK.'"

Another producer, Gerry Marshall, also said Williams "would take all his clothes off, he would be standing there totally naked and she was trying to act. His aim in life was to make Pam Dawber blush."

Storm added that he once "goosed" an actress playing Mindy's grandmother in the show in the buttocks with a cane.

"There was nothing lascivious about it, in his mind. It was just Robin being Robin, and he thought it would be funny," Storm said. "He could get away with murder."

"Mork & Mindy" ran from 1978 to 1982, meaning Williams was between 27 and 31 at the time. He previously admitted to abusing cocaine and alcohol around this time.

Williams hanged himself in 2014 after being diagnosed with dementia and battling severe depression. He was 63.

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• Princes William and Harry secretly filmed cameo scenes for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" in 2016.
• But it emerged last year that the scenes had been cut from the film.
• At over 6 foot, the brothers make abnormally tall stormtroopers.
• The deleted scene has now emerged on YouTube, and it reportedly features as an outtake on the film's DVD.
• The royals are understood to appear in the scene with actor Tom Hardy.

At the end of last year, it was revealed that Prince William and Prince Harry's secretly filmed cameos in the latest Star Wars film, "The Last Jedi," had been cut — and it was rumoured to be on account of the royals being too tall.

The brothers, who are apparently huge Star Wars fans, attended the premiere of the film in December 2017.

They had secretly visited Pinewood Studios in April 2016 to shoot the cameos, but it later emerged that the scenes had been cut from the film.

William and Harry, who are 6 foot 3 and 6 foot 1 respectively, would make abnormally tall stormtroopers — according to the Mail Online, they're typically required to be 5 foot 11.

Luckily for dissappointed fans, a deleted scene from the film has emerged on YouTube and is believed to feature stormtrooper Prince William — on the far left in the scene — next to Prince Harry and actor Tom Hardy. The trio are shown in a lift with Finn (John Boyega), Rose (Kelly Marie Tran), and DJ (Benicio Del Toro).

The clip will reportedly feature as an outtake on the film's DVD, which is set to be released on April 9.

In the scene, one of the stormtroopers, believed to be Hardy, leans in to speak to Finn as he recognises him from camp.

Finn asks: "Is there a problem soldier?"

"FN-2187?" the stormtrooper responds. "You don’t remember me?"

Looking nervous, Finn asks: "926, please don't do this."

Later in the scene the stormtrooper jokes: "I know I'm not supposed to initiate contact with officers, but I never took you for captain material. Look at you, captain!" He then slaps Finn's bottom.

You can watch the scene here:

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Other than the possible demise of characters like Iron Man, Thor, Loki, and Captain America, we're very excited for "Avengers: Infinity War."

This movie is what all of the installments in the MCU have been leading up to, so it's hard to wait, and we can't help but speculate.

From the trailers, we know that we'll see some unexpected people getting together, like Spider-Man and Doctor Strange; and Teen Groot and Thor.

But there will also be an epic battle in Wakanda that could be the end for some of our favorites. Plus we'll get a more fully fledged villain in Thanos, played by Josh Brolin. Since he's had such a big presence in the past few movies, we're expecting a deeper character than Ultron, who was a massive disappointment. 

From a secret role played by Peter Dinklage, to Loki's status as good or bad, these are all the things we can't wait to see in "Avengers: Infinity War," in theaters April 27. 

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Who the heck is Peter Dinklage playing?

Somehow, Emmy winner Peter Dinklage squeezed enough time into his "Game of Thrones" schedule to make an appearance in "Infinity War." Details of the character he's playing have been kept entirely under wraps, but with such a big star cast in the role, it has to be an important character in the MCU. But who? We'll have to wait and see. 

Nick Fury

Nick Fury brought the Avengers together and has been with the MCU since 2008's "Iron Man," so it wouldn't feel right if he didn't make an appearance in the movie. But Samuel L. Jackson has said that he's not in it, and implied that "Age of Ultron" (2015) could've been his last appearance in the MCU. He could be lying to surprise us though: Remember when Kit Harington said Jon Snow was dead for a year?

An appearance from Brie Larson's Captain Marvel — possibly

Brie Larson's Captain Marvel could make a brief appearance or cameo in "Infinity War" to get us even more excited about 2019's "Captain Marvel," the first female-led movie in the MCU. It's been long enough, so we'd love to get a glimpse, even if it's just the end credits. 

As Netflix's library of original content continues to expand, it's worthwhile to take stock of all that the service currently offers.

With popular shows like "Stranger Things" and "The End of the F***ing World," Netflix has hit the mark with both critics and audiences. 

But the service has also had its share of critical flops, including the Marvel series "Iron Fist" and the Kathy Bates-led sitcom "Disjointed."

To figure out which Netflix original series are worth your time, we turned to the reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes to rank the shows by their composite critical reception.

We excluded any show that did not have enough reviews to receive a designation of "Fresh" or "Rotten." We also did not include children's shows, talk shows, docuseries, or shows that were continued from other networks, and we used audience scores to break any ties. 

Here are 65 of Netflix's notable original shows, ranked from worst to best, according to critics:

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65. "Marvel's Iron Fist" — 18%

Critic score: 18%

Audience score: 75%

Netflix description: "Danny Rand resurfaces 15 years after being presumed dead. Now, with the power of the Iron Fist, he seeks to reclaim his past and fulfill his destiny."

64. "Between" — 22%

Critic score: 22%

Audience score: 67%

Netflix description: "After a mysterious disease kills every resident over 22 years old, survivors of a town must fend for themselves when the government quarantines them."

63. "Disjointed" — 23%

Critic score: 23%

Audience score: 81%

Netflix description: "Pot activist Ruth Whitefeather Feldman runs a medical marijuana dispensary while encouraging her loyal patients to chill out and enjoy the high life."

• Legendary actor Jeff Goldblum talked to Business Insider about voicing a character in the stop-motion animated movie, "Isle of Dogs," which marks his third time working with director Wes Anderson.
• Goldblum also opened up about why he believes he still hasn't delivered his career-best work yet.

It kind of makes sense that one of the most unique directors working today would want to work with one of the most unique actors.

“Isle of Dogs” (in select theaters Friday) marks the third time Wes Anderson has used Jeff Goldblum to masterful perfection. In “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” (2004), he had Goldblum play Bill Murray’s nemesis with the incredible charm that has become one of Goldblum’s memorable on-screen traits. Ten years later in “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (2014), Anderson gave him a very different role as an attorney who gets in over his head. And now with the stop-motion animated “Isle of Dogs,” Goldblum voices the dog Duke, who along with his canine friends helps a boy trying to track down his lost dog (Duke also loves to gossip whenever possible).

Working with Anderson is just the latest achievement for the legendary actor, who has literally done it all on screen — from playing a fly (“The Fly”), to saving the world (“Independence Day”), to running from dinosaurs (“Jurassic Park”), to even getting in on the Marvel craze (“Thor: Ragnarok”).

Goldblum talked to Business Insider about working once again with Anderson, the movie from his past he doesn’t mind watching if it’s on TV, why he loved his wardrobe in “Buckaroo Banzai,” and why he thinks he’s just on the threshold of doing his all-time best work.

Jason Guerrasio: I’ve heard that you did all your lines for “Isle of Dogs” over the phone, is that true?

Jeff Goldblum: Yes. Well, Wes was on the phone, I was in a recording studio in Los Angeles because schedule-wise I wasn't able to join Bill Murray and Bob Balaban and Ed Norton and Bryan Cranston, who were all together in a New York Studio. So I had to do this long distance, which I loved because I was sort of able to have Wes just to myself. He's a wonderful actor's director.

Guerrasio: If you did do it over the phone it wouldn't have been a first because Ryan Reynolds did a few lines over the phone for "Deadpool" that were needed during post. Same with Will Arnett for "Lego Batman Movie."

Goldblum: Well, these days I guess the technology is such that you can record something over the phone and tweak it into something very presentable.

Guerrasio: So it is safe to say this was the easiest movie you've done?

Goldblum: [Laughs] Well, there was no getting up every day early. It was short. But I'm working with Wes, even if it's a couple of hours over the phone, I thought about it as much as I could and tried to put as much into it as I could.

Guerrasio: What kind of direction did you want from him? Did you want visuals to prep?

Goldblum: Well, I'll take anything I can get. But this is my third movie with him, so you feel safe and anything he wanted to give me was enough. But originally he gave me the script and some photographs, some drawings that were the inspiration. And that was all. We didn't talk about the overall message and themes of the movie because he doesn't need to. We just talked about the character. But now that I've seen it a few times I start to go, wow, I guess I didn't need to know it but I'm so struck by the theme of us dogs being so committed and devoted to this kid.  

Guerrasio: Was what you saw on screen completely different from what you imagined it would be when you were recording the lines?

Goldblum: While I was preparing for it I was thinking, “How can I make this good?” I spent time looking at my dog, and a little bit more, and a little bit more. But having seen it now it was amazing and what these stop-motion animators have done. Not only are they blocking the scene and other things we didn't have to think about doing, but every line is accompanied by the correct depiction of what we're feeling, a subtle naturalistic performance.

Guerrasio: It sounds like a fun gig. A couple of hours and then hand it over to these guys who have to spend years crafting it.

Goldblum: Could you imagine? [Laughs] I do a little voice for a few hours and they work for three years.

Guerrasio: Now let's go to the other side of the spectrum. At this point in your career, are you still interested in doing a role that's very costume heavy, like "The Fly," having to spend hours and hours in a chair before shooting.

Goldblum: I’m nothing if not a hard worker and if it's worth it. These days I'm as picky as ever and I have somehow the freedom to pick and I wouldn't work so hard just for the novelty of having a job, it would have to be with people I'm excited about and a story and a character I'm excited about. But they're around so yeah, I would jump into anything. 

Guerrasio: I’m sure you get many offers to do many things, is it nice to have the freedom to be selective and not have to worry about where the next job is coming?

Goldblum: It is nice. I like it. I feel I'm on the threshold of my best stuff. I feel I'm trying to get better and I'm getting a little better all the time, and I seem to be getting a variety of things. I have “Jurassic World" coming up, and the Jodie Foster movie called “Hotel Artemis,” a very different character for me. And I just did a movie called “The Mountain” with Rick Alverson, he's the director who did “Entertainment” and “The Comedy.”

Guerrasio: Very different projects and roles. You have a career full of them. But what's the movie of yours you'll stop everything and watch a little if it comes on TV?

Goldblum: It's funny, I watch them when they first come out because I'm curious what we did, but I'm critical of my early stuff. Like I said, I'm trying to improve. But let me see, let me see, what comes on that I really like? Well, Wes' movies. Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. IIIII dddooooonnnn'ttt kknnnoooow — I guess "The Fly" if it comes on. I'll watch a moment of that.

Guerrasio: Let me give you mine. I love you in “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension.”

Goldblum: Thank you.

Guerrasio: Do you get that one a lot?

Goldblum: Well, yes, people come up to me and say that. I like that movie. I actually watched it again because I did an interview about cult movies. I was very happy to see it again. I like that movie.

Guerrasio: I love the scene where your character, Dr. Sidney "New Jersey" Zweibel, is introduced. Wearing that incredible Western get up.

Goldblum: Well, like I say in that scene, "Geez, I thought we were going to go on the road," or something like that.

Guerrasio: He thought he was going to play with Buckaroo's band.

Goldblum: Yeah. He wasn't ready for what was about to happen. They had a very good costume person. And I was in “Silverado,” but I didn't have anything like woolly chaps and a great big hat. 

Guerrasio: It's an amazing look.

Goldblum: Yeah. I liked it.

Guerrasio: Now you were still coming up in the business at the time that movie came out. A sequel was teased in the end credits, did you think you were in a franchise? You probably thought you were going to at least get another paycheck playing this character.

Goldblum: Well, I think [director] W.D. Richter and Earl Mac Rauch, who wrote it, they had a lot up their sleeve. They had more things to show. I think it just didn't do well enough in theaters. But I've never been particularly careerist and I'm no kind of business man, I've always done this as a wild-hearted romantic creative adventure and I was plenty satisfied with what we'd done with that movie. I don't think I even paid attention to how it did. In those days, in fact, I don't even think there were opening weekend box office news like it is now. I don't think franchise was a term used yet. But no, I don't think I counted on anything past that movie. [Laughs] 

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• Steven Spielberg said in an interview with ITV News that movies released by streaming services like Netflix and Amazon should not qualify for the Academy Awards. 
• Spielberg called streaming services "a clear and present danger to filmgoers," and said that a film released by such companies should be considered a "TV movie" that could "deserve an Emmy, but not an Oscar."

Steven Spielberg said in a recent interview with ITV News that movies released by streaming services like Netflix and Amazon should not qualify for Oscars.

The "Ready Player One" director called the rise of streaming services "a clear and present danger to filmgoers," while lamenting that smaller films are now largely bought by such companies. 

"Fewer and fewer filmmakers are going to struggle to raise money, or to compete at Sundance and possibly get one of the specialty labels to release their films theatrically," Spielberg said. "And more of them are going to let the SVOD [Streaming Video On-Demand] businesses finance their films, maybe with the promise of a slight, one-week theatrical window to qualify for awards."

"But, in fact, once you commit to a television format, you're a TV movie," Spielberg continued. He added that films released on streaming services could "deserve an Emmy, but not an Oscar."

"I don't believe that films that are just given token qualifications, in a couple of theaters for less than a week, should qualify for the Academy Award nominations," he said.

Spielberg's critical stance on streaming services follows that of a fellow high-profile director in Christopher Nolan, who last year spoke against the theatrical strategy of Netflix.

Nolan called out Netflix's "mindless policy" of releasing films simultaneously on its streaming service and in theaters, though he also praised Amazon's 90-day theatrical window as "a perfectly usable model." Spielberg made no such distinction between Netflix and Amazon in his interview.

Watch Spielberg's interview below:

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• Invitations have been issued for Prince Harry's wedding to Meghan Markle.
• Guests will be invited to a service at St George's Chapel and a lunchtime reception hosted by the Queen at St George's Hall.
• An inner circle of 200 guests will also be invited to an evening reception at Frogmore House hosted by Prince Charles.
• The invitations were made by London-based printers Barnard Westwood.
• They were printed with American black and gold ink on English card.

Invitations have officially gone out for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal wedding on May 19 — so if you haven't received anything, you're out of luck.

Kensington Palace tweeted on Thursday: "Invitations to the wedding of Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle have been issued in the name of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales."

The Palace confirmed that guests have been invited to a service at St George's Chapel followed by a lunchtime reception at St George's Hall, hosted by the Queen.

Around 200 guests have also been invited to an evening reception at Frogmore House in the evening, hosted by Prince Charles.

They were made by London-based printers Barnard Westwood, who have been making Royal invitations since 1985, according to the Palace. Officials said Managing Director Austen Kopley was "thrilled and honoured" to be making them.

They were made with American black and gold ink on English card, which is an apparent symbol of Harry and Meghan's relationship.

They feature Prince Charles' three-feathered badge symbol, and are officially issued in his name rather than the couple's. This is the same convention as for the announcement of their engagement, which was also made in Charles' name.

The invitations were printed by Lottie Small, who recently completed her apprenticeship at Barnard Westwood, in a process known as die stamping, according to the Palace, "on a machine from the 1930s that she affectionately nicknamed Maude."

They're printed in gold and black, "then burnished to bring out the shine, and gilded around the edge."

Here's a video of them being made:

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• The last nun still alive in a legal battle against singer Katy Perry over the sale of a Los Angeles convent isn't backing down.
• A GoFundMe to help with legal fees has exceeded its $30,000 goal.
• Sisters of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary purchased the convent in the 1970s, and attempted to sell the property to a restaurateur in 2015 — which was fought in court by the L.A. Archbishop.
• Callanan had since been fighting the sale to Perry with fellow Sister Catherine Rose Holzman, who collapsed and died in court earlier this month.

The last nun locked in a legal battle against Katy Perry over the sale of a Los Angeles convent isn't backing down — and a GoFundMe page created in October could help in that fight.

According to a report from The Daily Beast, Sister Rita Callanan of the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary in Los Angeles is ready to keep fighting the sale of the 8-acre convent, despite the unexpected death of fellow Sister Catherine Rose Holzman, who collapsed and died during a court appearance earlier this month.

The GoFundMe created in October by Holzman to help with legal fees has exceeded its $30,000 goal — it's at $30,285 as of Monday morning from just over 300 donors. 

On March 10, a day after Holzman passed, Callanan posted an update to the page:

"On March 9th, 2018 we tragically lost Sister Catherine Rose, my beloved fellow IHM Sister and original organizer of this GoFundMe campaign. She was my cherished partner in this ongoing legal battle to keep our convent. It is now more important than ever to continue this fight and for our cause to prevail."

Callanan and Holzman were among the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart who purchased the convent in 1971 with income they earned as teachers in the parochial schools of Los Angeles, according to the GoFundMe page.

In 2015, the nuns sold the property to restaurateur Dana Hollister, who wanted to convert the property into a hotel. But Los Angeles Archbishop José Horacio Gómez had already sought to sell the property to Perry, and fought against — and won — the sale of the convent to Hollister in court, according to The Daily Beast report, because it had not been approved by the Vatican. 

So why does Perry want to buy the convent so badly? Apparently she told the nuns in a 2015 meeting that she wants to "live on the property with her mother and grandmother, sit in the meditation garden, sip green tea and find herself."

Not if Callanan has anything to say about it.

“I just feel that Katy Perry is used to getting all she wants, and to her money means everything, and to her, whatever Katy wants, Katy gets," Callanan told The Daily Beast.

Callanan will continue the fight over who has the right to sell the convent with help from the GoFundMe donations, escalating a legal battle that has already been brewing for years.

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Plenty of actors have dated each other while making movies together, and some of those relationships have fared better than others. The same can be said for the movies.

But for every epic bomb like "Gigli," which starred Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez — and earned a distinguished 6% on Rotten Tomatoes — there are some hits that have made major piles of cash.

Box Office Mojo compiled a list of the highest-grossing movies that starred actors who were dating in real life, either at the time of the movie's release or shortly before. (The list is ranked based on the movies' domestic box office, without adjusting for inflation.)

Most of these couples are no longer together, but there are a few exceptions, such as Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas who have been married for 18 years.

There are also couples who have starred in multiple movies together (Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman), and actors who have starred in multiple movies with a different significant other (Cruise again).

Overall, it appears that Cruise enjoys dating his co-stars.

Below are the most successful movies to star people who were dating in real life:

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19. "Cruel Intentions" (Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe)

Domestic gross: $38,328,567

Witherspoon and Phillippe met in 1997 and married in 1999, the same year that "Cruel Intentions," which they both starred in, was released. The two have two children together, but divorced in 2007.

18. "Cobra" (Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielsen)

Domestic gross: $49,042,224

Stallone and model, singer, and actress Nielsen married in 1985, a year before their film "Cobra" released. The two never had children together, and divorced less than two years later.

17. "Bugsy" (Annette Bening and Warren Beatty)

Domestic gross: $49,114,016

Bening and Beatty have been married since 1992 and have four children together. 

• Netflix has secured the international rights to the majority of the British comedy troupe Monty Python's film and TV catalog. 
• Titles include the group's classic films "Monty Python & the Holy Grail" and "Monty Python's Life of Brian," as well as its BBC sketch show, "Monty Python's Flying Circus."
• The titles will appear on Netflix in the UK and Canada starting on April 15, with a US release date "following later in the year."
• The streaming service is also looking to produce new original content from the remaining Python members, according to Deadline.

Netflix has picked up the majority of the British comedy troupe Monty Python's film and TV catalog, the group announced on Thursday.

The streaming service has secured the international rights to the group's classic comedy films like "Monty Python & the Holy Grail" and "Monty Python's Life of Brian," as well as its groundbreaking BBC sketch show, "Monty Python's Flying Circus."

The titles will appear on Netflix in the UK, Canada, and other international markets starting on April 15, with a US release date "following later in the year," according to the Python website.

Deadline reports that Netflix is also looking to produce new original content from the remaining Python members, which include John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam.

Here is the full list of titles that will be available for streaming: 

"Monty Python & the Holy Grail"
"Monty Python’s Life of Brian" 
"Monty Python’s Flying Circus"
"Monty Python’s Fliegender Zirkus" 
"Monty Python’s Personal Best" 
"Monty Python Best Bits (mostly)"
"Monty Python Live (mostly): One Down, Five to Go"
"Monty Python Conquers America"
"The Meaning of Monty Python"
"Monty Python: The Meaning of Live" 
"Eric Idle’s What About Dick?" 

Watch a selection of sketches from "Monty Python's Flying Circus" below:

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• Instagram is making another change to its algorithm in a direct response to backlash from users.
• The app is getting a "new posts" button that lets users refresh their feeds manually rather than automatically. Moreover, new posts will be prioritized by how recent they are.
• "Based on your feedback," a post from Instagram on Thursday said, "we're also making changes to ensure that newer posts are more likely to appear first in feed."

Instagram is moving to address a major user complaint about its timeline.

Before June 2016, Facebook-owned Instagram displayed posts based on when they were posted — in reverse-chronological order, newest first. The change to Instagram's algorithm meant you'd sometimes see days-old posts at the top of your feed.

Users didn't love it. Creators didn't love it. And now Instagram is responding.

"We've heard it can feel unexpected when your feed refreshes and automatically bumps you to the top," a post on Instagram's blog says. As a result, Instagram is introducing a "new posts" button that allows you to refresh your feed manually as you wish.

The button isn't in the app just yet, and the post calls it a "test" rather than a permanent feature.

Moreover, Instagram says it will once again prioritize recentness over various other metrics.

"Based on your feedback, we're also making changes to ensure that newer posts are more likely to appear first in feed," the post said.

When Instagram announced the change to its algorithm to prioritize stuff like shares, likes, your relationship with the poster, and other metrics, users complained that it was often hard to see what friends were posting on an ongoing basis.

And worse, you'd sometimes lose track of stuff you wanted to see when the app automatically refreshed your feed with a new smattering of seemingly random stuff.

It's not clear exactly when these changes are coming to the app, but it sounds as if they're rolling out soon.

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• Actor Bill Murray wrote an op-ed for NBC News Think comparing the student activists of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting to the student protestors who helped end the Vietnam War.
• Murray also compared the difficulties of ending the Vietnam War to the challenges presented by gun-control reform.

In an op-ed written for NBC News Think on Thursday, actor Bill Murray compared the student activists that arose from the Parkland, Florida, school shooting to the student protestors who played a part in bringing an end to the Vietnam War in the 1970s. 

"I was thinking, looking at the kids in Parkland, Florida who have started these anti-gun protests, that it really was the students that began the end of the Vietnam War," Murray wrote. "It was the students who made all the news, and that noise started, and then the movement wouldn't stop. I think, maybe, this noise that those students in Florida are making — here, today — will do something of the same nature." 

Murray continued the analogy by comparing the difficulties of ending the Vietnam War to the challenges presented by gun-control reform.

"Ending the Vietnam war was not a simple thing, either: You had to make sure that all our people were safe; we had to make sure that they were as safe as you could be," he wrote. "And, you might remember, people thought it was going to be the end of the world if we lost Vietnam. But that war had to stop."

Earlier this month, the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida, led a nationwide walkout in protest of gun violence and legislative inaction on gun control.

Several of the Parkland students appeared on the cover of Time magazine this week, following weeks of promoting gun-control reform and making various other media appearances.

Read Murray's entire op-ed over at NBC News.

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• In a New York Times profile on Thursday, actor Chris Evans said, "You want to get off the train before they push you off" in reference to his role as Marvel's Captain America.
• Evans has been in the role since 2011's "Captain America: The First Avenger," and has since starred in two sequels and two "Avengers" movies — a third is coming next month, and a fourth next year.
• The quote heavily implies that Evans is ready to retire from the role — meaning there's a higher chance the character could die in the coming "Avengers" movies.

It seems actor Chris Evans is ready to hang up Captain America's shield for good.

In a New York Times profile on Thursday, Evans says, "You want to get off the train before they push you off" in reference to his role as Marvel's star-spangled super-soldier Captain America.

The quote not only heavily implies that Evans is ready to retire from the role, but it could also mean there's a higher chance the character could die in the coming "Avengers" movies.

Captain America is a role Evans has inhabited since 2011's "Captain America: The First Avenger," and since then he has starred in two sequels — 2014's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and 2016's "Captain America: Civil War" — along with two "Avengers" movies.

The next "Avengers" installments — "Avengers: Infinity War" on April 27 and an untitled fourth film next year — were filmed back-to-back, and the fourth film was originally titled "Avengers: Infinity War — Part 2."

With new characters recently introduced that could carry the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the future — Spider-Man, Black Panther, and Doctor Strange, for instance — it would make sense that original characters might be phased out.

It makes even more sense considering that Steve Rogers/Captain America died in the comic books after Marvel's "Civil War" comic-event. His close friend Bucky Barnes, played by Sebastian Stan in the MCU, became the new Captain America until Rogers returned.

Since then, Sam Wilson/Falcon, played by Anthony Mackie in the films, has also taken on the role of Captain America in the comic books. Both Barnes and Wilson are close allies of Evans' Rogers in the MCU. Is Marvel planning to kill off one of its most popular characters and replace him?

Only time will tell, and we'll have to wait until April 27 to find out if it reveals any thing more about Evans' future with the franchise.

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Since MoviePass drastically lowered its price in August, the company has sent shockwaves through the movie theater business.

The service has seen a surge in popularity and reached 2 million subscribers last month. While users love the fact that MoviePass lets them go to a movie per day for only $9.95, some theater chains like AMC have complained that its business model isn't sustainable long-term.

We'll have to wait and see about that, but there's no doubt that MoviePass has changed the habits of many moviegoers already.

But which films have MoviePass subscribers loved the most?

MoviePass (and its majority owner Helios and Matheson Analytics) provided Business Insider with a list of the movies that had sold the most tickets via the service. These included recent Oscar best-picture winner "The Shape of Water" and Marvel's box-office behemoth, "Black Panther." (MoviePass didn't provide specific numbers, but did give us a list ordered from lowest to highest amount sold, along with estimates.)

Below are the 27 movies most successful with MoviePass users:

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27. "Pitch Perfect 3"

More than 200,000 tickets

The third "Pitch Perfect" movie helped move the franchise into the $500 million realm worldwide.

26. "Peter Rabbit"

More than 200,000 tickets

"Peter Rabbit" may have performed well with MoviePass audiences, but it was still the subject of controversy for making fun of food allergies.

25. "Molly's Game"

More than 200,000 tickets

Based on the book by Molly Bloom, Aaron Sorkin's real-life story of Bloom's underground poker game received an Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay. 

• MoviePass told Business Insider that Marvel's "Black Panther" has been its best-selling movie since it dropped its price in August.
• The service has sold over 1 million tickets for the movie.
• It's yet another honor for "Black Panther," which has already broken several box-office records and reached $1 billion globally since coming to theaters last month.

Marvel's "Black Panther" is a box-office phenomenon and has already reached $1 billion worldwide after just a month in theaters. But on top of all of its records, the movie is also the top-selling movie with MoviePass subscribers.

In data provided to Business Insider by MoviePass (and its majority owner Helios and Matheson Analytics), "Black Panther" was listed as the service's highest-selling movie with over 1 million tickets sold (in the period since August, when MoviePass drastically lowered its price). 

Subscribers to MoviePass — which allows users to see one movie a day for $9.95 a month — took full advantage of the service in seeing the superhero film about T'Challa (played by Chadwick Boseman), the king of a secret, scientifically advanced African nation called Wakanda, who is also its super-powered protector (the Black Panther).

The film broke box-office records when it first opened as the biggest February opening of all time, and the best opening yet for a movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a four-day weekend of $242 million.

It didn't take long for the film to reach $1 billion globally and it has remained at the top of the domestic box office for five straight weekends, a first since 2009's "Avatar."

Audiences obviously love this movie, and perhaps MoviePass even pushed moviegoers to see it multiples times.

We'll see if "Black Panther" can remain at the top of MoviePass' list, though. Marvel's next film, "Avengers: Infinity War," comes to theaters April 27 and already broke Fandango's record for fastest-selling advance tickets of a superhero movie — a record previously held by "Black Panther."

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• Will Smith and Jimmy Fallon performed a medley of theme songs from classic TV sitcoms on "The Tonight Show" on Thursday.
• The two performed songs from sitcoms ranging from "The Golden Girls" to Smith's "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."

Will Smith and Jimmy Fallon aren't strangers to television. So when it came time to show their love of classic TV theme songs on "The Tonight Show" on Thursday, they nailed it. 

"Wanna perform some of the best sitcom theme songs of all time in one live remix right now?" Fallon asked Smith.

Smith was obviously on board.

The two sang through a medley of theme songs from shows including: "The Golden Girls," "The Jeffersons," "Diff'rent Strokes," "Good Times," "The Andy Griffith Show," "I Dream of Jeannie," "Full House," "The Greatest American Hero," "Martin," "Three's Company," and then they ended with "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," which Will Smith famously starred in in the 1990s. 

The two began from their seats at Fallon's desk with "The Golden Girls" theme before moving to the open floor for "The Jeffersons" song, and finally into the audience for "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."

Watch the full performance below:

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• A marijuana penny stock company bought a California ghost town with plans to turn it into a pot tourism destination.
• Now the company is selling Nipton, California, to another penny stock company, because it doesn't have the money to develop the project.
• The goal is to turn the California town into a marijuana production hub where visitors might tour farms, shop dispensaries, and stay at a pot-friendly hotel.

After a marijuana penny stock startup bought a California ghost town with the goal of turning it into a pot tourism destination, the company ran out of money to develop the project.

Last August, Business Insider reported that American Green, a marijuana-focused technology company and consultancy, purchased the unincorporated town of Nipton, California, for close to $5 million. The company reimagined the town (population: 20) as a marijuana production hub where visitors might tour farms, shop dispensaries, and stay at a "bud and breakfast" inn.

American Green issued a press release on March 15 revealing that it had sold the town of Nipton to another penny stock, Delta International Oil & Gas, a company that buys land for exploratory drilling, for more than $7.7 million. American Green will continue to develop the project over the next five years, though critics are skeptical that the new buyer can finance it.

The price includes the assumption of $3.73 million in American Green's debt. American Green will be paid for the town, in part, by the exchange of $4 million in Delta Series A stock.

Marijuana industry blog New Cannabis Ventures first reported the sale.

Founded in 1998, American Green calls itself the second-oldestpublicly-traded cannabis company in the US, with over 50,000 shareholders. It sells shares of the company through an over-the-counter listing — a type of security that trades on an exchange dedicated to small companies.

The company has been vague about what products and services it provides, though it says it's "participated in nearly all facets of the cannabis market," from cultivation to manufacturing to retail. In 2017, American Green introduced a vending machine called ZaZZZ that dispenses marijuana, but a company spokesperson would not say how many machines are in operation. American Green also has an online store for selling products made from industrial hemp plants.

American Green was virtually unknown until its purchase of Nipton last summer.

Located on the edge of the Mojave Desert, Nipton was once a booming mining town. For many years, Nipton's most successful business was a convenience store that sold lottery tickets to people visiting from Nevada. The trading post was the closest California State Lottery retailer to Las Vegas. 

American Green saw an opportunity to turn the near-ghost town into a marijuana tourism destination. The company bought all 120 acres, structures, and a working solar farm in the deal.

Stephen Shearin, consultant to American Green and general manager of the Nipton project, told Business Insider last year that the company aimed to "create a community that is accepting and understanding" of the use of marijuana, which is an illegal substance under federal law.

"The [idea] here isn't to create 'Woodstock 2017,'" Shearin said. "It's about creating an environment where people come to work and share in a community."

According to New Cannabis Ventures, the company's sale supports a theory that American Green couldn't actually afford to buy the town or develop the project in the first place. 

American Green is not giving up on Nipton entirely. A company statement said that it will manage the project, now owned and financed by Delta International Oil & Gas, over the next five years.

David Gwyther, chairman of American Green, described the situation as a "win-win."

"American Green can now expend less of its energy on capital raising, and focus on implementing the revenue-generating components of Nipton, and its other investments, along with many new, and exciting projects on the horizon," Gwyther said in a statement.

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• Wes Anderson's new movie, "Isle of Dogs," is a critical darling, with a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
• But the film is garnering some backlash for its representation of Japanese culture.
• A critic for the LA Times wrote about the film giving him pause, and his criticism of the movie received its own backlash on Twitter. 

Wes Anderson's new movie, "Isle of Dogs," has received high praise from critics (it has a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes), but some critics are not happy with its depiction of Japanese culture and people. 

The movie takes place in Megasaki, a dystopian Japanese city. A majority of the actors who voice dogs in the film are white including Bryan Cranston, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, and Scarlett Johansson. (At the beginning of the movie, viewers are informed that all of the dog’s barks have been translated into English.)

While some have criticized Anderson for white-washing in the film, the majority of the negative critical attention has to do with his representation of Japanese culture.

Los Angeles Times film reporter Justin Chang wrote a thoughtful review calling the film an "often captivating, sometimes irritating, unavoidably perplexing movie." But he also took Anderson to task for the way he presented and interpreted Japanese culture as a white man.

"Bluntly put," Chang writes, "does this white American filmmaker's highly selective, idiosyncratic rendering of an East Asian society constitute a sincere act of homage, or a clueless failure of sensitivity?"

Chang finds that the movie is beautiful, the dogs "amazing," but the story is its biggest flaw. "It's in the director's handling of the story's human factor that his sensitivity falters, and the weakness for racial stereotyping that has sometimes marred his work comes to the fore."

Jen Yamato of the LA Times came forward in support of Chang's criticism of the movie. In a tweet, Yamato thanked Chang for "devoting far more attention than most critics will to many of the willfully tone-deaf ways Wes Anderson appropriates and marginalizes Japanese culture and people in his so-called homage. It is ugly, indeed."

Chang's review also received some backlash on Twitter, however, with one user saying, "it's a FILM FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!"

But Chang's review, and Yamato's support of it, helped others see the film in a different way.

Gizmodo entertainment reporter Germain Lussier wrote on Twitter, "This review is wonderful and opened my eyes to something I didn't see in the movie myself. I wish others could read it in the same way I did and learn from it." 

Awards Circuit writer Karen Peterson also reconsidered the movie, writing, "Thank you for this. I enjoyed the film a lot, but the whole time I kept wondering how I would feel about it if this was my culture being depicted."

SEE ALSO: New MoviePass data reveals the 27 movies that sold the most tickets to its subscribers since August

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• MoviePass is offering one of its lowest-priced subscription offers yet with the hope of adding subscribers.
• New subscribers can temporarily get the service for a year at what works out to $7.50 a month.

Always looking for ways to beef up its subscription numbers, MoviePass announced Friday it was offering a discounted monthly offer for newbies.

For a limited time, new subscribers to MoviePass can get a yearly plan — which lets you see one movie a day in participating theaters — for what works out to $7.50 a month for the first year. For this yearly plan, MoviePass charges $6.95 a month and a one-time processing fee of $6.55. This is not the first time MoviePass has rolled out such an offer, but it isn't something the company offers all the time.

This continues the company's quest to amass 5 million subscribers by the end of the year, a number MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe has predicted. In February, the company announced that it had more than 2 million subscribers.

In the Friday announcement, the company also boasted of the contribution it said MoviePass had to the opening weekends of recent new releases. The company took credit for 17% of the box office for Paramount's "Annihilation," 10% for Orion's "Every Day," and 9% for Fox’s "Love, Simon."

MoviePass also told Business Insider recently that it bought over 1 million tickets for the Disney/Marvel sensation "Black Panther."

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• New MoviePass data reveals the 27 movies that sold the most tickets to subscribers since August
• MoviePass' CEO explains why a "small percentage" of accounts were terminated, and how to make sure it won't happen to you
• This chart shows the rapid growth of MoviePass, which has passed 2 million subscribers — here's when its CEO says it will be profitable

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