A museum about nothing: To mark its streaming release of all nine seasons of the sitcom “Seinfeld,” Hulu has recreated comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s apartment and other scenes familiar to fans, such as Monk’s Cafe and the Festivus Pole.
The museum is free but the gift shop is selling items including “Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That” wedding invitations, “I Was in the Pool” swim trunks and “Spongeworthy” contraceptives.
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Harry! The Musical: A new Harry Potter story by author J.K. Rowling is in production, but this time it’s not a novel or movie but a theatrical play set to open at London’s Palace Theatre a year from now.
In light of the difficulties in staging the web-slinging scenes in the Broadway flop, “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” Rowling has replaced the big Quidditch fling broom scene with an epic game of cornhole.
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Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1613, a fire sparked by a cannon shot during a Shakespeare play destroyed London’s Globe Theatre.
Note to J.K. Rowling: Instead of pyrotechnics, actors will have to yell “Pow!” when using magic wands.
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