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12:15 PM ET, August 31, 2017

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Josh Duboff / Vanity Fair:
When Gossip Girl Ruled the World … Blake Lively had quit acting.  The blonde Tarzana, California, native—who, one imagines, leaves a trail of sunflower emojis and the scent of cupcake icing in her wake wherever she goes—had had enough.  Eighteen years old at the time …
Mariano Vivanco / Junior Feeds:
See Inside Bazaar's September Issue Starring Kim Kardashian West  —  In a stylistic homage to her fashion icon Cher, Kim Kardashian West talks about reconciling the soul of a feminist with the body of a bombshell... and why she doesn't follow Trump on Twitter  —  It's hard-out at 6.30pm.
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Scott McGehee & David Siegel Plan Female-Centric ‘Lord Of The Flies’ At Warner Bros  —  EXCLUSIVE: Scott McGehee & David Siegel have made a deal at Warner Bros to write and direct a new version of Lord Of The Flies, based on the iconic William Golding novel.
Melody Chiu / People.com:
Why Taylor Swift Is ‘Very Happy’ with Boyfriend Joe Alwyn: ‘He Is Supportive of Her Work’  —  Taylor Swift is breaking records left and right with her new single “Look What You Made Me Do,” and her relationship with boyfriend Joe Alwyn is also stronger than ever.
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Emily Strohm / People.com:
Joy-Anna Duggar Is Expecting Her First Child!  —  There's a baby on the way for Joy-Anna Duggar!  —  The Counting On star and her husband Austin Forsyth are expecting their first child together, they tell PEOPLE exclusively.  —  “We're so happy and thankful to announce that we're expecting a baby!”
E! Online:
New Girl's Hannah Simone and Jesse Giddings Welcome Their First Child  —  Hannah Simone has a whole new title to enjoy.  —  As it turns out, the New Girl star is officially a mom!  —  A rep for Hannah confirms exclusively to E! News that the actress and Jesse Giddings welcomed a healthy baby boy earlier this month.
Mina Kimes / ESPN:
The Search For Aaron Rodgers … Photographs by Randall Slavin  —  After the game, Aaron Rodgers got on the bus.  It was unusually cold in Arlington during the week leading up to Super Bowl XLV; a winter storm had barreled into Texas, blanketing Cowboys Stadium with so much snow that slabs of ice cascaded from the roof.
Neha Gandhi / Girlboss:
Gwyneth Paltrow Speaks Out About All That Goop Controversy  —  The founder and CEO gets brutally honest about integrity, relationships, and the lessons she's learned the hard way.  —  These days, Gwyneth Paltrow seems to elicit a reaction from the world that is normally reserved for very effective politicians.
Mia McNiece / People.com:
Kate Winslet Says Her New Survival Movie Was ‘Tougher’ Than Leonardo DiCaprio's The Revenant  —  Kate Winslet is no stranger to taking on roles that require her to work in strenuous conditions.  —  She proved she could stay afloat while filming Titanic, which required spending hours …
McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Amber Portwood Says She's “Ready” to Rekindle a Friendship With Farrah Abraham  —  Amber Portwood is ready to put the past behind her.  —  The Teen Mom OG star stopped by E!'s Daily Pop on Wednesday, where she shared her intentions to end an ongoing feud with co-star Farrah Abraham.
Discussion: PerezHilton and People.com
Maane Khatchatourian / Variety:
‘The Simpsons’ Composer Alf Clausen Fired (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Two-time Emmy winner Alf Clausen has been fired from “The Simpsons” after 27 years of providing music for Bart, Lisa, and company.  —  Clausen told Variety that he received a call from “Simpsons” producer Richard Sakai that the company was seeking …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't! and AOL
 
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How Jaime King finds strength in the shadows
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Pew Research Center:
About 38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are unavailable now and 8% of pages from 2023 are unavailable; 23% of news pages have at least one broken link

Renee DiResta / The Guardian:
How a rightwing smear campaign against NPR and its CEO Katherine Maher, who is on Signal Foundation's board, led Elon Musk to malign Signal

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