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Endangered parrot that inspired ‘Rio’ dies

A rare blue parrot that was said to have inspired the story for the animated film Rio died in captivity last week, as detailed in a report by National Geographic. The bird was named Presley and is a Spix’s macaw, a species of Brazilian parrot that was made critically endangered after years of deforestation in …

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2011 Box Office: It’s Deja Vu All Over Again

Want a prediction for 2012 at the movies? It’s going to look a lot like 2011. An awful lot. It’s going to be a case of, If ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Well, actually, the creative machinery in Hollywood is broke, but, as the numbers show, not broken enough to warrant fixing. So. Next year, …

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