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Susan Backlinie -- an actress who played a key role in the movie "Jaws" -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

Julia Fox is staying away from sex it seems ... revealing she's two and a half years celibate at this point -- and, she's loving the choice.

New technologies have always informed and changed our religious experiences. Listening to early radio broadcasts in the 1880s was experienced by many as religious because radio voices seemed to come from some other dimension. Séances became wildly popular at the time because it was thought by some that radio had opened a door to the spirit world.

The Wall of the Righteous and other sites in the neighborhood were defaced by hooded individuals, according to the Holocaust memorial foundation.

In the center of the reconstructed dance floor, shrouded by the colorful festival shade, a somber visual projection shows angels rising on loop, representing the young lives tragically taken.

At the entrance to the new building, is a huge sign, that reads, 'Kibbutz Kfar Aza, how good that you have come.'

A dark tower fit to stand against Lego’s $500 Rivendell.

Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis will finally see the light of day.

With great power comes the unbearable weight of massive talent.

Since the first version of Minecraft was released to the public 15 years ago, the block-based world-building game has become a global phenomenon.

Bam Margera left detox early and is telling friends he's going to spend the weekend in Sin City, sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ.

Celebs came out in force Friday for the Dior Fashion Week Show in France ... and the futuristic event dazzled the Hollywood luminaries.

The back-and-forth rap battle is created for and benefitting from meme culture

Cindy Crawford’s getting real about her brother dying at a young age ... saying her dad wanted a boy, so she and her sisters felt like they should’ve died instead.

Donald Trump's got murderers on the mind ... making a reference to fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter at a recent rally -- to make a point about immigration.

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The new National Library of Israel is an impressive 11-story building with six floors above ground and five below. It can accommodate up to 600 readers, who can enter daily and free of charge.

'We have to look at each other and be able to recognize that we’re ein mishpocha, we’re one family,' Tenenbom says.

The Jerusalem Post, the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization (IDFWO), the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, and the Margaret and Sylvan Adams Family Foundation will hold a special ceremony on Sunday.

The Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on Saturday night, likewise attracted such negative attention over Israel’s participation.