I have recently relocated. I packed up all of my belongings, tagged my townhouse with a "For Sale" sign, and have journeyed to the other side of the country, to an entirely new place, completely removed from everything that I am used to, and very different than anywhere that I've ever called home. And honestly, I love it!

Currently in my new abode, I don't hold very many possessions. Mainly some pieces of furniture that I've rented, a suitcase full of clothes, a lone set of towels, a toothbrush, a handful of books, a plain set of dishes, and a small wooden globe from Pier One. Not much more than the bare essentials of living. No flat-screen TV, no high-speed Wi-Fi, no pictures, no snacks, not much of anything that would typically occupy an American living space.

I understand that with the above description alone, the apartment that I now live in may seem to be very dull, boring, or altogether lifeless. However, living here for the very short amount of time that I have, has been beautifully quaint, humbling, and simply joyful. I've discovered a childlike happiness within these silent walls; a peaceful delight that's eluded me for the past few years. Lebanese author and poet, Khalil Gibran once wrote that "your house is your larger self," and I believe my home now accurately reflects my interior feelings of being blissfully clear, reposed, stress-free, and almost entirely at peace.

I've greatly enjoyed the humble beginnings of this new chapter in my life. And as a result of not bringing much with me, I've been able to exist solely in this very place at this particular point in time. That freedom has been wonderfully exciting and has allowed me to connect with everything around me. I've enjoyed experiencing the beautiful weather, the warm people, the architecturally stunning city library, as well as the widely known "All Star Special" at the local Waffle House! I am extremely grateful that I can breathe in the air of a completely new place and leave all things that are behind me, exactly where they belong.

If you are holding on to something that you no longer need to hold on to, I encourage you to let go. It may be that very thing that is keeping you from what you really want deep down inside. And when you let go, what comes in its place may be something that you could have never imaged, but is more beautiful than you would have ever envisioned. That is not just a theory it is something I know to be true. And that is because I am experiencing it right now, in sunny Arizona!

Amanda Bynes is lashing out at tabloids she says are writing defamatory and untrue stories about her. The 27-year-old former Nickelodeon star took to her Twitter account over the weekend to say that she was suing Us Weekly and specifically pointed to magazine's "ugly Asian editor and the ugly women I met when I did a shoot with you."

The full Twitter message is below:

Yet again, I'm suing @UsWeekly for writing another false story. NOTHING is wrong with me! All Trash mags - contact me personally since you r talking to people I DON'T KNOW then claiming they know me. Please say names of those supposed sources, they sound like you made them up like the crazy person you're trying to portray me as in your ugly magazine. I'm talking to the ugly Asian editor and all the ugly women I met when I did a shoot with you. I am suing you every week you put up awful photos with a false "I'm crazy" story. You have never contacted me once to find out who I am or what I'm up to. Fuck You.

On Sunday, she followed up her message with further anger directed at the publication, writing:

This is DISGUSTING! I don't know why @UsWeekly thinks they are legally allowed to say I have a mental illness and need to be "Commited" - Shocked and horrified! It helps to have met them, it's run by the ugliest women and men I've ever met. I'm suing them for writing OFFENSIVE headlines about me weekly! Read my twitter! What about it makes me seem mentally ill? I've lost respect for everyone who works for @UsWeekly.

Bynes also explained her legal cause for suing, though it is unclear whether the former child star has actually made official action against any publication to date:

The reason I'm suing everyone I'm suing: defamation (of character) n. the act of making untrue statements about another which damages his/her reputation. If the defamatory statement is printed or broadcast over the media it is libel and, if only oral, it is slander.

This isn't the first time Bynes has threatened the media and specific persons in response to unflattering photographs and reports of odd behavior published about her. She previously posted a photograph of celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton and called him "scum of the earth" on her Twitter page. On Sunday, she also tweeted at the New York Daily News, writing, "I know your paper is run by a bunch of old folks but maybe stop writing the same retarded thing about me."

Reese Witherspoon and husband Jim Toth were arrested over the weekend in a DUI-related incident in Atlanta, Ga. Variety reports that the Oscar-winning actress and CAA agent, who was operating the vehicle, were pulled over early Friday morning after a cop noticed the car driving in the wrong lane.

According to a police report obtained by Variety, "Mrs. Witherspoon began to hang out the window and say that she did not believe I was a real police officer. I told Mrs. Witherspoon to sit on her butt and be quiet."

The report continued: "Mrs. Witherspoon asked, 'Do you know my name?' I answered, 'No, I don't need to know your name.' I then added, 'Right now.' Mrs. Witherspoon stated, 'You're about to find out who I am.'... Mrs. Witherspoon also stated, 'You're going to be on national news.' I advised Mrs. Witherspoon that was fine."

Witherspoon is charged with disorderly conduct for getting into a verbal fight with the police officer. Toth, whose blood alcohol level was recorded as .139, has been charged with driving while intoxicated.

Witherspoon, 37, and Toth, 42, were released from custody at 3:30 A.M. Friday. The couple had been down in the Georgia capital for work on the film "The Good Lie." They were married in March 2011 and welcomed their first child together, son Tennessee James, in September.

For more on Witherspoon and Toth's arrest, click through to Variety.

Ben Stiller and Jay Roach have known each other since first working together on "Meet the Parents" in 2000, and those 13 years of friendship made the pair's conversation at the Tribeca Film Festival on Sunday afternoon just that: a conversation. As part of the Tribeca Talks: Directors' Series, Stiller and Roach, both directors, discussed all matter of moviemaking and seemed to come to one unavoidable conclusion.

"It's really hard to get most movies made," Stiller said about the current state of the industry. "Especially independent films, and even just regular, mid-range budgeted dramas. The genre movies and sequels are obviously what becomes the thing."

Which is what makes Stiller's newest film such an anomaly. The 47-year-old directs and stars in the upcoming 20th Century Fox film "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," an adaptation of the James Thurber short story of the same name. That work, which was originally published in The New Yorker in 1939, was previously turned into a musical with Danny Kaye in 1947; as Stiller noted on Sunday, however, his version will eschew singing and dancing. "I don't sing and dance," Stiller deadpanned.

"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" has been Stiller's life for some time. Back in June of last year, he spoke to The New Yorker about the project and revealed just how difficult it was to get the studio on board.

"If I say to Fox that this movie is like 'LIttle Miss Sunshine' or 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,' they freak out, understandably, because they're spending real money and they need to sell it as a big comedy," Stiller, who has directed four feature films in addition to "Walter Mitty," told New Yorker writer Tad Friend. "So I keep referring to 'Forrest Gump,' because it wasn't a big comedy, really, but it also made a ha-zillion dollars. I'm trying to do two things at once: make a movie that brings in a lot of people, but also one that will be really good, and will last."

At the Borough of Manhattan Community College on Sunday, Stiller said that keeping the audience on its toes was an important part of filmmaking.

"I think movies that are good and sometimes defy tone are really interesting to me," he told Roach, who has experience with varying tones, having directed the HBO films "Recount" and "Game Change," two projects that mixed comedy and drama. "['Walter Mitty] is kind of its own tone. There's definitely comedy in it, but what I liked about Steve Conrad's script was that he was in touch with the emotion of this story."

"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" is about a day dreamer (played by Stiller), who retreats into his inner life to live out fantasies. Kristen Wiig, Sean Penn, Kathryn Hahn, Adam Scott and Shirley MacLaine are among the film's stars.

"It got into some interesting areas that weren't only surface," Stiller said of Conrad's script. "At the end of the day, though, if the movie takes you in and you are in that world, you're not questioning what it's supposed to be. I think that's the director's job: to create the world that the audience feels comfortable in and can enjoy the ride."

Thus far, the ride is being praised. At CinemaCon in Las Vegas last week, Fox screened roughly 20 minutes of "Walter Mitty" for press and theater owners to glowing reviews. "'Secret Life of Walter Mitty' looks like an Oscar contender for Fox," tweeted Indiewire writer Anne Thompson.

"'Walter Mitty' feels like it could be a really special film, one that doesn’t come along every year," wrote Slashfilm editor Peter Sciretta. "Heartfelt, funny, but with fantastical moments that are meant to be seen on the big screen in an audience full of strangers."

Not that Stiller would be too comfortable with those early raves. The actor said he stopped reading reviews around the time of "Zoolander" and, as he and Roach discussed, test-screening features isn't always the greatest arbiter of a film's worth. "Austin Powers," which Roach directed, scored in the 50s during previews. "For a comedy, if you don't score above a 70, you're going to get buried," said Roach. The "Austin Powers" franchise earned over $675 million at the global box office.

"Things that are familiar test better. Movies that people have seen before," Stiller said of the problem with pre-screening off-beat projects for general audiences. "We had the same thing with 'Zoolander.' I think it got in the high 50s or something. We were really excited because it got to a 60 and then the producer said, 'Take it to New Jersey, see what they think.' It went down, like, 50 points."

"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" is out in theaters on Christmas Day.

For more on the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, click here.

What's it like to fall in love with someone over and over again every single day? Alexis Bledel and Zachary Levi can tell you -- it's the premise of their new Hallmark movie "Remember Sunday."

The film tells the story of Gus (Levi), a man who lost his short-term memory in an accident and finds himself repeatedly falling in love with Molly (Bledel).

"There's a lot of heart in it, which I would hope you would find in a Hallmark movie. That's what they're about ... appealing to people and where they are in life, and those kinds of themes that are very common -- not common as in boring, but common as in we all share them," Levi told The Huffington Post. "And while we don't all share short-term memory loss, we do all share love, relationships and struggling through issues that may be unique."

The "Gilmore Girls" alum and "Chuck" alum took a few minutes to talk to HuffPost TV via phone about "Remember Sunday" and, of course, whether either of their earlier hit series could ever become a movie, a la "Veronica Mars."

"Remember Sunday" has a "50 First Dates" quality to it. What about that theme was appealing for you in choosing to do this movie?
Alexis Bledel: When I read the script I felt like the characters were really well drawn out. They're really great counterparts for each other, and I really cared about what happened to each of them. So that was the draw for me.
Zachary Levi: For me, playing someone with short-term memory loss was an interesting challenge. I loved the idea of falling in love with someone over and over again and what that's like.

I know there's been fan chatter about a "Gilmore Girls" and a "Chuck" movie ever since the "Veronica Mars" success with Kickstarter. Alexis, would you be interested in a "Glimore Girls" movie?
Bledel: I don't know. It feels like such a long time ago to me now, and I love the way they wrapped up the series. I loved our last episode, so I don't know. I haven't heard about them making one recently.

What about you, Zachary? Is a "Chuck" movie going to happen?
Levi: I believe that entertainment is just in this incredible place. I think we're kind of entering into a new chapter of artists, consumers, development, distribution and marketing. Technology has literally just turned on its head, and I want to take advantage of that to create a more direct line from the artist to the consumer and foster those relationships and make great content for people. If I can start with a "Chuck" movie -- because I think that would be a really funny thing to do -- that would be great.

Have you actually talked to the co-creators about it?
Levi: We have a meeting on the books. We're gonna try to get that done ASAP.

"Remember Sunday" airs on Sun., April 21 at 9 p.m. ET on Hallmark.

Roger Ebert, who died on April 4 at the age of 70, didn't suffer fools gladly: The acclaimed Chicago Sun-Times film critic and Pulitzer Prize winner wrote some of the most widely read scathing reviews of the last five decades.

"I hated this movie," he wrote of the famous Rob Reiner bomb "North" in 1994. "Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it. Hated every simpering stupid vacant audience-insulting moment of it. Hated the sensibility that thought anyone would like it. Hated the implied insult to the audience by its belief that anyone would be entertained by it."

Ebert didn't always reserve his ire for universally panned features: He slammed beloved films like "Harold and Maude,""Fight Club" and even "Zoolander." Ben Stiller's comedy came out on Sept. 28, 2001, just under three weeks after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and despite its status as beloved cult classic (Terrence Malick is a fan), Ebert was unamused.

"There have been articles lately asking why the United States is so hated in some parts of the world," Ebert wrote. "As this week's Exhibit A from Hollywood, I offer 'Zoolander.'"

"It seemed rather harsh to me," Stiller said with a laugh at a panel during the Tribeca Film Festival on Sunday. "To his credit, I ran into him like five or six years later backstage at 'The Tonight Show,' and he said, 'Hey, I just want to apologize to you. I wrote that about 'Zoolander,' and I [now] think it's really funny. Everything was a little crazy [back then]. It was Sept. 11 and I went overboard.' I said, 'Thanks for telling me backstage at 'The Tonight Show.'" Ebert often gave films a second glance. He was famously lukewarm on "Blade Runner," but later reconsidered an alternate cut of the classic science-fiction drama.

"I thought that was nice," Stiller said of Ebert's "Zoolander" mea cupla.

Stiller, who spoke with fellow director Jay Roach as part of the Tribeca Talks: Directors' Series at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, said it was around the release of "Zoolander" that he stopped reading reviews. Whether that was because of Ebert's rough pan is unclear. (Stiller, it should be noted, did say that he was saddened by Ebert's death.)

"It's the old adage: if you believe the good ones, you have to believe the bad ones," Stiller said. "I know people who like reading review, but, for me, you can always feel what's getting good reviews or bad reviews. People will let you know. For me, that metric is one you can't get wrapped up in. What do you do if they don't like you? I guess you can learn from them."

Or hope the reviewers apologize backstage at "The Tonight Show."

For more on the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, click here.

Note: Do not read on if you have not yet seen Season 3, Episode 4 of HBO's "Game of Thrones," titled "And Now His Watch Has Ended."

Gandhi said, "An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind."

But Muhammad Ali spoke for the characters of "Game of Thrones" when he said, "You kill my dog, you better hide your cat."

Yes, revenge is the theme of this week's episode. Everybody wants some.

The very first image was Jaime Lannister's severed hand, hanging from his own neck. After his left-handed escape attempt fails, he's ready to give up, but Brienne tells him, "You can't die. You need to live. To take revenge." She's right: cutting off the guy's hand for no reason is one thing, but making him drink horse piss -- that's entirely uncalled-for! When Jaime moans that he's got nothing left to live for, she reminds him that he's spent his whole life sucking on a silver spoon: "You have a taste -- one taste of the real world, where people have important things taken from them, and you whine and cry and quit." I may have jumped out of my seat at this moment and applauded.

Tyrion Lannister wants revenge on whoever tried to have him killed. He wants Varys to give him proof that it was Cersei, then complains that he doesn't have enough "influence" to do anything about it anyway. Varys responds by telling the utterly spooky story of how, as a boy, he was neutered by a kinky sorcerer. (I sincerely hope never to hear the phrase "he burned my parts in a brazier" again.) Then, he reveals that the giant wooden box he's been busy prying open contains the old monster. "I have no doubt the revenge you want will be yours in time," he concludes, "if you have the stomach for it."

Some people's appetite for vengeance is more ravenous than others. The Brotherhood Without Banners doesn't feel right executing Sandor "The Hound" Clegane without solid proof that he's at least killed some children or something, so they sentence him to trial by combat. This strikes me as unwise, but maybe the Brotherhood's chieftain Beric Dondarrion has some special fighting skill that will make up for what appears to be a 16-inch height disadvantage.

The rangers of the Night's Watch, by contrast, are starving for retribution -- and the fact that there's sawdust in the bread isn't helping. They're so hungry that the funeral pyre for their fallen comrade smells like Thanksgiving, and the insane ravings of their host (honestly, incest may be the least annoying thing about this guy) finally spark a mutiny. Lord Jeor Mormont seemed like a decent enough fellow, but his willingness to look the other way as Craster impregnated his countless daughters and sacrificed his 99 sons to the Others will probably help the guy who rammed a sword through his back sleep at night. I'm just glad Samwell Tarly had the presence of mind to find his lady friend and her newborn son and spirit them away from the mayhem. Here's hoping they make it to the Wall before the White Walkers find them.

I'm afraid I wasn't too surprised when Theon Greyjoy found himself back on the X-shaped cross, mainly since a bunch of you hinted in the comments last week that something like this would happen. Turns out his mysterious companion practices a very pro-active form of sadism, which I can only imagine is revenge for something or other. Maybe he's a Stark loyalist? If so, I wonder if he'll share the news that Bran and Rickon are alive with Robb and Catelyn. I did feel a speck of sympathy for Theon when he said, "My real father lost his head at King's Landing. I made a choice, and I chose wrong." You really, truly did, you stupid jerk. And now you're paying the price.

And then there was the very best reprisal of all: the one where Daenerys Targaryen sicced her dragon on the foul-mouthed slaver Krasnys and ordered her army of eunuchs to kill their erstwhile overseers. Krasnys seemed to know the jig was up when Khaleesi revealed that she not only comprehends Valyrian, but grew up speaking it. At that point, he had to figure his French waiter routine was going to have serious consequences. Sorry, sucker: Dragons aren't slaves, and this one just torched your ass.

I spent about five seconds wondering how the Unsullied managed to distinguish between the people they were supposed to kill and Daenerys' friends, and another five asking myself how it's possible that not one of these 8,000 men was like, "You guys have fun -- I'm gonna spend the rest of my life doing watercolors and working on my suntan." But then I decided it was much more fun to watch the pretty pictures of justified bedlam. As the three dragons soared above the plain where Daenerys' army marched, one thing was clear: these Starks, Lannisters and Baratheons have no idea what's about to hit them.

And now for some stray observations:

• "I don't think I've ever seen a man drink horse piss that fast." T-shirt, please!


• "Prodigies appear in the oddest of places." Varys' line about Podrick, coupled with this show's persistent fascination with gender-role reversals, made me think King's Landing could soon play host to its own Magic Mike.


• "There aren't more than 700 people of any importance." This reminds me of Mark Halperin's old theory about how a Gang of 500 influencers actually drives the national political conversation. The precise number may change, but I think there are a lot of people in the world's power centers -- D.C., New York and beyond -- who really believe this to be true, and they're all as sickeningly out of touch as Cersei is.


• Speaking of gender-role reversals, I liked the way Olenna Tyrell got Cersei thinking about what a "ridiculous arrangement" patriarchy is. And I loved the way Tywin slapped down her newfound feminism by remarking, "I don't distrust you because you're a woman. I distrust you because you're not as smart as you think you are." Also: He more or less promised to cut Joffrey down to size, which is something I think we'd all like to see.


• I enjoy watching Margaery play Joffrey like a warped violin, and I enjoy the pain it causes Cersei. That said, I expect Cersei ("you mean the Queen Regent?") to put her anti-Margaery campaign into overdrive. I also expect the ensuing battle to be highly enjoyable.


• This was a great episode all around for Varys, who is growing on me (like a non-existent ... never mind). A few weeks back, I was wondering what Littlefinger wanted with Sansa Stark, and now we have the answer: a queen who could make him King of the North. The solution is obvious to Varys and Olenna both: Sansa must marry Margaery's brother, Loras. Sansa seems to like the idea, but I suspect she'll be a bit less enthusiastic when she finds out the dude likes boys.


• Plot points aside, has there ever been a better-written scene of dialogue than the one between Varys and Olenna? It started with "a spider in the garden" and got better from there. "What happens when the nonexistent bumps into the decrepit?" "Actually, I rather enjoy him. But he would see this country burn if he could be king of the ashes." Somebody give these two a spinoff!


• "You're a bastard. A daughter-fucking, wildling bastard." I wouldn't wear this on a shirt, but I might put it on my refrigerator.


• For the record, I still think The Hound and Arya will team up.

Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 3, Episode 4 of HBO's "Game of Thrones," titled "And Now His Watch Is Ended."

"He would see this country burn so he could be king of the ashes," -- Varys

In this episode, as in most, everyone's being played by someone, though some people are canny enough to realize what's going on. The situation seems even more desperate this week, as a mutilated Jaime enjoys more hospitality from his captors, everyone mills around King's Landing plotting furiously, the men of the Night's Watch become truly hangry, and Daenerys picks up an army of 8,000 castrated killing machines. All the drama makes this the best and most exciting episode so far this season. But that doesn't mean it's fun for the characters. Despite all the blood and glory, this week also reminds us that "shoveling shit really is most of it," as one disgruntled Westerosi puts it.

The Power Rankings
Using a complex algorithm that takes into account each player's wealth, military might and dominion over lands, along with a "bonus" factor that adjusts for unquantifiable assets that could influence events, we've surveyed the lay of the land to figure out who is winning the game of thrones after the fourth episode of season three of "Game of Thrones," entitled "And Now His Watch Is Ended."

1. Tywin Lannister (Last Episode: 1) As usual, Tywin is hunched over his desk busily signing important papers. We're treated to another charming display of his parenting skills, this time with daughter Cersei who receives Tywin's reassurance that he's doing what he can to get Jaime back. After batting away Cersei's concerns over Joffrey and Margaery's blooming love, Tywin tells her, "I don't distrust you because you're a woman. I distrust you because you're not as smart as you think you are." Apparently, Grandpa Lannister is aware that the king is a sadistic creep, and that Cersei's not exactly the most disciplined parent. But, as Cersei reminds him, it's not easy to keep Joffrey from "doing what he likes."

2. Margaery & Olenna Tyrell (Last Episode, without Olenna: 2) "He ate her while her son watched," Joffrey giggles to a seemingly rapt Margaery, who very convincingly tells him that his tour of the tombs is "just like taking a walk through history!" Appealing to his baser side, she tells him that "sometimes severity is the price we pay for greatness." He mulls that over with a villainous gleam in his eye before she basically double dares him to open the doors to the crowd. There's a moment where it seems like the rabble will rush in and trample dear Joffrey, but instead, they're calling out for Margaery. She's Evita meets Princess Diana meets Lady Macbeth. Later, she tries to pull little Sansa under her wing, even suggesting that she could marry Loras -- once Margaery is the queen. Margaery's cute joke about her bullying cousin (the punchline: she dies in agony as her face melts off) only reinforces the sense that for all her smiles and affirmations, Margaery's in it to win it.

3. Danaerys Targaryen (Last Episode: 5) Daenerys Stormborn of the House Targaryen (which seems to be the proper way to refer to her, based on the number of times she's used it to refer to herself) is back setting cities to fire and wreaking vengeance on unsuspecting slaveowners who call her a bitch. Eight thousand Unsullied stand ready to be bought, as Daenerys takes Dracarys out on a chain like a fire-spitting party balloon and hands him over. In return, she gets a whip. Revealing that she spoke Valyrian this entire time, she begins to command the army, as the slavemaster struggles with the recalcitrant dragon.

"A dragon is not a slave," she tells him, before she commands her new army to kill every soldier, whip-holder and non-child in the city.

"Kill her!" screams the slavemaster, who is promptly burned alive by Dracarys.

Later, standing in the dust and ash of the sacked Astapor, she frees her Unsullied, who choose to fight for her anyway. She promised to trade a dragon for an army of slaves and instead, walks away with 8,000 free troops without losing a single dragon. The shot of them streaming out of Astapor, martial music blaring, was the most stirring in the show since at least the "Blackwater" episode in Season 2.

4. Robb Stark (Last Episode: 4) No visit to the Stark camp this week, who last we saw, were grieving for the death of Lord Tully.

5. Joffrey Baratheon (Last Episode, with Cersei: 3) Despite being able to reel off every ghastly death and torture related factoid about the castle, Joffrey is another Lannister who isn't as smart as he thinks he is. This week, it's Margaery who's holding his strings, as Cersei glowers from a corner. She and Olenna Tyrell discuss the "ridiculous arrangement" that put men in charge of the realm, which does nothing to stop Margaery from trying to put herself in charge of Joffrey. She seems to be succeeding, which is why we're separating Cersei and Joffrey in our Power Rankings.

Wildcards
These characters are important, but don't make it to the top five in our Power Rankings -- yet.

Brienne of Tarth & Jaime Lannister Poor dyslexic Jaime is depressed! Because of his new handlessness. Without the ability to wield a sword, he feels like life has no purpose. (The fact that his captors tricked him into drinking a flask of equine urine, then kicked him into the mud, probably didn't help.) But Brienne, like any good life coach or personal trainer, wants him to snap out of it. "You have a taste -- one taste of the real world, where people have important things taken from them -- and you whine and cry and quit," she shouts. "You sound like a bloody woman!" Strange stance towards feminism perhaps, but just what Jaime needs to hear right now.

Cersei Lannister Cersei's lost most of her sway over Joffrey to Margaery, leaving her with significantly diminished resources. She appeals to her father Tywin for help in her struggle against Margaery and Olenna, but he's not interested in helping her. She's all alone.

Tyrion Lannister The Imp visits the eunuch in an attempt to get proof of his sister's attempt to kill him. Varys can't help him there, but he assures Tyrion that if he's patient, he'll eventually have enough sway to beat out his sister. "I am confident the revenge you seek will be yours in time," he says.

Varys In that same meeting with Tyrion, Varys also reveals how he became a eunuch. He was sold to a sorcerer, who sliced off his private parts to use in a magical ritual, which made Varys hate magic "and all those who practice it." But in an illustration of his belief that "influence grows like a weed," Varys cracks open a heavy wooden chest -- which contains that same sorcerer, who was shipped to King's Landing at his request for some kind of long-awaited, grisly revenge. Varys loves the long game. Another long game he's playing? Matchmaker to Sansa Stark. He wants to subvert Littlefinger's plans to marry her by striking an alliance with Olenna Tyrell -- because he considers Littlefinger "one of the most dangerous men in Westeros."

Sansa Stark Though Olenna and Varys don't think Sansa's a particularly interesting girl, they both agree that she had a "very interesting childhood" -- and that her beauty and famous name make her one of the most eligible bachelorettes in Westeros. They hatch a plan to marry Sansa off to the dashing Loras Tyrell, which would unite the power of Highgarden and Winterfell. (In the books, Loras had two older brothers, Garlan and Willas, and the Tyrell woman suggested that Sansa marry the latter, but it seems like Loras has taken over their duties.) When Margaery mentions the idea to Sansa, she seems excited. Lush, warm Highgarden would certainly be a welcome change after years under Cersei's thumb in King's Landing.

Arya Stark Thoros of Myr takes Arya, Gendry and Sandor Clegane to the Brotherhood Without Banners' subterranean headquarters with hoods on their heads and blackstrap rum in their hands. (Arya doesn't partake, but Gendry does.) When they enter, they discover that the leader of the ragtag group is none other than Lord Beric Dondarrion, former commander of the City Watch, who'd been dispatched to the Riverlands to arrest the Hound's brother Gregor Clegane, a.k.a. "The Mountain." Lord Dondarrion -- who's played, in case you don't recognize him, by a different actor than he was in the first season -- accuses The Hound of killing children. But Sandor denies it, blaming his brother and asking, "Is it a crime to be born a Clegane?" It seems like it's going to work until Arya speaks up and tells everyone how The Hound killed her friend Mycah, a defenseless boy. Beric Dondarrion challenges The Hound to trial by combat to answer for the crime.

Theon Greyjoy At the start of the episode, Theon's riding through the north with his nameless new fried, who claims to have grown up in the Iron Islands. They chat about fatherhood and loyalty a bit. Theon gets teary when talking about Ned Stark, whom he thinks of as his "real father." (It kind of seems like Alfie Allen is going after an Emmy with all this emoting, no?) But then Theon's guide picks a lock and leads him into a dark room in the castle, where Theon expects to find his sister -- and discovers, instead, the slanted crucifix/rack where he'd been tortured before. The guide's face transforms into a sadistic grin as he tells the other torturers to put Theon "back where he belongs." It was all some sort of strange trick. To what end, we're not yet sure. But Theon is surely in for a lot more pain.

Jon Snow No Jon this episode! He's assumedly on his way to the Wall with Tormund Giantsbane, Ygritte and a band of other Wildling raiders.


Samwell Tarly There was plenty of Jon's best friend Sam though, who's also north of the Wall. He watches as his sworn brothers, angry at Craster over the death of their friend Bannon, mutinee against Lord Commander Mormont, killing him and Craster in the process. Sam reacted fast to the carnage, running out of Craster's Keep to grab Gilly and her baby. They run out together. It's still a long walk back to the Wall -- and the night is dark and full of terrors. Namely, the Others and their army of zombified Night's Watchmen. And if they get past them, Gilly will face an even greater challenge: picking a name for her son.

"Game of Thrones" airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.

The reason "Game of Thrones" exists as a TV series can be traced to a few key sequences in George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire novels that several years ago convinced writer-producers David Benioff and Dan Weiss that they must somehow find a way to adapt the seemingly unfilmable saga. Tonight's episode contained one of those scenes.

Happy birthday, John Waters! Our favorite filthy writer-director, Broadway musical producer, author, late night guest and all-around cool guy celebrates his 67th year on earth today, April 22.

When he's not collecting checks for his uber-successful "Hairspray" musical, Waters wins our love with his support for independent movie theaters, fundraising for marriage equality and random hitchhiking trips across the country.

His films are pretty great, too. We recommend re-visiting the overlooked, uber-violent ode to D.I.Y. filmmaking "Cecil B. DeMented" and the Johnny Depp-starring "Cry-Baby."

Click through the slideshow for 15 reasons why we love John Waters:

Film buffs can thank royalties from the House of Lannister for bringing a single-screen movie theater back to life in Sante Fe, N.M.

Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin, a Santa Fe resident, has purchased the single-screen Jean Cocteau Cinema and Coffee House, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported. The theater has 127 seats and has been shuttered since 2006.

The best-selling author confirmed the purchase with a post on his blog Friday.

"Bringing this beloved theatre back to life is my small gesture at giving something back to Santa Fe, the community that has been my home since 1979," Martin wrote. "Might be that I will lose my shirt ... but, hey, I've been very lucky, I have other shirts."

Martin purchased the theater from Trans-Lux, a Fairfield, Conn.,-based entertainment company. The building was the subject of a foreclosure complaint filed in February, the Albuquerque Journal reported. The building had been listed for sale at $1.9 million. Martin did not reveal what he paid in his blog.

The news of the theater's revival is a rare reversal of a trend for small movie theaters. The number of U.S. movie theaters overall dropped to 5,331 in 2011 from more than 7,100 in 1995, according to the National Association of Theater Owners.

Matthew Viragh, owner of Nitehawk Cinema, an independent three-screen theater in Brooklyn, N.Y., said Martin's purchase was good news for single-screen theaters and film-lovers everywhere. "They have the opportunity to build a clubhouse for film aficionados," Viragh said.

While it's not clear when the Jean Cocteau will reopen, it seems certain that Martin himself will not be manning the ticket booth. The prolific author also sought to reassure his fans that the purchase would not distract him from continuing work on the Game of Thrones series and other writing.

I will not be doing it myself, of course. So please, readers, fans, don't get nuts. I am a novelist and a screenwriter, not a theatre manager, it won't be me standing at the concession stand asking if you want butter on your popcorn. My job remains the same as before: editing anthologies, creating and producing television and writing the occasional script, and... first, foremost, always... completing A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE. This does not change that.

Bad news for fans hoping that Danielle Staub will bring some love and light back to "Real Housewives of New Jersey": Bravo honcho Andy Cohen revealed the former cast member will not be returning to the reality series.

Cohen shut down several reports indicating Danielle would come face-to-face with her former "Real Housewives of New Jersey" co-stars on "Wendy Williams."

But Cohen did tease that the upcoming "Real Housewives of New Jersey" Season 5 premiere will feature the ladies picking up after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the Jersey Shore.

Bravo recently released a teaser featuring Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Jacqueline Laurita, Caroline Manzo, and Kathy Wakile planting a tree with the tagline "Family is a force of nature."

"Real Housewives of New Jersey" returns for Season 5 on Sunday, June 2 at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.

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Being a first time mother is difficult -- but being one while you balance a successful music career and a mentoring role on one of the country’s most popular singing competitions, is what Shakira calls “deliciously overwhelming.”

On Monday, the Colombian superstar and fellow “The Voice” coaches -- Usher, Adam Levine, and Blake Shelton -- sat down with TODAY’s Al Roker to talk about the show’s success, the chemistry on set, and the presence of baby Milan during the taping of NBC’s hit talent competition. (Check Out The Video Above)

And while motherhood may be delicious for Shak, she insisted that having to send home some of the artists on her team during the Battle Rounds has been ‘bittersweet.’

“You have the opportunity to watch the results of all the hard work and to see how much progress your artists have made, or not made,” Shak told Roker.“But at the same time you have to let one of them go and it’s sad. Sometimes, the guilt is overwhelming.”

Still, it seems Shakira has one little man in her life she’s not willing to let go. Earlier this month, the songstress released pictures of the her and baby Milan smiling on the set of “The Voice.”

Parece que Milan está muy intrigado con este concursante @nbcthevoice#5thCoach Shak twitter.com/shakira/status…

— Shakira (@shakira) April 11, 2013

In reference to the proud mommy-baby pictures, Roker asked the star what it was like to have baby Milan on the set.

“Being a mother is deliciously overwhelming. It’s surreal. It’s a whole new experience to me, and I’m just discovering it second by second. And having him here, it’s great, it’s a new thing, it’s another part of me and my loved one. He’s accompanying me so I don’t feel alone.”

Last week, Shakira sent home R&B singer J’Sun and folk artist Mark Andrew but managed to use her two steals to pick up Latina rocker Karina Iglesias and powerhouse Sasha Allen. “The Voice” continues with its Battle Rounds this Monday and Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.

Michael Bay is sorry for the way he ended one of his biggest blockbusters.

“I will apologize for 'Armageddon,' because we had to do the whole movie in 16 weeks. It was a massive undertaking," Bay told Rene Rodriguez of the Miami Herald when asked about his hyper-kinetic editing style. "That was not fair to the movie. I would redo the entire third act if I could. But the studio literally took the movie away from us. It was terrible. My visual effects supervisor had a nervous breakdown, so I had to be in charge of that. I called James Cameron and asked 'What do you do when you’re doing all the effects yourself?' But the movie did fine."

Indeed it did. "Armageddon" earned $553 million worldwide in an era before 3D and scored a higher percentage of good reviews on Rotten Tomatoes than the last two "Transformers" sequels. (To be fair, "Armageddon" still received a rating of just 39 percent, "rotten" by the review aggregation's site's standards.) It's even available on DVD and Blu-ray via the prestigious Criterion Collection. Which might by why Bay's knock on the film angered so many "Armageddon" fans on Twitter, this writer included: it's a modern summer movie classic.

That tweeted: Let's give Bay the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps he just needs a refresher course on the perfection that is the "Armageddon" ending. Ahead, 25 reasons why the last 10 minutes of "Armageddon" need no apologies from anyone.

(This list starts after Bruce Willis' Harry Stamper rips his astronaut badge off and hands it to Ben Affleck's A.J. with the instructions to "give this to Truman," the character played by Billy Bob Thornton. Clearly, Bay wasn't referring to that part when he apologized, because its quality is unimpeachable.)

1. Did J.J. Abrams or Tony Gilroy decide to call this "zero barrier"?

2. "I had a great spot picked out there!" Can you believe this is the same Steve Buscemi who spends all that time frowning on "Boardwalk Empire"?

3. Lev seems so reasonable right here...

4. ... until he's not.

5. What do we think Bruce Willis is looking at?

6. Michael Bay's "Carrie."

7. Two-time Oscar winner and acclaimed director Ben Affleck.

8. This shot.

9. The one part of "Armageddon" that Oliver Stone could have directed.

10. "Can we shine a brighter spotlight in Mr. Buscemi's face?" "No, it's literally not possible."

11. Yay!

12. This entire sequence is in slow motion and starts with this shot of an American flag.

13. Then transitions to these people.

14. Then these kids. (This movie takes place in the late 1990s, p.s., and not 1956.)

15. It's not 1962, either.

16. Trevor Rabin's score kicks in hard right here. Chills.

17. "Hey guys, remember: We're heroes now." Buscemi looks a little like Steve Carell in this photo (in a good way).

18. The Right Stuff.

19. The guy on the left golf-clapping in his hazmat suit.

20. The happiest kid ever.

21. "Miss Stamper? Col. Willie Sharp, United States Air Force, ma'am. Requesting permission to shake the hand of the daughter of the bravest man I've ever met."

22. [Crying]

23. "Harry wanted you to have this."

24. [Weeping]

25. Cue up Aerosmith.

Tamra Barney, star of Bravo's "Real Housewives of Orange County," stopped by HuffPost Live Monday to dish on her recent engagement to boyfriend Eddie Judge.

"I don't know what I did in life to deserve such a great man, but I'm so blessed," she said. Watch the video above to learn more.

The couple, who have been dating for two years, got engaged in March. Barney was previously married to Simon Barney, with whom she has three children, and Darren Vieth, the father of her oldest son, Ryan.

Click through the slideshow below to learn about 37 other 'Housewives' who have called it quits with their husbands.

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You won't be seeing John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness in the "Doctor Who" 50th anniversary special for one very simple (but surprising) reason: He wasn't asked.

“Everyone on Twitter tries to make it like it’s my decision, but the bottom line is I was not asked,” Barrowman told TVLine. “[The Powers That Be] don’t want to put Jack in it. And I know fans are really upset about it, as was I."

The Huffington Post's request for comment from BBC America was not immediately returned.

Barrowman originated the role of Captain Jack when "Doctor Who" began its current run in 2005. The character went on to star in his own spinoff "Torchwood," which migrated from BBC Three to BBC Two to BBC One, and then became a co-production of BBC One and Starz for its fourth season.

Captain Jack may not be in the "Doctor Who" 50th anniversary special, but there will be plenty of familiar faces. David Tennant and Billie Piper will return as the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler. Additionally, Jemma Redgrave, John Hurt and Joanna Page will join Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman in the 50th anniversary special.

"Doctor Who" airs Saturdays at 8 p.m. ET on BBC America.

"Mad Men" has gone from a subtle, slow-burning series to a hit-you-over-the-head drama (that's still pretty slow) this season, but no parallel is more blatantly obvious than Peggy Olson's (Elisabeth Moss) transformation into her old boss and mentor Don Draper (Jon Hamm).

Before Season 6 debuted, Moss told The Huffington Post that Don's "the only example that she's ever had of a boss -- that's her mentor. That’s who she's looked up to, so she thinks that's what you're supposed to do and she thinks that's how you're supposed to manage." She added, "I'm interested for the audience to see whether or not that works for her, because she's not Don. She has much more heart, and that's what makes her better than Don honestly, and that's what Don actually loves about her."

But this week's episode, "To Have and to Hold," found the former confidants going head-to-head for the Heinz catsup ketchup account and Don's eavesdropping on Peggy's big pitch proved that she has officially turned into him, for better or worse.

"If you don't like what they're saying, change the conversation." Yes, we've heard almost those words before ... but not from Peggy. iI Season 3, Episode 2, "Love Among the Ruins," Don gave that same pep talk to the hesitant rep from Madison Square Garden, who was battling protestors (and one-time Sterling Cooper employee Paul Kinsey) that were against their plans to tear down Penn Station.

But that's not the only sign that Peggy's gone to the dark Draper side. Underneath her plucky exterior lies a feisty pitchwoman with the increasingly obvious ability to sway clients into seeing she's right, as she did in the season opener with Koss headphones. She found a way around their ad issues with an early "Mad Men" Draper-like epiphany. (It should be noted that Don was not able to do the same with Sheraton in the premiere -- maybe Peggy took his mojo when she left SCDP?)

There's also somewhat of a tyrant boss in Peggy, just waiting for the right opportunity to haze her underlings the way she was once hazed, which was on display in the Season 6 premiere as well. If she starts screaming at them about what the money's for, "Mad Men" might just enter a parallel universe.

Peggy, once a straight-laced good girl, now has no problem partaking in the popular stress-relieving substances of the time. While Don is rarely seen without a stiff drink in hand, no matter the occasion, he's also let his slicked hair down to smoke weed with his Season 1 fling Midge (Rosemarie DeWitt) and her beatnik friends, then again in the Season 6 opener with wife Megan in Hawaii and again in "To Have and To Hold."

As the series has gone on, Peggy has learned to let loose with the help of booze and weed as well, both in her personal life and at work.

Is it only a matter of time before Peggy joins the sexual revolution (hey, if Joan is doing it ... ) and steps out on her live-in love Abe? She has been rather flirtatious with Stan this season. Maybe his animosity over losing the Heinz ketchup account to his confidante will heat things up between them. Just know that if it does, we'll be waiting for the side-by-side cheating gifs, Internet! Thank you in advance.

What do you think, "Mad Men" fans: Has Peggy turned into Don? Watch the full Heinz scene below.

"Mad Men" airs on Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on AMC.

Jake Johnson has certainly moved on up.

The "New Girl" star stopped by “Live with Kelly and Michael” and told the co-hosts that his worst job before becoming an actor was selling burritos out of a van in his hometown of Chicago. The owner would scream to patrons, "Our burritos are better than sex ... with this guy" and point to Johnson, who told Ripa and Strahan, "That's actually accurate."

Johnson previously told The Daily Beast that his long list of odd jobs also includes delivering furniture for a few years, working construction, working in a casino, catering weddings, and bartending like his "New Girl" character Nick. But, he told the Chicago Sun-Times, the burrito gig was "arguably the worst job ever."

"I didn’t start to make a living as an actor until I was 27, so there were always odd jobs,” Johnson told The Daily Beast. "I was living check-to-check until 'No Strings Attached.'"

Tune in to "Live! With Kelly and Michael" weekdays on ABC and watch "New Girl" on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.

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"Revenge" showrunner Mike Kelley will step down from the series after the conclusion of Season 2, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Kelley explained his exit in a statement: "In a difficult mutual decision between myself and ABC studios, the end of my current contract will mark my final season as showrunner for Revenge. Helming this series has been the ride of a lifetime, and my producing partner, Melissa Loy, and I will look back on our Revenge time with deep gratitude and respect for Emily [VanCamp] and Madeleine [Stowe] and the rest of the incredible cast, our heroic crew, the dedicated and imaginative producing and writing team, and the tireless post production department. I would also like to thank Paul Lee, his marketing team, and the creative executives at ABC and ABC studios for their profound support throughout this journey. I’m excited about finishing post production on the season two finale, which I hope will stand among the best episodes of the series thus far. Continued success to all.”

ABC Studios executive vice president, Barry Jossen, added, "Mike Kelley created a distinctive series for our studio and network with tremendous passion and dedication," said ABC Studios executive vp of creative and production Barry Jossen. "We wish him all the best as he moves on to his next television achievement.”

According to Deadline, no decisions have yet been made about Kelley's replacement, but executive producer Sunil Nayar is said to be the frontrunner.

Deadline also speculates that creative dissatisfaction could be the reason behind Kelley's exit, as the showrunner was always a proponent of shorter, cable-esque seasons for the densely-plotted drama, while "the pressure to churn out 22 episodes a season while maintaining the quality has taken a toll, sometime [sic] causing tension on the set and ultimately leading to Kelley’s decision to move on."

Although the Sunday night soap has yet to be renewed for Season 3, it's seen as a safe bet to return, having performed solidly in its sophomore season despite ratings dips and lukewarm criticalreaction. What this means for the show's creative direction is yet to be seen.

For more, head over to THR and Deadline.

"Revenge" airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.

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Want "Mad Men" spoilers? Well, Matt Weiner wants to make sure you never get them.

The creator of AMC's acclaimed drama and "Mad Men" star John Slattery stopped by "CBS This Morning" and host Gayle King asked what they do to prevent leaks and spoilers from getting out there, or a "Breaking Bad"-like theft.

Slattery joked that Weiner makes a big, "mean speech" at every table read and points out the one person he thinks could be trouble. "You look like you might be the one to leak it," Slattery said, jokingly impersonating Weiner.

In all seriousness, though, Weiner's "Mad Men" spoilerphobia has caused some controversy. Before the start of the show's current sixth season, many critics -- The Huffington Post's Maureen Ryan included -- took the creator to task for the letter of demands he sent along with the premiere screener.

She wrote: "Weiner's list doesn't feel like a bid to protect viewers from the media, who have, in the main, done a fine job of respecting the experience of 'Mad Men' viewers. It feels like an attempt to control things Weiner has no business controlling. And if he wants to regulate the coverage of the season premiere that much, then he shouldn't let AMC send out the advance DVD. Weiner wants to have it both ways, and as time goes by, it's hard not to feel as though those of us in the media are letting him, and not for reasons that feel justifiable."

"Mad Men" airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on AMC and "CBS This Morning" airs weekdays from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. ET on CBS.

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