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Astronauts want to watch 'Mary Queen of Scots' in space. While Ryan Gosling's moon-landing flick "First Man" may seem like the first choice for an astronauts' movie night, Page Six is told that the crew of the International Space Station actually asked to screen the new British history drama "Mary Queen of Scots" as a treat. Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie star as warring queens Mary Stuart and Elizabeth I. Robbie bagged a SAG nomination for her portrayal of the English queen. (PageSix) 'Dark Red' Is a Vampire Comic With a Twist. Tim Seeley explains the series, which centers on a vampire living in rural America. AfterShock Comics' upcoming March launch, Dark Red, intends to be a horror comic like none other -- on a number of levels.The series, created by Tim Seeley and Corin Howell, centers around Charles "Chip" Ipswich, one of the so-called "forgotten men" in the United States -- a man with a dead end job, who lives i...

Music

CMT Names Its 2019 'Listen Up' Class of Promising Newcomers, Including Mitchell Tenpenny and Tenille Townes. CMT has picked its slate of 2019 Listen Up artists. The newcomers will be spotlighted across CMT's platforms for the coming year. CMT's 2019 Listen Up artists are Brandon Lay, Dillon Carmichael, Gone West, Hardy, Ingrid Andress, Kylie Morgan, Lainey Wilson, Mitchell Tenpenny, Nick Wayne, Rachel Wammack, Riley Green, Ruston Kelly and Tenille Townes. Though all are new artists, their range of accomplishments varies. Tenpenny's "Drunk Me" reached No. 2 on Billboard's Country Airplay Chart for the week ending Dec. 15. He is one of several artists, including Townes, Wammack and Lay, signed to major labels. Four of the acts -- Wayne, Carmichael, Gone West and Kylie Morgan -- are unsigned. The program promotes the artists through highlighting their new music and videos across all CMT platforms. Additionally, their singles are added to CMT's Spotify...

THE OTHER STUFF . . .

Meghan Markle, Nearing Her Third Trimester, Steps Out for Sweet Last Appearance Before Christmas. Meghan Markle enjoyed a special Christmas celebration among fellow actors in London on Tuesday. The former star of Suits helped brighten the morning for nearly 40 residents of Brinsworth House, a nursing and care home for British entertainers run by the Royal Variety Charity. Last month, Meghan and husband Prince Harry took in the Royal Variety Performance to benefit the charity, which helps hundreds of British entertainers in need of assistance as a result of old age, ill-health or hard times. Meghan, 37, continued to put her collection of cold weather coats on display in a grey number by Canadian brand Soia & Kyo that she wore unbelted to show off her white Brock Collection dress, which featured grey florals and hugged her growing baby bump. The royal mom-to-be wore her hair in a low bun for the occasion. On the evening of the Royal Variety show, the Duchess of Sussex was gifted a bo...

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Liam Hemsworth checks every box on Miley Cyrus' relationship checklist. On Sunday, popular meme account SourPsycho posted a graphic that said, "No Man has all five: good d -- , empathy, a height above 5'9, no h -- [mistress] and common sense." Cyrus, 26, was quick to squash that myth writing, "Mine does! Don't give up!" in reference to her fiance's stature, kind heart, and other qualities that are less appropriate to discuss public ally. The hilarious confession, as first spotted by Instagram account CommentsByCelebs, comes just a few days after Cyrus revealed she had given Hemsworth a new name after he saved her bevy of animals -- including seven dogs, four horses, two pigs and three cats -- from the fire that destroyed their Malibu home in November. "Liam, I've never loved him more for this," Cyrus told Howard Stern on SiruisXM's Howard Stern Show. "I call him my survival partner now. He thinks it's not romantic, but I le...

HEALTHY HOLIDAY FOODS

Pumpkin A remarkably healthy ingredient, providing 3-1/2 times the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A and a lot of fiber per half-cup serving. Pureed pumpkin lends itself to healthy cooking. Roast Turkey Serve up three ounces of skinless turkey breast and you get 20 grams of protein with practically no fat. Plus you fill 25 percent of your daily need for niacin and vitamin B6. Sweet Potatoes Ounce for ounce, they have as much beta-carotene as carrots. Cranberry Relish There's a substance in cranberries that helps prevent urinary tract infections by interfering with the ability of bacteria to adhere to cell membranes. Cranberries also contain a potentially cancer-preventing compound called ellagic acid. Potatoes They contain loads of vitamin C and potassium, plus fiber, iron, copper and plenty of B vitamins. To help preserve the vitamin C content, use some of the cooking water instead of milk or cream when mashing them. Figgy Pudding Figs help make the pudding a nutritional go...

HEADLINE TRUTH OR TRASH

"Kansas Police Don't Arrest Shoplifter, Instead Buy Him Work Boots!" Truth! The guy was caught red-handed trying to steal a pair of work boots from a local Walmart. The shoplifter was later described as "a displaced juvenile within the State of Kansas Justice system" who said that he needed the boots so he could get a job. After hearing his story, the two officers felt it would be better to help the young man and bought him the boots rather than arrest him. He cried. Newser) "New Discovery: Eggnog Cures Hiccups!" Trash! But even if it was true, I'd take the hiccups. "Putin Wants to Get Rid of Rap Music in Russia!" Truth! Putin says "rap is based on three pillars: sex, drugs, and protest," and adds, "... this is a path to the degradation of the nation." Realizing he probably can't completely ban rap music, he does want cultural leaders to control and direct it. Fear of a Red Planet? "Pastor Buys His Wife Lambor...

THE SMELL OF SEXY

(Oprah.com) Being sexy is more than wearing a cleavage-bearing gown or a t-shirt that shows off the hours you spent in the gym perfecting those biceps. Unexpected factors, including scent, voice pitch, facial features, financial security and kissing ability, are five sexual cues we give and seek and could have more to do with your choice of a mate than anyone ever knew. Smell A woman spritzes perfume on her wrist and a man slaps cologne on his neck in an attempt to attract the opposite sex. But when you do this, you're actually covering up the natural odor that potential mates find most appealing. Voice Men like a woman with a high-pitched voice. When women ovulate, they produce more estrogen and that raises the pitch of their voices. In an experiment conducted by researchers at the State University of New York at Albany, 10 men were asked to rate the attractiveness of 10 female voices. Some of the voices were of the same woman, but recorded at different times during her menstrual ...