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Here's what is happening in pop culture:

• The investigative podcast "Serial" will be turned into a TV series, which will be about the making of the podcast. [Vulture]

• Robert De Niro will receive a career-achievement award at next month's Hollywood Film Awards. [The Hollywood Reporter]

• This totally makes sense if you're a "Harry Potter" fan: There's a mannequin of the house elf Dobby on the Warner Bros. Studio Tour in the UK — and people keep leaving socks to free the little guy. [The Huffington Post]