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On July 20th, the five remaining members of famed comedy group Monty Python will reunite for one last show, and you won't have to fly to the United Kingdom to watch. Due to popular demand, The Last Night of Monty Python will be streamed live to 1,500 theaters around the world.

The performance is expected to include some of the group's famous sketches, although we're not yet sure which ones.  "I think you can expect a little comedy, a lot of pathos, some music and a tiny bit of ancient sex," Eric Idle told the UK Press Association.

Originally, members John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, and Terry Jones had intended to do just a pair of live shows in the UK for a final reunion — their first live shows since 1980 — but when tickets sold out in just 44 seconds, the group realized that there was a larger opportunity. They bumped the number to 10 shows, beginning July 1st and running through July 20th at London's O2 Arena. That very last performance is the one that will be broadcast to theaters in other countries, including but not limited to the United States, Russia, Australia, Sweden, and Poland.

Don't expect another opportunity after this. Python member Michael Palin told the BBC that the group is ready to move on with their lives. "It will be a great show but it is the last time we'll be working together."

Flaky power button on your iPhone 5? Apple will fix it free-of-charge.

Jacqui Cheng

If you have an iPhone 5 with a flaky power button, good news: Apple has just initiated an "iPhone 5 Sleep/Wake Button Replacement Program" that will replace your button, even if your phone's warranty has expired. The program begins today in the US and Canada, and it will launch on May 2 in other countries.

Enter your serial number on Apple's page to see if you're eligible for the program—if your phone has other damage (say, a cracked screen), that damage will first have to be fixed at your expense. If you're one of those holdouts running iOS 6, your phone will also be upgraded to iOS 7 as part of the repair.

If your phone is eligible, you can send it in by mail or bring it to an Apple store or to a service provider yourself. Repairs will take between four and six days, but 16GB loaner iPhones will be available for you to use while yours is being repaired, if you need one. My experience has been that most Apple stores will simply swap broken, in-warranty devices for working new or refurbished devices rather than repairing your specific unit, but the iPhone 5 has been out of production for several months at this point—Apple may not have enough left in circulation to replace all of the affected phones outright.