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Review: The thriller 'The Island' is marred by clumsy prose

Review: The thriller 'The Island' is marred by clumsy prose

“The Island,” by Ben Coes (St. Martin’s Press) An army of 500 Iranian terrorists launch an attack on Manhattan, isolating the island by blowing up tunnels and blocking bridges.
In unfriendly skies, unruly passenger fines top $1 million

In unfriendly skies, unruly passenger fines top $1 million

Rowdy airline passengers have now racked up a record $1 million in potential fines this year, a toll of the tumult in the sky as travelers have returned after most were grounded by the pandemic in 2020.
Review: McMurtry's quirky characters explain their scars

Review: McMurtry's quirky characters explain their scars

"The Horses and the Hounds,” James McMurtry (New West Records) In recent months, James McMurtry test-drove some of this material during twice-a-week livestream performances from his home near Austin, Texas, occasionally interrupted by digital gremlin
Taliban suppress more dissent as economic challenges loom

Taliban suppress more dissent as economic challenges loom

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban violently dispersed scattered protests for a second day Thursday amid warnings that Afghanistan's already weakened economy could crumble further without the massive international aid that sustained the toppled We
Two Indigenous place names restored on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

Two Indigenous place names restored on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

SECHELT, B.C. — The British Columbia government says two English place names on the Sunshine Coast are changing to reflect the language and culture of local Indigenous Peoples.
Review: Rebecca Hall shines in eerie ‘The Night House’

Review: Rebecca Hall shines in eerie ‘The Night House’

Rebecca Hall occupies nearly every fame of the elegant psychological thriller “ The Night House ” and you still leave wanting more of her and her character, Beth. It’s quite a feat even for someone as inherently compelling as Hall.
Review: ‘CODA’ welcomes us into a family we may never forget

Review: ‘CODA’ welcomes us into a family we may never forget

They say silence is golden. It's a silly phrase, really, but it takes on an urgent poignancy for three stunning minutes in “CODA,” Siân Heder’s refreshing, loving and altogether irresistible film about a deaf family with one hearing daughter.
Carnegie adjusts program for return, adds Beethoven cycle

Carnegie adjusts program for return, adds Beethoven cycle

NEW YORK (AP) — Carnegie Hall has changed the program for its return from the coronavirus shutdown and added a Beethoven cycle to the season with the Philadelphia Orchestra and music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Opening night on Oct.
Review: A past-obsessed, underwater world in 'Reminiscence'

Review: A past-obsessed, underwater world in 'Reminiscence'

Just as surely as climate change is scarring the land and warming the seas, it is also flooding our movies. The planet's imperiled future has been in the DNA of disaster movies like “The Day After Tomorrow” for years, of course.
Indian-Canadian poet Rupi Kaur's Amazon Prime Video special to debut on Aug. 27

Indian-Canadian poet Rupi Kaur's Amazon Prime Video special to debut on Aug. 27

TORONTO — Renowned Indian-Canadian poet Rupi Kaur is set to debut her first-ever taped show on Amazon Prime Video. The company says "Rupi Kaur Live" will premiere in Canada and the United States on Aug. 27.
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