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Review: 'Locked Down' mirrors our quarantine experiences

Review: 'Locked Down' mirrors our quarantine experiences

Doug Liman's “Locked Down,” one of the first and most ambitious films to be conceived and shot during the pandemic, is, like our own quarantine experiences, erratic, a little absurd and sporadically delightful.
Mr. WorldWide to NASCAR: Pitbull joins Trackhouse ownership

Mr. WorldWide to NASCAR: Pitbull joins Trackhouse ownership

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New NASCAR team Trackhouse Racing has brought entertainer Pitbull on as an ownership partner for an organization making its debut next month at the Daytona 500.
Poet Amanda Gorman, 22, will read at Biden inaugural

Poet Amanda Gorman, 22, will read at Biden inaugural

NEW YORK — At age 22, poet Amanda Gorman, chosen to read at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, already has a history of writing for official occasions. "I have kind of stumbled upon this genre.
Quebec prosecutors won't appeal acquittals in Rozon, Salvail cases after review

Quebec prosecutors won't appeal acquittals in Rozon, Salvail cases after review

MONTREAL — The Crown says it won't appeal the acquittals in the cases of Quebec media stars Gilbert Rozon and Eric Salvail.
Melinda Gates writes US$250K cheque for prize spotlighting female fiction writers

Melinda Gates writes US$250K cheque for prize spotlighting female fiction writers

Philanthropist Melinda Gates has donated US$250,000 to a new prize celebrating women's contributions to American and Canadian literature.
'Parasite's' Bong Joon Ho to head Venice Film Festival jury

'Parasite's' Bong Joon Ho to head Venice Film Festival jury

“Parasite” director Bong Joon Ho has been selected as jury president of the 78th Venice International Film Festival, organizers said Friday.
'This is too much': Art shows children's struggles during pandemic, says researcher

'This is too much': Art shows children's struggles during pandemic, says researcher

A collection of children's drawings made during the pandemic illustrates the mental toll the crisis is taking on Canadian youth, says the researcher behind a project analyzing their artwork. Many of the submissions by kids and teenagers on childart.
Dermatologists offer these tips for avoiding the dry, itchy, cracked skin of winter

Dermatologists offer these tips for avoiding the dry, itchy, cracked skin of winter

NEW YORK — If it's dry and cold where you live, work or play, it's winter skin season, but the fixes may not be as obvious as they seem.
NJ to fine sports books asking players to cancel withdrawals

NJ to fine sports books asking players to cancel withdrawals

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey's top gambling regulator is threatening to fine sports books operating in his state that ask customers to cancel requests to cash out money from their accounts, saying the practice is ongoing and “unacceptable.
VIRUS DIARY: Unpacking one vaccination day, step by step

VIRUS DIARY: Unpacking one vaccination day, step by step

WASHINGTON — The line stretched nearly a block long. Nobody was grumbling about the wait. Those gathered at a senior wellness centre in Washington, D.C., viewed it as a matter of life or death.
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