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Q&A: Clooney on 'Midnight Sky' and his twilight as an actor

Q&A: Clooney on 'Midnight Sky' and his twilight as an actor

NEW YORK — How has George Clooney been handling isolation? Aside from spending time with his wife, Amal Clooney, and their 3-year-old twins, and editing his new film “The Midnight Sky,” he's relied on, like many others, a text chain with pals and Zoo
Rage, reckoning come to forefront in ‘Promising Young Woman’

Rage, reckoning come to forefront in ‘Promising Young Woman’

Emerald Fennell wanted to write about female rage. Before #MeToo became ubiquitous, she had been thinking about complacency and the teen movies of her youth where consent was often little more than a throwaway joke.
Novelist Yu Miri: Olympics not helping Fukushima rebuilding

Novelist Yu Miri: Olympics not helping Fukushima rebuilding

TOKYO — Yu Miri, who won this year’s National Book Award for translated literature, says Tokyo’s Ueno Park, where a homeless man kills himself in her award-winning story, looks very clean ahead of next summer's Olympics.
'Cheer' star pleads not guilty to child porn, sex charges

'Cheer' star pleads not guilty to child porn, sex charges

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Pandemic dampening 'Tibb's Eve,' the unique N.L. holiday with folkloric origins

Pandemic dampening 'Tibb's Eve,' the unique N.L. holiday with folkloric origins

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — In Newfoundland and Labrador, Dec. 23 — also known as Tibb's Eve — is an unofficial holiday unique to the province, born out of folklore and turned into a big night for St. John’s bars. For Chris Shortall, a beloved St.
Travel guide with 2021 twist: Writers laud American places

Travel guide with 2021 twist: Writers laud American places

Sixteen notable writers have created a combined list of places that they believe helped shape and define America, from coastal Oregon and Solvang, California, to Ellis Island and New Hampshire’s Black Heritage Trail.
A season of fear, not cheer, as virus changes Christmas

A season of fear, not cheer, as virus changes Christmas

Montserrat Parello lost her husband eight years ago, and Christmas gatherings with children and grandchildren had helped her deal with her loneliness.
Young trees need some dressing up for winter protection

Young trees need some dressing up for winter protection

My young trees are decked out in their winter finery: arboreal attire, perfumes and cosmetics that will protect them through the winter. Insects and disease-causing fungi are dead or dormant, but larger, furrier animals now pose a threat.
Falsely accused "Anonymous" re-emerges at VOA sister network

Falsely accused "Anonymous" re-emerges at VOA sister network

WASHINGTON — A former White House aide falsely accused of penning anonymous criticism of President Donald Trump has been named to head the U.S. government’s Arabic-language broadcasting outlets.
Season's greetings: Cards solicited for COVID-19 patients

Season's greetings: Cards solicited for COVID-19 patients

SOMERS POINT, N.J. — Joseph Johnson was going about his life, getting ready for the holidays at the Jersey Shore, when he started to feel ill and wound up in a hospital. It turned out he had diabetes, and it was threatening his life.
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