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Review: A Neapolitan rhapsody in 'The Hand of God'

Review: A Neapolitan rhapsody in 'The Hand of God'

Paolo Sorrentino's films can be overwrought, grotesque and uneven but they are rarely not alive. His latest, “The Hand of God,” is a catalog of wonders — of miracles both banal and eternal. The glittering night vista of the Naples harbor.
Boosters help, but experts say benefits depend on when they are given, and to whom

Boosters help, but experts say benefits depend on when they are given, and to whom

As some provinces prepare to expand eligibility for third-dose COVID-19 vaccines, experts say it's still unclear when the general population will need a top-up jab to boost waning protection, and how an additional dose will hold up against new varian
Baldwin to ABC about shooting: 'I didn't pull the trigger'

Baldwin to ABC about shooting: 'I didn't pull the trigger'

NEW YORK (AP) — Alec Baldwin told ABC's George Stephanopoulos in an interview airing Thursday that he did not pull the trigger on a prop gun he was holding on a New Mexico film set when it went off, killing a cinematographer.
Kentucky author and 'Merry Prankster' Ed McClanahan dies

Kentucky author and 'Merry Prankster' Ed McClanahan dies

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Ed McClanahan, a Kentucky author, teacher and friend of counterculture icon Ken Kesey, died Saturday at his home in Lexington, according to his wife. He was 89.
Past molestation evidence allowed in Duggar child porn trial

Past molestation evidence allowed in Duggar child porn trial

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Jurors in former reality TV star Josh Duggar's trial on child pornography charges can hear evidence that he admitted to molesting four girls nearly 20 years ago, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S.
Loyalty to family, instead of CNN, puts Chris Cuomo at risk

Loyalty to family, instead of CNN, puts Chris Cuomo at risk

NEW YORK (AP) — There's family, and your job as a journalist. Chris Cuomo's willingness to put the latter at risk in service to his brother has led to his suspension by CNN.
Alabama governor honors state's first Black poet laureate

Alabama governor honors state's first Black poet laureate

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov.
Celebrated Quebec-born novelist and playwright Marie-Claire Blais dead at 82

Celebrated Quebec-born novelist and playwright Marie-Claire Blais dead at 82

MONTREAL — Celebrated Quebec-born author, poet and playwright Marie-Claire Blais has died at the age of 82. Agence Goodwin, the agency that represented her, said she died Tuesday in Key West, Fla., where she had lived in recent years.
Review: Leaving the Children of God 'sex cult'

Review: Leaving the Children of God 'sex cult'

NEW YORK (AP) — “Sex Cult Nun” by Faith Jones (William Morrow) Faith Jones’ vivid memoir “Sex Cult Nun” chronicles her 23 years in the infamous Children of God cult and her slow journey to leave.
Review: Animated doc 'Flee' tells young refugee’s journey

Review: Animated doc 'Flee' tells young refugee’s journey

Filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen was 15 when he encountered a new face on a local train in his sleepy Danish town. It was the kind of place where immigrants couldn’t help but stand out, but Rasmussen noticed this kid’s style first.
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