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Book Review: Edel Rodriguez shows Cuban history as a warning for the US in new graphic memoir 'Worm'

Book Review: Edel Rodriguez shows Cuban history as a warning for the US in new graphic memoir 'Worm'

Decades before Edel Rodriguez made his iconic, mouth-only political illustration of Donald Trump for the cover of Time magazine, he was a boy growing up in Fidel Castro’s Cuba.
Kimberly Palmer: 5 strategies for navigating today’s digital tipping culture

Kimberly Palmer: 5 strategies for navigating today’s digital tipping culture

The nearly universal experience of finding yourself face-to-face with a checkout counter screen asking you to select an amount to tip for service can prompt a cascade of awkward questions: How much should you tip on a $5 coffee if anything? How can y
Handfuls of fresh herbs enliven Sardinia’s fregola-studded soup

Handfuls of fresh herbs enliven Sardinia’s fregola-studded soup

As chef Luigi Crisponi stood in his Santa Rughe restaurant in Sardinia, he insisted there was nothing he can teach about s’erbuzzu.
Lack of affordable housing in Los Angeles' Venice Beach neighborhood inspires activism and art

Lack of affordable housing in Los Angeles' Venice Beach neighborhood inspires activism and art

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As more and more of her friends and neighbors found themselves priced out of rental units in Venice Beach, Judy Branfman began photographing the dozens of houses, bungalows and apartments being sold, renovated and then relisted at
This holiday season, the mean ol' Grinch gets a comedy podcast series hosted by James Austin Johnson

This holiday season, the mean ol' Grinch gets a comedy podcast series hosted by James Austin Johnson

NEW YORK (AP) — What would the mean ol' Grinch be doing in 2023? Would that Christmas sad sack be hosting a cooking show on TikTok? Writing long essays for Substack? No, you know what he’d be doing — a podcast.
Prince William arrives in Singapore for the Earthshot Prize award, the first to be held in Asia

Prince William arrives in Singapore for the Earthshot Prize award, the first to be held in Asia

SINGAPORE (AP) — Prince William arrived Sunday in Singapore for the Earthshot Prize awards, the first to be held in Asia, to support environmental innovators with solutions to battle climate change and save the planet.
TVO workers vote to accept deal with employer, ending 11-week strike

TVO workers vote to accept deal with employer, ending 11-week strike

TORONTO — Dozens of workers at Ontario's public broadcaster will return to their jobs Monday after voting this weekend to accept a new collective agreement and end a strike that's stretched on for nearly three months.
New book commemorates former Montreal neighbourhood bulldozed for Expo 67

New book commemorates former Montreal neighbourhood bulldozed for Expo 67

MONTREAL — There is almost nothing to suggest that the mix of parking lots and industrial lands near Montreal's Victoria Bridge was once a vibrant residential neighbourhood.
Weekend box office results are muted without ‘Dune: Part Two’

Weekend box office results are muted without ‘Dune: Part Two’

The North American box office had one of its slowest weekends of the year, due in large part to “Dune: Part Two’s” absence from the lineup. Moviegoers had many other options to choose from.
More fruit pouches for kids are being recalled because of illnesses that are linked to lead

More fruit pouches for kids are being recalled because of illnesses that are linked to lead

Federal health officials are expanding an investigation into potentially lead-tainted pouches of apple cinnamon fruit puree marketed for children amid reports of more illnesses and additional product recalls. The U.S.
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