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Judi Dench: “I can’t recognize anybody anymore”
Dame Judi Dench offered a heartbreaking update on her rapidly deteriorating eyesight, telling audiences she can “no longer recognize anybody...
Grief, solidarity, donations after Hong Kong high-rise tragedy
This week, a devastating high-rise fire in Hong Kong has left at least 128 people dead and triggered a sweeping...
A chill in the air, and nothing else: Macy’s parade plays it safe
In a week of heavy national news, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade offered something surprisingly rare: a calm, comfortable holiday...
“Eternity” challenges cinema’s obsession with the afterlife
Death is not suited to the Type A personality. For those who take great care in planning their lives down...
How to step up self-care over the holidays
While some find annual celebrations wonderful, studies show that for many Americans, they can be stressful, isolating and depressing –...
“Pluribus” is a fascinating Rorschach test
With “Pluribus,” Vince Gilligan has what most series creators would envy: a show that generates constantly evolving conversation. Those who...
The cost of being the “exceptional” disabled person
A disabled figure it took years for me to embrace is the title character of Tim Burton’s dark, modern fairy...
At last, a Yoko Ono retrospective free of The Beatles blame game
The first large image you see when entering the first gallery of “Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind,” the massive...
We outgrew “Stranger Things” years ago
Something incredible happens in the five-minute preview of the “Stranger Things” finale season — maybe not by the standards of...
“Sentimental Value” is the Thanksgiving film for the fractured family
For as tender and quietly introspective as Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” eventually becomes, the Norwegian writer-director’s latest film opens in...
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