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'Boys in the Band' movie keeps hurtful language of original

NEW YORK — Revisiting Mart Crowley’s seminal 1968 play, “The Boys in the Band,” in a new movie adaptation on Netflix privies viewers to both the early struggles of the gay community and the offensive, hurtful language of the era.
Added Force: Baby Yoda a boost on Western wildfire lines

Added Force: Baby Yoda a boost on Western wildfire lines

LOS ANGELES — Beleaguered firefighters in the western United States have a new force on their side: Baby Yoda.
'It belongs to us!": Tense French trial over colonial art

'It belongs to us!": Tense French trial over colonial art

PARIS — Is dislodging African artwork from a European museum a political statement, or a criminal act? That's the question a French court weighed Wednesday in an emotionally charged trial centred around a Congolese activist campaigning to take back a
Google unveils latest Pixel phone, rolls out new TV service

Google unveils latest Pixel phone, rolls out new TV service

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Google will try to make a bigger splash in the smartphone market with a cheaper high-end model while it also aims to expand its presence on bigger screens with a new TV service.
Can the coronavirus travel more than 6 feet in the air?

Can the coronavirus travel more than 6 feet in the air?

Can the coronavirus travel more than 6 feet in the air? Research indicates it can, but it’s not clear how much of the pandemic is caused by such cases.
Seagram's heir sentenced to prison in branded sex slave case

Seagram's heir sentenced to prison in branded sex slave case

NEW YORK — An heir to the Seagram’s liquor fortune was sentenced Wednesday to an 81-month prison term and immediately thrown behind bars for her role as an unwavering benefactor of Keith Raniere, the disgraced self-improvement guru convicted of turni
Review: NYC hipsters bake bread, eat quinoa, fight aliens

Review: NYC hipsters bake bread, eat quinoa, fight aliens

The new sci-fi rom-com “Save Yourselves!” is rich in comic timing, but seemingly nowhere more than in its very title, coming in this of all weeks. Unless, of course, you enjoyed the presidential debate.
Pandemic pushes ballet school and students into new creative realms

Pandemic pushes ballet school and students into new creative realms

Canada's National Ballet School found itself facing some unique challenges as it prepared to launch its audition process this month amid a global pandemic.
Long-term care study credits fewer COVID deaths in B.C. than Ont. to funding, policy

Long-term care study credits fewer COVID deaths in B.C. than Ont. to funding, policy

TORONTO — A new study says quicker, more decisive action against COVID-19 in British Columbia is one of the reasons the province has suffered far fewer long-term care deaths than Ontario.
Mild to severe: Immune system holds clues to virus reaction

Mild to severe: Immune system holds clues to virus reaction

One of COVID-19's scariest mysteries is why some people are mildly ill or have no symptoms and others rapidly die — and scientists are starting to unravel why.
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