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A knighthood, a lifetime achievement award and a hit theatre production of The Line of Beauty… the author on a year of personal success and political changeIf there can be a downside to receiving a lifetime achievement award, it can surely only be the hint of closure it evokes. I put this as tactful…
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From the Yule Cat and Madame Berthe’s mouse lemur to Taylor Swift and John Everett Millais, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Where does the Yule Cat devour people who don’t have new clothes?2 Who successfully answered the radio advert: “Astronauts wanted, no experience required”?3 Which s…
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SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” now playing in theaters. Director James Cameron is back with biggest and longest “Avatar” movie yet, “Fire and Ash.” Taking place shortly after the events of 2022’s “The Way of Water,” “Fire and Ash” ups the stakes even …
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Dave Chappelle is delivering a holiday treat for stand-up fans by surprise dropping a new Netflix special. Before the Dec. 18 Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua fight, Chappelle stopped by to announce a new special dropping after the fight. “I wanted to shout out my hometown Washington D.C. and thank ever…
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Ryan Coogler’s critically acclaimed horror blockbuster had people talking all year, proving industry naysayers wrong and breaking various recordsIt was the film that was supposed to destroy Hollywood: a vampire horror about life and times in the Jim Crow south peopled by a majority Black cast, and s…
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Toho has revealed celebrations for the 10th anniversary of “My Hero Academia The Animation,” unveiling plans for a new episode, global concert tour and commemorative visual at Jump Festa. The milestone anniversary arrives as the anime adaptation of Kohei Horikoshi’s manga reaches a significant chapt…