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Powerful 'Removed' Walks A Path Between Memory And Mourning

10:00am February 07, 2021

by Marcela Davison Avilés

Brandon Hobson's new novel crosses back and forth between past and present, mourning and memory to tell the story of a Cherokee family grappling with the death of a son at the hands of the police.

For Her 'SNL' Debut, Phoebe Bridgers Goes Bigger Than Ever

8:06am February 07, 2021

by Stephen Thompson

The singer located the loudest moments from Punisher and cranked them farther than they've gone before — complete with a moment of guitar-smashing mayhem.

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Facing Down The Monster Within in 'What Big Teeth'

7:00am February 07, 2021

by Caitlyn Paxson

Rose Szabo has created a monstrous, dysfunctional family far worse than anything Charles Addams ever dreamed up — and young daughter Eleanor may be the worst of them. She just doesn't know why.

Owen Wilson arrives at the premiere of The Internship on May 29, 2013, in Westwood, Calif.

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Not My Job: Actor Owen Wilson Plays A Game Called 'Wilson, Meet Will's Son'

12:21pm February 06, 2021

We have three questions for Wilson about Jaden Smith — actor, musician, fashion icon, and son of Will Smith.

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Compelling Queer Romance Eclipses Sci-Fi Stakes in 'Winter's Orbit'

10:00am February 06, 2021

by Natalie Zutter

This charming, trope-laden sci-fi romance started life as an original story posted to a fanfiction site, and it wears its fannish influences proudly. Fake-dating? Hurt/comfort? Sunny/grumpy? Yes!

The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing, by Sonia Faleiro

'The Good Girls' Aims To Uncover The Story Behind The Deaths Of Two Indian Girls

8:01am February 06, 2021

by Scott Simon

Two young, inseparable teenage girls were found hanging side by side from a mango tree in a small village in India in May 2014. Author Sonia Faleiro investigates their deaths in a new book.

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A Journalist's Eye Enlivens 'Land Of Big Numbers'

7:00am February 06, 2021

by Kamil Ahsan

Journalist Te-Ping Chen's fiction debut puts her reportorial talents to brilliant use, in a collection of short stories about Chinese life that will make readers reconsider their settled notions.

Born in Toronto, Christopher Plummer made his name as a classical actor — performing Shakespeare at the Stratford Festival in Canada and the Royal Shakespeare Company in England. He began acting in films in the 1950s.

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Christopher Plummer, Star Of Stage, Screen, 'Sound Of Music,' Dies At 91

4:18pm February 05, 2021

by Jeff Lunden

The Oscar-, Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor began acting in films in the 1950s. He said he felt like he was "starting over" in acting every decade — "you never stop learning how to act," he said.

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A guide to county risk level tiers on California's COVID-19 site.

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Purple Is The New Red: How Alert Maps Show When We Are Royally ... Hued

2:01pm February 05, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

Traditionally, red is the color associated with alarm, but in California, Colorado and Ohio the worst COVID-19 tiers are purple. So how did purple become the cautionary color of the pandemic?

Singer-songwriter Jim Weatherly died on Feb. 3 at age 77. He's pictured above in Nashville, Tenn., in January 2015.

Jim Weatherly, Who Wrote 'Midnight Train To Georgia,' Dies At 77

1:58pm February 05, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

The former Ole Miss quarterback wrote hits for Gladys Knight & the Pips during the 1970s. His songs were also recorded by Glen Campbell, Charley Pride and Indigo Girls.