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'Dogland' Review: The Battle of Beauty and Breed
Dispatches from the dog-show world devoted to breeding, training and judging our four-legged friends.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'Walker Percy' Review: Writing for Redemption
In novels like ‘The Moviegoer,’ Percy leavened dreary portraits of the modern world with glimmers of hope for a better future.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'Vows' Review: Marriage, Love and Commitment
The solemn wedding rite suggests that we find our most flourishing selves in the place where our freedoms are expressed in mutual devotion.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'On the Couch' Review: A Close Reading of Freud
Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic ideas are widespread, but outdated. There may be profit in treating him less as a scientist and more as a literary figure.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Beyoncé’s Last Fashion Frontier
It’s now impossible to see a cowboy hat or pair of cowboy boots and not think of her.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Crave Tease Review: Not Jewelry, Barely a Vibrator
By trying to be both jewelry and a sex toy, Crave’s vibrator—which goes on your finger—fails to be either one.Wired - Tech -
'Buster' Review: City Dog Seeks Roommate
The crime writer George Pelecanos delivers a tale told not by an enterprising detective but an introspective pooch.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'Finding a Likeness' Review: Nicholson Baker's Art Lessons
A prolific writer sketches his recent adventures in amateur painting.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'Fighting the Night' Review: A Pilot Over Iwo Jima
Lt. Joe Paul Hendrickson flew 75 missions in the Pacific before become a commercial pilot. But his readjustment to civilian life wasn’t smooth.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'A Light in the Darkness' Review: The Song of Joaquín Rodrigo
Though seductive and beautiful in itself, the composer’s work reached new listeners with the help of Miles Davis.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'The Northeast Corridor' Review: Keeping a Region on Track
Plans to unify a patchwork railroad network were complicated by the many rivers and bays of the Atlantic coast. Engineers had to get creative.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Tarot review – disappointment is in the cards with silly supernatural horror
Final Destination inspires yet another throwaway teen schlocker, this time with an increasingly risible astrological bent. As many of us impatiently wait for the sixth Final Destination film, slated for release next year over a decade since the ...The Guardian - World -
Gavin and Stacey to return for final episode on Christmas Day
James Corden has revealed that he has written the final Gavin and Stacey episode with Ruth Jones.BBC News - Top stories -
Clinical Wilson pulls clear against Gilbert in semi-final
Kyren Wilson produces a clinical display of potting to open up a 14-10 lead over David Gilbert in their World Championship semi-final.BBC News - Top stories -
Captain Ludlam misses Northampton's semi-final
Northampton Saints captain Lewis Ludlam will miss his side's Investec Champions Cup semi-final against Leinster on Saturday because of a shoulder injury.BBC News - Top stories -
Unfrosted review – Jerry Seinfeld delivers a surreal toast to Pop-Tarts
The history of how the all-American breakfast snack was created is served up with lashings of goofiness in this comedy caper. Standup veteran Jerry Seinfeld makes his directing debut with this decent family comedy that puts a surreal twist on the ...The Guardian - World -
Prom Dates review – grating high school comedy is a low-rent disaster
Disastrous romp from producer Kevin Hart sees two teens desperately search for prom dates with unfunny results. There are good reasons why many American teens stress about prom: it’s expensive, heightened, fraught with status and identity; the ...The Guardian - World -
Dell XPS 14 and 16 Review: Not Quite a MacBook Pro
The Dell XPS 14 and 16 are both speedy, beautiful machines that are just a little too expensive for what you get.Wired - Tech -
Fujifilm Instax Mini 99 Review: An Instax Camera Photographers Will Love
Yes, the $200 price tag is well above the entry-level point-and-shoot Instax cameras, but Fujifilm’s latest gives photographers more manual control over their instant images.Wired - Tech -
Rabbit R1 Review: Skip This AI-Powered Hardware Assistant
You probably shouldn’t follow this rabbit down the rabbit hole.Wired - Tech -
Review: In 'Evil Does Not Exist,' a woodsy community confronts malice of a modern stripe
After winning an Oscar for "Drive My Car," Japanese filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi returns with an exquisitely subtle portrait of a community at war with a company.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Music Review: Dua Lipa's 'Radical Optimism' is controlled dance pop
In the chorus of “Whatcha Doing,” the fifth track on Dua Lipa’s latest album, she sings: “If control is my religion, then I’m headed for collision,” referencing the unexpected pull of a new partnerABC News - Entertainment -
Esther, Future Fair and NADA New York Reviews: Gems Hunting
New York Art Week’s many fairs often fell flat, but with so much art on view it was still possible to find exciting works among the noise.The Wall Street Journal - World - New York -
New York Knicks outlast Philadelphia 76ers to reach East semi-finals
Knicks beat Sixers 118-115 in Game 6 to clinch first-round seriesNew York advance to face Indiana in Eastern Conference semisJosh Hart raised his arms and extended three fingers on each hand on his go-ahead three-pointer from the top of the arc ...The Guardian - World - New York -
Virgin Galactic sets date for Unity spacecraft’s final commercial flight
Virgin Galactic will replace Unity with its new Delta-class spacecraft.MarketWatch - Business -
What can we expect from the final Gavin and Stacey?
The Christmas special in 2019 left 17.1 million viewers on tenterhooks with a cliffhanger ending.BBC News - Top stories -
Title, relegation and European spots in the balance as Premier League heads for exciting finale
The Premier League season is down to its final two weeks and there’s still plenty at stake from top to bottomABC News - Sports -
Final Arguments in Google Antitrust Trial Conclude, Setting Up Landmark Ruling
Judge Amit P. Mehta must now decide whether Google violated the law, potentially setting a precedent for a series of tech monopoly cases.The New York Times - Tech - Google -
Review: In 'Wildcat,' director Ethan Hawke — and daughter Maya — bring a literary life to screen
A complex, pivotal moment in the life of author Flannery O'Connor receives sensitive treatment by the father-daughter filmmaking duo, joined by Laura Linney.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
NBA looking into Bucks' Patrick Beverley for throwing basketball at fans, interactions with media after loss
Milwaukee was eliminated from the postseason on ThursdayCBS Sports - Sports - NBA -
Knicks vs. 76ers: Why nothing mattered until the final seconds of the closest possible NBA playoff series
New York advanced on Thursday in a fittingly crazy Game 6CBS Sports - Sports - NBA -
Klopp tears into TNT Sports; Clattenburg resigns from Forest role: football news –as it happened
News from all the Premier League press conferences as the outgoing Liverpool manager fired another broadside at the TV companies, among other stories. Nottingham Forest: Nuno Espirito Santo expects his side’s Premier League relegation battle to go ...The Guardian - World -
Financial experts told consumers to stop ‘wasting’ money eating out. They’re finally listening — and companies are rattled.
“Americans need to reprioritize their cash flow in difficult times,” according to one financial planner. “McDonald’s and Starbucks will survive.”MarketWatch - Business -
Google, Justice Department make final arguments about whether search engine is a monopoly
The government and Google are making their closing arguments in a high-stakes antitrust trial to a federal judge in Washington who must now decide whether the tech giant’s search engine constitutes an illegal monopolyABC News - Tech - Google -
Nasdaq finally ‘warming up’ to Canadian cannabis companies with U.S. exposure. Could American growers be next?
The Nasdaq stock exchange is “warming up” to the idea of continuing to list Canadian cannabis companies even if they have exposure to the U.S. market — and a U.S. cannabis company could be next, an analyst at Jefferies said.MarketWatch - Business