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Movies |
2024 winter movie preview: Our Top-10 includes the ‘Mean Girls’ musical, a new ‘Dune’ and a Bob Marley biopic

January 4, 2024 at 4:51 p.m.

Any reliable predictions of quality regarding the next three months of moviegoing are such stuff as dreams, and nervous, well-compensated industry executives, are made on.

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Health |
Revolutionary gene therapy may offer new life for patients battling chronic sickle cell disease

January 4, 2024 at 2:37 p.m.

Federal regulators recently approved a groundbreaking protocol that has the potential to relieve some of the 100,000 Americans, most of them Black, who suffer from this lifelong disease.

What travelers might not know is that this area is also where many artists have settled amongst the Spanish moss-laden oaks for generations.

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The Mississippi Gulf Coast beckons travelers in search of art, artifacts and history

January 2, 2024 at 5:43 p.m.

What travelers might not know is that this area is also where many artists have settled amongst the Spanish moss-laden oaks for generations.

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Things To Do |
Column: With sports movies an endangered species, a look back at memorable offerings of decades past

December 29, 2023 at 3:36 p.m.

All are rentable or available on a streaming platform.

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Travel |
Love the idea of a cozy winter vacation but hate the actual cold? These spots are perfection.

December 27, 2023 at 4:57 p.m.

We’ve got a few suggestions for spots to try this winter if you want all that cozy goodness sans the chill.

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10 Champagne alternatives, budget bubbles to toast in 2024

December 22, 2023 at 2:14 p.m.

There’s a wide range of sparkling wine options and just as many reasons why choosing alt-sparkling may spark even more joy this holiday season.

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Review of U2 at the Sphere in Las Vegas: This was the right band to open this brain-bending venue

December 20, 2023 at 4:11 p.m.

Brilliant in conception and passionate in execution, “U2: UV Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere” explodes with possibility and suspends disbelief.

Jessy Schram and Chandler Massey star in Mystic Christmas.

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I’ve watched dozens of cheesy holiday rom-coms this year. Here are 5 good ones

December 18, 2023 at 3:48 p.m.

There were many mediocre movies, but also a few that hit the right balance of cheesy, cringy and Christmas charm.

‘Reacher’ review Season 2: The big guy is back, guns blazing

December 15, 2023 at 3:33 p.m.

Is Jack Reacher, mountain of a man that he is, the kind of guy who can stroll into any old thrift store and find a pair of jeans that fit,...

Since originating in Los Angeles last year, “I’ll Have What She’s Having: The Jewish Deli” has bounced around Jewish educational institutions and history museums across the country.

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‘I’ll Have What She’s Having’ celebrates the sticking power of Jewish delis

December 13, 2023 at 3:45 p.m.

Since originating in Los Angeles last year, “I’ll Have What She’s Having: The Jewish Deli” has bounced around Jewish educational institutions and history museums across the country.

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