His excesses had long obscured his acting career, which included leading roles in films such as ‘Love Story’ and ‘Paper Moon.’
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Pope makes his first public appearances since being stricken by bronchitis
Pope Francis, who turns 87 on Dec. 17, came down with the flu on Nov. 25 and was forced to cancel a planned trip to Dubai to participate in the U.N. climate conference.
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Portland menorah lighting has special meaning for Jewish community this year
With the Israel-Hamas war ongoing, the start of Hanukkah came with worry and anxiety, but also a strengthened desire to come together.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
In ‘Eileen,’ Thomasin McKenzie takes a walk on the wild side
Of Ottessa Moshfegh’s debut novel, “Eileen” – the 1964-set story of a mousy prison secretary outside Boston who discovers her darker self – reviewer Patrick Anderson wrote in The Washington Post that the 2015 book “may bore some readers and repulse others, but those with a yen for the perverse may well embrace its unsettling […]
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Rapper Kodak Black arrested on cocaine charges in South Florida
The rapper was arrested last year on charges of trafficking in oxycodone and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription.
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‘Oppenheimer’ will get a theatrical release in Japan after all
The Japanese distributor Bitters End said Thursday that the Christopher Nolan film will play in the country’s theaters in 2024.
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When is St. Nicholas Day? And how did this Christian saint inspire the Santa Claus legend?
The legends surrounding jolly old St. Nicholas – celebrated annually on Dec. 6 – go way beyond delivering candy and toys to children.
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Lawsuit accuses Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, 2 others of raping 17-year-old girl in 2003
The lawsuit filed in federal court in Manhattan follows 3 others accusing the hip-hop mogul of abuse.
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Taylor Swift is named Time magazine’s person of the year
‘This is the proudest and happiest I’ve ever felt, and the most creatively fulfilled and free I’ve ever been,’ Swift said Wednesday.
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Norman Lear, producer of TV’s ‘All in the Family,’ influential liberal advocate, dies at 101
The writer, director and producer revolutionized prime time television.