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National Book Award finalists: Danticat, Luiselli and Knausgaard make the cut
The National Book Foundation named 25 finalists on 6 October. Winners will be announced at a New York ceremony on 18 November.
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London Film Festival turns 70, opening Wednesday with Simon Stone’s “Elsinore”
The 70th BFI London Film Festival runs 7 to 18 October. It opens with Simon Stone’s Ian Charleson drama “Elsinore” and closes with Jesse Eisenberg’s “The Debut”.
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Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup lead sold-out West End revival of Albee’s classic
The first major West End staging of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” in a decade is heavily sold out. Time Out lists it among London’s October highlights.
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Leads US Box Office on Opening Weekend, Chart Data Shows
The film Verity took first place at the US box office over the weekend, according to the daily chart for Sunday, 4…
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Tom Cruise’s “Digger” Flops With $8 Million as “Verity” Tops the Box Office
Warner Bros.’ costly Tom Cruise film opened to about $8 million in North America. Amazon MGM’s thriller “Verity” took first place with roughly $32.6 million.
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Singapore Opens FirstDate Matchmaking Service for Civil Servants
Singapore has opened FirstDate, a pilot matchmaking service for public officers aged 21 to 35, as the birth rate keeps falling. GovTech…
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A New Month Is Here. May It Be Better Than the Last
The first day of a new month is not magic. The world does not change just because the calendar changes a number.…
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Do Not Let One Sentence from Someone Else Command Your Emotions
Some people do not need to hit you. They say one sentence. You get angry. You answer too fast. You say the…
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Where Does Your Salary Go? Cambodian Youth Earn More Than Before — and Still Run Out of Money
Many people say young Cambodians earn more than the generation before them. That is not empty talk. Office workers, online sellers, freelancers,…
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When Someone Is Poor, Watch the Heart. When Someone Is Rich, Watch the Character
When a person is poor, look at the heart. When a person is rich, look at the virtue. The old ones did…