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3 days, 18 hours ago

Review: ‘Nickel Boys’ is a priceless paean to the lives of victimized reform-school kids

LA Times

The 2012 discovery of a mass unmarked grave on the grounds of the Florida School for Boys was the sort of headline that short-circuits the brain. A straight adaption would pack power, but it’s even better that the book came into the hands of a true humanist like RaMell Ross. It’s possible to read Whitehead’s book and think, “How could …

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4 days, 18 hours ago

He had a radical idea. Here’s how RaMell Ross and his team got inside ‘Nickel Boys’

LA Times

Cinema’s most transcendent promise is that it can put us in another person’s shoes. Told mostly in the first-person point of view, director RaMell Ross’ “Nickel Boys” is an experiential — and experimental — adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-winning novel from 2019. “Nickel Boys” is Ross’ first foray into scripted fiction following his Oscar-nominated, nonlinear documentary “Hale County This Morning, …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Remembering Roy Haynes, a jazz drummer known for his unfailing good taste

NPR

Remembering Roy Haynes, a jazz drummer known for his unfailing good taste Haynes, who died Nov. 12, was a heavy hitter, whose limber beat could lift the bandstand. WHITEHEAD: You can often spy syncopated Afro-Cuban beats in Roy Haynes' music as on a 1959 version of "Caravan" with pianist Phineas Newborn's trio. WHITEHEAD: By the 1990s, Roy Haynes was a …

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1 month ago

The 2025 Oscars BuzzMeter: What’s getting the buzz so far?

LA Times

The Buzz is back! Mike Leigh — “Hard Truths” “Because of the scale and scope of ‘The Brutalist,’ Venice best director winner Brady Corbet could beat out Sean Baker and Jacques Audiard, but it’s a close race. Marianne Jean-Baptiste — “Hard Truths” “It’s ‘Anora’ vs. ‘Emilia Pérez’ again as Mikey Madison and Karla Sofía Gascón battle. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — “Nickel …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pennsylvania woman is now believed to be the oldest living person in North America

The Independent

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2 months ago

Gulls are intelligent, vital birds that deserve our protection, not scorn

Salon

Biological conservation efforts typically gravitate toward the more charismatic species. But for gulls — sometimes erroneously called “seagulls,” though they are not exclusive to the ocean — they are described as nuisances and pests, which experts say couldn’t be further from the truth. “Exceptions are gulls where there are up to 1,000 pairs or more in a single town or …

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2 months ago

Fowl Revenge: Wallace & Gromit Returns with Feathers McGraw's Vengeance

The Hindu

Wallace & Gromit returns in Vengeance Most Fowl, featuring Feathers McGraw back for revenge. The new film marks the first Wallace & Gromit feature since 2005's Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Feathers McGraw teams up with a group of mischievous garden gnomes for another daring scheme, bringing the beloved villain back to the spotlight. The film premieres …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Marking the centennial of jazz pianist Bud Powell

NPR

Marking the centennial of jazz pianist Bud Powell Born Sept. 27, 1924, Powell helped set the style for jazz piano after WWII. Jazz pianist Bud Powell was born Sept. 27, 1924. KEVIN WHITEHEAD, BYLINE: Bud Powell live at New York's Birdland, 1953. WHITEHEAD: Encouraged by fellow pianist, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell came up in the mid-1940s, a split second behind …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Whitehead becomes 1st CHL player to verbally commit to playing NCAA hockey

Associated Press

Braxton Whitehead said Friday he has verbally committed to Arizona State, making him the first member of a Canadian Hockey League team to attempt to play the sport at the Division I U.S. college level since a lawsuit was filed challenging the NCAA’s longstanding ban on players it deems to be professionals. A class-action lawsuit filed Aug. 13 in U.S. …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Meet Jorrel Hato, the Ajax teenager tracked by Arsenal: ‘I want to achieve big things’

New York Times

Jorrel Hato is only 18 but the Dutch centre-back is used to taking responsibility. Hato in front of the main academy pitch at Ajax’s training ground “This season was… let’s say it was a learning season for all of us,” he says of the 2023-24 campaign. “I have it naturally, but coaches tell me that I can do it more …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor knows ‘Nickel Boys’ is tough. She believes you can handle it

LA Times

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is listening to Louis Armstrong singing “Makin’ Whoopee” on her phone as I slide into a booth at a Telluride hotel restaurant. People told her that Telluride was casual, “all sweatpants,” but she wasn’t about to represent her new movie, “Nickel Boys,” in loungewear. Ellis-Taylor grew up on her grandmother’s farm in Magnolia, Miss., and it was those …

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4 months ago

Cetacean conversation: AI could let us talk to whales. Experts question if that's a good idea

Salon

Selling more than 125,000 copies, the 1970 album “Songs of the Humpback Whale” is the bestselling nature recording of all time. In an article published five days before Payne’s death last year, the lifelong activist asked readers to imagine what it might be like to talk to whales, writing, “If we could communicate with animals, ask them questions and receive …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Bradman Best named to replace Latrell Mitchell in NSW Blues State of Origin III team, Mitch Barnett to debut off bench

ABC

Bradman Best has been named as the replacement for injured Blues centre Latrell Mitchell in one of two changes made by NSW Blues coach Michael Maguire for next week's decider. Sun 7 Jul Show all key events The NSW Blues team for State of Origin III J By Jon Healy Michael Maguire's team for the decider is in: 1. Two …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

This Eastern European city is known as ‘little Paris’

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A large student population, plus a reputation for late-night boozing, makes Bucharest a popular destination to party, but it’s also …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Denmark 0 Serbia 0: Danes advance but Hojlund was isolated and Germany have little to fear

New York Times

Denmark advanced to the knockout phase of Euro 2024 thanks to a 0-0 draw with Serbia in Munich. They finished second behind England, who drew 0-0 with Slovenia in the night’s other match in Group C, by the narrowest of margins. Kasper Hjulmand’s side have played three and drawn three in Germany, and they continue to fail to get the …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

As Michigan legalizes surrogacy, here's how families found ways around the ban

NPR

As Michigan legalizes surrogacy, here's how families found ways around the ban Enlarge this image toggle caption The Portenga-O'Neill family The Portenga-O'Neill family The first time Tammy and Jordan Myers held their twins, the premature babies were still so fragile, their tiny faces were mostly covered by oxygen masks and tubing. Sponsor Message Enlarge this image toggle caption The Myers …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Who is Lamor Miller-Whitehead? A pastor's tale from preaching to deceit

Hindustan Times

Lamor Miller-Whitehead, a name known for controversy, is a Brooklyn pastor recognized for two things: his flamboyant display of wealth and his recent legal troubles. Miller-Whitehead, a Brooklyn preacher known for his flashy lifestyle and who boasted of his friendship with New York City’s mayor, was found guilty in federal court Monday, March 11, 2024, of wire fraud, attempted extortion …

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1 year ago

New Zealand shearer Sacha Bond sets new world record for most lambs shorn in a day

ABC

A Kiwi shearer who learnt her craft in Australia has powered her way to a new world record for the most lambs shorn by a woman in a nine-hour work day. Key points: Gun Kiwi shearer smashes world record for most lambs shorn in a day Sacha Bond shore 720 lambs in nine hours - one every 45 seconds She …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Chargers vs. Jets matchups: How to watch, start time and prediction

LA Times

Jets Jordan Whitehead, Craig James and Tony Adams celebrated three interceptions against the Eagles. At home this season, the New York Jets have beaten Josh Allen and Jalen Hurts and had Patrick Mahomes scrambling until the final two minutes. In those victories over Buffalo and Philadelphia, the Jets’ defense generated eight takeaways, a haul that included three interceptions each of …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Aalborg, Denmark city guide: Best things to do and where to stay

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Vestre Fjordpark is particularly popular on fine summer days Take a tour Aalborg Tours cover many …

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1 year, 3 months ago

'I lose £200 a day - they nick anything and the police do nothing': Shopkeeper who has run his stores for 20 years says he might have to CLOSE his business as it loses more money from thieves stealing

Daily Mail

Shopkeeper Saba Mahesh estimates he's losing about £200 a day from shoplifting. He has run four small stores in Sheerness, Kent, for almost 20 years – but is now considering the closure of one as it loses more money to theft than it makes in profits every day. Shopkeeper Saba Mahesh estimates he's losing about £200 a day from shoplifting …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak and the ‘explosion’ that set him on course for the top

New York Times

“This is not a fairytale,” warns technical director Peter Wennberg from the coaches’ office of the AIK academy. The Athletic visited the all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet Isak frequented “He was always kind,” says Gabriel Aphrem, a fellow AIK academy player and Sweden Under-17 international. He was one of them.” Snacke in the changing rooms at Rasunda “At that age, I don’t …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Books of the month: From Colson Whitehead’s Crook Manifesto to Unseen by Selina Mills

The Independent

Who in this world hasn’t come across someone labelled a “weasel”? Novels by Patrick deWitt, Catherine Chidgey, Emily Perkins and Colson Whitehead, along with Selina Mills’s non-fiction book about being blind and a history of British comedy by David Stubbs are reviewed in full below. “He was pushing red meat into his red mouth, and his head was red, and …

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1 year, 5 months ago

‘Great Expectations’ series review: Olivia Colman shines through in this dark, drab adaptation

The Hindu

Characteristic of the socio-economic conditions many orphans in Charles Dickens’ works are born into, the 2023 BBC show Great Expectations is gloomy, dark and struggles to provide avenues to flesh out its characters. Great Expectations Writer: Steven Knight Cast: Olivia Colman, Fionn Whitehead, Tom Sweet, Johnny Harris, Owen McDonnell, Hayley Squires, Matt Berry Episodes: 6 Runtime: 55-57 minutes Storyline: The …

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Review: ‘Nickel Boys’ is a priceless paean to the lives of victimized reform-school kids

He had a radical idea. Here’s how RaMell Ross and his team got inside ‘Nickel Boys’

Remembering Roy Haynes, a jazz drummer known for his unfailing good taste

The 2025 Oscars BuzzMeter: What’s getting the buzz so far?

Pennsylvania woman is now believed to be the oldest living person in North America

Gulls are intelligent, vital birds that deserve our protection, not scorn

Fowl Revenge: Wallace & Gromit Returns with Feathers McGraw's Vengeance

Marking the centennial of jazz pianist Bud Powell

Whitehead becomes 1st CHL player to verbally commit to playing NCAA hockey

Meet Jorrel Hato, the Ajax teenager tracked by Arsenal: ‘I want to achieve big things’

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor knows ‘Nickel Boys’ is tough. She believes you can handle it

Cetacean conversation: AI could let us talk to whales. Experts question if that's a good idea

Bradman Best named to replace Latrell Mitchell in NSW Blues State of Origin III team, Mitch Barnett to debut off bench

This Eastern European city is known as ‘little Paris’

Denmark 0 Serbia 0: Danes advance but Hojlund was isolated and Germany have little to fear

As Michigan legalizes surrogacy, here's how families found ways around the ban

Who is Lamor Miller-Whitehead? A pastor's tale from preaching to deceit

New Zealand shearer Sacha Bond sets new world record for most lambs shorn in a day

Chargers vs. Jets matchups: How to watch, start time and prediction

Aalborg, Denmark city guide: Best things to do and where to stay

'I lose £200 a day - they nick anything and the police do nothing': Shopkeeper who has run his stores for 20 years says he might have to CLOSE his business as it loses more money from thieves stealing

Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak and the ‘explosion’ that set him on course for the top

Books of the month: From Colson Whitehead’s Crook Manifesto to Unseen by Selina Mills

‘Great Expectations’ series review: Olivia Colman shines through in this dark, drab adaptation