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Pompeii's museum comes back to life to display amazing finds

Pompeii's museum comes back to life to display amazing finds

POMPEII, Italy — Decades after suffering bombing and earthquake damage, Pompeii’s museum has been reborn, showing off exquisite finds from excavations of the ancient Roman city.
New milestone for Sidney Poitier: Namesake of a film school

New milestone for Sidney Poitier: Namesake of a film school

NEW YORK — In 1963, Sidney Poitier made a film in Arizona, “Lilies of the Field.” The performance led to a huge milestone: He became the first Black winner of a lead-acting Oscar.
Travel concerns pressing as more transmissible COVID variants emerge: experts

Travel concerns pressing as more transmissible COVID variants emerge: experts

More than two weeks after Canada implemented a rule that incoming airline passengers must show a negative COVID-19 test result before boarding a plane, the country still appears to be seeing some travel-related cases and the federal government is exp
'Fraggle Rock' children's puppet series reboot starts production in Calgary

'Fraggle Rock' children's puppet series reboot starts production in Calgary

TORONTO — Dance your cares away, "Fraggle Rock" fans — the fluffy-haired creatures are back in Canada for a new show.
Trial of Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard pushed to 2022 in light of COVID-19

Trial of Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard pushed to 2022 in light of COVID-19

TORONTO — The trial of Jacob Hoggard, the frontman for the Canadian rock band Hedley, has been pushed back to next year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
N.S. food delivery startup offers restaurants lower fees, customer service control

N.S. food delivery startup offers restaurants lower fees, customer service control

HALIFAX — Delivery was never on the menu at restaurateur Craig Flinn’s neighbourhood eateries.
Wilkerson's 'Caste' among finalists for book critics awards

Wilkerson's 'Caste' among finalists for book critics awards

NEW YORK — Isabel Wilkerson's “Caste,” an acclaimed biography of Malcolm X and fiction by Martin Amis and the late Randall Kenan are among this year's finalists for National Book Critics Circle prizes.
Review: 'Tropic of Stupid' continues slapstick-noir series

Review: 'Tropic of Stupid' continues slapstick-noir series

“Tropic of Stupid,” by Tim Dorsey (William Morrow) “Tropic of Stupid,” the 24th novel in Tim Dorsey’s series featuring obsessive-compulsive psychopath Serge Storms, finds the anti-hero and his drugged out sidekick, Colman, zipping around their belove
Paris' virus-battered Fan Museum thrown life-line

Paris' virus-battered Fan Museum thrown life-line

Paris City Hall has instructed the landlord seeking to close down the city's indebted Fan Museum to extend its deadline for payment, the museum said Monday.
Review: New volume brings together 12 Joan Didion essays

Review: New volume brings together 12 Joan Didion essays

“Let Me Tell You What I Mean,” by Joan Didion (Alfred A. Knopf) Back in 1968, Joan Didion identified a problem with the mainstream media.
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