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Cops, camaraderie, COVID, Karens: 'Pretty Hard Cases' stars on making the new dramedy

Cops, camaraderie, COVID, Karens: 'Pretty Hard Cases' stars on making the new dramedy

TORONTO — Nearly 33 years after the end of "Cagney & Lacey," the stars of the new CBC series "Pretty Hard Cases" are excited to inject a new energy into the women-detective genre.
Review: In ‘Saint Maud,’ is a visceral psychological horror

Review: In ‘Saint Maud,’ is a visceral psychological horror

Religion and horror are hardly novel bedfellows, but writer-director Rose Glass crafts something fresh of the construct in her promising debut “ Saint Maud.
Pandemic cuisine: Odd pairings, old favourites on the menu

Pandemic cuisine: Odd pairings, old favourites on the menu

NEW YORK — Whether it's kimchi, beets or broccoli, the pandemic has had a strange impact on food cravings that goes beyond the joy of comfort eating.
The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Nonfiction 1. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 2. A Promised Land by Barack Obama, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 3.
Review: 'Blood Grove' a bewildering maze of double-crosses

Review: 'Blood Grove' a bewildering maze of double-crosses

“Blood Grove,” by Walter Mosley (Mulholland Books) Walter Mosley’s Los Angeles detective, Easy Rawlins, has always invited comparisons to the original hard-boiled Southern California gumshoe, Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe— but never more so than
Apple Books-Top-10

Apple Books-Top-10

Book Title by Author Name - ISBN - (Publisher) 1. The Russian by James O. Born & James Patterson - 9780316430241 - (Little, Brown and Company) 2. Prodigal Son by Gregg Hurwitz - 9781250252296 - (St. Martin’s Publishing Group) 3.
The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store

The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store

Movies US charts: 1. Tenet 2. Greenland 3. News of the World 4. The Big Short 5. Synchronic 6. Promising Young Woman 7. The Wolf of Wall Street 8. The War with Grandpa 9. Exodus: Gods and Kings 10. American Skin Movies US charts - Independent: 1.
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft, Mojang 2. Procreate Pocket, Savage Interactive Pty Ltd 3. Bloons TD 6, Ninja Kiwi 4. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 5. Monopoly, Marmalade Game Studio 6. Geometry Dash, RobTop Games AB 7. Plague Inc., Ndemic Creations 8.
Hal Holbrook, prolific actor who played Twain, dies at 95

Hal Holbrook, prolific actor who played Twain, dies at 95

NEW YORK — Hal Holbrook, the award-winning character actor who toured the world for more than 50 years as Mark Twain in a one-man show and uttered the immortal advice “Follow the money” in the classic political thriller “All the President’s Men,” has
Review: Popster Aaron Lee Tasjan delivers his best album yet

Review: Popster Aaron Lee Tasjan delivers his best album yet

Aaron Lee Tasjan, “Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!” (New West Records) Aaron Lee Tasjan is a one-man music encyclopedia who can enthrall audiences with a New York Dolls cover or 10-minute talking blues.