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‘Time’s Echo’ Review: Music, the Holocaust and Memory

Compositions created in response to the horrors of World War II carry an emotional charge few memorials can achieve.

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Texas law requiring age verification to view pornographic websites will not go into effect, federal judge says

U.S. District Judge David Ezra on Thursday agreed with claims that the bill signed into law by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in June violates free speech rights and is overbroad and vague.

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Science Fiction & Fantasy: ‘Prophet’ by Sin Blaché and Helen Macdonald

Plus ‘Fever House’ by Keith Rosson and ‘Wild Spaces’ by S.L. Coney.

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Alarm over Austria far-right party video as its support soars

Austria’s far-right Freedom Party — which is expected to win next year’s elections — has sparked fury with a “frightening” video glorifying fascist thinkers and making knowing nods to the country’s Nazi past. The two-minute promo — which splices an

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Five Best: Books on Hollywood’s Silent-Film Era

Selected by Kathleen Rooney, the author, most recently, of the novel ‘From Dust to Stardust.’

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White House ramps up war room to battle expected GOP impeachment inquiry – NBC News

White House ramps up war room to battle expected GOP impeachment inquiry  NBC News White House bashes Greene over threat to not fund government without impeachment inquiry  The Hill White House condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene threat to shut down government  The Guardian US

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Wes Anderson says no one should modify Roald Dahl’s work

Director Wes Anderson, who presented his take on a Roald Dahl story at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, came out strongly against moves to alter the author’s books for “sensitivity” reasons. Anderson received a lifetime achievement award and presented

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Reform has been slow across the US after outrage over Taylor Swift ticket prices

The outrage prompted Congressional hearings and bills in state legislatures to better protect consumers. A proposal in Congress has failed so far to advance in the U.S. Senate.

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Authorities begin identifying bodies as emergency services leave South Africa fire scene

A spokesperson says emergency services conducted three searches through all five stories of the building and believe that all bodies and body parts have now been removed.

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Authorities begin identifying bodies as emergency services leave South Africa fire scene

A spokesperson says emergency services conducted three searches through all five stories of the building and believe that all bodies and body parts have now been removed.

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