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Montreal, a city of spires — and diversity
Clarence Epstein loves churches. It may not seem immediately obvious that the Jewish son of a Sephardic mother from Morocco and a Canadian-born father from the Ashkenazi sect would pen a book about...
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Fox 2013-14 new comedies, dramas: snap judgments and video trailers
In brief: Fox has announced its new fall 2013-14 shows. Highlights: J.J. Abrams, Sam Raimi, Jack Bauer / Kiefer Sutherland is back to ruthless form in the return of 24 (in 12 episodes), M. Night...
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Arcade Fire’s Reflektor full-album live streaming now!
Well it looks like Arcade Fire’s Reflektor is free for the asking right now, via full-album live-streaming right now. Enjoy (while it lasts)! And while we’re at it, may we suggest you watch for T’Cha...
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Think you look Irish? Canada-UK co-production needs extras of all ages for...
Presenters Tom Hiddleston, left, and Saoirse Ronan at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards in London on February 10, 2013. Ronan will have the starring role in the film Brooklyn. Hiddleston won’t be...
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Transgender woman: NYPD releases video of suspects in attack
Meanwhile, the Philippines is not the only place where an attack against a transgender person has occurred. The NYPD has released a video showing two of the suspects in an attack on a trans woman on...
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If jewelry could talk: Jessamyn Hope's Safekeeping views history through a...
A troubled young man, in withdrawal from a debilitating addiction, has fled mid-1990s New York under extreme duress, bound for an Israeli kibbutz, where he hopes to redeem himself by presenting his...
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Jessica Paré on the post-Mad Men life, her baby Blues and new movie Brooklyn
“I did it — I had the world’s best child! Sorry everybody …” Jessica Paré was in a boastful mood, sitting in a downtown hotel Monday afternoon. OK, a mock-boastful mood — she’s funny like that. And...
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Movie review: We marvel at Brooklyn through Saoirse Ronan's eyes
Brooklyn ✮✮✮✮ Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jessica Paré, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters Directed by: John Crowley Running time: 112 minutes The key word in Brooklyn is...
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Airbnb didn't go for backyard igloo. But there's always winter camping
A Brooklyn backyard igloo only lasted a few hours on Airbnb before the site took it down on Sunday, saying it wouldn’t be safe enough for guests. But it was a cute idea that was months in the planning,...
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Kevin Tierney: Why Canadian movies pretend to be American
Last month, the federal agency Telefilm Canada unveiled its annual results, “Celebrating 50 Years of Talent.” And there are certainly some things to celebrate. After all, 50 years is a long, long time....
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