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2019
It’s hard to talk about why the South Korean phenomenon “Parasite” has captured the imagination of a broad international film audience without talking about “Joker,” the other conspicuous class-warfare experiment in terror of the moment.They’re night and day in terms of, well, everything: wit, em...
10/29/2019
The NCAA Board of Governors has taken the first step toward allowing athletes to cash in on their fame. The board voted unanimously on Tuesday to clear the way for the amateur athletes to “benefit from the use of their name, image, and likeness.”The vote came during a meeting at Emory University ...
10/29/2019
Pope Francis has declared that the Vatican Secret Archive isn't so secret after all.Francis on Monday officially changed the name of the Holy See archive to remove what he said were the "negative" connotations of having "secret" in its name.From now on, the vast trove of documents, manuscripts, ...
10/28/2019
Reprobate supreme John Waters, who once featured a pair of smelly tennis shoes in his movie “Polyester,” complete with a scratch-and-sniff Odorama card that captured their distinctive smell, has been chosen by Nike as one of the faces of a new line of designer footwear.Although not known for dist...
10/28/2019
Doctors and researchers are on the offensive in the quest to find an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.“I think there is a palpable energy that exists among researchers in the field, because I think in the past 10 to 15 years, we’ve developed some technologies that ...
10/28/2019
Robert Evans, the Paramount Pictures executive who presided over a remarkable range of hits - notably "The Godfather," "Chinatown," "Rosemary's Baby" and "Love Story" - and whose rakish and erratic personal style embodied the remarkable rise, fall, and rise of a Hollywood player, died Oct. 26. He...
10/28/2019
At 84 and with more than 100 albums to his credit, counting live and studio versions, Johnny Mathis is still excited about singing, both live and in the studio.“It’s always interesting to see what the record company comes up with for me as far as what they think they can sell,” said Mathis in a ...
10/28/2019
It’s that time of year again: Snow is in the forecast for Northeast Ohio.Expect rain and cold air to move into the area this week, which could develop into snow showers on Friday night into Saturday for parts of the snow belt, according to meteorologist Gary Garnet with the National Weather Servi...
10/28/2019
In N/E Ohio ----"The Godfather: Part 2" will air on the big screen to mark the iconic film's 45th anniversary.It's the only sequel of an Oscar-winning Best Picture awarded film to win Best Picture itself.The Fathom Events and TCM Big Screen Classics series, which screens previously released clas...
10/28/2019
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Gas prices across Northeast Ohio dropped 11 cents a gallon on average in the last week, and the price per gallon is running 23 cents cheaper than at the same time one year ago, according to the AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.The average price across Northeast Ohio is $2.39 a gallon, down fr...
10/28/2019