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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have agreed to a divorce settlement, her lawyer says, after 8 years of intense legal battles – Blogging Sole

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have agreed to a divorce settlement, her lawyer says, after 8 years of intense legal battles – Blogging Sole

Los Angeles — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s attorneys have reached a divorce settlement, seemingly ending one of the longest and most contentious divorces in Hollywood history. “More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt,” Jolie’s lawyer, James Simon, told CBS News in a statement. “She and the children left all … Read more

‘Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day’ review: How Croatia defied censorship – Blogging Sole

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‘Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day’ review: How Croatia defied censorship – Blogging Sole

It takes a while on “a beautiful evening, a beautiful day” to reach Baren Island, a notorious penal colony in the former Yugoslavia, where no cells were needed and armed guards counted on the sea to keep the prisoners in line. However, a prison without bars reveals itself early in writer-director Ivona Jukka’s stark and … Read more

Tyler Seguin joins Luka Doncic on the list of high-profile home burglaries in Dallas – Blogging Sole

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Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic’s home has been hit by a series of home burglaries Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic’s home has been hit by a series of home burglaries 02:26 DALLAS — The home of Tyler Seguin, the longtime Dallas Stars captain and seven-time All-Star, was burglarized last month. This is the second burglary … Read more

A woman returns to a secret past – Blogging Sole

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A woman returns to a secret past – Blogging Sole

There is a polished TV series quality to the film “Flight 404” by director Hany Khalifa, which earned Egypt an Oscar nomination. It never goes beyond these visual and narrative trappings, but its story of a woman escaping her past, on her way to the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, is driven by a layered performance … Read more

Linda Lavigne, star of the Tony Award-winning comedy series “Alice,” has died at the age of 87. – Blogging Sole

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Linda Lavigne, the Tony Award-winning stage actress who became a working-class icon when she wore a paper hat as a waitress on the TV sitcom “Alice,” has died. She was 87 years old. Lavigne died unexpectedly Sunday from complications of recently discovered lung cancer, her representative, Michael Gagliardo, told CBS News in an email. After … Read more

Book Report: Ron Charles on the best books of 2024 – Blogging Sole

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Book Report: Ron Charles on the best books of 2024 – Blogging Sole

Book Report: Ron Charles on the best books of 2024 – CBS News Watch CBS News A Washington Post book reviewer offers his picks for some of the “best of the best” fiction and nonfiction books of the year. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reports. … Read more

Book Report: Ron Charles on the best books of 2024 – Blogging Sole

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Book Report: Ron Charles on the best books of 2024 – Blogging Sole

By Washington Post book critic Ron Charles 2024 was full of splendor (“Lake of Creation”), animated (“Someone like us.”), worrying (“eruption”), entertainment (“All four”), educational (“What chickens know”(And fun)“Color television”) Books. As we look back over the past 12 months, here are five of the best of the best: W. W. Norton “stadium,” Written by … Read more

Bass DeVos’s wonderful ode to human connection – Blogging Sole

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Bass DeVos’s wonderful ode to human connection – Blogging Sole

Brussels already has a more vibrant cinematic legacy than most (it is the home of Jeanne Dielman, after all), but it has perhaps found its closest, most devoted and expansive film historian in director Bas Devos. After 2019’s spectacular screenings of “Hellhole” and “Ghost Tropic” — respectively, a solemn reflection on urban isolation in the … Read more

“Shred Sisters” author Betsy Lerner talks about writing her first novel – Blogging Sole

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“Shred Sisters” author Betsy Lerner talks about writing her first novel – Blogging Sole

From the March Sisters in Little Women to Cinderella and her Wicked Sisters, the relationship between female siblings is a favorite in fairy tale works. One of the more recent novels to enter this field is Betsy Lerner’s The Torn Sisters, a book that takes the reader on an emotional journey with three siblings. Lerner … Read more