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  • 1 month ago | nytimes.com | Miguel Salazar |Laura Thompson

    How did streetwear become high fashion? Why are there so many serial killers in the Pacific Northwest? Prize-winning writers tackle these questions, while memoirists consider celibacy, spycraft and Erica Jong. JUNEAfter the breakup of a disastrous relationship, Febos takes a vow of celibacy - not to get closer to God, but to get closer to herself.

  • Mar 1, 2025 | cbc.ca | Peter Straughan |Rhianna Schmunk |Laura Thompson |Jackson Weaver

    Oscars 2025: Zoe Saldaña wins best supporting actress | CBC LoadedOscars ’25: Who will win (and who should win) It’s been a twist-filled race leading up the Academy Awards. While there are some obvious contenders expected to take home Oscars, CBC’s Eli Glasner shares who he thinks should win big instead. Conclave honoured for best adapted screenplay. Wicked’s Paul Tazewell is the first Black man to win for best costume designKieran Culkin took home his first Oscar for his role in A Real Pain.

  • Mar 1, 2025 | cbc.ca | Sean Baker |Jackson Weaver |Rhianna Schmunk |Laura Thompson

    Oscars 2025: Wicked wins for best costume design | CBC LoadedOscars ’25: Who will win (and who should win) It’s been a twist-filled race leading up the Academy Awards. While there are some obvious contenders expected to take home Oscars, CBC’s Eli Glasner shares who he thinks should win big instead. The Oscars are underway at the Dolby Theatre, capping what's proven to be a twist-filled awards season.

  • Nov 3, 2023 | nymag.com | Laura Thompson

    Photo: Sammy Nabulsi Sammy Nabulsi had just walked into his Boston law office on October 11 when he received a frantic phone call from his wife. She told him that their family friends from Massachusetts, Abood Okal and Wafaa Abuzayda, and their 1-year-old son, Yousef, had been visiting northern Gaza when the war between Hamas and Israel suddenly started.