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Film Review: 'Time' a terrific look at the pull of loss

Film Review: 'Time' a terrific look at the pull of loss

There is a scene in the documentary “Time” that captures a woman on the phone trying to speak to a judge's clerk. She's put on hold. Nothing happens as the seconds tick away. One minute becomes two. The woman is still, waiting patiently.
Belgium's new princess sees no need to be treated as royalty

Belgium's new princess sees no need to be treated as royalty

BRUSSELS — Delphine Boel has been acknowledged as Belgian Princess Delphine of Saxe-Coburg, after a two-decade royal paternity scandal. Still, she said on Monday she'd still rather be considered an artist than a royal.
Thomas Jefferson Byrd, known for Spike Lee films, killed

Thomas Jefferson Byrd, known for Spike Lee films, killed

ATLANTA — Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd, known for his roles in Spike Lee films, has been shot and killed in Atlanta, police said Sunday. Police responded to a call around 1:45 a.m.
Bruce Springsteen will offer a documentary with new album

Bruce Springsteen will offer a documentary with new album

NEW YORK — Bruce Springsteen isn't just releasing a new rock album later this month — he'll also offer a documentary on the making of the music.
Review: French's 'The Searcher' offers vivid, poetic prose

Review: French's 'The Searcher' offers vivid, poetic prose

“The Searcher,” by Tana French (Viking) Cal Hooper, a Chicago cop whose wife has left him for reasons he does not yet understand, tells himself he’s done with police work.
Review: 'Missionaries' sees our forever wars as vocation

Review: 'Missionaries' sees our forever wars as vocation

Phil Klay’s “Missionaries” (Penguin) Phil Klay’s “Redeployment” was a masterwork in mostly spare prose, its tonal range from laugh-out-loud, Joseph Heller-esque absurdity to soul-crushing bleakness.

Giambattista Valli presentation in Paris channels 1960s

PARIS — Giambattista Valli’s 1960s-infused collection was the highlight on the second-last day of Paris Fashion Week, which concludes Tuesday with Chanel and Louis Vuitton runway shows.
Finalist David Bergen hopes Giller Prize carves out a 'bit of joy' in a tough year

Finalist David Bergen hopes Giller Prize carves out a 'bit of joy' in a tough year

TORONTO — This may be David Bergen's fifth nomination for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, but the former winner says securing a spot on this year's short list felt like far from a guarantee.

Albania’s writer Ismail Kadare awarded Neustadt Prize

TIRANA, Albania — The U.S Embassy in Tirana on Monday said that Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare has been awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
Review: Dylan Farrow tries her hand at YA fantasy fiction

Review: Dylan Farrow tries her hand at YA fantasy fiction

“Hush,” by Dylan Farrow (Wednesday Books) Dylan Farrow is best known for accusing her adoptive father, Woody Allen, of molesting her when she was 7 in her mother Mia Farrow’s Connecticut home.