They may not be the Avengers, but the motley crew of Marvel Studios’ “Thunderbolts” punched their way to the top of the box office this weekend, continuing a strong season …
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Brazilian police arrest 2 people in suspected plot to bomb Lady Gaga’s Rio show
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRIO DE JANEIRO — Police in Brazil said Sunday that two people have been arrested in connection with a suspected plot to detonate a bomb at a free Lady Gaga concert before …
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‘The Director’ review: Novel fills in gaps of G.W. Pabst’s life
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBook Review The Director: A Novel By Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Ross BenjaminSummit Books: 352 pages, $29 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a …
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The meal with a slice of cantaloupe at the end. Plus, breakfast burritos, Issa Rae’s new pizzeria, remembering the Napa Valley icon at the middle of the “Apostrophe War” and …
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Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas takes a bow from the public stage
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSan Francisco — San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie had declared it Michael Tilson Thomas Day. City Hall glowed MTT’s trademark blue. Davies Symphony Hall, where Tilson Thomas presided over the San Francisco …
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Kentucky Derby fashion features fascinator hats, coordinating couple outfits, derby dresses and men’s derby attire.
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Court battle likely over Trump’s executive order to defund public broadcasting
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump issued a late-night executive order Thursday calling for an end to government dollars for the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, the taxpayer-backed entity that provides funding to public media …
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Former guitarist for metal band Possessed killed in police shooting
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBrian Montana, a former guitarist for the Bay Area death metal band Possessed, was killed in a shootout with police in South San Francisco. The incident occurred April 28 after …
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‘April’ review: Riveting portrait of obstetrician at risk
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn writer-director Déa Kulumbegashvili’s disquieting second feature, a strange creature is on the loose. We glimpse it in the first moments of “April” — this naked, human-like being whose body …
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Ruth Buzzi dead: ‘Laugh-In,’ ‘Sesame Street’ veteran was 88
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRuth Buzzi, famous for her work as handbag-wielding spinster Gladys Ormphby on “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” died Thursday, her family announced Friday. The actor was 88. “Ruth Buzzi died peacefully …