SUNNYVALE, Calif. — A young woman is desperate to raise $50,000 for her mom’s life-saving medical treatment. She will get the money, but only if she agrees to her stepsister’s unusual proposal: …
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After ‘Megalopolis’ flops, Francis Ford Coppola puts his pricey watch collection up for auction
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFrancis Ford Coppola wants an offer he can’t refuse — on his timepieces. The Academy Award-winning director is selling seven watches from his personal collection, including his custom F.P. Journe …
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June Lockhart dies; TV’s favorite mom on ‘Lassie’ and ‘Lost in Space’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJune Lockhart, the perennial TV mom who consoled her son Timmy and his faithful pet collie in “Lassie” and explained the unfolding galaxy to her children in the kitschy prime-time …
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In Megha Majumdar’s new novel “A Guardian and a Thief,” a cataclysmic climate event in the Bengali city of Kolkata has wiped out shelter and food supplies, leaving its citizens …
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The image of a grieving parent is not an uncommon sight on the dramatic stage. Euripides, whom Aristotle called “the most tragic of the poets,” returns to the figure of …
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‘Victorious’ spinoff ‘Hollywood Arts’ is headed to Netflix
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesYou don’t have to be afraid to put your dream in action, because you’ll never fade, Trina Vega, you’ll be the main attraction — in a “Victorious” spinoff. Netflix announced …
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Dodger pitcher Roki Sasaki’s walkout music, “Báilalo Rocky,” is the Latin hit of the fall
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSo far this postseason, whenever Dodgers fans heard “Báilalo Rocky” ring through the loudspeakers, that meant two things were coming — pitcher Roki Sasaki was about to throw some vicious …
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‘Stiller & Meara’ Review: How we remember our parents and ourselves
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBen Stiller has made a lovely, dreamlike film about his parents, the comedian-actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, which is also a film about himself, his sister, Amy Stiller, and …
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‘Sacrament’ review: Susan Straight pays tribute to COVID nurses
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBook Review Sacrament By Susan StraightCounterpoint: 352 pages, $29 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. …
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Disney warns that ESPN, ABC and others could go dark on YouTube TV
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWalt Disney Co. is alerting viewers that its channels may go dark on YouTube TV amid tense contract negotiations between the two television giants. The companies are struggling to hammer …