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Signs that your houseplants are ready for a new pot – and tips for repotting them

by Tom Atwell March 10, 2024March 8, 2024

Late winter/early spring is the perfect time to repot houseplants.

Report and letter signed by ‘Opie’ attract auction interest ahead of Oscars

by NICK PERRY Associated Press March 9, 2024

RR Auction in Boston is taking bids on the rare 1945 report, as well as a letter signed by J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Arts & Entertainment

‘Stranger Things’ star Brett Gelman says LA book signing canceled over his ‘Jewish identity’

by Evan Rosen New York Daily News (TNS) March 8, 2024March 8, 2024

Gelman has been an outspoken supporter of Israel during its war on Hamas.

Arts & Entertainment

And the Oscar goes to … a movie most people have seen

by JAKE COYLE Associated Press March 7, 2024March 7, 2024

The Oscars are poised to do something on Sunday that they haven’t done in a very long time: hand the top award to a blockbuster.

J.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine

MOVIE REVIEW: Danielle Macdonald makes ‘Falling for Figaro’ rom-com float

March 7, 2024March 4, 2024

We find ourselves here in a pretty much predictable rom-com film set, at first, in a boardroom in a big city where futures are decided, especially for our Millie Cantwell, (Danielle Macdonald, “Dumplin” 2018, “Bird Box” 2018.) But hold on, after the boardroom and some nonsexual chatty bedroom scenes, the story suddenly takes us to […]

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News

Charges are dropped midtrial in ‘Hotel California’ lyrics case

by JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press March 6, 2024March 6, 2024

It was an abrupt end to the criminal case centered on roughly 100 legal-pad pages from the creation of a classic rock colossus. Don Henley plans to fight on.

Arts & Entertainment, Business

How Netflix survived the streaming wars to stay subscription video king

by Wendy Lee Los Angeles Times (TNS) March 6, 2024March 6, 2024

Netflix has managed to maintain its position as the leader in subscription streaming, with 260 million paying customers worldwide, far more than its direct competitors.

Life & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark

ON MUSIC: Celtic band Bailey’s Mistake to perform at Somerset Abbey

March 6, 2024February 29, 2024

If you have been reading this column for any length of time, you may be aware that I’m very partial to Celtic music, especially when it’s made with bagpipes included. So bands like Enter The Haggis, Seven Nations, and Mackeel (a band that my wife and I discovered when we honeymooned on Prince Edward Island) […]