Book Review The River Is Waiting By Wally LambMarysue Rucci Books: 480 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.orgwhose fees support independent bookstores. Wally Lamb’s first novel in nine years, “The River Is Waiting,” opens with a devastating scene in which a troubled but devoted … Read more
Jack Black delivers the viral “chicken jockey” line in “A Minecraft Movie,” but he doesn’t sign off on the chaotic fan behavior surrounding it in theaters and on social media. The comedian and “School of Rock” star surprised moviegoers at a showing of “Minecraft” over the weekend and encouraged them to be on their best … Read more
When Lola Young visits Los Angeles for work — something the singer-songwriter from South London has been doing with increasing frequency over the six years since she signed a major-label record deal at age 18 — she usually stays among the young and creatively inclined in Silver Lake. “But right now we’re in Bel-Air,” she … Read more
There is no doubt that Canada is on an upward trajectory of the development of leagues and expansion teams, creation of jobs in women’s sports and generally more attention to women’s participation in the global ecosystem. The PWHL is in its second year with plans to expand on the horizon, the NSL is set to … Read more
New York — It has been more than 25 years since “Passions,” the last new daytime soap opera to air on American network TV, debuted on NBC. And for nearly as long, Michele Val Jean and Sheila Ducksworth have dreamed of making a soap about an affluent Black family. Their shared vision comes to fruition Monday … Read more
