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Paradise Lost

A luxurious vacation gives way to a mysterious apocalypse in new thriller Leave the World Behind Based on Rumaan Alam’s bestselling 2020 novel of the same name, Leave the World Behind stars Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke as married couple Amanda and Clay Sandford, whose family getaway to Long Island is steered far from the…

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Chef’s Kiss

Legendary PBS star Julia Child’s adventures in television continue with a second helping of Julia When Julia Child (played by Happy Valley’s Sarah Lancashire) announced, in the season finale of the scripted series about her rise to fame, that she would only do a second season of her public television cooking show if she could…

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A Song in Her Heart

Ted Lasso standout Hannah Waddingham celebrates the season with her very first Christmas special Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas merrily takes off with Stevie Wonder’s “That’s What Christmas Means to Me,” and for the Ted Lasso star, there is no question what Christmas means to her. “Exactly what I had [on the show],” she says.…

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Cracking Christie

Historian Lucy Worsley delves into the fascinating life of legendary mystery novelist Agatha Christie When it comes to television viewers, there are several types. From those who prefer action-packed procedurals to those who are most absorbed by soapy family dramas, the world of visual media caters to the entire gamut when it comes to pleasing…

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Fine & Sandy

Judge Karen Fralich and host Maestro Fresh Wes dig deep on season three of CBC sand-sculpting competition Race Against the Tide What is the secret to building a lasting sand sculpture? There is no secret, if you are to believe professional sand sculptor, and third-time judge of Race Against the Tide, Karen Fralich. “It’s just…

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Puttin’ on the mitz

A milestone moment in a teenage girl's life is at the centre of new comedy You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah Life is a tapestry of tiny moments, but some moments are more significant than others. Whether you looked forward to a quinceañera, a Sweet 16, your senior prom or another teenage…

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The Lioness’ den

Canadian star Laysla De Oliveira talks soldiering up and work    ing with her acting idols in Special Ops: Lioness, one of this summer’s most buzzed new dramas While it may be hard to place yourself in the shoes of a CIA operative, Canadian actress Laysla De Oliveira (Locke & Key) got a veritable boot…

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Down Under Do Over

Director Baz Luhrmann transforms his 2008 movie Australia into the new-ish miniseries Faraway Downs We all roll our failures over in our minds from time to time, so it would make sense that even blockbuster film directors are no different. In cultural memory, the 2008 epic drama Australia has remained a dim corner in director…

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