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Young man with brown hair looking sideways and a big brown horse leaning its head toward his lap
04 June 2018

The physical toll that football takes on athletes has been a source of controversy in recent years. A new and offbeat movie looks at the toll paid by an...

Two young white men in military uniforms sitting dejectedly on a bench
02 May 2018

When the mother of an Israeli soldier finds dour-faced people in uniforms at her door, she doesn’t have to be told why they’re there. Her grief is immediate...

A blond woman with her hair in a knot of top of her head looking out as an image in a mirror with her mouth open and showing her belly between a red bra top and blue bottom with her hand on her belly
20 April 2018

Just hours before attending a preview screening of I Feel Pretty, I happened to be riding a stationary bike at my gym when the nearest TV showed...

Book cover with words in tall gold letters Flock of Four and above the back silhouette of four people looking at a stage with a woman on the stage and curtains pulled back on both sides
16 April 2018

La La Land was pelted with jokes galore for its alleged depiction of a white man who wanted to “save” jazz. Personally, I thought the attacks were...

Man with big screen-like goggles like virtual reality headgear with a big glove stretched out on his hand
03 April 2018

The good news: By 2045, Columbus has bucked its opioid addiction. The bad news: It’s replaced it with something far worse.

Our hometown is depicted...

White man with dark hair in white shirt and black pants dancing with a white woman with short dark hair in a pick dress, he is leaning over as he holds her as she is kicking her leg high up in the air
07 March 2018

Love is more important than art, a character proclaims during a key moment from An American in Paris. While that’s undoubtedly true, it’s art that...

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