The following is from Alejandro Zambra’s first novel Bonsai. Zambra is the award-winning author of the novels Chilean Poet, Ways of Going Home, The Private Lives of Trees, as well as two other works of fiction: Multiple Choice and My Documents. His short stories have been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times
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(CNN) — Planning a trip to Europe next summer? The cost of living may be rising but there’s one small comfort — you no longer have to pay €7 ($7.35) to be let in. The European Commission has postponed the launch of its ETIAS visa waiver scheme, which will see all non-EU passport holders need
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Movies and TV shows that adapt books to the screen don’t always get it right. However, for some books, there is a glimmer of hope. With remake mania still sweeping through Hollywood, in recent years we’ve been fortunate enough to have some excellent novels push past their disastrous first adaptations and take on new life,
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Cover Song Contest from Masterpiece Sound Studios Detroit gives musicians a shot at a $25K grand prize, and a Detroit concert spot In Partnership with Sony Music Publishing  Calling all musically talented artists! We’re looking for singers, musicians, producers, and re-mixers who are game to makeover a classic Motown Hit!  Legendary Motown songwriter and record
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The veteran comedian wants his new film Easter Sunday to be Friday for Filipino-Americans. By Eric Farwell August 5, 2022 Jo Koy in Easter Sunday.Courtesy of Ed Araquel for Universal via Everett Collection Easter Sunday, the new film from veteran comedian Jo Koy out this weekend, is a funny, if familiar family comedy— there’s the
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ComingSoon spoke to They/Them stars Cooper Koch, Darwin del Fabro, Monique Kim, and Anna Lore about Peacock’s upcoming slasher set at a conversion camp. The film is now available on the streamer. RELATED: They/Them Interview: Kevin Bacon & Carrie Preston Discuss Unique Slasher “Kevin Bacon plays Owen Whistler in this slasher horror film set at an LGBTQIA+ conversion camp,”
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Rural broadband specialist Quickline Communications has teamed up with Open Ran focussed software outfit Mavenir to launch a commercialised 5G SA, cloud-based, Open RAN network in North Yorkshire. Quickline says it is the first ISP in the UK to commercially deliver a 5G standalone, cloud-based, Open RAN solution, Fixed Wireless Access service in the Shared
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What are some of the best short stories about childhood, and the experiences of children? Although there are dozens of classic tales about those formative years, the following stories represent, for our money, some of the finest stories about children taking the rocky path of knowledge and experience towards adulthood. Not all of them are
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Egonlab SS23. Photography via ImaxtreeFree the knee! By Natalie Michie Date August 4, 2022 Facebook Twitter Not enough men are wearing short shorts, in our opinion. But maybe now with Donald Glover as the new face of the hot pants movement, things will finally turn around. The Atlanta actor was recently photographed out in Manhattan in
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TODAY: In 1934, American novelist, poet, environmental activist, cultural critic, and farmer Wendell Berry is born.    Adam Scovell travels back to the Wirral Peninsula, “determined to find some of the old ghosts that haunted Malcolm Lowry.” | Lit Hub Criticism On Shahrzad Mozafar and other Muslim women who fought for a forbidden love: the
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Editor’s Note — Monthly Ticket is a CNN Travel series that spotlights some of the most fascinating topics in the travel world. In August, we’re going back in time to revisit some of the greatest retro travel experiences. (CNN) — Cocktail lounges, five course meals, caviar served from ice sculptures and an endless flow of
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