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Last month, school officials in St. Petersburg, Fla., told teachers to stop showing students a Disney movie about Ruby Bridges, the 6-year-old Black girl who integrated an all-white New Orleans elementary school in the 1960s.A white parent had complained that the movie was not appropriate for second-graders, as the scenes showing people threatening Ruby and calling her names might teach students that white people hate Black people.Oh, my gosh, you might find yourself asking, could some white people hate Black people? Did…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeHugh Grant has divided Oscars viewers with a “painful” red carpet interview.On Sunday (12 March), the British star found himself the subject of laughter as well as criticism for his blunt responses.The actor, known for his wry wit and sarcasm, was interviewed by Ashley Graham, who didn’t seem prepared for his answers – or lack of them.Graham asked Grant if he was excited by the…

Quordle 399 answer for February 27, 2023: Quordle has mostly been difficult for the players to solve and today's challenge is an addition to the same. Cracking all the 4 five letter words today may leave you wondering the need of more attempts to get to the answer. With only limited attempts to crack the answers in your hand, knowing a few hints and clues can help you a lot in solving today's Quordle 399 answers. Here are some of the Quordle 399 hints and clues, you can take help from.Quordle 399 hints for February 27As…

Chinese property developer Country Garden Holdings Co. 2007 -2.30% is planning to buy residential land in local government auctions for the first time in more than a year, a further sign that the downturn in the country’s housing market is easing. The company, one of the largest real-estate developers in China by contracted sales, was hit by a widespread slump in the sector last year that was marked by home sales declines, falling…

Aaron Trammell, UCI assistant professor of informatics, is the author of the new book “Repairing Play, A Black Phenomenology,” published by MIT Press. Credit: University of California, Irvine Beyond pleasure, is there emotional depth to play? Aaron Trammell, a researcher in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, answers this and related questions in a new book he wrote that examines differences in the way…

There’s a sequence in Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy, where Jerry Langford, the host of a popular late-night talk show, slips out of his New York office and goes for a walk down the street. Everyone knows who he is, but how they interact with him varies. He’s charmed by a middle-aged taxi driver who greets him and tells him how much he enjoys the show. He’s happy to get an ovation from construction workers overhead. Then he’s stopped by a woman at a payphone who wants him to sign her magazine. He obliges. Then she…

In the span of 15 years, psychedelics have transformed dramatically in the public eye, from the consciousness-expanding darlings of the counterculture to what could be the most significant breakthrough in psychiatric treatment in many decades.Given that reality, it’s no surprise to me that Group Therapy readers have sent in more questions about psychedelic-assisted therapy than any other topic.The workings of psychedelics and the promise they represent for the future of mental healthcare are complex, and I want to give…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeWhen Ryan White first met Pamela Anderson, she wanted to know all about his mother. “We spent a good 30 minutes talking about my mom,” says the Emmy-nominated director. It was the first thing that surprised him about the Nineties bombshell, who was for a not-so-brief moment in time the most famous person on the planet. Literally. The second surprise was her sense of humour, which, he…

An excruciatingly heartfelt performance from Patton Oswalt carries this high-concept indie picture from writer-director James Morosini. It’s a film that genuinely does take the comedy of embarrassment to a new level. Morosini says that it’s based on a real incident in his own life; I can believe it. You couldn’t make it up. There is a stranger-than-fiction authenticity to the whole horrifying mess, in which Morosini cleverly uses real home-movie footage of his own childhood. The final 15 minutes have to be watched through…

Latin pop diva Gloria Trevi has denied allegations of sexual assault after two women filed a lawsuit against the singer and her ex-manager and producer Sergio Andrade on Dec. 30. Early Friday morning, the “No Querías Lastimarme” musician released a statement — both in Spanish and English — dismissing the claims on her Instagram and Twitter accounts. “I will not remain silent while I am unfairly accused of crimes I did not commit,” she wrote. In the 30-page lawsuit reviewed Friday by The Times, two women identified as Jane…