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Human Interest

Joaquin Phoenix visits Toronto subway station to support vegan campaign

TORONTO — “Joker” star Joaquin Phoenix stunned Toronto subway passengers with a surprise visit that briefly clogged a downtown station’s platform and …

Exalted by readers, TV fans and activists, can ‘Handmaid’s’ sequel satisfy everyone?

TORONTO — Since hitting the shelves 34 years ago, Canadian author Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” has taken on a life of …

Broadway secret: A frequent flyer program for theatre fans

NEW YORK — This past spring, dance teacher Donna Cory and one of her students took in the new “Oklahoma!” revival on …

‘This Tender Land’ is an affecting story about growing up

“This Tender Land: a Novel” (Atria Books), by William Kent Krueger Strands of the adventures of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer …

Rushdie creates modern Don Quixote for tale of love, family

“Quichotte” (Random House), by Salman Rushdie Good news! You don’t have to read Cervantes’ masterwork to enjoy Salman Rushdie’s modern reinvention. …

Emma Donoghue explores family, moral ambiguities of war in ‘Akin’

TORONTO ⁠— Despite reaching a rare level of critical and commercial success, author Emma Donoghue makes no assumption that all readers …

What’s the buzz? TIFF organizers on the films that will get audiences talking

TORONTO — Cinephiles and Oscars prognosticators, it’s time to start your engines. The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off Sept. 5 …

‘Iron Man VR,’ Switch Lite and NHL 20 among anticipated late 2019 releases

TORONTO ⁠— With the busy fall season in the gaming industry looming, console makers and game publishers showed off some of …

Stedman Graham visits prison for leadership talk to inmates

BISHOPVILLE, S.C. ⁠— Before meeting his longtime partner, megastar Oprah Winfrey, Stedman Graham worked as a guard in a Chicago prison …

‘Molly of Denali’ brings rare Alaska representation and education to kids

TORONTO ⁠— Early in production for the new Alaska-set children’s animated series “Molly of Denali,” creative producer Princess Daazhraii Johnson’s young son …

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