Amanda Seyfried tackled a tall task by stepping into the shoes and strict religious beliefs of Shakers founder Ann Lee for her new film, The Testament of Ann Lee, which is not quite a musical nor a straightforward biopic. The film’s writer and co-director Mona Fastvold fielded an obvious question during today’s Venice Film Festival press conference: Why Amanda? “Amanda …
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The red-headed wood pigeon, found only on Japan’s remote Ogasawara Islands, has staged an incredible recovery from the early 2000s, when the bird’s numbers fell to fewer than 80 individuals. The turning point came when conservationists removed feral cats, which, since being introduced to the islands, had been preying on the red-headed wood pigeons (Columba janthina nitens). The population rebounded …
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Low-rise jeans and Abercrombie & Fitch aren’t the only divisive ’90s trends making a comeback. Nostalgic moms and dads are eschewing back-to-back day camps and enrichment programs for their kids— typical seasonal survival tactics for many city families — in favor of “feral child summers” reminiscent of the Clinton administration. Some parents want their children to enjoy laidback days Rollerblading around …
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