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LONDON — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has shared her sadness about racial divisions in the United States, telling students at her former high school that she felt moved to speak out because the life of George Floyd mattered.

Josephine Decker's prickly, unnerving “Shirley,” is set mostly in the Bennington, Vermont, home of the reclusive writer Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Moss) and her husband, the literary critic Stanley Hyman (Michael Stuhlbarg).

Josephine Decker's prickly, unnerving “Shirley,” is set mostly in the Bennington, Vermont, home of the reclusive writer Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Moss) and her husband, the literary critic Stanley Hyman (Michael Stuhlbarg).

Nick Lowe, “Lay It On Me” (Yep Roc Records) In typical Nick Lowe fashion, the upbeat love song that's the title track of his latest EP, “Lay It On Me,” is immediately followed by a note of caution: “Don't Be Nice to Me.

Author Sidura Ludwig had planned to tour the locations featured in her new book, "You Are Not What We Expected," on a vintage bus as part of a promotional launch that was set for this spring.

TORONTO — With a trendy vibe, slick marketing and celebrity members, some Christian churches like Hillsong and C3 are preaching to a new generation of parishioners.

TORONTO — With a trendy vibe, slick marketing and celebrity members, some Christian churches like Hillsong and C3 are preaching to a new generation of parishioners.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 7-13: June 7: Actress Virginia McKenna (“Born Free”) is 89. Singer Tom Jones is 80. Actor Ronald Pickup (“The Crown”) is 80.

NEW YORK — Many are familiar with some of the bold-faced names of people who died of COVID-19 — musician John Prine, NFL kicker Tom Dempsey, former Stanford University President Donald Kennedy and music producer Hal Willner.

From an empty movie theatre in Paris, organizers of the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday announced the films that would have played at there in May had it not been cancelled by the pandemic.