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From left, Ron Adea (keyboards), Rawan Tuffaha (vocals) and Jackson D. Begley (guitar) perform during a virtual media appearance on Tue, Oct. 6, 2020 at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Toronto's ASD Band Looks To Raise Autism Awareness By Example

9:05am October 23, 2020

by Ashley Westerman

All the members of the Toronto-based ASD Band are on the Autism Spectrum. This month, they've been dropping new covers of songs each week in celebration of Canada's Autism Awareness Month.

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Major New York LGBTQ Film Festival, Newfest, Goes Virtual

7:29am October 23, 2020

NewFest, an LGBTQ film festival based in New York, has gone virtual this year. The pandemic disrupted the festivities, but it gave the LGBTQ films a chance to be viewed by a larger audience.

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This image from the 2018 remake of Shadow of the Colossus emphasizes the lonely nature of its landscape.

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15 Years On, The Lonely Legacy Of 'Shadow Of The Colossus'

7:00am October 23, 2020

by Lewis Gordon

Fumito Ueda's moody video game about a young hero wandering a landscape empty of everything except for 16 towering giants originally came out in 2005 — but its loneliness speaks to today's gamers.

Elle Lorraine plays a woman whose hair has a mind of its own in Justin Simien's new horror-comedy.

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In 'Bad Hair,' The Mane Rebels

5:00am October 23, 2020

by Aisha Harris

Justin Simien's horror-comedy gets tangled in its own mythmaking, but as an '80s workplace comedy period piece, it's spot-on.

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, starring Sacha Baron Cohen, has become a political football during this presidential election season.

'Borat' Sequel Grabs A Political News Cycle — At Least Momentarily

9:38pm October 22, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, starring Sacha Baron Cohen, has become a political football during this presidential election season. A scene involving Rudy Giuliani seized social media attention.

Magician James Randi used his skill as an illusionist to debunk quacks and fakers.

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'Amazing' Escape Artist, Magician, And Skeptic James Randi Dead At 92

4:08pm October 22, 2020

by Andrew Limbong

The MacArthur grant-winning magician performed amazing escape acts and magic tricks to disprove the paranormal and, along the way, inspired numerous younger performers including Penn & Teller.

The formerly missing panel is titled, There are combustibles in every State, which a spark might set fire to. --Washington, 26 December 1786, Panel 16, 1956.

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Lost Painting By Modernist Master Jacob Lawrence Found In Private Collection

10:56am October 22, 2020

by Neda Ulaby

A visitor to the Metropolitan Museum Of Art in New York — where Lawrence's series, Struggle, is currently on view — helped identify a missing painting by the Modernist master.

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'Flamer' Offers Real Hope — Not Just Rainbows — To Queer Kids

10:23am October 22, 2020

by Juanita Giles

Mike Curato's new young adult graphic novel Flamer follows a teenager struggling with self-hate and all the different parts of his identity — being a Catholic, a Boy Scout, and being gay.

Quibi, which debuted April 6, "was founded to create the next generation of storytelling," founder and board Chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg said in the announcement.

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Quibi, Short-Form Streaming Service, Shutting Down

8:18pm October 21, 2020

by Eric Deggans

It was an abrupt ending — just six months after launch — for a company founded by big names in the entertainment and business worlds.

Increased car and foot traffic coupled with rising sea levels have driven parts of the Tidal Basin area underwater.

Landscape Architects Unveil Plans To Save The National Mall's Tidal Basin

4:35pm October 21, 2020

by Elizabeth Blair

With increased car and foot traffic, the ground underneath the Tidal Basin — home to memorials to Thomas Jefferson, FDR and MLK Jr. — is sinking. As sea levels rise, the walkways flood daily.