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For most of history, parents couldn't buy their kids dolls, action figures, or the like. Then playtime became big business.

"There are no sorrows / In our lives / Nor joys either."

Short reviews of recent releases.

"You / As if dancing / As if slowly dancing, approach / My face."

How do I reinvent it, the story, our lives? It was going to be only her and me from now on.

Until now, Trump always seemed unembarrassed to crow about his side hustles. But, if the Emirati payment was kept secret, what else might be?

A new restaurant from the team behind Corner Store offers exclusivity, and great steak to boot.

Akinola Davies, Jr.,'s début feature, scripted by his older brother, Wale, follows two brothers and their father during Nigeria's historic 1993 election.

Also: the primordial silhouettes of Simone Fattal, the indie-folk soundscapes of Florist, Rachel McAdams in "Send Help," and more.

Today's theme: Sounds dandy.