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A Second Downton Abbey Movie Will Be Your Present This Christmas | Vanity Fair
The Crawleys are reuniting for another follow-up film that will also feature new cast members like Hugh Dancy and Dominic West. By Chris Murphy, April 19, 2021 The Crawleys know just what you want for Christmas this year: a Downton Abbey sequel. On Monday, Focus Features announced that Downton Abbey 2 will waltz into theaters…
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Las Vegas set to come out of Covid-19 better than ever | CNN Travel
Matt Villano, CNN • Published 14th April 2021 (CNN) — More than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, this desert city is looking bigger, bolder and better than ever. New casino resorts, innovative restaurants, expanded convention space and one-of-a-kind cultural destinations characterize the latest iteration of Las Vegas, which continues to reinvent itself in the…
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In the Sky This Month | StarDate Online
The stars of winter are marching toward the end of their annual evening run. Orion is in the southwest at nightfall as April begins, for example, but is quite low in the west as the Sun begins to set by month’s end. Sirius, the Dog Star, is to the lower left of Orion. It’s the…
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National Library Week | Conferences & Events
Image from ALA National Library Week 2021: Welcome to Your Library –The theme for National Library Week (April 4-10, 2021), “Welcome to Your Library,” promotes the idea that libraries extend far beyond the four walls of a building – and that everyone is welcome to use their services. During the pandemic libraries have been going…
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The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, March 5, 2021 | Garrison Keillor
“The law has nothing to do with justice, and injustice can’t be left unchallenged. So I decided to be a writer” – Leslie Marmon Silko, born this day in 1948… Source: The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, March 5, 2021 | Garrison Keillor
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What’s Up – March 2021| Skywatching tips from nasa
Mar 03, 2021 What are some skywatching highlights in March 2021? Look for Mars close to the Pleiades in the first couple of weeks of March. Then wake up early to observe the giant planets Jupiter and Saturn, which return as morning planets this month. Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What’s…
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Mardi Gras is canceled, so residents are making their homes into floats: ‘New Orleans doesn’t know how to do anything halfway’
It started on Twitter: “Turn your house into a float and throw all the beads from your attic at your neighbors walking by. #mardigras2021.” Megan Boudreaux was feeling down three months ago after she learned that New Orleans wasn’t going to issue Mardi Gras parade permits for 2021 because of the pandemic. The annual…
