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Helaena was too good for “House of the Dragon”

Since the first season of HBO’s “House of the Dragon,” we’ve watched Helaena Targaryen (Phia Saban) grow from an eccentric child preoccupied with insects and murmurings of dreams — shrugged off as nothing more than oddities by the adults who…
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In Spain, summer begins with fire and feasts

Our table at Cuatrolatas never stood a chance. My glass of vermút sweats down to the turquoise tabletop. Standing room only among wine glasses, water glasses, sunglasses, juice glasses. A platter of summer tomatoes, tuna-belly conserva, shaved onion, and punchy…
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Rising US life expectancy isn’t what it seems

There’s some good news for American lifespans: In July, preliminary CDC data suggested that life expectancy in the U.S. is on track to reach a record high while death rates hit a historic low.  According to the report, there were…
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Hong Kong street food moved indoors

The smell hits first, garlic and char on skewered meat, chiles brushed over buns, oyster sauce mingling with the syrupy edge of black vinegar on sizzling noodles. Then comes the sound, clams tossed in hot pans, cleavers pounding roast pork,…
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Cornell has a new dorm rule: Don’t butcher bears

Cornell University has clarified that its dorm kitchens are for cooking food — not butchering bears. The upstate New York university has now banned students from processing wild animals in shared residential kitchens after two students brought a legally hunted…
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Ariana Grande fans need to see “Maddie’s Secret”

In the music video for Ariana Grande’s latest single, “Petal” — the title track off her eighth album, released last week — viewer discretion is advised. A parental advisory opens the clip, warning of the video’s explicit content and depictions…
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