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Click:light novel The Torah scrolls lay strewn on the floor of Nessah Synagogue, some wrinkled and unraveled, others thrown on chairs alongside shredded prayer books. Piles of blue and white tallits and kippahs littered the floor, pulled from their cubbies by a vandal who had broken into the house of worship during Shabbat. Around 7…

The cinema business has seen a rise lately in “event screenings,” where movies play in special formats like 70mm or HFR, or where they’re booked only in a few theaters for limited runs. The idea is to make the theatrical experience more attractive by making it more exclusive. By contrast, in the world of VOD…

Good morning, and welcome to the Book Club newsletter. Join us on Jan. 27 when the book club launches its 2020 season by welcoming Ocean Vuong, award-winning poet and author of the bestselling “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous.” Vuong’s debut novel takes the form of a letter from a son to a mother who cannot…

When director Robert Eggers set out to make his mind-bending 19th century drama “The Lighthouse,” starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as a pair of lighthouse keepers descending into madness, he chose to shoot the film in black-and-white using an aspect ratio dating to the days of silent movies. Eggers knew that format, known in…

“A meow!” Artist and unconventional game developer Keita Takahashi has just overheard a feline through the telephone line. He laughs and begins asking questions about said cat. It’s the moment Takahashi seems most comfortable and chatty during our long-distance interview, a detour from discussing his latest game, which is about explosions, golden poop and, ultimately,…

1/10 The renovated haunt of early Hollywood star Errol Flynn is available for lease above the Sunset Strip for $25,000 a month.  (Cody Baggett) 2/10 The house overlooks the Comedy Store from its perch in the Hollywood Hills.  (Cody Baggett) 3/10 Various patios and balconies create additional living space outdoors.  (Cody Baggett) 4/10 The Hollywood…

For walkers who love the convenience of Pasadena but don’t want to join the stream of walkers and joggers circumnavigating the Rose Bowl, this route is a great alternative. Quiet, uncrowded and almost completely shaded, even at midday, it’s a cool way to explore the upper end of the arroyo. The walk borders Brookside Golf…

LONDON —  A mysterious figure who used a rare narwhal tusk to help subdue a knife-wielding extremist on London Bridge last month has been identified as a civil servant in Britain’s Justice Ministry. Darryn Frost broke his silence Saturday, telling Britain’s Press Assn. that he and others reacted instinctively when Usman Khan started stabbing people at…

TORONTO —  The son of a Russian spy couple who lived clandestine lives in Canada and the United States says he wants a future in Canada after the country’s Supreme Court ruled he can keep his Canadian citizenship. Alexander Vavilov was born in Toronto, which would typically qualify him for Canadian citizenship. But authorities had ruled…

PERTH, Australia —  Australia’s most populous state was paralyzed by “catastrophic” fire conditions Saturday amid soaring temperatures, while one person died as wildfires ravaged the country’s southeast, officials said. “Catastrophic fire conditions are as bad as it gets,” New South Wales Rural Fire Services Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons told reporters. “Given we have a landscape with so…