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Liza Corsillo, a senior writer at “The Strategist,” has some tips on buying gifts for dads.

The Philadelphia bandleader didn’t always connect with traditional jazz audiences, but he found a second home doing so in Baltimore. A new double album revisit a show he and his “Arkestra” gave there.

July’s been surprised by the reaction to her novel, which centers on a 45-year-old married woman who has an erotic affair: “I’ve had people tell me that … it was all there, all their true feelings.”

Anyone can dance. As you read this comic, follow each step — and you’ll be moving and grooving in no time.

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Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language film, The Room Next Door, is a meditation on death. Writing and making movies “is a way of running away from death,” the Spanish director says.

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When we asked on social media to hear from single women who send out holiday cards we got more than 1,000 responses.

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Watching a movie on a plane can be a great way to pass the time if you’re traveling for the holidays – particularly if you’re going a long way. But picking the right movie can be very tricky. Today, we’re debating the best movies to watch on an airplane, and making recommendations, including Moana, Jackie Brown, The Holdovers, and The Lion in Winter.

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A new law gives TikTok a Jan. 19 deadline to sell to a non-Chinese company or face a nationwide ban. Law professor Alan Rozenshtein explains what this means and how President-elect Trump might intervene.

Fresh Air critic David Bianculli watches more TV than anyone he knows. He found it impossible to come up with a top 10 list this year — and is reveling in the abundance of exceptional shows.

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