Father John Misty‘s new album doesn’t arrive until April, though a pair of singles from it released earlier this year hinted at the lushly cinematic direction of his first new collection in four years. So, yes, it made a lot of sense that for a one-off pre-release show at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los…
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Because he’s such a has-been, I’ve mostly refrained from thinking about — much less commenting on — the Former Guy in recent months. Donald Trump was forced from the White House in an overwhelming electoral loss and the hope was that he would simply disappear into the swamp that is Mar-A-Lago. Well, there are hopes,…
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In the early pages of Kiare Ladner’s debut novel, “Nightshift,” 23-year-old Meggie is a bit of a wallflower, a good girl with a boring job and a nice boyfriend who mostly represses her urges and accepts her lot. Then a new co-worker named Sabine arrives radiating style, sensuality, mystery and, well, life. Meggie feels a…
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In my 20-year career as a financial adviser, I have witnessed clients run out of money three times before or prematurely during their retirement. As an adviser, client relationships are important to me. I am vested in my clients’ well-being and care about the outcome of their decisions. In the case of these individuals, we…
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If you want a nostalgic reunion, there was former Miami Dolphins cornerbacks Sam Madison and Patrick Surtain, together again, talking Wednesday about coaching with each other this time. If want a strategic reunion, there was Wes Welker, the Dolphin who got away, in from San Francisco with new coach Mike McDaniel to direct the receivers.…
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The Ravens have added five new assistant coaches, the team announced Wednesday, stabilizing the staff after a month of attrition in Baltimore. Tight ends coach George Godsey, inside linebackers coach Zach Orr, outside linebackers coach Rob Leonard, assistant offensive line coach Mike Devlin and defensive quality-control coach Ryan Osborn have joined coach John Harbaugh’s 2022…
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We’re less than a week from the NFL combine and less than three from the opening of free agency. What approach will new general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus take in rebuilding the Chicago Bears roster? The Tribune’s Brad Biggs reads the tea leaves in this week’s Bears mailbag. How are the Bears…
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With the NFL scouting combine kicking off next week in Indianapolis, get ready for the deluge of mock drafts. While most mocks aim to predict where each player will fall — like The Baltimore Sun’s Version 1.0 — this one is a little bit different. Instead of pairing players and teams based on buzz on…
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Sam Madison and Patrick Surtain grew together as NFL cornerbacks that found considerable success playing the position with the Miami Dolphins between the late 1990s and early 2000s. The end of their playing careers branched off elsewhere before they came back to South Florida in retirement, coaching various levels from little league, to 7-on-7 football…
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Like all NHL teams, the Chicago Blackhawks send out daily medical updates about players’ injuries. Defenseman Calvin de Haan and goaltender Marc-André Fleury, for instance, were excused from practice earlier this week for “maintenance.” This can be general soreness or just a mental break for a player to get his body and mind in tune…
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