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The Duchess of Cornwall is reading for a good cause. Camilla Parker-Bowles joined Taika Waititi’s reading of Roald Dahl’s “James and the Giant Peach” on Wednesday, alongside Lupita Nyong’o and Josh Gad. The 72-year-old royal played The Ship’s Captain in her first-ever character role. “Holy cats! Send a message to the Queen at once!” she …

Harvard professor of psychology Steven Pinker tweeted last week: “Belief in an afterlife is a malignant delusion, since it devalues actual lives and discourages action that would make them longer, safer, and happier. Exhibit A: What’s really behind Republicans wanting a swift reopening? Evangelicals.” Before responding to Pinker’s remarkably ignorant tweet, I want to praise …

A portion of ESPN’s 10-part documentary series “The Last Dance” explored the prolonged tension between Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas, digging into the infamous walk-off game and Thomas curiously being left off the 1992 Olympic Dream Team. Over the years, Jordan denied having any involvement in Thomas not making the Dream Team, the first American …

Before “Tiger King” scratched his way into household name status — there was a tiger queen. Actress Dakota Johnson has revealed that her 90-year-old grandmother, Tippi Hedren, still has “13 or 14 lions and tigers,” having downsized from her original 60 or so. Yes, “The Birds” star is also a big cat collector. The Hitchcock …

Ever wonder what your favorite celebrities buy when they’re browsing their favorite boutique or shopping online late at night? Welcome to Six Picks, where we ask stars to spill their style and beauty must-haves — so you can shop like you’re famous, too. Heather Dubrow may be known as “Fancy Pants,” but she’s committed to …

Hospitals hoarding massive piles of cash got billions of dollars in federal coronavirus bailouts while vulnerable health centers were forced to scrape by, a new report says. The feds have given more than $5 billion in grants to 20 big hospital chains that already had more than $108 billion in cash, the New York Times …

Steve Jobs recruited Pepsi’s John Sculley to Apple by asking him if he wanted to spend his life selling sugared water or if he wanted “a chance to change the world.” Sculley took the chance. In all his enterprises, Jobs offered his employees the same. They were on an intense mission, where much was asked …

Disney-owned Pixar Animation Studios has unveiled its first-ever gay main character in a short Disney Plus film called Out. Pixar has introduced its first-ever openly gay main character, which it released through Disney Plus’s SparkShorts series on Friday. The film features a man named Greg who is having trouble coming out to his parents, until a …

Grégoire Canlorbe: According to a popular opinion, left to its own devices, capitalism inevitably tends to a monopoly economy. An economy in which there is no competition. In a monopoly environment, the dominant companies can freeze competition and entrepreneurial initiative. In this regard, any monopoly is problematic, even the monopoly of the local baker or …

Pixar Animation Studios’ short animated film “Out” — which features the first gay lead character for the company — is melting hearts on the Disney+ channel. The 9-minute mini movie mixes fantasy, drama and comedy to tell the story of Greg, who is moving in with his boyfriend, Manuel. But there’s a catch: Greg isn’t …