Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to debut 7 spectacular new floats

Spectacular floats featuring the Bronx Zoo’s wild denizens and also creepy characters from “The Addams Family’’ are among those set to debut at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. More than a half-dozen new floats will be featured at the 98th annual event, which kicks off Nov. 28. The added displays involve characters from “The … Read more

Review: L.A. Phil’s ‘Noon to Midnight’ marathon evokes the sounds of our city, grumbles and all

Audience members sit on the floor to listen to the Calder Quartet inside BP Hall, one of the venues in or around Walt Disney Concert Hall hosting the L.A Phil’s “Noon to Midnight” music marathon. (Carlin Stiehl / For The Times) “Noon to Midnight,” the Los Angeles Philharmonic‘s annual marathon, welcomes families, arts trendsetters, the … Read more

Dexter Lawrence: Giants players have no idea why team benched Daniel Jones

Dexter Lawrence supports the Giants’ quarterback change even though he doesn’t fully understand it. Lawrence spent Tuesday volunteering with Campbell’s Chunky at Community Food Bank of New Jersey, putting his energy into helping pack 1,170 cans of soup into boxes rather than trying to unpack the reasoning behind benching Daniel Jones for previous third-stringer Tommy … Read more

Review: Massive ‘Wicked’ movie adaptation takes its time to soar, much less defy gravity

Ariana Grande, left, and Cynthia Erivo in the movie “Wicked: Part I.” (Giles Keyte / Universal Pictures) The show “Wicked” doesn’t need a movie adaptation to be relevant — it’s already a cultural phenomenon, even before this first part of a behemoth two-film Hollywood version hits theaters. The beloved Broadway musical is taken from Gregory … Read more

SpaceX’s Starship set for launch, booster catch on Tuesday: Here’s what to expect

Elon Musk’s massive SpaceX Starship rocket is set for its latest test launch on Tuesday — and Musk hopes to repeat the success of last month’s mission and once again catch the Super Heavy booster after liftoff. Today’s mission marks the company’s fastest turnaround yet, with SpaceX touting that new upgrades to the booster’s propulsion … Read more

Bee Gees drummers Dennis Bryon and Colin Petersen die within days of each other

Welsh drummer Dennis Bryon, left, and Australian drummer and actor Colin “Smiley” Petersen both played for the Bee Gees. (Jeff Hochberg / Getty Images, from left; Keystone / Hulton Archive / Getty Images) Former Bee Gees drummers Colin “Smiley” Petersen and Dennis Bryon, who played with the quintessential disco group in the 1960s and 1970s, … Read more

Senate Republicans feel the heat over Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz for attorney general

Senate Republicans are feeling the heat from President-elect Donald Trump and his allies as they seek access to a potentially damning report on attorney general designate Matt Gaetz’s sex misconduct, teeing up one of the toughest confirmation battles the 47th president is expected to face. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who will chair the powerful Judiciary … Read more

Oklahoma superintendent spars with CNN host over Bibles in schools

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters got into a heated back-and-forth with CNN host Pamela Brown over public schools using the Bible in lessons. The “CNN Newsroom” host opened her segment with Walters, asking him about the backlash over his mandate to incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments into public schools, amid an ongoing lawsuit … Read more

The construction industry has a perception problem, Pomerleau CEO says

Canadians believe construction offers competitive salaries and benefits, but only 56% would suggest it as a career choice, a survey suggests. The construction industry is not just about workers, but also engineers and employees in innovation, law, and finance, Pomerleau’s CEO says.Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette Fifty-six per cent of Canadians would recommend working … Read more

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