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Sporadic outbreaks of the disease have been seen in some provincial-level regions recently. The National Health Commission said the Chinese mainland had 1,205 confirmed COVID-19 patients as of Saturday, with the newly reported domestic cases found in Beijing and Hebei province in northern China and the northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang and Jilin. … [Read more...] about Migrants urged to stay put for festival

If all that sounds complicated, it is, and yet Docter and Powers and their army of collaborators contrive to make the massive dumps of information about this quasi-Heavenly world easy to digest. It's essentially just like a big Silicon Valley campus — like, say, Emoryville where Pixar is based — where everyone is super nice and polite in a corporate-culture kind of way, if occasionally a bit overzealous about rules. The latter is especially true of quota-minded Terry (New Zealander actor Rachel House), the closest the film has to a villain. Meanwhile, the New York City that Joe and 22 end up in feels extraordinarily realistic, right down to the grease on a pizza slice being dragged by a rat, and yet also congruent with the exaggerated, caricatured features of the characters. … [Read more...] about ‘Soul’: Film Review | London 2020

"Norwegian Wood" was John Lennon's attempt to "write about an affair without letting my wife know I was writing about an affair," and has the distinction of being the first pop song to use a sitar. Hank Williams Jr., Count Basie and P.M. Dawn have all covered the song off the album Rubber Soul. English group Cornershop, who had a hit with "Brimful of Asha" in 1997, recorded the best cover of the song, according to The Guardian's Jon Dennis. … [Read more...] about These Are the 50 Most Covered Songs of All Time

Disney Yep, it was based on a Disney theme park ride, but the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie in the ballooning franchise remains its best, in particular for introducing Johnny Depp's eccentric Captain Jack Sparrow. Sparrow and blacksmith Will Turner attempt to rescue the kidnapped Elizabeth Swann from cursed pirates who become undead skeletons at night. A pure blockbuster buoyed by Depp's comedic brilliance, The Curse of the Black Pearl makes a pirate's life look enthralling. … [Read more...] about The 35 best movies to see on Disney Plus

Amazon The Big Sick introduced the world to Kumail Nanjiani, who co-wrote the movie based on his real-life romance with partner Emily V. Gordon. After the pair go on a few promising dates, Emily inexplicably falls ill and must be placed in an induced coma. While Kumail gets to know her worried parents at the hospital, his own Pakistani family keeps arranging dates for him with other women. Not only ripe for cultural comedy setups, The Big Sick is also a down-to-earth and heartfelt story of an interracial couple. … [Read more...] about 20 best movies to stream on Amazon Prime Video