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Barton Goldsmith Most of us have been dealing with some form of our activities being limited, and some people have been dealing with almost complete isolation. No matter who you are, you are probably doing life differently than you did before COVID-19.

LOS ANGELES – The motion picture academy’s announcement that it will shift the presentation of eight awards out of the upcoming Oscars telecast has sparked a chorus of criticism, revealing frictions within the organization as it struggles to save Hollywood’s biggest night from the existential threat of declining ratings.

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Destiny O. Birdsong’s “Nobody’s Magic” tells three separate stories, each centering on a Black albino woman living in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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NEW YORK – Oprah Winfrey’s new book club pick is a bestseller by a Harvard-trained sociologist sometimes referred to as Winfrey’s “life coach.” It’s also her first selection since 2019 that was not announced in partnership with Apple. Winfrey announced Tuesday that she had selected Martha Beck’s “The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self.” She was to promote the selection Tuesday night through an author interview on her monthly livestream “The Life You Want Class,” on OprahDaily.com.

Fly above the Maldives in a seaplane and you’d be forgiven for thinking that the whole of the Indian Ocean is dotted with glamorous overwater bungalows hovering above sand-rimmed micro-islands. But while some of the world’s most gorgeous overwater bungalows do call this region home, the Indian Ocean is far from the only spot on Earth where you can enjoy these kinds of Instagram-fabulous vacation accommodations. • The first overwater bungalows in the world were built in the Islands of Tahiti in 1967, and these days you can find this fabulous trend as far and wide as Jamaica, Belize, Bora Bora and even Sweden. Here are six stunning overwater bungalows all around the world that make perfect dream vacation spots for families and couples.