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The cities of ancient Mesopotamia were oases for travelers trying to escape the sun’s heat. Urban shade was created by the buildings themselves with homes constructed close together and next to alleyways less than 5 feet wide.

TORONTO — Mustafa's heartfelt "Gaza is Calling" and Lou-Adriane Cassidy's theatrical "Dis-moi dis-moi dis-moi" are among the five contenders for the inaugural Polaris Song Prize.

Tracee Ellis Ross, the actor best-known for her roles in shows like “black-ish” and “Girlfriends,” happens to be single and without children, but she doesn't let either hold her back from experiencing a fulfilling, joyful life, especially when it com

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved people.

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US) 1. Lilo & Stitch (2025) 2. How to Train Your Dragon (2025) 3. Materialists 4. Final Destination Bloodlines 5. Thunderbolts(asterisk) 6. Ballerina: From the World of John Wick 7. Warfare 8. Sinners 9.

Top New Shows (US) 1. Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton , Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton 2. Legends of the Wild, A Field And Stream Production , Sam Soholt ' Field & Stream 3. Charlie’s Place , Pushkin 4.

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List) 1. An Inside Job by Daniel Silva (Harper) 2. The Hamptons Lawyer by James Patterson & Mike Lupica (Little, Brown and Company) 3. State of Retribution, A First Family Novel by Marie Force (HTJB, Inc.) 4.

Nonfiction 1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, narrated by the author (Audible Studios) 2. The Idaho Four by James Patterson and Vicky Ward, narrated by Elisabeth Rodgers (Little, Brown & Company) 3.

Growing up as a Korean immigrant in 1990s Toronto, Maggie Kang kept her love of K-pop to herself.

LONDON (AP) — Indian author Kiran Desai, who won the Booker Prize and then didn’t publish a novel for almost two decades, is up for the award again with her long-awaited follow-up.