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The stormy Thanksgiving holiday in California took some out-of-town travelers by surprise. They expected sunshine but got rain. “I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t pack a single coat in my suitcase. I thought I would be wearing flip-flops,” said Vy Powell, who traveled from Virginia to Orange County to visit her aging parents for the […]

“Les Misérables” is not merely named after Victor Hugo’s celebrated novel, it shares its setting and succeeds splendidly in a mutual goal. Directed and co-written by Ladj Ly, who was born, raised and still lives in Montfermeil, the perennially impoverished Parisian banlieue or suburb where Hugo set part of his story, “Les Misérables” has exploded […]

LONDON —  Clive James, an Australian journalist, joker and intellectual who had a long career as a writer and broadcaster in the U.K., has died. He was 80. James’ representatives, United Agents, said he died Sunday at his home in Cambridge, north of London, and a private funeral was held Wednesday. James had been diagnosed with […]

There’s a lot of hype over Black Friday-Cyber Monday sales, and hotels, cruise lines and tour operators are no exception. You can find good deals with your travel dollars between Nov. 29 and Dec. 2 (some sales have expanded dates), but how good? Unlike airlines, most travel retailers let you know in advance what discounts […]

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