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With the fallout from the war in Syria as a backdrop, director Nour Alkheder longs for her father through memories, imagination and the fragments of a life uprooted by conflict. As Alkheder reflects on what was lost and what remains, she confronts the emotional weight of nostalgia and the love that binds her to her father and her homeland. I Love You More explores what it means to long for someone,

A couple of years ago, my daughter-a recently graduated English major with an impeccable track record for book recommendations-suggested that I read Dear Edward. It took me a while to make it happen, but while we traveled together last holiday season, she glanced over mid-flight and was startled to see me reading her recommended novel about a plane crash while we were navigating multiple legs of our own air travel. I understood her concern.

"I had to beat traffic to get out to the High Performance Centre and I had a long work call between 8am and 11am," Johnny Sexton recalls. "The lads were then coming out to training and I was sitting there in the car with my shirt on. Call over, I'd have to take it off, put my gear on, jump out, train with the lads, do the kicking session, back into the car and off to work again for the rest of the day."

Luka Doncic announced the birth of his second child -- a daughter, Olivia -- on Instagram on Saturday morning. Doncic, who missed the Lakers' last two games for "personal reasons," has been away from the Los Angeles Lakers and back in his hometown of Ljubljana, Slovenia to be with his fiancée, Anamaria Goltes, for the delivery, sources told ESPN. Doncic and Goltes also have a two-year old daughter, Gabriela, together. L.A. went 1-1 in his absence.

When actor Andy Garcia arrived in Los Angeles, seeking a career in entertainment, he had no idea that he'd end up becoming a longtime resident. "I moved to Los Angeles in 1978, looking for work as an actor," Garcia says. "I lived in Hollywood in a storefront apartment on Sycamore and Fountain. I lived there a couple of years, moved, and have been in Los Angeles ever since."

We had a lot of breakups and make-ups. We fell hard. We fell fast. We were really young when we met, and in a lot of ways, we really grew and matured into adults together.

It's definitely been a lovely and unexpected season for me. I think since I was a teenager I have been so focused on boxing I had very little room for relationships and, honestly, even the thought of a relationship was out of the way for me. It's so lovely that love snuck up on the later stages of my career. Myself and my husband Sean, we have a lovely quiet life in Connecticut. We're very happy, thank God.

"The subway smelled like diarrhea," she said.

How we doing, fam? Ready for candied yams and Joe Burrow's return? Or are you mostly looking forward to a turkey-induced nap that excuses you from washing dishes and listening to your mom's brother drone on about, well, drones? I'm lying. I don't have one of those uncles. The role of "that" guy is usually played by my cousin's husband. They're (finally) getting a divorce, though. So, this year my Turkey Day doze will be borne out of pure indulgence, rather than avoidance.

I pounced on the Nintendo Switch 2 when it came out earlier this year because I wanted something that felt familiar while living abroad. I've been a digital nomad for nearly ten years and currently live in Bangkok, Thailand, nearly 8,500 miles away from my six children and two grandchildren. The Switch 2 lets me play the latest games with my kids, which I love to do, even when the time change makes schedules wonky.

Jenna's three kids Mila, 12, Poppy, 10, and Hal, 6, came together to give Jenna the ultimate cheese-lover birthday celebration. The dinner was not only made with love but the Hager kids added personal and creative touches. "Mila was sort of the creative director," Jenna says while referring to the green-printed dinner menus titled: "Mom's Bday Tasing Menu." The tasting menu showcased these tasty delights with pun-filled food names.

Most people would agree that the perfect Thanksgiving combination is cornbread and gravy. Add a little turkey and sausage stuffing to the mix and it's one of the best holiday meals on the culinary calendar. (Apologies to Christmas, but I don't believe Scrooge when he talks up a perfectly cooked goose). For me? The perfect holiday combo is a good movie and family. Hell, put it all together and nothing beats a food-coma snooze halfway through Remember the Titans.

It's been a wild year, and this last stretch seems to be following suit - everyone has a ton of nervous energy. If your household is anything like mine, it looks a little like the inside of a snow globe that someone shook too hard. Luckily, Netflix is rolling out a big ol' slate of new family movies, preschool favorites, holiday specials, and even mobile games to help keep everyone entertained (read: distracted).

Grande qualified the story was her favourite about her grandmother, who she said was "so funny," and her brother (Frankie Grande) coming out as gay. "He came out to us and my first question was, 'Do have a boyfriend? Who is he? I want to meet him'," the "Break Free singer said of her personal response. "And Nonna was just trying to figure it out," she continued adding the Grande matriarch was "very accepting, very loving, very celebratory."

Twenty-five or so years ago, one day after school I went to visit my dad at his office. We didn't have a computer at home at the time so whenever I was around his, I would beg him to let me use it to play with MS Paint. I was probably around 7 or 8, and my go-to artwork was a portrait of my him made with the spray tool - perfect to recreate his short, spiky hair and stubble -

While the decision initially felt right, I entered months of self-doubt and indecisiveness. In retrospect, it's obvious to me that my lack of clarity was social media-fueled - after all, it can make life feel like a competition over who can look the coolest and most successful. My own desires felt clouded by what I saw through small, digital windows.

Flophouse America is the unnervingly intimate feature debut of Monica Strømdahl, an internationally award-winning photographer who spent 15 years documenting the impoverished communities that have sprung up in rundown motels throughout the US. Which is how she met Mikal, an energetic, 11-year old boy who's called home the hotel room he's shared with his parents since the day he was born.

"She's good," he said on the Nov. 14 episode of TODAY. "She's just angry that she's not allowed to get back on the horse yet. She does have to take that time to recover."

"You're chasing your tail, man. It's going to bite you," Clooney told Doane. "I am who I am. I look like what I look like, and it'll be all right."

While most 70-year-olds are slowing down to enjoy a quieter life, Kelsey Grammer just signed up for years of diaper duty. The award-winning "Cheers" and "Frasier" star just welcomed his 8th child, his fourth baby with wife Kayte Walsh. While chatting with Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong and Will Friedle - "Boy Meets World" stars now co-hosting the " Pod Meets World" podcast - he casually mentioned that he had recently met the newest edition to his family.

A s I get older, my parents begin to show me glimpses of their secret dreams. "Dad wants to move back to Vietnam when we retire," Mum tells me. "We can live like kings and queens over there!" Dad hollers in the background. My mother hasn't returned since 1978. For one, she couldn't travel without a passport, and she didn't get her Canadian citizenship until after she turned fifty-five and was no longer required to take the citizenship test. Second, she's in no rush to go back to a land still soaked in blood and mired in misery.