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The Best Budget Phones of the Year, Tested for Three Months
You don’t need to spend $1,000. These five phones under $400 surprised us with their cameras and battery life.
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Album Review: Velvet Harbor’s “Night Swim” Is a Summer Classic
Dreamy, warm and impossible to skip. ★★★★½
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Movies
Review: “The Lantern Keepers” Is the Best Mystery of the Fall
A lighthouse, a storm and a cast that never puts a foot wrong. ★★★★½
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Review: “Harbor Lights” Season 2 Finds Its Heart
The fishing-town drama goes deeper and better. ★★★★
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Bookstores & Libraries
Review: “North of Nowhere” Is a Thriller You’ll Read in One Night
Snowbound, sharp and seriously addictive. ★★★★½
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Live
Concert Review: Juniper Lane Lights Up the Riverside Amphitheater
Two hours, 24 songs, one huge sing-along.
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Movies
Review: “Pip & the Paper Moon” Will Make Grown-Ups Cry
An animated adventure with a lot of heart. ★★★★★
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Freelance Notes
Why Every Upwork Review Matters
One four-star review taught me more than fifty fives.
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Review: “Night Shift Diner” Is the Comfort Show of the Year
Small-town warmth, sharp writing. ★★★★
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Review: “Second Cousins” Is a Joyful Mess
A family-reunion comedy that never lets up. ★★★½
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