Dan Hennessey, a veteran Canadian voice actor behind many iconic cartoon characters, has died, TMZ has learned. Dan’s family tells TMZ … he died Wednesday at home in his sleep from complications associated with Parkinson’s disease. You’ve definitely heard his voice at some point — he voiced Chief Quimby on “Inspector Gadget,” George Raccoon on
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★ The Hostess Handbook According to Maria Zizka (The Newlywed Table), the three pillars of party planning are “the desire to host, some reliably excellent go-to recipes, and a bit of party know-how.” You’ll get a hefty dose of all three in The Hostess Handbook: A Modern Guide to Entertaining. It’s filled with a wide
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Poor mental health costs the global economy $1 trillion annually in lost productivity and it is only getting worse in an uncertain world. Disrupted sleep, increased irritability and fatigue from mounting tasks can spiral leaders into poor coping habits that affect both personal health and work performance. Learning to better connect with yourself is a
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The Giller Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in Canada, and it has the largest cash prize: $100,000 for the winner and $10,000 for shortlisted authors. It recognizes outstanding fiction by a Canadian author published in the previous year. The 2024 winner has been announced, and it’s Anne Michaels for her historical
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I’ll be honest—it took me a moment to understand this book. We are immediately thrown into an opulent “year-turning” party: buffets of food, swirling gowns, a mysterious grandfather clock slowly ticking down the hours until the new year. Our protagonist, Kembral Thorne, is at the party while on maternity leave from her job as a
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Bangkok’s prime Grade A office buildings have seen vacancy rates spike to 26.3%, signaling a growing oversupply in the market. Nevertheless, Frasers Property Limited, under the leadership of Panote Sirivadhanabhakdi, is optimistic that the ongoing US-China trade tensions will boost demand for office and industrial properties across Southeast Asia. With a $3.6 billion investment in
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World is the latest offering from botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer, an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, one of the great Anishinaabe peoples of the Great Lakes. This slim but powerful volume continues the work of her previous books, including Gathering Moss and the New York Times
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