Zooey Deschanel Reveals Her Kids’ Surprising Reaction to Elf

Zooey Deschanel Reveals Her Kids’ Surprising Reaction to Elf

Zooey Deschanel hasn’t been able to take her family through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, past the sea of twirly-swirly gum drops. Especially because her kids Elsie, 10, and Charlie, 8—who she shares with ex-husband Jacob Pechenik—aren’t exactly the biggest fans of their mom’s 2003 hit film Elf. “They’ve seen part of…

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Letters to the Editor, Dec. 7, 2025: ‘Networks not playing nice’

Letters to the Editor, Dec. 7, 2025: ‘Networks not playing nice’

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Alberta Canada Opinion Letters Published Dec 08, 2025  •  Last updated 19 hours ago  •  3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary in this photo from…

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How Ted Sarandos became the ultimate Hollywood gate-crasher

How Ted Sarandos became the ultimate Hollywood gate-crasher

Hollywood moguls once dismissed the outsize ambitions of Netflix’s executives. “Is the Albanian army going to take over the world?” former Time Warner Chairman Jeff Bewkes asked a reporter 15 years ago. “I don’t think so.” Think again. On Friday, Netflix co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos pulled off an audacious $82-billion deal to buy much of…

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A safety report card ranks AI company efforts to protect humanity

A safety report card ranks AI company efforts to protect humanity

Are artificial intelligence companies keeping humanity safe from AI’s potential harms? Don’t bet on it, a new report card says. As AI plays an increasingly larger role in the way humans interact with technology, the potential harms are becoming more clear — people using AI-powered chatbots for counseling and then dying by suicide, or using…

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