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‘The Dog Stars’ Review: Jacob Elordi’s Sensitive Survivalist Can’t Sustain a Dreary Dystopian Adventure

It’s the end of the world as we know it in “The Dog Stars,” and everyone feels — well, not fine exactly, but, you know, fine? Alive, hanging in there, taking it one day at a time. Things could be better, which goes without saying in the aftermath of a flu pandemic that has wiped […]

‘The Dog Stars’ Review: Jacob Elordi’s Sensitive Survivalist Can’t Sustain a Dreary Dystopian Adventure

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Insights from Chieftains of Uva: Genealogy of two Kandyan Families – Part II

Reflections on Kandyan Genealogical Studies: by Sena Thoradeniya (Part I of this article appeared in The Island of 19 August 2026) In the Kandyan territories, genealogical studies have been largely…

  • Kandyan genealogical studies focus on upper caste Govigama, omitting lower castes and side branches.
  • Oral traditions and colonial records preserve names of less prominent Kandyan families.
  • Master craftsmen like Devendra Mulachari have documented works but many others remain unrecognized.

Saints' Kellen Moore Gives Positive Update on Chris Olave

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave left practice early on Tuesday after taking a hard fall on a deep-ball route.

  • Saints wide receiver Chris Olave injured his back during practice.
  • Coach Kellen Moore assured Olave was not seriously hurt.
  • Olave had a stellar 2025 season with 100 catches, 1,163 yards, and 9 TDs.

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