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What I Learned from Today’s Puzzle

• SARI (33A: “A ___ for Ammi” (children’s book)) A SARI for Ammi is a children’s book by Mamta Nainy, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat. This book tells of two young girls whose mother is a weaver. The girls notice that their mother is a talented SARI maker, but she never wears the SARIs she creates. The girls set out to buy a SARI for their mother, and learn about the process of creating SARIs along the way. I’m always happy to learn about a new children’s book.
• LAMB (43A: Jalamah meat) Jalamah is a LAMB dish that originated in Asir, a province of Saudi Arabia. LAMB is cooked with fat, onions, and Arabic spices (cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, and black pepper).
• LANA (68A: Drag queen ___ Ja’Rae) LANA Ja’Rae competed on the most recent season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, which aired from January 3 to April 18.

In something of a coming out, Diller, 83, acknowledged his experiences of same-sex attraction in a May 6 essay published in New York Magazine. The revelation is taken from an excerpt of Diller’s upcoming memoir, “Who Knew,” which is slated to be released on May 20.

“While there have been a good many men in my life, there has only ever been one woman, and she didn’t come into my life until I was 33 years old,” Diller wrote of Fürstenberg, 78.

Diller, known for his work as chairman of IAC and Expedia Group, has been married to Fürstenberg since 2001. The couple has no children.

A romantasy book festival recently held in Baltimore has left some attendees feeling like they experienced the book version of infamous Fyre Festival.

The event, held at the Baltimore Convention Center May 2 and May 3, was advertised as the “perfect event to make more bookish friends.”

Archer Management promised prospective attendees and authors a magical evening complete with a vendor hall, panels, a content creation room, a cosplay competition and a ball. But according to various testimonials posted to TikTok over the weekend, the “A Million Lives Book Festival” was anything but.

Disgruntled attendees, many of them authors, said they felt cheated by event organizers, who failed to deliver on most, if not all fronts.

The latest lawyer to join Combs’ legal team is Nicole Westmoreland of Westmoreland Law LLC, who filed a notice of attorney appearance with the court on May 6.

Combs’ defense team was already led by attorneys Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos. Agnifilo is a founding partner at Agnifilo Intrater and, according to the firm’s website, has tried more than 200 cases in his 30-year career. He is a former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney.

Geragos is also a founding partner at Agnifilo Intrater and is “particularly experienced in defending and investigating allegations of sexual misconduct,” according to the firm’s website.

Four women who allegedly previously worked for the R&B-soul icon, 85, accused Robinson of sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, gender violence and creating a hostile work environment, among other offenses, according to a May 6 complaint filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court and obtained by USA TODAY.

The women, who were each reportedly employed as housekeepers at Robinson’s Chatsworth, Los Angeles, residence, claim they were forced to leave their jobs due to the singer’s “repeated sexual assaults and sexual harassment,” adding that his alleged conduct was “willful, wanton, and malicious, with a conscious disregard for (their) rights, privacy, and feelings.”

USA TODAY has reached out to representatives of Robinson for comment.

Robinson’s longtime wife, Frances Robinson, is also named in the lawsuit, with all four women claiming the singer’s spouse had “full knowledge of his prior acts of sexual misconduct” and “failed to take the appropriate corrective action.”

The update comes after local activist Tyler Yarbrough penned an open letter to Coogler, actor Michael B. Jordan and the rest of the cast to visit his hometown, which made national headlines last week. Capital B News first reported the story.

Yarbrough, 26, confirmed with USA TODAY on May 6 that he and Clarksdale Mayor Chuck Espy have had several discussions with top executives at Warner Bros. to bring a potential screening to the area in the near future, but there are no concrete plans at the moment.

“Nothing is set in stone, not even a date or location,” he said, adding that they are in the conversation stages despite reports. “I want us to co-create something with Warner Bros., that feels authentic, feels good for them and our community.”

A follow-up to the beloved 1998 classic “Practical Magic,” the movie, which was originally announced in June, will premiere Sept. 18, 2026, Warner Bros. confirmed.

“The spell is cast. The date is set. Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return,” the studio wrote in a post on X, revealing the movie’s two leading ladies will reprise their roles. Stockard Channing, who also appeared in the original film, has not yet been confirmed as a cast member.

The announcement comes on the heels of a record year for Kidman, whose performance in “Babygirl” earned her a Golden Globe nod, and whose reinvention as a master of complex and sometimes troubled female characters has added sheen to an already bright star.

Bullock, on the other hand, once a romantic comedy darling and Hollywood staple, has retreated from the spotlight in recent years, appearing less on the talk show circuit and taking roles sparingly.