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As in the great Canadian comedy “Slings & Arrows,” set at a Shakespeare Festival outside of Toronto, themes and moments and speeches from the play being performed are echoed in the lives of the performers, while the viewer experiences the double magic of watching a fine actor playing an actor playing a part.

From Los Angeles Times

Director Kang Mi-so shouts across the set at an actor playing the role of the "wicked" aunt.

From BBC

Block now expects 18% growth in gross profit for the full year, above the 17% target it set at an investor day late last year.

From MarketWatch

This timeframe differs from what is being proposed at Westminster and Holyrood where the limit would be set at six months.

From BBC

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said over the weekend that he hoped the Supreme Court ruling would result in lower U.S. tariffs for the European Union; they were set at 15% for most goods under an agreement reached last year.

From The Wall Street Journal