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This weekend I took some time out to relax with my youngest. Her choice: "The One and Only Ivan," courtesy of Disney+. It's a heartwarming story, based on real life, of a silverback gorilla raised in captivity and the center showcase of an oddly placed roadside circus -- a big top plunked in the middle of dying mall. The circus is struggling to stay afloat, despite the dedicated family of animal performers -- an elegant elephant, a rabbit that drives a firetruck, a neurotic seal and a chicken that plays baseball plus a pampered pooch -- and the somewhat vain but loving ringmaster Mack (Brya...