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What The New Yorker Was Watching in 1925
Film criticism at The New Yorker started with a bang: the first movie reviewed in the first issue, dated February 21, 1925, was the German…
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Elizabeth Gilbert’s Latest Epiphanies
“Elizabeth Gilbert has a new memoir out.” The mere sentence radiates gentle inspiration—watercolors, billowy pants with elephants printed…
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Constantine Cavafy, Poetry’s Inadvertent Influencer
The apparition of my body in its youth, since nine o’clock when I first turned up the lamp, has come and found me and reminded me of…
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How Music Criticism Lost Its Edge
When I was growing up, a critic was a jerk, a crank, a spoilsport. I figured that was the whole idea. My favorite characters on “The…
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Iron ore hits over one-week high as Rio Tinto suspends work at Guinea mine
Iron ore futures touched a one-week high on Monday (Aug 25) as Rio Tinto suspended activity at its Simandou project in Guinea following an…
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Exclusive: The NFL has a new fashion partner—and it’s your favorite mall retailer
For more than a decade, the NBA tunnel has become a runway, transforming Jayson Tatum and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander into style icons. NFL…
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Virginia Giuffre memoir to be published months after death
A posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre, who accused the Duke of York and the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein of sexual assault,…
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‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Dominates Korean Box Office
Japanese animated blockbuster “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle” stormed the Korean box office over the Aug.…
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Newcastle v Liverpool: Alexander Isak transfer saga sets tone for 'huge' Premier League game
What a time this is for Hugo Ekitike to be making his first visit to St James' after Liverpool won the race, ahead of Newcastle, to sign…
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Jackie Chan’s ‘The Shadow’s Edge’ Rises to No. 1 at China Box Office
iQiYi Pictures’ thriller “The Shadow’s Edge” climbed to the top of the Chinese box office in its second weekend with RMB182.9 million…
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Venice’s Hotel Gabrielli Reopens Its Doors Just in Time for the Venice Film Festival
RESTORED GLORY: More than 700 Murano glass chandeliers and wall sconces are alight once again inside the luxurious halls of Venice’s Hotel…
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Tamannaah Bhatia, Diana Penty and Karan Johar’s ‘Do You Wanna Partner’ Sets September Prime Video Bow (EXCLUSIVE)
Karan Johar‘s Dharmatic Entertainment has set a September bow for “Do You Wanna Partner,” a comedy-drama series starring Tamannaah Bhatia…
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Shohei Ohtani high-fives heckler after hitting home run
As Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani celebrated his 45th home run of the season on the baseball field on Sunday, he made a quick…
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As U.S. Open Kicks Off, Wilson Unveils New Athlete and New York-Inspired Tennis Rackets
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24 Years Ago, Tom Hardy Made His Film Debut in This Ridley Scott War Movie
It’s always a trip to rewind through an actor’s early credits – those blink-and-you-miss-it roles, the baby-faced cameos that tease a…
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‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ Review: A Screenwriter Pursues Her Own Story In a Beguiling Japanese Diptych
Three years ago, Japanese director Shô Miyake enjoyed an arthouse breakthrough with his gorgeous, unconventionally delicate boxing movie…
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Tommy Fleetwood wins Tour Championship: First PGA Tour victory at 164th attempt for English Ryder Cup star
Tommy Fleetwood held his nerve to win the Tour Championship and finally claim a first PGA Tour title at the 164th time of asking. Emotion…
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Kumail Nanjiani Signed on for Six Marvel Movies Before ‘Eternals’: I Thought It Was ‘My Job for the Next 10 Years’ but ‘None of That Happened’
Kumail Nanjiani says that he signed on for six Marvel movies when he was cast as the superhero Kingo in Marvel Studios’ “Eternals,” but…
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Summer Box Office Won’t Reach $4 Billion Milestone After All
Heading into the summer, Hollywood was bullish that several promising blockbusters would be able to propel ticket sales above $4 billion…
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Amanda Anisimova and Madison Keys Kick Off U.S. Open With Lalo Tequila
Ahead of the U.S. Open, American tennis stars Amanda Anisimova and Madison Keys joined Lalo Tequila and IMG for a celebratory cocktail…
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Jerry Adler, Hesh Rabkin on ‘The Sopranos,’ Dies at 96
Jerry Adler, a former Broadway producer and manager who turned to acting in his sixties and became known to audiences as Hesh Rabkin on…
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Box Office: ‘Weapons’ Crossing $200 Million, ‘Materialists’ Hits $85 Million Globally
“Weapons” is imminently crossing the $200 million mark at the global box office with ticket sales for the R-rated horror film at $199.4…
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Box Office: Netflix’s ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ Leads With Estimated $18 Million Debut, ‘Weapons’ Stays Strong With $15.6 Million
In a box office twist, a film from the theatrical-averse Netflix appears to be No. 1 on North American charts. “Kpop Demon Hunters,” a…
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10 Greatest Western Movies of the Last 40 Years, Ranked
If you think of the Western genre as a bit of a dated one, that’s not entirely fair, but it also might well be understandable. There’s…