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Qin Haiyang Claims Gold at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships
At the 2025 World Swimming Championships in Singapore, China's "King of the Breaststroke" Qin Haiyang once again showcased his remarkable…
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Richard Brody’s Summertime Movie Picks
The recent heat wave may be only a memory—but enshrining memories is what movies do, and many of them rely on harsh summer climates as…
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Nobody Wins on “Surrounded”
A couple of weeks ago, a clip from a YouTube video titled “1 Progressive vs 20 Far-Right Conservatives” started circulating on social…
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Hollywood’s Conservative Pivot
“King of the Hill,” the animated sitcom that first ran for thirteen Americana-powered seasons between 1997 and 2010, had a deceptively…
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“Weapons,” “Harvest,” and the Shackles of the Horror Genre
Horror is an accursed genre. Because it promises to deliver a specific sensational effect, its stories are obliged to fit into preordained…
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Tim Blake Nelson Boxing Drama ‘Bang Bang’ Sells to Sunrise for North America After Tribeca, Locarno Bow (EXCLUSIVE)
Sunrise Films has acquired North American distribution rights to “Bang Bang,” the emotionally charged boxing drama starring Tim Blake…
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Singapore semiconductor firms are exposed to planned US tariffs, but impact may vary: analysts
Semiconductor-related firms in Singapore are under the spotlight after President Donald Trump’s threat of US semiconductor tariffs.…
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Edinburgh Film Festival’s Paul Ridd on Rebuilding a Legacy, Elevating New Voices and Turning the Fringe Into an Asset
Two weeks before the Edinburgh International Film Festival kicks off its 78th edition, Festival Director and CEO Paul Ridd seemed almost…
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Celia Imrie’s WWII Novel ‘Meet Me at Rainbow Corner’ Nabbed by Saffron Cherry Productions (EXCLUSIVE)
The U.K.’s Saffron Cherry Productions (SCP) has optioned “Meet Me at Rainbow Corner,” the latest novel from acclaimed actor and…
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MPM Premium Nabs World Sales Rights to Locarno’s Piazza Grande Entry ‘Irkalla: Gilgamesh’s Dream,’ by Iraqui Director-Producer Mohamed Al-Daradji (EXCLUSIVE)
Paris-based MPM Premium has acquired world sales rights to hyperrealistic drama “Irkalla: Gilgamesh’s Dream,” by Iraqi director-producer…
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Victoria Mboko beats Naomi Osaka to win maiden WTA title at Canadian Open
Wildcard Victoria Mboko won her first WTA title by coming from behind to beat four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the Canadian…
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Mandalorian actress Gina Carano settles with Disney over firing
Actress Gina Carano has settled her lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm after she was fired from Star Wars franchise spin-off The…
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Versant Hires Paramount’s Erin Calhoun and MLB’s Steve Arocho as Communications Executives
Versant, the new company Comcast has spun off from NBCUniversal’s cable assets, has finished assembling its team of communications…
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James Cameron: ‘I’ve Justified’ Only Making ‘Avatar’ Movies for the Last 20 Years on the Basis They ‘Can Do Some Good,’ Not Just Make Money
James Cameron said in a recent interview with Rolling Stone that he’s given his filmmaking career entirely to the “Avatar” franchise for…
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The Power of Silence: My Greatest Career Lesson
Here’s advice I learned early in my career that seemed counterintuitive at first but proved to be invaluable. When I joined a room full of…
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Lily Collins Is Back in Character for ‘Emily in Paris’ Season Five With a Whimsical Pair of Max Mara Boots
Emily is now in Venice. Lily Collins, who recently lent her modeling talent to a spring 2025 Calvin Klein campaign, was filming in the…
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Thomas Partey: Former Arsenal midfielder joins Villarreal
Ghana international Thomas Partey has joined La Liga club Villarreal following his release from Arsenal. The 32-year-old, who signed for…
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Ice-T to Host 2025 Clue Awards; True Crime TV, Film, Podcasting, Publishing Nominees Announced (EXCLUSIVE)
Hip-hop icon and “Law & Order: SVU” star Ice-T has signed on to host the 2025 Clue Awards, set to take place Sept. 6 during the annual…
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Dick’s Creates In-house Studio to Create Sports Films
Dick’s Sporting Goods is getting into the sports content business. The Pittsburgh-based retailer has launched Cookie Jar & A Dream…
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Championship 2025-26 season preview: Club-by-club guide to the new campaign
Andy Bayes, BBC Radio Lancashire Head coach: Valerien Ismael Last season: Seventh Key ins: Sidnei Tavares (Moreirense, undisclosed), Dion…
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Dick’s Sporting Goods Launches Production Studio, Sets Little League Documentary and More Original Sports Programming (EXCLUSIVE)
Dick’s Sporting Goods is launching a production banner called Cookie Jar & A Dream Studios, which will make its official debut on an ESPN…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Swings to Q2 Profit, Boosted by HBO Max Expansion, ‘Minecraft’
The story of Warner Bros. Discovery is quickly becoming a tale of two companies — and that’s a narrative executives would really like Wall…
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A Brooklyn Renter’s Odyssey
Evie Cavallo is a young woman who lives in a shoe. To be specific, she rents a twenty-foot-tall cowboy-boot-shaped building, with an…
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“Thirty-Three,” by D. S. Waldman
Could be half my life, I said, could be all of it. Could be a third, Gabby said. Source link