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The Oscars: Who Will Win and Who Should Win
Will win: “One Battle After Another” Should win: “One Battle After Another” Should’ve been nominated: “Sirāt” Best Director Paul Thomas…
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The Perverse, Tender Worlds of Paul Thomas Anderson
Early on, there are slow-moving but tense confrontations between Dodd and Freddie in which Hoffman and Phoenix appear to be competing over…
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Jennifer Runyon, ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Charles in Charge’ Actress, Dies at 65
Jennifer Runyon, an actress known for her roles in “Ghostbusters” and the CBS sitcom “Charles in Charge,” died March 6. She was 65.…
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Steve Borthwick: Is Italy defeat the beginning of the end for England coach?
England rolled one dice repeatedly, taking to the air in the hope of winning aerial contest. They did at times. Cadan Murley came down…
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A Nineteenth-Century Countess’s Sultry Selfies
Virginia Oldoini helped conceptualize and starred in more than four hundred portraits so experimental and expressive that they have drawn…
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Viral Moments Die Fast Without a Real Funnel
I’m Erik Huberman, and I’ve built businesses off both sparks and systems. The sparks feel great. The systems pay the bills. My take is…
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The Captivating Derangement of the Looksmaxxing Movement
The “very objective” and “very well researched” taxonomy in question is the P.S.L. scale, named for three of the most infamous forums from…
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Dave review: British star transcends rapper status at London O2 gig
The 27-year-old took fans on a memorable journey through a decade of his music at London's O2 arena. Source link
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“Neighbors” Captures the Drama That Follows You Home
Sometimes, in a “Jerry Springer Show”-like twist, a character’s true nature doesn’t emerge until later on, forcing the viewer to swap…
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“Yam Daabo” Reintroduces a Late, Great Filmmaker
Though the movie is shot entirely outdoors and largely features people on the move, mostly in the countryside but also in several…
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Founders who scale spot these 7 patterns early
You can feel it when something is off in your business, even if the metrics still look fine. Or when something is working, even if it has…
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“Hoppers” Is a Happy Leap Forward for Pixar
The script is by Jesse Andrews, who co-wrote the Pixar comedy “Luca” (2021), a sunny tale of youthful self-discovery and the seemingly…
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Stephen Shore, Ryan McGinley’s Xeroxes in “Hard Copy New York”
Also: Jonathan Richman’s soft touch, Sean Hayes’s liquid charm in the play “The Unknown,” “The Bride!”-related culture picks, and more.…
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Could a Cancer Treatment Cure Autoimmune Diseases?
As a rheumatologist at Columbia University Medical Center, I routinely care for patients with autoimmune diseases. I’m grateful that, in…
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Netflix buys Ben Affleck's AI film tech company, InterPositive
In 2022, Ben Affleck became so fixated on AI in film production that he quietly launched his own film tech company, InterPositive. Netflix…
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The Self-Serving Seduction of “Vladimir”
The new Netflix series stars Rachel Weisz as a professor whose lust for a younger colleague renews her lust for life itself—and drives her…
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‘The Beauty’ Finale Director Breaks Down That Disgusting Transformation Scene, [SPOILER]’s Change of Heart and Who Should Return in Season 2
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains stories from the two-part Season 1 finale of “The Beauty,” now streaming on FX on Hulu and Disney+. FX’s…
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“The Bride!” Is All Exclamations but No Explanations
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s imaginative adaptation of the Frankenstein story, starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale, leaves its premise and…
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Yuval Sharon Reimagines the Canon
In the director Yuval Sharon’s book “A New Philosophy of Opera,” he reflects on the plight of contemporary artists interpreting classic…
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Has Taking the Perfect Photo Ruined Tourism in “The Spectacle”?
Yasmin van Dorp’s short film depicts beautiful destinations—and the crowds of cell-phone photographers who inundate them. Source link
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Rimbaud and Verlaine in Washington Square Park
“Godlike” is a poet’s novel, a dazzling Künstlerroman that touches on art, love, aging, and queerness, punctuated with verses by Hell (in…
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Chris Fleming Prances, Scuttles, and Undulates Onto HBO
Fleming’s HBO special, his first for the network, is his chance to tip into mainstream comedy after more than a decade as a cult figure.…
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The Future of Horror Movies Is on YouTube
For this week’s Infinite Scroll column, Alex Barasch is filling in for Kyle Chayka. Horror is a genre of upstarts. Many of its strangest,…
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Why a Woman Would Rather Love a Statue Than a Man
As Venus educates Rika in the art of self-possession, we are only moderately surprised when Rika informs us, “I was in love with the…