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Fifty Weird Years of “Saturday Night Live”
It is customary for a person in a situation like mine—preparing to hold forth on “Saturday Night Live”—to divulge which performers would…
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The Art of the Crossword
How do you build a crossword? In this hour-long seminar, the puzzle constructors Natan Last and Robyn Weintraub provide a hands-on guide,…
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The Art of Film Criticism
“Somebody asked me, ‘When you write a pan of a movie, are you recommending that I not see it?’ ” the film critic Richard Brody recalled.…
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Rea Irvin’s “Eustace Tilley” at One Hundred
A hundred years ago, The New Yorker emerged from the Jazz Age dreams of two young journalists, Jane Grant and Harold Ross. Fresh from…
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The Uneven Cross-Cultural Comedy of “Paddington in Peru” and “Universal Language”
Not every filmmaker is a cinephile, but, among those who are, that passion can manifest itself in unexpected ways. The driving pleasure of…
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An Arachnophobe Pays Homage to the Spider
Back in my footloose twenties, I lived for a year in Costa Rica, where I worked at a school in the central highlands and worked even…
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Lost and Found: A Newly Discovered Poem by Robert Frost
“Nothing New” was written in 1918, not long before “Dust of Snow,” which was first published in an English magazine, in 1920, under a…
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An Academic’s Journey Toward Reporting
Early in Ian McEwan’s novel “Atonement,” from 2001, a young girl sits on the floor, considering how strange it is to have a body. She…
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Korea Box Office: ‘Hitman 2’ Leads Again as ‘Nocturnal’ Debuts in Third Place
The South Korean box office saw “Hitman 2” continue its run at the top, though with a steep decline, while the new release “Nocturnal”…
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China Box Office: ‘Ne Zha 2’ Crosses $1.1 Billion as Market Surges Past $2 Billion in 2025
China’s box office continued its strong Lunar New Year momentum, with “Ne Zha 2” dominating the charts for the second consecutive week.…
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Fan Bingbing, Lee Kang-Sheng Star as Hong Kong’s HAF Unveils 15 Work-in-Progress Projects, Alumni Head to Berlin
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society’s (HKIFF)’s Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) has announced a slate of 15…
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Super Bowl 2025: Philadelphia Eagles demolish Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 to win NFL title
Donald Trump became the first sitting US president to attend America's biggest game, while Taylor Swift was among the many celebrities at…
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Super Bowl: What Happens With the Losing Team’s Championship Shirts?
An apparel collection celebrating the Philadelphia Eagles’ victory at the 2025 Super Bowl was released after the team beat the Kansas City…
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Philadelphia Eagles Dominate Kansas City Chiefs to Win Super Bowl LIX
The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday to win the Super Bowl for the second time since 2018. The Eagles’ 40-22…
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Nike Launches ‘So Win’ T-Shirt as First Super Bowl Ad in 27 Years Airs, Dedicated to Women’s Sports
Amid the Philadelphia Eagles’ defeat of the Kansas City Chiefs and Kendrick Lamar‘s triumphant halftime show featuring SZA at the Super…
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Chris Hemsworth Eats Kris Jenner’s Banana Art, Chris Pratt Supports Ray-Ban Meta Glasses in Super Bowl 2025 Commercial
To promote their new Meta Glasses, Ray–Ban has enlisted the help of Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt and Kris Jenner. In a new commercial that…
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Inside Jeep’s Frantic Race to Drive Harrison Ford to Super Bowl LIX
Harrison Ford doesn’t do many TV commercials. And he was pretty sure he wasn’t going to do a Super Bowl commercial for Jeep. For Olivier…
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Kendrick Lamar Declares ‘Game Over’ in Drake Battle With Triumphant Super Bowl Halftime Performance
Kendrick Lamar showed out during his performance during the Super Bowl Halftime Show, enlisting SZA, Samuel L. Jackson, Serena Williams…
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Duracell’s Super Bowl Shock: Commercial Shows Tom Brady Running Out of Power
Battery giant Duracell hoped for a Super Bowl shock Sunday when it tied its well-known power units to Tom Brady, the famous quarterback…
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The Story Behind Princess Diana’s Philadelphia Eagles Jacket
The iconic Eagles varsity jacket made famous by Princess Diana is trending again thanks to the Super Bowl 2025 match between the Kansas…
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Jon Batiste Hits High Notes in Paul Smith Look While Performing the National Anthem at Super Bowl 2025 in New Orleans
On Sunday, Jon Batiste hit high notes on the Caesars Superdome field in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX. The Grammy Award-winning singer…
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T-Mobile Plays Down Super Bowl Celebrities, Dials Up Elon Musk’s Starlink Technology
T-Mobile just dialed back its connection to celebrities in the Super Bowl. The telecommunications giant ran a 60-second commercial in the…
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Ledisi Delivers Impassioned Performance of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ at Super Bowl
Ledisi gave a soul-stirring and impassioned performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during the pregame ceremony at the Super Bowl LIX…
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US$3,000 milestone in sight for gold
GOLD started the year on a bullish note, breaking above the previous high of US$2,790 per ounce on Jan 30 and notching new highs in the…