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The Grim Resonance of “The Innocents of Florence”
A slim, compelling book about one of the first orphanages in Europe contains painful echoes of the present. Source link
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Why Can’t A.I. Manage My E-Mails?
Chatbots can pass the Turing test—but they can’t yet handle an office worker’s inbox. Source link
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Ringgit rally driven by domestic strength and Fed cut bets, say analysts
The currency hits a 13-month high against the greenback, year-to-date peak versus Singdollar The Malaysian ringgit has rallied about 7 per…
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Ringgit at 13-month peak: Can Malaysia's currency keep rising?
Unit fuelled by strong investment inflows into Malaysia and encouraging follow-through on fiscal policies The Malaysian ringgit is on a…
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Reinventing Football: Which laws should change? Handball? Offside? Penalties?
Will VAR ever be accepted? Perhaps not in its current form, so how about adapting it to a challenge system? You might not have heard of…
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‘Predator: Badlands’ Dominates U.K., Ireland Box Office
Disney’s “Predator: Badlands” ruled the U.K. and Ireland box office, opening to £2.3 million ($3.1 million), according to Comscore. The…
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Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese Film Legend That Starred in ‘Ran,’ ‘Harakiri’ and ‘The Human Condition’ Trilogy, Dies at 92
Tatsuya Nakadai, one of Japan’s most celebrated stage and screen actors who was a frequent collaborator of director Masaki Kobayashi and…
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With ‘Predator: Badlands’ in Theaters, Here’s How to Get the Other Films in the Franchise on Blu-ray Online
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Cyberattack leaves Asahi struggling as rival brewers gain ground
AS JAPAN gears up for its busiest beer-drinking season, the country’s largest brewer is struggling to stay on tap - with its systems still…
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‘The Motherload’: 20th Television to Develop Series Adaptation of Sarah Hoover Memoir (EXCLUSIVE)
Sarah Hoover‘s memoir “The Motherload: Episodes From the Brink of Motherhood” is in development as a drama series at 20th Television,…
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What Sustainable Ambition Looks Like (and why most people miss it)
You probably carry two competing stories in your head. One says you must grip the throttle, sleep at the office, raise now, hire faster,…
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‘Calle Malaga,’ ‘Comparsa,’ ‘Cover-Up’ and ‘Sirāt’ Take Top Audience and Jury Honors at Denver Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
The 48th annual Denver Film Festival has announced this year’s award recipients by its selected jury and audience attendees. Leading the…
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Emily Sundberg enters the podcast zone
Feed Me’s Emily Sundberg has launched her first foray into podcasting with Expense Account. The first episode, out today, features chef…
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This Frida Kahlo painting is going to auction at Sotheby’s. It could fetch up to $60 million
Frida Kahlo’s “El sueño (La cama)” — in English, “The Dream (The Bed)” — is causing a stir among art historians as its estimated $40…
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Zack Snyder, Kiefer Sutherland Hit Colombia as Country Enjoys International Production Boom
The good news keeps coming for Colombia’s audiovisual industry, most recently with a report that its 2025 Audiovisual Investment…
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The Art of the Profile
On October 26, 2025, the New Yorker staff writers Larissa MacFarquhar, Rebecca Mead, Ian Parker, Kelefa Sanneh, and Michael Schulman…
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Vladimir Putin Portrait ‘The Face of Power’ From Emmy-Winning Director James Jones Boarded by Dogwoof (EXCLUSIVE)
International documentary sales, distribution and production company Dogwoof has acquired international sales rights for “The Face of…
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The Comic Genius Who Pushed Television Further Than It Could Go
At its peak, “Your Show of Shows” had twenty-five million viewers, and Caesar was hailed as a genius. Albert Einstein and Leonard…
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Robert Rauschenberg’s Art of the Real
On certain days, I’d cut school and head over to the Museum of Modern Art to dream awhile. This was in the mid-nineteen-seventies, and my…
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T20 World Cup 2026: Historic win for India sparks surge in sales for tournament in UK
There has been a surge of tickets purchased for next summer's Women's T20 World Cup in England following India's victory in the 50-over…
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Bollywood Icon Rekha to Attend Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival for Indian Classic ‘Umrao Jaan’
Bollywood superstar Rekha is set to attend Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival for a special screening of Muzaffar Ali‘s…
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‘Dead Man’s Wire,’ ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘A Private Life’ to Play at Marrakech Film Festival
The Marrakech Intl. Film Festival has revealed the lineup for its 22nd edition, which runs Nov. 28 to Dec. 6. A total of 82 films from 31…
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‘The Leaves Hang Trembling’ Finds Timely Lessons of Hope and Resilience in One Serbian Teacher’s Story (EXCLUSIVE)
Serbian filmmaker Stefan Djordjević is prepping his sophomore feature, “The Leaves Hang Trembling,” a hybrid docufiction that explores the…
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‘The Queen of Versailles’ Broadway Review: Kristin Chenoweth’s Electric Performance Can’t Save this Overly Ambitious Slog
In 2012, award-winning documentarian Lauren Greenfield’s film, “The Queen of Versailles,” became a Sundance darling. The documentary…