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From Bikini Bottom to the top: Inside SpongeBob’s pop culture reign
When SpongeBob SquarePants premiered on Nickelodeon in 1999, there was no indication it would become the global phenomenon it is today. At…
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“Highest 2 Lowest” Marks a Conservative Pivot for Spike Lee
It’s fascinating when filmmakers make drastic late-career shifts, as Martin Scorsese did with “The Wolf of Wall Street” and Francis Ford…
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Trump’s DOJ Seems Awfully Nervous About the Tariff Lawsuits
The plaintiffs’ response was short and curt. Perhaps the lawyers who drafted it knew the judges would see Sauer’s pseudo-intimidation…
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“And Just Like That . . . ,” Carrie Bradshaw Bids an Unsatisfying Farewell
On Thursday, the third and final season of “And Just Like That . . . ,” the sequel series to “Sex and the City,” came to an unceremonious…
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Cash Payments Were Never Meant to Be a Cure-All for Poor Americans
More important, this study has to be evaluated within a large body of qualitative and quantitative evidence that shows cash payments to…
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Fall Culture Preview
Few have captured infatuation like Schubert, three of whose lovelorn song cycles—“Die Schöne Müllerin,” “Winterreise,” and…
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The 10 Percent Is in a Fit of Rage Over Airport Lounges
Our topic today, however, is the rage of what Barbara and John Ehrenreich once labelled the professional-managerial class. This cohort,…
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Who Said It: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or The Simpsons’ Dr. Nick?
Unlike Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current head of the Department of Health and Human Services, The Simpsons’ boisterous, goateed Dr. Nick…
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This $200 million sports streamer is ready to take on ESPN and Fox
Recent Nielsen data confirmed what many of us had already begun to sense: Streaming services surpassed broadcast and cable in TV…
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Indigenous knowledge meets artificial intelligence
Suzanne Kite’s AI art installations, for example, model a Lakota framework of data sovereignty: intelligence that emerges only through…
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Democrats Need Fresh Faces and Achievable Ideas to Defeat Trumpism
The Democratic Party’s poll numbers are so bad because the party isn’t trusted to deliver on its ideas, argues Leah Greenberg,…
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Myanmar: Fears of starvation in Rakhine as UN warns of 'disaster'
Jonathan Head and BBC Burmese BBC News, in Bangkok Aid agencies are warning of starvation in war-torn Myanmar's Rakhine State, with the…
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Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra Cause of Death: What Happened to Irish Bikini Designer?
The mystery surrounding the unexpected death of Irish bikini designer Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra has deepened as new details have emerged…
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Do you secretly fear an AI takeover? Maybe don’t watch this sports event where humanoid robots compete
Imagine walking down the street and stumbling upon a soccer match, except the competitors are robots, not humans. Would you be surprised…
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Spotted in the Mediterranean: Kate Moss Wore the Skirt Trend It Girls Are About to Fall in Love With
From the busy capital of Madrid to the rolling hills of Andalucía, mainland Spain has a lot to offer tourists year-round. In the summer,…
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Why US federal health agencies are abandoning mRNA vaccines
So perhaps we shouldn’t have been surprised when the US Department of Health and Human Services, which RFK Jr. now heads, announced “the…
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Taiwan’s “silicon shield” could be weakening
Squarely in the middle Taiwan’s modern security uncertainties stem from the long-contested issue of the island’s sovereignty. After…
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Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte: Time to believe the hype? Young Briton hits big stage with Saudi Arabia fight
Most 20-year-old boxers would be building towards national and European titles - former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury was 21 when he won…
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‘Sex-Love-Dreams’ Producer Yngve Sæther on ‘Power Play’ Scribe Johan Fasting’s Feature Debut and the Pay Off of Investing in Talent (EXCLUSIVE)
Seasoned producer Yngve Sæther of Norwegian powerhouse Motlys, credited for Joachim Trier’s “Oslo, August 31st” and most recently Dag…
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Lucy Liu on the Emotional Suffering of Her Character in ‘Rosemead’: ‘How Much Can You Endure?’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Lucy Liu received Locarno Film Festival‘s career achievement award Thursday, and presented her new film “Rosemead,” which had its…
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Bosnian Mystery Crime Series ‘Komar’ Acquired by Beta Film (EXCLUSIVE)
Beta Film has picked up international distribution rights to the Bosnian mystery crime series “Komar,” which celebrated its world premiere…
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Why AI is vulnerable to data poisoning—and how to stop it
Imagine a busy train station. Cameras monitor everything, from how clean the platforms are to whether a docking bay is empty or occupied.…
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CNMC Goldmine surges over 10% on record H1 earnings
Soaring gold prices and higher production spur the gold producer’s 256.1% rise in net profit for the first half of 2025 Shares of CNMC…
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Investors chase CNMC Goldmine to new high on record profit, trebled dividend
Shares of CNMC Goldmine soared more than 10 per cent on Friday (Aug 15) afternoonafter the gold producer posted record first-half earnings…