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Jon Kyl, a Persuasive Advocate of Defense
The former Arizona senator, who is withdrawing from public life, was an admired legislator who understood the limits of diplomacy alone.…
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The Supreme Court Must Find the Courage to Defend the Truth on Women’s Sports
The Supreme Court can either protect women as a real, distinct class, or it can green-light the erasure of women’s spaces and sports.…
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In the Abortion Industry, ‘Access’ Now Matters More Than Care
Mail-order abortion drugs are redefining medical standards — and not in a good way. Source link
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‘The Shitheads’ Review: Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr. are Losers on a Mission in a Broad Comedy Tinged with Viciousness
There’s an instance of unforeseen violence a third of the way into “The Shitheads,” Macon Blair’s latest blood-soaked tragicomedy, that…
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‘The Gallerist’ Review: Natalie Portman Plays a Desperate Miami Art Dealer Whose Latest Show Is About to Make a Killing
How can you tell if an art show is a success? If a piece sells, the curator typically places a little red dot beside it, letting…
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‘Zi’ Review: Kogonada Changes Course for a Small, Slight, Beautiful Journey
Light and shimmery and intricately formed as a dandelion clock, Kogonada‘s 2017 debut “Columbus” walked a fine tonal line between poetic…
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‘The Friend’s House Is Here’ Review: A Touching Tale of Sisterhood Defiantly Celebrates Tehran’s Underground Artists
Artists create not because they’ve been given permission to do so, but simply because they must. This certainty illuminates filmmaking duo…
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‘The Invite’ Review: Olivia Wilde Directs and Stars in a Bravura Dinner-Party Dramedy That’s like ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ Redone as Vintage Woody Allen
When you go into a movie knowing that it’s about two couples who get together for a dinner party, there are certain expectations about…
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‘One in a Million’ Review: A Poignant, Decade-Spanning Portrait of a Syrian Refugee Caught Between Two Ideas of Home
When you’ve only lived for a decade, the next one stretches ahead of you like an apparent eternity. To the elders raising you, it goes by…
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‘Josephine’ Review: An 8-Year-Old Girl Grapples With Matters Beyond Her Understanding in Beth de Araújo’s Shattering Sundance Drama
SPOILER ALERT: The following review contains mild spoilers. For decades, the Motion Picture Association’s film ratings system — devised by…
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The U.S. Should Try to Stop Britain’s Chagos Islands Handover
Keir Starmer has made a mess of things. Source link
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Gavin Newsom’s Big Ambulance Scam
California is inflating ambulance service reimbursements to get more federal taxpayer dollars. Congress can end this swindle. Source link
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Mr. Market’s Take on American Art: The Oracle Speaks During Americana Week in New York Auctions
Auctions and the Winter Show at the Armory hint at the strength of the market for old American art. Source link
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‘The Moment’ Review: Charli xcx Is a Version of Herself in a Mockumentary That Plays It Straight…But Should Have Played It Smarter
“The Moment” kicks off with black-and-white strobe images of Charli xcx writhing on the floor in skimpy torn clothing, as an industrial…
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'Extra Geography' Review: Coming-of-Age Dramedy Is Wes Anderson Meets 'The Holdovers'
Movies with female friendships at their core are some of the best of the best, especially in the coming-of-age genre. From hilarious…
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‘I Want Your Sex’ Review: Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman Are Hot for One Another in Gregg Araki’s Unapologetically Randy Rom-Com
Sure, the devil wears Prada, but what does an aggressive contemporary artist wear to work? How about a see-through dress and stiletto…
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‘Extra Geography’ Review: Molly Manners’ Delightful Female Friendship Movie Shines With Original Wit and Disarming British Humor
Female friendships demand something a little extra. As that famous America Ferrera monologue in “Barbie” reminded us, it’s tough to be a…
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‘The Disciple’ Review: Amusing Tale of How a Hip-Hop Protege Led the Wu Tang Clan Into a Deal With the Devil for the World’s Rarest Album
In the annals of recorded music as collectors’ items, nothing stands out quite like “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin,” the Wu Tang Clan album…
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What’s Good for Peter Navarro Is Good for Bill Clinton
He should simply comply with the subpoena and not flirt with a prosecution that would be expensive and time-consuming for him. Source link
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Don’t Let the Board of Peace Succumb to Mission Creep
To hear the president and his allies speak of it, it is a United Nations in miniature — one under the president’s control. Source link
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The Leo Strauss Letter That Previewed a Modern-Day Divide
As 65-year-old letters between conservative heavyweights reveal, the right’s internecine clashes on foreign policy are nothing new. Source…
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Busting Up a Nexus of Narco-Terrorism
U.S. pressure on the Iran-Venezuela-Cuba crime network will help protect the Western Hemisphere for years to come. Source link
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‘Faithless’ — Springsteen’s Latest Hysterical Politics
Scritti Politti’s ‘Faithless’ — political songwriting done right. Source link