In “Yes,” an Israeli Filmmaker Charges Israel with Self-Satisfied Brutality

In “Yes,” an Israeli Filmmaker Charges Israel with Self-Satisfied Brutality

That delirious excess befits the essence of Lapid’s method, which is a fusion of fiction with indigestibly and irreducibly nonfictional elements. That method was also evident in his previous feature, “Ahed’s Knee” (2021), in which a filmmaker (likewise referred to as Y) confronts censorship in Israel’s cultural bureaucracy while contending with his mother’s grave illness.…

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In “Yes,” an Israeli Filmmaker Charges Israel with Self-Satisfied Brutality

In “Yes,” an Israeli Filmmaker Charges Israel with Self-Satisfied Brutality

That delirious excess befits the essence of Lapid’s method, which is a fusion of fiction with indigestibly and irreducibly nonfictional elements. That method was also evident in his previous feature, “Ahed’s Knee” (2021), in which a filmmaker (likewise referred to as Y) confronts censorship in Israel’s cultural bureaucracy while contending with his mother’s grave illness.…

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Consumer Confidence Continues to Drop as Gas Prices Rise

Consumer Confidence Continues to Drop as Gas Prices Rise

Shoppers on their way to the mall are increasingly noticing prices at the gas station — and they’re not liking what they see.  March consumer confidence fell 6 percent from last month, slipping back to levels last seen in December, according to the University of Michigan’s closely watched Surveys of Consumers.  “Declines were seen across…

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The Top 5 Sales Speakers Driving Real Change in 2026

The Top 5 Sales Speakers Driving Real Change in 2026

Most sales keynotes create a spike in energy. Few change how teams perform once the room clears. Today’s organizations want more than inspiration. They want speakers who translate insight into execution, driving better conversations, stronger relationships, and consistent performance across teams. The speakers leading the way in 2026 go beyond storytelling. They bring practical frameworks,…

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Tiger Woods car crash: Golfer involved in Florida collision

Tiger Woods car crash: Golfer involved in Florida collision

Golf star Tiger Woods has been involved in a car crash in Florida. In a statement, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said it is actively investigating the crash on Jupiter Island, which took place on Friday just after 14:00 local time (about 19:00 GMT). The BBC’s US media partner CBS says a source at Martin…

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John Lithgow on the Controversial Authors Roald Dahl and J. K. Rowling

John Lithgow on the Controversial Authors Roald Dahl and J. K. Rowling

Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Wherever You Listen Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the best of The New Yorker in your inbox. The new play “Giant,” on Broadway, dramatizes the scandal around Roald Dahl, the beloved children’s-book author who, in the nineteen-eighties, began making antisemitic statements and invoking stereotypes about…

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Lucyd Captures 44% Amazon Market Share in Smart Safety Glasses

Lucyd Captures 44% Amazon Market Share in Smart Safety Glasses

Company establishes dominant position on world’s largest retail platform while building multi-channel distribution strategy Innovative Eyewear, Inc. (NASDAQ: LUCY) has emerged as the clear category leader in the rapidly growing smart safety glasses segment, capturing approximately 44% market share on Amazon.com according to recent market analysis. This dominant position on the world’s most popular retail…

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“Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat” and Age of the Prestige Prank Show

“Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat” and Age of the Prestige Prank Show

Three years ago, the quasi-scripted comedy “Jury Duty,” an unassuming offering on the now defunct streaming service Freevee, became a social-media sensation through its particular brand of gentle brazenness. Its creators, Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, Frankensteined the series by stitching together two moribund TV genres—the mockumentary sitcom and the prank show—to construct something new,…

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TaiwanPlus Strikes U.S. Distribution Deal With GoldenTV (EXCLUSIVE)

TaiwanPlus Strikes U.S. Distribution Deal With GoldenTV (EXCLUSIVE)

TaiwanPlus and GoldenTV have entered a programming partnership that will see Taiwanese content made available through GoldenTV’s cable and streaming operations in the U.S. TaiwanPlus will supply a selection of its programming to GoldenTV’s distribution network, with the aim of reaching both Asian American and Pacific Islander viewers and the wider American public. The centerpiece…

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