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Uganda’s Election Goes Ahead, Despite Major Delays at the Polls
Technical failures at polling places caused major disruptions, and the opposition has warned of protests and government vote rigging.
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White Lies, Inner Truth: The Contradictions of Henri Rousseau
His naïve style landed him outside the firmament, but his painterly innocence was more seductive — and intentional — than many critics appreciated.
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Trisha Donnelly’s Mysteries
The artist isn’t known for her drawings, but in a new show these cryptic, sometimes unsettling works speak volumes.
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Jimmy Carter, the Man From Plains, Had a Passion for Painting
Amy Carter, the daughter of former president Jimmy Carter, selected paintings and memorabilia for two Christie’s sales. The prices might surprise you.
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Peacock’s “Ponies” Offers Unbridled Spy Intrigue For Its Two Female Leads
Remember the Mila Kunis/Kate McKinnon spy comedy “The Spy Who Dumped Me”? Of course you don’t; neither did I. But it did come back to me when the dynamic between the straight-laced Beatrice “Bea” Grant (Emilia Clarke) and the dry-witted Twila Hasbeck (Haley Lu Richardson) reared its head in Peacock’s espionage thriller series, “Ponies.” “Ponies”…
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School Spinoff “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” Boldly Goes Through Growing Pains
“Star Trek” has always touted its desire to explore strange new worlds; what “Starfleet Academy” supposes is, what if college is the strangest world of all? Glib as that may sound, it’s the premise behind Paramount+’s latest (and potentially last, unless more shows get greenlit) bid to keep the final frontier flowing. Take the design…
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A Tribute to Former FCC Chair and Media Champion Newton Minow
In honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth, some PBS stations will be re-showing Mike Leonard’s wonderful documentary about the remarkable life of Newton Minow. When he served as the Chair of the Federal Communications Commission, appointed by President Kennedy, he revolutionized television by expanding viewer choice through three major pieces of legislation: creating…
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Recipe: Easy One-Pot Cheesy Orecchiette With Cabbage and Paprika
Cabbage, sour cream and melty Gruyère star in Melissa Clark’s latest one-pot weeknight dinner.
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How Activists in Iran Are Using Starlink to Stay Online
Activists spent years preparing for a communications blackout in Iran, smuggling in Starlink satellite internet systems and making digital shutdowns harder for the authorities to enforce.
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Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm President and ‘Star Wars’ Boss, Steps Down
Kathleen Kennedy stepped down as Lucasfilm’s president and returned to producing. Two studio veterans took over.