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Chicago’s Own Filmspotting Podcast Celebrates 20 Years With Inaugural Festival
Continuing the tradition of Chicago-based critics and creatives curating film festivals, this weekend marks the very first Filmspotting Fest, a three-day in-person film festival celebrating twenty years of the iconic podcast of the same name. Set to run from February 28th-March 2nd, screenings are split across the Music Box Theatre and Gene Siskel Film Center…
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What to Watch on Netflix: March 2025
We’re back to hold your hand and walk you through the new movie offerings over the next 30 days on the biggest streaming service in the world. Believe it or not, mere weeks after it was in theaters, the Gerard Butler action sequel “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” is hitting the service, one of the…
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A Preview of the 2025 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema
Now marking its 30th year, the annual “Rendez-Vous with French Cinema” festival returns to give American audiences a taste of what is happening in contemporary French cinema. Running March 6-16th at New York’s Walter Reade Theatre, the program offers up 23 films—a number of which are making their U.S./North American premieres—that include both the latest…
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This Meatloaf Makes a Mean Sandwich
A drizzle of red wine makes for a juicy loaf with a fruity, tangy kick.
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Under Trump, U.S. Dismantles Crypto Crackdown
Going case by case, regulators have halted investigations and withdrawn or paused lawsuits against top crypto companies and their executives.
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Microsoft Will Shut Down Skype in Favor of a Free Version of Teams
The company plans to move users of the pioneering service, which it bought in 2011, to Microsoft Teams.
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Why China’s Xiaomi Can Make an Electric Car and Apple Can’t
Xiaomi, which produces smartphones and consumer electronics, delivered 135,000 E.V.s last year after tapping China’s robust manufacturing supply chain.
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Anthropic’s C.E.O., Dario Amodei, on Surviving the A.I. Endgame
“I’m just worried that it’ll be a shock to people when it happens.”
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It’s Like Virtual Reality Goggles for Your Mouth
Scientists tested a device that helped volunteers taste flavors meant to represent distant samples of coffee, lemonade, fried eggs, cake and fish soup.
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Why Consumers Are Cutting Back on Shopping and Embracing ‘No Buy 2025’
Marketers followed consumers to social media and their phones. “Low Buy 2025” influencers are sharing tips for how to resist them.