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“Anora,” “Shōgun” Win Big with Critics Choice Awards
California’s sunshiny 70-degree weather set the tone for the 30th Critics Choice Awards held February 7 at Santa Monica Airport’s Barker Hanger. In covering the awards for the last ten years, this Chicago-based critic always looks forward to the warm weather, although this year was the best as there was also an electric atmospheric from…
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In Praise of Excess: Queer Maximalism in the Films of Joel Schumacher
Excess is sorely needed in today’s cultural landscape. Maximalism in American cinema today is often regulated to a muted kind of spectacle, rendered in ugly computer-generated action sequences and amorphous color palettes that soften the impact of blockbuster films. There is a distinct absence of the kind of work Joel Schumacher mastered and brought to…
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Scientists Detect Shape-Shifting Along Earth’s Solid Inner Core
The new research adds to the mysteries of the planet’s deepest interior region.
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A Ramen That Merges Japan and the South
Once thought of as a byproduct of collard greens, brothy, complex potlikker takes on new life as a wonderful base for a Japanese staple.
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How to Cook Steak au Poivre
Choose the right cut of meat and follow these easy tips to prepare steak au poivre for two.
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Elon Musk Leads Bid to Buy Assets of OpenAI for $97.4 Billion
The billionaire is leading a group of investors in the unsolicited offer, which complicates the start-up’s plan to raise more money.
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5 Notes from the Big Paris A.I. Summit
At times, Kevin Roose writes, it feels like he is watching policymakers on horseback trying to install seatbelts on a passing Lamborghini.
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Early Crypto Traders Had Speedy Profit on Trump Coin as Others Suffered Losses
Some traders made tens of millions off a new cryptocurrency launched by President Trump and his sons. Many others lost out.
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In Europe, New Trains and a Streamlined Booking App
Also in the works: streamlined digital booking and Eurostar competition.
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China Is at Heart of Trump Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum
Existing American tariffs already restrict steel and aluminum shipments from China, which is now flooding other markets with its exports instead.