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French Court Convicts Director Christophe Ruggia in #MeToo Case
Christophe Ruggia was sentenced to four years and fined for sexually assaulting the actress Adèle Haenel when she was a minor.
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Car Bomb in Syria Kills 15 Agricultural Workers
The blast, which detonated next to a truck carrying agricultural workers, underscored the challenges faced by the country’s interim president.
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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith Wanted to Be the Rule, Not the Exception
The artist, who died at 85, used Indigenous imagery like the canoe and the buffalo the way Warhol used soup cans.
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Ebertfest 2025 Adds “Desperately Seeking Susan,” “Touch,” “His Three Daughters”
CHAMPAIGN, IL (February 3, 2025) — Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, also known as Ebertfest, announced today the addition of three new films to this year’s festival: 40th Anniversary Screening of Susan Seidelman’s DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN starring Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn, and Madonna Azazel Jacobs’ HIS THREE DAUGHTERS starring Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne, and Elizabeth Olsen…
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What to Watch on Netflix: February 2025
Starting this month, we will highlight some of the biggest Hollywood releases launching on Netflix over the next four weeks, with links to our original reviews when available and a brief commentary. February 2025 sees Netflix adding a pair of animated hits by George Miller, a modern comedy classic, a Best Picture winner, an underrated…
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The Unloved, Part 134: The Better Angels
With the state of Democracy a shambles and hope being sucked out of the country like helium from a balloon, I thought I’d offer a micro vision of hope, a poem about the humble beginnings of a man who would, one day, do great and terrible things, but who believed in whatever this country is.…
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NBC’s “The Hunting Party” is One of the Most Insulting Network Shows in Years
I’m sometimes overly forgiving of the state of network TV. I’m also overly forgiving of a serial killer procedural that was done well. I found escapist value in the “CSI” and “Criminal Minds” franchises, along with some of their wannabes. And the concept of NBC’s “The Hunting Party” feels like a slam dunk: A bunch…
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NASA Astronaut Recruitment Faces Trump’s Moves Against D.E.I.
The government space agency has vocally promoted diversity and inclusion for decades, even during the first Trump administration.
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Names Alexandra Bell Its New President
Alexandra Bell is bringing more than a decade of experience in nuclear policy to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the organization that sets the Doomsday Clock.