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Philip Guston’s Teenage Drawings Reveal a Lost World of Funny Pages
A fresh crop of apprentice cartoons — now public property — from his pen at The Junior Times may add to our understanding of Guston and his art.
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
I’m not coming out and accusing the writers of “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” of using A.I., a touchy subject in Hollywood these days. But if a computer had written this blockbuster sequel, it wouldn’t turn out much different. Serving as a more direct sequel to 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life” than people might expect, “Ride…
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Chi Film Fest’s 60th Anniversary Cinema Soirée
It was a celebration that, in some sense, had been sixty years in the making. It was also necessary. It’s been a rough year for festivals: the Berlinale witnessed deep political divides around its response to Gaza, Toronto International Film Festival is still reeling from losing Bell (its biggest sponsor), the entire programming team for…
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The Acolyte Sends Star Wars Into a Galaxy Far, Far In the Past
Like the Jedi and the Sith, the “Star Wars” universe of late has felt like a dueling dyad of creative directions for the franchise—each battling for supremacy on the now-fertile ground of Disney+. Some entries, like “Ahsoka” and the later seasons of “The Mandalorian” (and, frankly, “Star Wars, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker”), view the…
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Short Films in Focus: The Year of Staring at Noses
This should be obvious, but I’ll say it anyway: Go watch the movie first. Scroll down, watch it, then scroll back up and read the review and Q&A. Part of the joy of doing this piece every month is the discovery process, of hitting ‘play’ and not knowing what you’re getting. “The Year of Staring…
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A New Search for Ripples in Space From the Beginning of Time
As it studies cosmic microwaves, the Simons Observatory in Chile aims to help prove or disprove cosmic inflation, a notion that the universe expanded rapidly in the moment after the Big Bang.
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Family Discovers Rare T. Rex Fossil in North Dakota
Two brothers, their father and a cousin were hiking in the North Dakota Badlands in 2022 when they found the bones of a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex.
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Vanderpump’s New Sandwich Shop Is One of Los Angeles’ Anticipated Openings
The most hotly anticipated opening in the city this year might be a sandwich shop from two Bravo stars.
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Dr Pepper is now as popular as Pepsi. It’s still shrouded in mystery.
Dr Pepper is tied with Pepsi to be the second-best-selling soda in the U.S. Many questions remain about its origin, undefinable flavor and ingredients.
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Spaghetti aglio e olio is a pantry pasta for the ages
Spaghetti with garlic and olive oil can be on the table in just 20 minutes and is ripe for riffing to make this Italian classic your own.