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Syrian Rebel Government Hunts for Senior Assad Official, Prompting Deadly Clashes
Syria’s new government is searching for a senior official from the Assad dictatorship and for military forces loyal to the ousted president.
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At the Met, an Ancient Balm for the Depths of Winter
A centuries-old Buddhist model of the universe has new meaning for the shortest of days and longest of worries.
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8 Art Shows to See Before They Close in January
Sublime paintings from Siena, the birth of Impressionism and more dazzling exhibitions in New York and Washington, D.C., to catch before they’re gone.
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The Great Craft of 2024
It’s that time of year when everyone is talking about their favorite films and performances, but not nearly enough attention is given to everything else that we love about the art of movies. We asked our contributors to pick out one tech element – cinematography, editing, score – to praise from 2024. Anything that wasn’t…
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Sony’s “Frank Capra at Columbia” 4K Box Set Encapsulates One of America’s Great Filmmakers
Last year at the Venice Film Festival, I saw a documentary directed by Matthew Wells called “Frank Capra: Mr. America.” It was engaging, informative, and very pro-Capra. My friend, Farran Smith Nehme, was one of its interviewees. Another thing that happened last year is that, with Farran and my wife Claire, I recorded a commentary…
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“Squid Game” Returns with Sharp Filmmaking, New Ideas in a Transitional Season
2021’s “Squid Game” became one of the biggest hits of the Streaming TV era, unexpectedly launching its way to the title of Netflix’s most-watched show ever, on its way to Emmys for acting (Lee Jung-jae) and direction (Hwang Dong-hyuk). Despite a bit of a cliffhanger in its final episode, the first season of “Squid Game”…
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How NASA Astronauts Celebrated Christmas 250 Miles Above Earth
The astronauts on the I.S.S. — including two who were scheduled to return months ago — held a zero-gravity cookie-decorating contest and built a reindeer from storage bags.
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Human Thought Is Far Slower Than Your Internet Connection
A new study is “a bit of a counterweight to the endless hyperbole about how incredibly complex and powerful the human brain is,” one researcher said.
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Indian Ocean Tsunami Was the Deadliest in History. 20 Years Later, Challenges Still Remain.
Experts said they were “blind” to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Twenty years later, working toward a world without tsunami deaths is a challenge.
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Trump wants federal workers back in the office. It may be a tall task.
President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for a return-to-office mandate for federal workers will face stiff resistance and union contracts that guarantee remote work.