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At the Movies, It’s Hard Out There for a Hit Man
Early on in the new Richard Linklater comedy “Hit Man,” the film’s main character, a nice-guy teacher named Gary (Glen Powell), informs the audience of a truth they may not want to hear: Hit men aren’t real. “It’s a total pop-culture fantasy,” he says in voiceover. “But because hit men have been a staple of…
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Far, Far Away: How to Get People Going to Movies Again
What’s broken in moviegoing? And how can it be fixed? Why do I ask? Surprise: It’s not because of the box office performance of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and “The Garfield Movie” over the 2024 Memorial Day weekend. Sure, it was the worst such weekend for the industry in decades. Neither did poorly, in any real meaning of the word,…
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Young Woman and the Sea
Daisy Ridley battles jellyfish and the patriarchy with equal pluck and aplomb in “Young Woman and the Sea.” Ridley stars in this compelling biographical drama as Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Ederle accomplished this feat in 1926—nearly a century before the open-water swimming triumph depicted in last year’s Oscar-nominated…
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The Best Way to Cook a Steak
Basting your steaks with butter is the secret to perfectly cooked meat at home.
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Compass Coffee workers at seven stores launch union drive
Staffers are pressing the D.C.-based chain to end its no-tipping policy and bolster benefits and working conditions.
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José Andrés steps down as CEO of his restaurant group
Chef José Andrés named Sam Bakhshandehpour as global chief executive officer of the company, which includes nearly 40 restaurants.
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Yes, you need to wash fresh mushrooms. Here’s how.
Different mushroom varieties need different handling when cleaning, but all mushrooms should be washed before cooking and consuming.
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Why does ‘stainless’ steel stain, and what’s the best way to clean it?
Stainless steel stains less — but that doesn’t mean the risk is zero. Here’s how to clean appliances, utensils, sinks and cookware.
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Elon Musk Lobbies on X for His $46.5 Billion Tesla Pay Package
The Tesla chief executive is taking to his social media company to press shareholders to vote for a critical pay package on June 13.
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Wall Street Lands on India, Looking for Profits It Can’t Find in China
Stock markets in Mumbai have surged as big global investors hope India can become a source of growth. It won’t be so easy.