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Writers Silenced by Stalin Get New Life Amid War in Ukraine
The Soviet regime killed a generation of literary artists in the 1930s. Their legacy is being reclaimed as Ukraine fights to preserve its cultural heritage.
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With Assad Challenged, a Push to Cut Syria’s Ties to Iran Grows More Unlikely
Even as Israel bombarded Syria, officials say the U.S. and Gulf countries were working to weaken its president’s alliance with Tehran. Rebels’ shock advance has dampened those hopes.
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Biden Hopes Train Project in Angola Defines Africa Legacy
In his last announced trip abroad as president, Mr. Biden relished touring a U.S.-financed train line in Angola intended to transport goods and critical minerals to port.
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James Gunn Launches His New DCU with Clever “Creature Commandos”
The long-awaited James Gunn & Peter Safran relaunch of the DC Universe has finally taken flight. Not with Gunn’s upcoming Superman movie, mind you, but with “Creature Commandos,” an animated series centered around a monster team going on globe-trotting missions to save the world. It may seem like a new version of Gunn’s “The Suicide…
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Female Filmmakers in Focus: Marielle Heller on “Nightbitch”
A movie where six-time Academy Award nominee Amy Adams is so swallowed up by the weight of parenting that she disassociates by transforming into a dog might sound like a bit much. And it is, purposefully so. The body horror comedy “Nightbitch,” an adaptation of Rachel Yoder’s 2021 magical realist novel of the same name,…
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You Don’t Lie When You Pray: Paul Schrader on “Oh, Canada”
“Whether or not you believe in God, you don’t lie when you pray.” So says Richard Gere who plays aging documentary filmmaker Leonard Fife in director Paul Schrader’s “Oh, Canada.” Schrader’s films have never shied away from depicting how the divine has a role in the innate messiness of human experience. Still, there’s an earnestness…
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Mammoth: It’s What Was for Dinner
A study of a 12,800-year-old skull of a toddler offers a glimpse at how early Americans found food, and how their hunts may have led to a mass extinction.
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Google Introduces A.I. Agent That Aces 15-Day Weather Forecasts
GenCast, from the company’s DeepMind division, outperformed the world’s best predictions of deadly storms as well as everyday weather.
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Trump Picks Jared Isaacman to Lead NASA
Mr. Isaacman’s company Shift4 Payments made him a billionaire, and he has financed two trips to orbit on SpaceX vehicles, including a daring spacewalk in September.