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Introduction to Women Writers Week 2024
When Chaz Ebert invited me to become an editor at rogerebert.com, she said it was her plan to have at least half of the reviews and articles on the site written by women. I was thrilled to be a part of that effort, and especially happy to be a part of Women Writers Week in…
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How Poor Things Subverts the “Born Sexy Yesterday” Trope
(This article contains spoilers for Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Poor Things”) If you’ve been following some of the discourse on TikTok or watching recent interviews with Emma Stone, you might be tempted to dismiss Bella Baxter, the character Stone plays in Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Poor Things,” as just another casualty of the Born Sexy Yesterday trope. And it’s…
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It’ll be back: Attackers still abusing Terminator tool and variants
First released in May 2023, an EDR killer – and the vulnerable Zemana drivers it leverages – are still of interest to threat actors, along with variants and ported versions
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Why It’s So Challenging to Land Upright on the Moon
Two spacecraft have ended up askew on the lunar surface this year. It is easier to tip over in the weaker gravity on the moon than you may imagine.
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Europa, Thought to Be Habitable, May Be Oxygen-Starved
A new study suggests that the amount of the element on the moon of Jupiter is on the lower end of previous estimates.
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A man wanted to see ‘Dune 2’ before he died. The director sent his laptop.
Weeks before “Dune: Part Two” premiered, a Canadian charity worked with director Denis Villeneuve to show the film to a dying movie buff in Quebec.
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Google Settles Smaller Lawsuits as It Prepares for More Antitrust Fights
The tech giant has recently spent more than $1 billion to resolve several legal claims as more battles with the Justice Department loom.
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JetBlue and Spirit Call Off Their $3.8 Billion Merger
JetBlue said it would pay Spirit $69 million to terminate the deal, which federal antitrust regulators blocked.
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Forced to Change: Tech Giants Bow to Global Onslaught of Rules
For years, Apple, Google, Meta and others operated unfettered. But new laws and regulations have finally compelled them to make major shifts to their products and businesses.
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How Regulations Fractured Apple’s App Store
As the App Store approaches its 16th anniversary, patchwork rules have turned what was a single store into different shops across many countries.