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Introducing Ebertfest 25’s Film Critics and Scholars
For the past twenty-five years, Chaz Ebert and the College of Media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have hosted the Ebertfest Film Festival at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, Illinois. Roger Ebert was the first Film Critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for film criticism. He held his colleagues in esteem. Since his death, Chaz Ebert…
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Hard Miles
The fact-based “Hard Miles” begins with a failure. Social worker Greg Townsend (Matthew Modine) urges a judge to allow the resident of a facility for teenage boys who have been in trouble to allow him to stay there, even though he pushed another boy. Townsend explains that he was protecting someone else, not instigating violence.…
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It’s OK For Movies to Just End
At the end of “The Beekeeper,” an amazing thing happens: they fade to black and roll the credits. I saw the film earlier this year (it’s on home video now and worth $5) and was slightly flummoxed. Written and directed by David Ayer (“Fury“), it stars Jason Statham as a former commando turned vigilante waging violent warfare against…
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My ex wants me back after marrying someone else. Give advice to this Hax question.
Every week, we ask readers to think like an advice columnist and submit their advice to a question Carolyn Hax hasn’t answered.
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Trader Joe’s recalls fresh basil after salmonella outbreak
Trader Joe’s is warning customers who purchased fresh basil from stores around the country after investigators linked the product to a salmonella outbreak.
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Sweet potato and a tangy glaze make turkey meatloaf special
Adding grated sweet potato gives sometimes-dry turkey a welcome dose of moisture, flavor and nutrition.
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Ask Sahaj: My boyfriend’s parents treat me like an outsider
Her boyfriend’s parents see him as their golden child, and they treat the letter writer like a “random woman who wandered in off the street.”
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He forgave the man who killed his son, and helped free him from prison
“I do believe that we all, at some point, have to learn to forgive,” said Azim Khamisa. “If we had enough people forgiving, that would shift society.”
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Report: Microsoft-OpenAI ownership might get conditional OK from EU regulators
Microsoft’s $13 billion investment in OpenAI might not trigger EU antitrust restrictions since it is unlikely to be viewed as an “acquisition” in the legal sense in that jurisdiction. A report Wednesday by Reuters said this means Microsoft would likely avoid more formal investigation procedures and potential regulatory stumbling blocks as a result of its investment in…
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How a Crypto Compliance Officer Ended Up in a Nigerian Prison
Tigran Gambaryan, an American compliance official for the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, flew to Nigeria in February for a planned two-day business trip. He hasn’t returned.