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Elizabeth Catlett: Revolutionary Artist, Radical Inspiration
Once she was cast out of the United States. Today, her art and activism are front and center at an exhilarating Brooklyn Museum retrospective.
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An Artist Turns Detritus of Ghana’s Past Into Future Possibility
Installations of jute sacks or hospital beds have made Ibrahim Mahama a star. Back home, they’re fueling a bold vision.
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Pull the String: Larry Karaszewski Remembers “Ed Wood” at 30
Larry Karaszewski remembers it like it was yesterday. He and his writing partner, Scott Alexander, were having lunch in the commissary at Universal Studios, which had produced their scripts from “Problem Child” and its sequel. “We were being really typecast as people who write these junky kids’ movies,” Karaszewski recalls. “We actually took a meeting…
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TIFF 2024: A Canadian Perspective on This Year’s Festival of Festivals
A year ago, I wrote about the real challenges the Toronto International Film Festival has faced in trying to reclaim its spot at the top of the fall festival events. With the ascendance of both Venice and Telluride over the last decade, as well as the one-two punch of the COVID lockdown and the WGA/SAG strikes that…
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UN lays out plans for how AI can best serve humanity
The UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence has released its final report — “Governing AI for Humanity” — detailing how AI can best serve humanity, especially people who are often underrepresented and left out of such discussions. The report builds on months of extensive global consultation with more than 2,000 participants and the publication of a…
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AI could be taken over by a few multinationals, warns UN
The United Nations’ High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, created last year to address AI governance issues, has made seven recommendations to address the risks with this technology in its first report, just published. The document, entitled Governing AI for humanity, highlights the importance of creating a global dialogue — the European Union is one…
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Stocks Hit Record High a Day After Fed’s Big Interest Rate Cut
The S&P 500 rose 1.7 percent on Thursday, rallying a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point.
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Should You Refinance Your Mortgage After the Fed’s Interest Rate Cut?
People who bought homes in the past two years may want to seek a lower interest rate. Here’s how to think it through — and how to shop.
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Threats Against Haitians Land at the Doorstep of The Haitian Times
Racist emails. Swatting. Intimidated sources. The Haitian Times has been receiving some of the same threats that it has been covering in Springfield, Ohio.
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After Trump Assassination Attempts, Congress Debates Secret Service Funding
Virtually everyone on Capitol Hill agrees that the Secret Service needs to do a better job. But Democrats and Republicans are at odds over whether to increase the agency’s budget.