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Macron’s Early Election Call After EU Vote Is a Huge Gamble
The president has challenged voters to test the sincerity of their support for the far right in European elections. Were the French letting off steam, or did they really mean it?
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Russia Releases Female Prison Inmates to Join Ukraine War
Tens of thousands of male convicts have been freed to fight in Ukraine. It is not clear if a small contingent of female volunteers released from a prison portends wider use of female soldiers.
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The Actors Rumored to Star in the Beatles Biopics Look Nothing Like Them. Good.
Back in February, music and movie fans were shocked to hear that “American Beauty” director Sam Mendes was going to be making separate full-length biopics about each of the Beatles. Whether or not you thought that was a good idea, it certainly was unprecedented—and it immediately started speculation about who would play the band members…
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How Cold War Thrillers Expressed Presidential Campaign Concerns
Sixty years ago, a moviegoing public still grieving JFK’s November 1963 assassination, experienced The Cold War U.S. and national leadership through the lens of the filmmakers who brought them cautionary tales and doomsday thrillers such as “The Best Man,” “Fail Safe,” “Seven Days in May,” and “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying…
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Presumed Innocent Spins Riveting Mystery on Apple TV+
Based on Scott Turow’s 1987 legal thriller of the same name, “Presumed Innocent” stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Rusty Sabich, a renowned prosecutor and family man. He’s shown as a loving father and husband, spending a beautiful sunny day with his wife Barbara (Ruth Negga) and their children. There’s just one problem: Sabich is about to…
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Titan Submersible Investigation Declares Frightening Transcript a Fake
The federal team investigating the Titan disaster found that a detailed recounting of the craft’s descent was “made up.”
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Every Elephant Has Its Own Name, Study Suggests
An analysis of elephant calls using an artificial intelligence tool suggests that the animals may use and respond to individualized rumbles.
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How to Cut an Onion
The cookbook author Kenji López-Alt dives deep into a question of his own, with computer models and all.
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A restaurant wanting a ‘grown and sexy’ vibe bans diners under 30
A Missouri restaurant’s age minimums — women must be 30 or older, men 35 and up — is polarizing people.
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Mint brings the cool to these recipes for pasta, salad and drinks
Fresh mint leaves can add cool, refreshing flavor to drinks, salads, pastas and more.