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Putin Shakes Up Things at Home as His Optimism About Ukraine War Rises
Despite years of criticism, President Vladimir V. Putin has only now changed his defense minister and allowed high-level corruption arrests.
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Cannes 2024 Video #6: Ben Kenigsberg on The Substance, Anora, Emilia Perez, and Napoleon
In this video dispatch from the Cannes Film Festival, Chaz Ebert and our contributor Ben Kenigsberg discuss several of the biggest films of the event, including award winners “Anora” and “Emilia Perez”.
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A Larger Kind of Career: Morgan Spurlock (1970-2024)
While the final chapter of his story was shrouded in allegations and controversy, the impact of Morgan Spurlock’s breakthrough film, 2004’s “Super Size Me” cannot be denied. Not only did it shape the way that people look at fast food, but it was also a major part of a wave of documentaries that placed the…
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Cannes 2024: Armand, The Kingdom, September Says
Away from the pandemonium of the Croisette and the festival’s main competition, Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section offers a consistently diverting showcase for original, daring films from emerging filmmakers (its name, translated, refers to a different way of looking at things). Three of the best films I saw in this section at Cannes this year—including…
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Cannes 2024 Video #7: Award Winners
Chaz Ebert reveals the winners of the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. The prizes for the 77th edition of the Cannes Festival have been awarded, and we have all the details for you. The theme of the evening was Star Wars, starting with an opening crawl as the ceremony began and featuring an…
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Don’t Let a Bird’s Feathers Fool You
From sibling murder to snakes for breakfast, birds’ lives may be darker than you imagine.
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NASA Astronauts to Wait Another Week for Boeing Starliner Launch
Officials from NASA and Boeing say they have worked out a solution to a helium leak that has kept the Starliner astronaut capsule grounded.
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Jamie Oliver’s lemony arugula pasta is a refreshing 20-minute meal
From Jamie Oliver’s “5 Ingredients Mediterranean,” this recipe creates a dish that’s both hearty and refreshing, with a handful of ingredients.
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Solution to Evan Birnholz’s May 26 crossword, ‘Screen Gems’
This’ll be a snap!
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What Happened to Ad-Free TV on Streaming Services?
Ads are here, there — almost everywhere — on streaming services now.