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Sundance 2025: The Dating Game, Prime Minister, How to Build a Library
The phrase “the personal is political” remains as true today as it did in its heyday. The statement from the second feminist wave of the 1960s highlights how incorrectly labeled “personal” problems may be traced to a political source. Many recent documentaries are making those connections, showing how politics has shaped people’s lives in both…
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Sundance 2025: The Perfect Neighbor, The Alabama Solution, Zodiac Killer Project
At first, I bundled these three films together under a thin umbrella of stories of crime and criminals, but the good news is there’s something deeper here. They’re all projects that actually share a much richer commonality: Brave new ways to tell stories of violence. One is told almost entirely in body-cam footage; one is…
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January 2025 Blu-Ray Guide: “Hundreds of Beavers,” “Smile 2,” “Venom: The Last Dance,” and More
10 NEW TO NETFLIX “The Age of Adaline”“Apollo 13”“Dune”“Hereditary”“Inception”“Interstellar”“Lion”“Melancholia”“Schindler’s List”“Snowpiercer” 12 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “The Cell” (Arrow) In the wake of the massive critical success of films like “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Se7en,” (coincidentally also in this month’s column), Tarsem’s “The Cell” was greeted with a shrug. Most critics dismissed it as style…
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See Lucy Run, 3.2 Million Years Ago
Our early human ancestor was capable of running, if slowly, a new study finds.
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A Spotted Hyena Turns Up in Egypt After a 5,000 Absence
When a scientist received a video of a spotted hyena in the southern part of his country, he thought someone was playing a trick on him.
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Dessert Recipes to Make With Jam
Two easy jam-filled desserts satisfy the craving for bright, bold berries when they’re far from their peak.
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These California Olives Are Unique and Delicious. They May Already Be Gone.
Dramatic climate events and crop shortages have Graber, a century-old family company, facing permanent closure.
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Meta Said to Explore Incorporating in a Different State
The owner of Facebook and Instagram is incorporated in Delaware, but is considering a change. Its corporate headquarters would remain in Silicon Valley, people with knowledge of the matter said.
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DeepSeek’s Answers Include Chinese Propaganda, Researchers Say
Since the Chinese company’s chatbot surged in popularity, researchers have documented how its answers reflect China’s view of the world. Some of its responses amplify propaganda Beijing uses to discredit critics.
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Trump Will Hit Mexico, Canada and China With Tariffs
The White House press secretary said the president would move forward with levies on America’s largest trading partners on Saturday.