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HBO’s “Heated Rivalry” is the Sexiest and Most Significant Queer Show of the Year
From “Overcompensating” to “Boots,” this year has seen many queer television shows enter the cultural zeitgeist. Despite how good both of these shows are, they, like most queer shows of this decade, are unfortunately lacking the audaciousness found in the age of new queer cinema, packaged into perfectly quaint and safe representations of queer sexuality.…
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Cinema Is My Church: Rian Johnson on “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”
Though by no means a filmmaker with one interest, Rian Johnson has always had faith on his mind. The director of the films “Brick,” “The Brothers Bloom,” “Looper,” “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” “Knives Out,” and “Glass Onion,” he’s long been interested in turning various genres inside out to get at deeper ideas about the…
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Federal Judge Finds Trump’s Halt on Wind Energy Is Illegal
The president ordered a stop to permits for all wind farms on federal lands and waters. A judge called that “capricious.”
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Trump Clears Sale of More Powerful Nvidia A.I. Chips to China
Approval for the H200 chip followed months of haggling between tech industry backers and defense hawks.
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Jimmy Kimmel’s ABC Deal Is Extended Through May 2027
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” became a flashpoint about free speech in the country after it was temporarily suspended this year.
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Donald E. Petersen, 97, Who Rescued Ford Motor Co., Is Dead
An ex-Marine and a 40-year company veteran, he turned a nearly bankrupt money loser into the world’s most profitable automaker.
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A.I. Videos Have Flooded Social Media. No One Was Ready.
Apps like OpenAI’s Sora are fooling millions of users into thinking A.I. videos are real, even when they include warning labels.
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Why Democratic Governors Argue They Are the Party’s Best Shot for 2028
A long list of people could test that theory, though governors have struggled to make the leap to presidential nominations in recent years.
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A Frustrated Congress Pushes the Pentagon to Produce Its Boat Strike Orders
In a sign of bipartisan frustration with the Defense Department, the final defense policy bill aims to compel the Pentagon to share execute orders and video documentation.
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G.O.P. Senators Push Health Care Options as Vote Looms
The Senate is set to vote later this week on a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies that Republicans oppose. The G.O.P. has yet to coalesce around an alternative.