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Outdoor Concerts? Uncovered Hair? Shimmying in Public? Is This Iran?
Young people across Iran have been leading a dramatic change in social mores in recent months. “We have a fearless young generation that is breaking taboos.”
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Netanyahu’s Pardon Request Borrows From Trump’s Playbook
In many ways, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request mimics how President Trump has assailed his perceived enemies and attacked legal proceedings against him.
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Hong Kong Contractors Used Unsafe Netting at Fire Site, Officials Say
Investigators say contractors wrapped the buildings in substandard scaffolding netting and then sought to hide it from inspectors. The toll from the fire rose to 151.
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What Jamaica Wants After Deadly Hurricane? Visit Us, Island Says.
Tourism accounts for nearly a third of Jamaica’s economy, so officials are rushing to reopen dozens of hotels in time to salvage the vital winter travel season.
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Miami Beach’s New Art Installation Frolics With the Fishes
Our critic explores “Reefline,” an underwater public sculpture park that hopes to be a haven for art and corals. But some skeptics question the scientific benefits.
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On the Eve of Art Basel Miami Beach, a Case of the Jitters
Fourteen galleries pulled out of the fair this year, while others chose to stay and embrace the art fray. “It’s a good opportunity to be bold,” says one dealer.
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What I Know is What I Am: Jimmy Cliff (1944-2025)
Anyone who found themselves at a checkout counter in May of 2003 might have had occasion to flip through Entertainment Weekly, having spied the tantalizing cover story: The 50 Greatest Cult Movies of All Time. Smack in the middle was a picture of a Black man in striped bellbottoms, a white hat, an open leopard-print…
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The Unloved, Part 144: River Queen
The Unloved is 12 years old today. To mark the occasion, I chose a film that I think the world forgot, which little of it ever saw: Vincent Ward’s “River Queen.” This is one of the most beautiful works of painted cinema of the young century from a director who was almost the greatest director…
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Russian Launch Site Mishap Leaves Country’s Space Program in Limbo
The ability of Russia to launch astronauts to the International Space Station remains in limbo after an incident last week at the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan.
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Inside the Bird-Flu Vaccine Trial for Monk Seals
After the virus returned to Hawaii this fall, testing the shots in the endangered seal species became urgent.