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Japan Builds Intelligence Agency It Hasn’t Had Since World War II
Facing threats from Russia and China, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is turning to help from Western allies in forming a centralized agency.
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The Next Phase in Ukraine’s War With Russia: The Battle for Minds
Ukrainians, already drone innovators, are turning their focus to psychological operations aimed at undercutting Russian support for the war.
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The Purpose of the Journey: Sam Neill (1947-2026)
When Sam Neill’s family shared news of his passing today, the outpouring of affection online was breathtaking. The death of a movie star often comes with waves of the clips that helped make them famous in the first place, but the response to the loss of Neill felt more personal. Yes, you could easily find scenes from…
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He’s Just That Guy: Jeffrey Wright on “Basquiat”
For Jeffrey Wright, everything comes back to Jean-Michel Basquiat. When he was cast by Julian Schnabel to play the celebrated abstract neo-expressionist artist, who’d died a few years prior at the age of 27 in 1988 of a heroin overdose, Wright was relatively new to film. He was making the sometimes perilous jump from being…
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KVIFF 2026: Lover, Not a Fighter, If Pigeons Turned to Gold, Only Beautiful Things to Look At
Though I have departed from Karlovy Vary after a week and a half of taking in promising films in the picturesque spa town, I remain in Czechia. I’m currently in Prague taking stock of the festival (more on that in the near future) and finally wandering away from cinemas. And while I always love getting…
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Fascinating New Angle on Legendary Career Explored in The Dreamer’s Path by Brent Simon
There have already been so many books written about the work of David Lynch, and it seems like an industry that will only explode in the coming years now that his filmography is tragically complete. Now that writers can see the full breadth of Lynch’s output from the early short films through “Blue Velvet,” “Twin…
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Miniatures make a comeback as young people seek to relieve stress
“You can look in your miniature room and everything is right. There is no strife,” says one collector.
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A duck and a dog formed an unlikely friendship. Now they’re inseparable.
Epilepsy medication helped the golden retriever, but it dulled her personality. The arrival of a 4-day-old duckling sparked new life in Barley.
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A duck and a dog formed an unlikely friendship. Now they’re inseparable.
Epilepsy medication helped the golden retriever, but it dulled her personality. The arrival of a 4-day-old duckling sparked new life in Barley.
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A Sweet Surprise: Scientists Find Sugar Deep in Our Galaxy
It’s the first time a sugar molecule has been detected in interstellar space. The discovery provides tantalizing new clues into how life may have arisen on Earth.