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KVIFF: Loveable, Tiny Lights, Windless
As I was writing up this second dispatch from Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, I couldn’t help but think that this is probably the best collection of titles I’ve had this year in one of these write-ups. The three films here are about the death of families, of marriages, and of the places they occupy. They…
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Space Cadet
You can almost hear the elevator pitch: “Legally Blonde” in space, an under-rated ditz who doesn’t dress or talk like the snobbish types with the gilded resumes but shows she has the right stuff. Then maybe add a little bit of “The King’s Man” for some action, and here we are. Emma Roberts plays Rex,…
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Kill
A movie theater would probably be the best place to see “Kill,” a bloody Hindi-language Indian beat-em-up set on a train to New Delhi. The movie features a handful of visually dynamic fight scenes, choreographed by action directors Se-yeong Oh and Parvez Sheikh (“Fighter,” “War”), directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, and shot by cinematographer Rafey…
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Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot
It’s natural to be suspicious of an Angel Studios picture; after all, the Utah-based movie studio made its mark last year with the surprising box office success of the child-trafficking thriller “Sound of Freedom.” The film raked in $242 million off the back of a QAnon conspiracy-peddling star and the overwhelming sensation of fighting back against…
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Sophos Named a 2024 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for Network Firewalls and Endpoint Protection Platforms
Customers have recognized Sophos for the third consecutive year
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Melodies of Popular Songs Have Gotten Simpler Over Time
A new study that reviewed Billboard hits from the past 73 years found a steady simplification of rhythm and pitch.
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What Is Aphelion? Earth Reaches Its Greatest Distance From the Sun on Friday
Earth whirls around the sun in an ellipse, rather than a circle. On Friday the planet will reach its farthest point from its star, known as aphelion.
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‘Horse detective’ adopts wild mustangs, reunites them with herds
“When they’re rounded up, a lot of them slip through the cracks and go to unloving homes,” said Clare Staples, founder of the nonprofit Skydog Ranch and Sanctuary.
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Ask Sahaj: How do I respond to intrusive questions about my biracial grandkid?
Grandparent is tired of the rude questions about their biracial granddaughter.
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Cloudflare offers simpler way to stop AI bots
Content distribution network Cloudflare is making it simpler for customers who have had enough of badly behaved bots to block them from their website. It’s long been possible to prevent well-behaved bots from crawling your corporate website by adding a “robots.txt” file listing who’s welcome and who isn’t — and content distribution networks such as…