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Who is the king of Morocco?
The monarchy is revered and nearly all powerful in Morocco. But details about the lives and actions of the king, his family and his entourage remain mysterious and subject to speculation.
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Europe Rushes to Build Defenses But With Little Consensus on How
A push by more than 30 allied countries to arm themselves, precipitated in part by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has raised concerns of disorganization and supply shortages.
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TIFF 2023: The Teachers’ Lounge, The Dead Don’t Hurt, Dream Scenario
Sometimes dispatches like this naturally form around themes or even premiere dates. Sometimes they need just be random pick-ups of things seen. This is the latter. Let’s do it. Quietly progressing from a sidebar at Berlin earlier this year to being picked up by Sony Pictures Classics, Ilker Çatak’s “The Teachers’ Lounge” is an important…
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The Burial
After seeing hundreds of films a year, it’s easy to forget that sometimes the surest and sometimes best pleasure comes from simple comfort food. Director Maggie Betts’ “The Burial,” a throwback ’90s inspirational courtroom drama pitched to extreme comedy, comes as simple and sweet as a summer Southern breeze when flashy personal injury lawyer Willie…
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TIFF 2023: Stop Making Sense, In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Musicians and movies about music have been prevalent at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, likely not just because the programmers here love a good tune, but because it’s an easy way to get talent like Lil Nas X and even Nickelback to show up when you schedule films about them—a good thing in a…
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TIFF 2023: In the Rearview, Flipside, Copa 71
I wish I could devote more time in Toronto to non-fiction filmmaking, but I’m always happy when I can carve out some space for it. The breadth of storytelling in the docs programs at TIFF is always impressive. Take the three documentaries in this dispatch that transport viewers around the world, from a soccer stadium…
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Silver Dollar Road
“Silver Dollar Road” is stunning not just in subject matter, but because it has director Raoul Peck veering from his usual style. His typical interest in colonialist historiography—through music, art, mass media, and scholarly research—formed a clear-eyed interrogation of the world’s racist reality in “I Am Not Your Negro” and “Exterminate All the Brutes.” But “Silver…
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How to Navigate Apple’s Shift From Lightning to USB-C
The dream of carrying one power cable for all your devices is becoming a reality. But things aren’t as simple as they sound.
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Apple Unveils iPhone 15 With Changes to Its USB-C Charger
European regulators passed a rule requiring USB-C charging across electronic devices, forcing the change in Apple’s newest iPhones.
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Arm, a British Chip Designer, Juggles Challenges Before 2023’s Biggest I.P.O.
The SoftBank-owned company, which for decades has defined how mobile phones operate, is grappling with geopolitical and commercial complexities as it prepares to go public this week.