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Dark Winds Proves Itself a TV Noir Mainstay its Second Season
Genre television has always been on the outs. While many have maintained strong ratings and critical success, more often than not, these stories are shut out and not viewed as prestige TV. AMC+ appears to be changing that though, with last year’s “Interview with the Vampire” surprising longtime fans as well as critics, and “Dark…
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Comic-Con Without the Stars
It is quieter at San Diego Comic-Con this year. The SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes mean that the headline-making events in the cavernous Hall H, the one that people line up the day before to make sure they get to see, are all canceled. Press events for upcoming series “Twisted Metal” and “The Continental” were removed…
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Apple ships that recent “Rapid Response” spyware patch to everyone, fixes a second zero-day
Another month, another patch for in-the-wild iPhone malware (and a whole lot more).
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Hacking police radios: 30-year-old crypto flaws in the spotlight
“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”
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Avi Loeb’s Deep Dive for Alien Life Leaves His Peers Dubious
Avi Loeb, a Harvard astrophysicist, says that material recovered from the seafloor could be from an extraterrestrial spacecraft. His peers are skeptical.
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This Puerto Rican Social Club in NYC Has No Plans to Quit
Maria Antonia Cay, who runs one of the last Puerto Rican social clubs in the city, says she’ll hang on as long as she can.
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Lemon Bars Recipe
Genevieve Ko’s easy, extra-lemony version of the midcentury dessert reflects how distinct layers can merge into something wonderful.
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How these movie fans gamed Barbenheimer — and won the weekend
Meet the fans who dressed for Barbie, committed to a double feature with Oppenheimer and helped break box office records.
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5 icebox cake recipes for cool, no-bake desserts
Icebox cake recipes to suit a variety of times, including versions based on classic desserts, such as peach Melba and black forest cake.
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6 ways to use stale bread, including chips, croutons, soup and more
Don’t let that stale or extra bread go to waste. Try these tasty suggestions instead.