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Ugandan President Signs Anti-Gay Law That Includes Death Penalty
The legislation is among the most restrictive of its kind in the world and was condemned by Western leaders and the United Nations human rights body.
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She Said Her Professor Sexually Harassed Her. His Wife Won Damages.
A case involving a graduate student and her art history professor illustrates the tangled state of sexual power dynamics in Japan.
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Alberta’s Vote Will Test American-Style Far-Right Politics
An election in Alberta will be a test of a premier who has said that she models her politics after those of prominent right-wing U.S. politicians.
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A Gold Mine of Material: George Griffith on From the Head and Twin Peaks: The Return
You never know who you’ll meet at the Double R Diner. This past February, my wife and I traveled to North Bend, Washington, for The Real Twin Peaks festival, which I attended with two other devotees of the show, my brother-in-law and his girlfriend. No sooner had we arrived at Twede’s Cafe, the actual location…
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Elemental
At its best, Pixar is unbeatable, making clever, charming, and brightly original films to touch the heart and spark the imagination. And so it’s been dispiriting to see the animation studio behind such emotive triumphs as “Toy Story,” “Ratatouille,” “Up,” and “Inside Out”—among the best films of their respective years, bar none—recently fall short of…
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MBR Explorer: UAE Plans Space Mission to Explore Asteroid Belt
After a successful mission to Mars, the Emirati space agency is planning a tour of the debris field between Mars and Jupiter, with a focus on one of its most intriguing objects.
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When Is the Next Manhattanhenge? 2023 Dates, Times and Where to Watch
Everything is coming into alignment for another round of some of the city’s best sunsets of the year.
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Food porn, parties, Scorsese! The best and worst of this year’s Cannes.
Cannes was star-studded and packed with big debuts. Here’s what stood out at the 2023 edition of the film festival.
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What is the debt ceiling?
What happens when Congress raises the debt ceiling? What happens if the government defaults? It will not be pretty if the federal government defaults on the national debt.
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Debt Ceiling Deal Includes New Work Requirements for Food Stamps
The agreement will place additional work requirements on older Americans to receive food assistance, but will remove those barriers for veterans and homeless adults.