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4 Everest Ascents in 10 Days: Sherpas Battle for a Climbing Record
The friendly but grueling competition mixes monetary rewards with abundant dangers for a pair of veteran mountain guides.
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In Conversation with Jeffrey Wright at the American Pavilion on May 25th to be Moderated by Chaz Ebert
Tony, Emmy, AFI and Golden Globe Award-winner Jeffrey Wright, one of the most prolific actors of our time, will take part in a conversation about his illustrious career moderated by RogerEbert.com publisher Chaz Ebert at the Cannes Film Festival’s American Pavilion on Thursday, May 25th, at 12:30pm. The Conversation is an open event in the Roger…
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Cannes 2023: Asteroid City, The Settlers
“The French Dispatch,” which showed at Cannes in 2021, was one of Wes Anderson’s most divisive movies. I fell into the camp that thought it was way too busy, and that all its competing narrative conceits drained it of energy, especially in the second and third chapters. Viewed from that perspective, Anderson’s latest film, “Asteroid City,” which…
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Victim/Suspect
The cultural reckoning of #MeToo has made everyone more aware of the common horror of sexual assault (more than 460,000 annually in America, according to the Department of Justice) and, in turn, the damage of a false accusation. But it has always been about taking each instance on a case-by-case basis, even when the media takes…
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Cannes 2023: DePaul University/CHA Youth Resident Filmmakers Isis Gullette, Unique Moore and Christal Westmoreland Arrive in the Riviera
Three young filmmakers from Chicago are traveling to France this week to attend the Cannes Film Festival. As they set off on the dream trip, Isis Gullette, Unique Moore and Christal Westmoreland are reflecting on how DePaul University and the Chicago Housing Authority launched their filmmaking dreams. The three met during the “Become a Filmmaker”…
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Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai Reignites Beloved Property
After decades of Joe Dante and Chris Columbus’ iconic creations being dead in the sunlight, writer/developer Tze Chun pours fresh water with the animated family prequel, “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai,” a delightful return to form for the franchise and new fantastical ground for exploration. Set in 1920, decades before the events of the original, Gizmo…
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PyPI open-source code repository deals with manic malware maelstrom
Controlled outage used to keep malware marauders from gumming up the works. Learn what you can do to help in future…
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A Hospital Visit Reveals Medieval Secrets Hidden in Books
Using CT scanning on 16th-century books, researchers uncovered bits of parchment salvaged from handwritten manuscripts.
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House Brooklyn Restaurant Review
The chef Yuji Tani has found another home for his precise cooking at this tasting-menu restaurant in the back of an industrial space in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
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Washingtonian staff scores win in clash over remote work, covid policies
Two years after Washingtonian owner Cathy Merrill enraged staff by calling for a return to the office, a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board.