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How Mexico Became the Biggest User of the Pegasus Spyware
A Times investigation reveals the story behind how Mexico became the first and most prolific user of Pegasus. It’s still using it, despite promising to stop.
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Putin and Zelensky Highlight Separate Trips to Frontline Areas
Images released on Tuesday of the visits by the Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, seemed to offer dueling displays of strength. In Moscow, a court upheld the detention of the U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich.
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The Wrong Mr. Kozlov: When Sanctions Spell Trouble for Regular People
After Russia invaded Ukraine, the European Union blacklisted about 1,500 people linked to the war. That has complicated the lives of those who share their sometimes fairly common names.
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India’s Top Court Begins Hearing Same-Sex Marriage Case
The Supreme Court in recent years has struck down a ban on consensual gay sex. A ruling in favor of legalizing gay unions would make India an outlier in Asia.
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Ebertfest 2023: Studio Head Jason Michael Berman and Director Edson Oda Open Festival with Nine Days
EBERTFEST 2023: DAY ONE I. “NINE DAYS” “Nine Days” screens at 6:30pm on Wednesday, April 19th, at the Virginia Theatre, as part of Ebertfest 2023. Below is an excerpt from the review of the film penned by Sheila O’Malley, followed by the bios of each guest scheduled to attend the screening. If you didn’t know…
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Mrs. Davis Overflows with Fascinating Ideas Even as It Struggles to Tie Them Together
There are times when Peacock’s “Mrs. Davis,” launching with four episodes on April 21st before dropping one weekly on the streaming service, feels like it could take place in the same world as the wildly successful HBO adaptation of “Watchmen.” It’s undeniably influenced by that project, one that saw writer Damon Lindelof’s brilliant voice tied to…
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Dead Island 2 Feels Like Reincarnated Corpse of Undead Influences
“Dead Island 2,” the upcoming first-person zombie action extravaganza with more flying body parts than lines of dialogue, is for hardcore undead-heads only. It’s a messy game; I don’t just mean bloodshed. The physics are often frustratingly weird in a game that relies heavily on melee combat, and a lot of the game feels clunky…
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#456 April 18, 2023
Matt writes: April 4th of this year marked the tenth anniversary of Roger Ebert’s passing. To commemorate his legacy, which has continued to reverberate throughout the cinematic discourse of the past decade, various writers at RogerEbert.com honored the site’s namesake by selecting films such as Robert Bresson’s 1951 classic “Diary of a Country Priest” that demonstrated the critic’s…
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Ex-CEO of breached pyschotherapy clinic gets prison sentence for bad data security
Did the sentence fit the crime? Read the backstory, and then have your say in our comments! (You may post anonymously.)
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A Giant New Telescope Is Taking Shape in Chile’s Atacama Desert
These days it takes a generation to build a giant telescope. A new one is taking shape in the Atacama Desert in Chile.