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Charming Comedy Jury Duty Makes Case for a Different Verdict
Serving on jury duty is one of the most grueling obligations known to man. Nobody ever wants to do it. Whenever somebody gets a summons, they go to insane lengths to get out of it. How do you turn one of the most mundane experiences into entertainment? In Amazon Freevee’s reality mockumentary series “Jury Duty,” co-creators…
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Impulsive, Youthful, Necessary: Daniel Goldhaber on How to Blow Up a Pipeline
“There can be no more excuses for passivity,” writes the Swedish environmentalist Andreas Malm in “How to Blow Up a Pipeline,” a call to action that New York filmmaker Daniel Goldhaber has heeded in adapting the author’s convincing defense of sabotage tactics in climate activism into a high-octane political thriller of the same name. In…
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Beef
Netflix’s excellent “Beef” takes two people from completely opposite circles in Los Angeles and crashes them into each other, using the general simmering anger in this country to fuel a compelling narrative. At a recent doctor’s visit, I was asked if I was anxious, and I responded, “Isn’t everybody?” It feels like the general mood of…
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April 8th Was Named Erica Ford Day in New York City
April 8th was previously declared Erica Ford Day in New York City by former Mayor Bill de Blasio, and she is being celebrated this coming April 8th in honor of the work she continues to do in violence intervention. Ms. Ford is the founder of LIFE (Love Ignites Freedom through Education) Camp, which was started by the widely-respected…
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S3 Ep129: When spyware arrives from someone you trust
Scanning tools, supply-chain malware, Wi-Fi hacking, and why there should be TWO World Backup Days… listen now!
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Sorry, Catholics, no hot dogs for you at Good Friday’s MLB home openers
The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh told believers in the Steel City that they still have to abide by church teaching to fast and abstain from meat on the somber holy day.
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Six Restaurants to Drink Wine in Napa Valley and Sonoma
The restaurants in California wine country can be superexpensive or somewhat dull, but these places offer great combinations of intrigue and value.
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How to Make a Simple Roast Chicken, According to a French Mom
Featuring butter, tarragon and Cognac, this reader-submitted recipe is simple, sophisticated and utterly stunning, Melissa Clark writes.
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Pair this fruity $13 Spanish red with burgers or takeout
An inexpensive Spanish red, a Portuguese white and a California Rhone-style wine for a delicious week of sips.
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Sweetgreen renames ‘copy-cat’ chicken bowl after Chipotle lawsuit
It’s a battle of the bowls as Chipotle claims Sweetgreen’s “Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl” violates its trademark.