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His Job Description? Protecting German Democracy. Literally.
Thomas Haldenwang runs Germany’s Office for the Protection of the Constitution. His mission is to fight the enemies of German democracy — from far-right coup plotters to Russian hackers.
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Tracking North Korea’s Record Number of Missile Launches
Kim Jong-un’s regime has launched more than 90 ballistic and other missiles in 2022 — more than in any previous year — in defiance of United Nations resolutions.
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Living
Bill Nighy is a fun, uninhibited actor, but there’s an abashed, melancholy quality to him that hasn’t been fully explored until “Living,” a drama about a senior citizen reckoning with his life. Nighy became an unlikely star playing a dissolute, clownish old rocker in “Love, Actually,” and he’s been aces in a series of character parts and…
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
The best bits in “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” are the ones you won’t read about in this review (and hopefully won’t hear about before you see the movie). But rest assured that they are plentiful, and they’re scattered generously throughout Rian Johnson’s uproarious if slightly inferior sequel. The clever details, amusing name-drops, and…
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Forget the New Witcher Show, Play the Old Game Instead
“The Witcher” franchise is unusual in that it feels like the momentum of the Henry Cavill-led series and beloved game has been treading water. Cavill notoriously left the Netflix hit after the already-filmed third season (and then got booted from the future of Superman anyway) and there hasn’t been a proper new game in ages. And…
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No Bears
“Astonish me!” was the directive that the great dance impresario Serge Diaghilev gave to those who hoped to work with him. It is also what we demand of our best filmmakers. The Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who’s now, to the best of our knowledge, in a prison serving a six-year sentence on charges that don’t…
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Women Talking
The real-life facts are beyond horrifying. Between 2005 and 2009, 150 women and young girls were drugged and then raped by men in their secluded Mennonite community in Bolivia. The women would wake up having no idea what happened, but seeing blood on their sheets and legs, or noticing their underwear was missing. The age…
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LastPass finally admits: Those crooks who got in? They did steal your password vaults, after all…
The crooks now know who you are, where you live, which computers are yours, where you go online… and they got those password vaults, too.
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13 Champagnes and Sparkling Wines to Ring In the New Year
These 13 bottles, whether Champagne or not, are excellent selections, not only for the festivities but with a wide variety of foods.
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Check, please. Please! This diner got so tired of waiting, she left.
Waiting for a restaurant check that’s slow to arrive can be irritating. So much so that in this case, a diner finally went home (and paid later).