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Modi Tightens Grip on India’s Democracy, Wielding the Judiciary
The ouster from Parliament of India’s best-known opposition leader shows how Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party is manipulating the judiciary, critics say.
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The Yankees Cap Goes Viral in Brazil: ‘Is It Basketball?’
The New York Yankees logo is everywhere in Brazil. What it means, however, is up for interpretation.
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Home Entertainment Guide: March 2023
10 NEW TO HBO MAX “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed““Creed““Dog Day Afternoon““The Departed““Eyes Wide Shut““The Fugitive““GoodFellas““Michael Clayton““One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest““Point Break” 10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Carol““The Dark Knight““Dragged Across Concrete““Easy A““Galaxy Quest““The Hunger Games““National Lampoon’s Animal House““Pitch Black““Sleepless in Seattle““World War Z“ 8 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “All Quiet on the Western Front“…
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Apple TV’s The Big Door Prize is a Hapless Muddle
Apple TV+ is, possibly unintentionally, developing a house style. The streaming service’s comedy series largely traffic in a near-universal fashion: Instagram-ready interiors, gleaming lighting, writing/characters that are desperate for audience approval. Their dramas—with the exception of the near-flawless “Severance”—are no different. “Shining Girls,” “Suspicion,” and “Defending Jacob” would have been better off as mid-budget movies…
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Rye Lane
Raine Allen-Miller’s directorial debut “Rye Lane” made waves at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and arrives on Hulu this week. The movie follows Dom (David Jonsson), Yas (Vivian Oparah), and their fateful meeting in the gender-neutral restroom at an art exhibit. What begins as a thorny meet-cute turns into the longest unofficial first date ever,…
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Cops use fake DDoS services to take aim at wannabe cybercriminals
Thinking of trying a bit of DDoSsing to get a feel for life at the fringes of the Dark Side? Don’t do it!
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Rupert Murdoch settles a lot of lawsuits. Why not Dominion v. Fox News?
Dominion and Fox News met but could not agree on $1.6 billion defamation case from bogus 2020 election fraud claims. Experts say a settlement is still possible.
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How a new ‘Ted Lasso’ character nails the obnoxious soccer-icon style
Zava, the “Ted Lasso” character played Maximilian Osinski, wears clothes that take cues from star footballers such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Mom blabbed about late dad’s affair. Carolyn Hax readers give advice.
A letter writer resents that their mom told them about their late dad’s decades-old affair with their childhood bully’s mom.
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Living with cats or dogs may lower children’s risk of food allergies
A study found exposure to dogs or cats during fetal development or the first few months of life lowered the odds of a later food allergy by about 14 percent.