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The Secrets of Hillsong
In the mid-2010s, the Australian-born Hillsong Church was on top of the world. In 2016, its celebrity pastor, Carl Lentz, baptized pop ingenue Justin Bieber in the bathtub of NBA player Tyson Chandler. The year before that, the international, progressive-presenting megachurch reported over $100 million in revenue, largely untaxed. Hillsong was the latest megachurch to…
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To Leslie: The Difficulty of Starting Over
“To Leslie” is about the hard and difficult struggles of one messy human being. Leslie (Andrea Riseborough) once felt like she was on top of the world, but she hit one bottom after another due to her serious personal problems. This movie from debut director Michael Morris dryly but sensitively depicts Leslie’s desperate reach for…
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Great Cast Elevates Inconsistent High Desert on Apple TV+
Patricia Arquette won a deserved Oscar for “Boyhood” and then spent the last decade doing some of the most interesting work on television in award-winning shows like “Escape from Dannemora” and “Severance.” On both of those shows, the consistently fantastic star of “True Romance” worked with director Ben Stiller, who was originally going to collaborate…
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#458 May 16, 2023
Matt writes: The 2023 Cannes Film Festival kicks off today, May 16th, and runs through Saturday, May 27th. As always, you can count on RogerEbert.com to provide in-depth coverage of all the highlights. You can begin with this year’s first video dispatch from our site’s publisher, Chaz Ebert, embedded below, in which she previews several of…
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Belkin Wemo Smart Plug V2 – the buffer overflow that won’t be patched
Yes, it’s a buffer overflow bug. No, it’s not going get fixed.
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‘Great British Baking Show’ finalist talks baked beans and big dreams
Crystelle Pereira’s new book, “Flavor Kitchen,” shows her way with recipes beyond baked goods.
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Shake Shack’s new veggie burger tastes like actual vegetables
Shake Shack’s new plant-based option goes the old-fashioned route, and that’s a good thing.
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Martha Stewart’s swimsuit cover broke the internet. Did it break barriers?
Stewart, 81, is the oldest woman to appear on Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue cover. Some say its efforts at representation still send a narrow message.
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The biggest revelations from the new ‘Secrets of Hillsong’ docuseries
Carl Lentz, the pastor who attracted Justin Bieber and other celebrities to Hillsong’s New York location, gives his first big interview since his 2020 firing.
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Tom Sietsema’s spring dining guide countdown: Amazonia/Causa is No. 1
Chef Carlos Delgado delivers a double-dose of superb Peruvian cooking at Amazonia and Causa in Blagden Alley.