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Not Beholden to Certain Invisible Rules: Anna Bogutskaya on Unlikeable Female Characters
Screenwriters are often told that female characters have to be “relatable,” a term considered less offensive than “likable” and yet somehow an adjective rarely, if ever, applied to male characters. But ever since the earliest days of movies, audiences have loved to watch fiery, outspoken, courageous, and wicked female characters, from the Wicked Witch of the West…
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The Lost Pioneers of the Early Film Era
Early on in writer/director Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon,” a tribute to the transitional period in Hollywood between the silent era and the invention of synchronized sound, there’s a showstopping sequence that sees two directors—Otto Von Strassberger (Spike Jonze), modeled on actor and director Erich Von Stroheim, and Ruth Adler (Olivia Hamilton), modeled on trailblazing director Dorothy…
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DoppelPaymer ransomware supsects arrested in Germany and Ukraine
Devices seized, suspects interrogated and arrested, allegedly connected to devastating cyberattack on University Hospital in Düsseldorf.
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Making Luxury Ice at Home
Americans’ long love affair with the cold has spawned a new obsession with specialty ice.
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Frozen fruits and vegetables star in these 9 sweet and savory recipes
Frozen fruits and vegetables have better flavor than fresh offseason produce and are convenient any time of the year. These recipes put them to good use.
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Some parents misled others about their kids’ covid status, study finds
Not sharing children’s disease information and not following health protocols could have contributed to the virus spread, scientists said.
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Bruce Willis’s wife to paparazzi: Stop hounding him after dementia diagnosis
“Allow for our family to get him from Point A to Point B safely,” Emma Heming Willis said of the actor diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.
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White House Said to Consider Pushing Congress on Dealing With TikTok
In a strategy shift, the Biden administration is increasingly pointing to Congress to give it more legal power to deal with TikTok and other technology that could expose Americans’ sensitive data to China.
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U.S. to Challenge Mexican Ban on Genetically Modified Corn
The Biden administration said it would request talks with Mexico over a brewing trade fight.