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Telluride Film Festival 2025: Lost in the Jungle, Ask E. Jean, Everywhere Man: The Lives and Times of Peter Asher
Telluride Film Festival has become well known for programming Oscar-contending films. While most eyes are drawn to potential “Best Picture” titles, Telluride consistently curates a strong, socially relevant selection of documentaries. This year, there was a slight pivot from last year’s focus on political, pre-election films, and the diversity in themes explored is tied together…
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Something Wretched This Way Comes in the Second Half of “Wednesday” Season Two
I remember, a mere month ago, when I surprised even myself by finding the first half of “Wednesday” season two a bit more…. enjoyable? Buoyant? Than the first. Sure, the season, like so many of Netflix’s recent output, was split into two—a convenient gambit to help obsessive streaming subscribers keep their membership for an extra…
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Female Filmmakers in Focus: Sierra Falconer on “Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)”
Filmed on location in and around Green Lake, a remote lake in northern Michigan, “Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)” is a gorgeously rendered tribute to writer-director Sierra Falconer’s hometown. Developed as Falconer’s senior thesis film for UCLA’s M.F.A. film program, the sun-kissed anthology perfectly captures the warmth and nostalgia of spending a hot…
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Newsmax Accuses Fox News of Violating Antitrust Laws
The smaller outlet in conservative TV news argued in a lawsuit that Fox News had essentially created a monopoly. Fox said the case had no merit.
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Stephen Miran, Trump’s Pick for Fed, Says He Will Preserve Its Independence
Stephen Miran is scheduled to face members of the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday as the administration steps up its attacks on the Federal Reserve.
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F.D.A. Official Overruled Scientists on Wide Access to Covid Shots
The agency’s staff scientists pointed out how Covid was still unpredictable and posed a threat to toddlers, but the official decided to restrict shots only to children with risk factors.
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Google Search Monopoly Ruling Sends Signal for Big-Tech Antitrust Cases
A federal judge ordered steps in the search monopoly case that will restrain Google but not break it up, signaling a cautious antitrust approach by courts.
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U.S. Oil Giant ConocoPhillips Will Lay Off Up to 25% of Its Work Force
ConocoPhillips of Houston on Wednesday announced plans to reduce its global work force by up to 25 percent.
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The Odd Couple Keeping Epstein in the Headlines
A Kentucky Republican and a California Democrat have joined forces, but the task is getting taller.
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G.O.P. Thwarts Epstein Disclosure Bill as Accusers Plead for Files
Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers went to the Capitol to ask Congress to get behind their calls for more disclosures, but momentum for a bill demanding it appeared to stall.