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Six Months In, Iran Appears Stronger and U.S. Goals Unclear
Trump’s replacement of a military war with a heightened economic one is not expected to alter Iran’s strategy, while further impoverishing its people.
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Be Smart About the Way You Change: Spike Fearn and Angourie Rice on “Finding Emily”
Bursting with old-school charm even as its provocations are distinctly modern, director Alicia MacDonald’s “Finding Emily” is a witty and sincere reminder of the enduring appeal of romantic comedies. Unlike recent stabs at the genre that feel like they coast on self-awareness and the ability to wink at their audience, MacDonald’s story has a refreshing…
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“Dark Matter” Reinvents Itself With an Outstanding Second Season
From “Pluribus” to “Silo,” Apple TV has given life to many of the decade’s best sci-fi series. There have also been some middling ones, which is a category that season one of “Dark Matter” fell into. Based on Blake Crouch’s novel of the same name, the series follows quantum physicist Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton), who…
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Live Wire: Michael Wright, 1956-2026
As a journalist, I only had a few brief interactions with the late Michael Wright, mainly at industry functions and movie premieres. But the one I think about most had nothing to do with his filmography, which included “The Principal,” “The Five Heartbeats,” “Sugar Hill,” and HBO’s long-running prison drama Oz. It happened 25 years…
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“Adults” Grows Up Just Enough to Become One of TV’s Best Sitcoms in Season 2
“I’m unemployed. I’m not cool. If I’m not young anymore, then what am I even?” There is no shortage of stellar writing on this season of FX’s “Adults,” and much of it is hilarious—so much so that at one point I laughed so hard I choked and began coughing—but this line, and the scene it’s…
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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Promises a Breakthrough in Cosmic Exploration
NASA’s latest offering to the stars comes from a legacy of great observatories that enabled decades of discovery and unearthed new mysteries about the universe.
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A.I. Brings Big Gains to Hurricane Forecasts, Google Researchers Say
Analysis by the company’s DeepMind unit suggests that an A.I.-enabled model delivers accurate forecasts a day or more before conventional models can.
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The Flatiron Steak Is Affordable and Versatile
Flatiron steaks fill a void for those looking for beefy flavor on a budget.
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Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey and Carlacia Grant on ‘Outer Banks,’ Pizza and More
Madelyn Cline, Madison Bailey and Carlacia Grant got creative with their pies when they stopped by the New York Times kitchen studio for the Pizza Interview.
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Prediction Markets Should Be Regulated as Gambling, Appeals Court Says
The outcome contradicted an earlier appeals court decision. Federal regulators said the split rulings called for resolution by the Supreme Court.