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Netanyahu Has the War He Always Wanted, but on Trump’s Terms
Israel’s prime minister wanted regime change in Iran. But President Trump seems prepared to settle for something less.
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Mahmood Mamdani, Father of NYC Mayor, Is Writing a Book on Gaza
At once, Mahmood Mamdani’s fame was eclipsed by his son’s. At the same time, the election of Zohran Mamdani has attracted new interest in his father’s work.
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His Film Is Spain’s Submission to the Oscars. He’s Not Sure How Spanish It Is.
Spanish cinema has entered a new and more diverse era, film experts say. Oliver Laxe, the director of Oscar-nominated “Sirat,” embodies the shift.
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Explosion at Jewish School in Amsterdam Is 2nd Antisemitic Attack in 2 Days, Officials Say
No one was hurt in the explosion at a Jewish school in Amsterdam, or in an earlier one at a Rotterdam synagogue.
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The City That Inspired Rothko (It’s Not New York)
What the American painter saw during his trips to Florence molded his vision and his understanding of space and color.
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SXSW 2026: Adam’s Apple, The Dads, Your Attention Please
Despite being in one of the most conservative states in the country, the SXSW Film Festival has long-reflected a more progressive viewpoint through its documentary programming. It’s an interesting blend of docs at SXSW that can often be divided into three categories: quirky tales, pop culture stories, and movies with a message. This dispatch profiles…
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SXSW 2026: The Sun Never Sets, A Safe Distance, Seahorse
While Austin’s favorite festival is a big event for genre filmmaking, they also welcome more traditional storytelling, the kind more focused on character dynamics than hauntings or serial killers. There’s a long history of dramedy screenwriters bringing their latest projects to this festival, and one of the most interesting things about this year’s program was…
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ZelC and the Birth of Kinetic Safety
The Core Problem Haja Mo Identified In Python: To Python — these are identical in nature. Both are just function calls. Both get the same syntax highlighting. Both sit on the same line. Both get executed with the same interpreter pass. Both have zero compiler-level distinction. Python applies the same rules, the same permissions model,…
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Fund-raising Email Features Trump at Ritual for Soldiers Killed in Iran War
The email from the group Never Surrender seeks donations for President Trump from those who want access to “private national security briefings” from him.
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How a Marine Unit in the Middle East Could Open New Phase of Iran War
The unit’s arrival in the coming days will give the Pentagon the ability to quickly launch raids.