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Dancing With Death: Mike Flanagan on “The Life of Chuck”
Mike Flanagan is no stranger to telling stories about death. However, his latest film is something quite different in how it dances with existential questions about the boundless beauty of life, the terrible agony of loss, and, ultimately, what it all means as our lives inevitably come to a close. In “The Life of Chuck”…
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How Ving Rhames Became the True Heart of the Mission: Impossible Franchise
“Why is it the Black man always dies in the first 10 pages?” Luther Stickell, played by Ving Rhames, was supposed to die in the first “Mission: Impossible” movie. Brian De Palma’s 1995 film did away with almost all of the TV show’s characters and radically changed the one who remained, all to leave Tom…
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Ispace of Japan Has Lost Contact With Resilience Moon Lander
Ispace said it is trying re-establish contact with Resilience, its robotic lander. An earlier spacecraft from the company crashed on the moon in 2023.
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A How-To for the Self-Sacrificing Samurai, Now Translated into English
A gory set of manuals, one dating to the 17th century, advised Japanese warriors in the secret ways of seppuku.
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I Was Sidelined by Illness. This Ghanaian Soup Got Me Back in the Kitchen.
Yewande Komolafe couldn’t cook for more than a year. This is the recipe she was most eager to make.
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A Starter Pack for Aspiring Wine Lovers
Strip away the dry talk and you’ll find wine is just delicious fun. For those hesitant to know where to begin, these six bottles are a great introduction.
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Readers Pick Their Favorite New York Restaurants
From $$$$ tasting-menu splurges to a celebrated Brooklyn sandwich shop, here are the places New York Times readers have visited most.
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Best Pizza? Connecticut Brings That Boast to the Heart of New York.
Billboards bragging about the state’s pies have popped up next to some of the city’s most celebrated pizzerias, provoking locals and bewildering tourists.
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How ASML, a Key Supplier to the Chip Industry, Is Navigating Trump’s Trade War
ASML, the Dutch company that makes multimillion-dollar tools to manufacture advanced semiconductors, is grappling with the repercussions of a tech trade war.
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Shari Redstone Confirms Cancer Diagnosis While Facing Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ Suit
Ms. Redstone, who is trying to close the sale of her family’s Paramount media empire to Skydance, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer this spring.