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Russia Strikes Ukraine and Signals Resistance to Amended Peace Plan
The attack killed at least seven people in Kyiv, the authorities said, as Moscow suggested it would resist changes negotiated by Ukraine.
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Actors Superbly Channel Siskel and Ebert Onstage in Chicago
A year-long wish of mine was granted this past weekend, and in the most thrilling of ways. Throughout the month of November, the fiftieth anniversary of “Siskel & Ebert” has been celebrated at the Chicago Cultural Center with special free programming held in its Claudia Cassidy Theatre. Most of them have been screenings of films…
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No Good Deed Will Go Unpunished: Kleber Mendonça Filho and Wagner Moura on “The Secret Agent”
Kleber Mendonça Filho and Wagner Moura have known each other for over twenty years. But until now they haven’t made a film together. “The Secret Agent,” Mendonça’s fourth narrative feature, stars Moura as Amando, a researcher who’s traveled to Recife, Brazil, in a bid to escape the wrath of the crooked industrialist Ghirotti (Luciano Chirolli).…
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“Dispatch” is a Superhero Drama Equally Mighty and Emotional
You’ve probably heard the term “superhero fatigue” everywhere, with people getting sick of media showing supernatural beings saving the day. Sure, the Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn’t quite reached the same highs as it did during the “Endgame” days, but I’d argue that people are only tired of superhero movies because they fail to give us…
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Swan Song: Udo Kier (1944-2025)
“Beware!” Udo Kier shouts at Madonna in German from behind the camera in the opening seconds of her music video for her 1992 song “Deeper and Deeper,” black eyes wide against an onyx abyss, dispensing an almost philosophical wisdom from behind a pop sheen. “Our idols and demons will pursue us until we learn to…
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He’s Beautiful, but He Has a Huge Blind Spot
Males of two species of pheasants seem to trade attractiveness for the ability to get a good look at predators.
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Mapping the Brain’s Sense of What Goes On Inside the Body
Scientists are learning how the brain knows what’s happening throughout the body, and how that process might go awry in some psychiatric disorders.
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Seal Milk Is the Cream of the Molecular Crop
You won’t be drinking it any time soon, but the aquatic mammal’s milk is much more chemically complex than that of other mammals, including humans.
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Anxiety. It’s What’s for Thanksgiving Dinner.
In a year of high prices, economic uncertainty and other jitters, America is united in uncertainty — and poultry.
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Popoca in Oakland Mixes Salvadoran Flavors With Northern Californian Produce
At Popoca in Oakland, Anthony Salguero puts Salvadoran ingredients and flavors in the spotlight.