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The Art of Film Criticism
“Somebody asked me, ‘When you write a pan of a movie, are you recommending that I not see it?’ ” the film critic Richard Brody recalled.…
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The Uneven Cross-Cultural Comedy of “Paddington in Peru” and “Universal Language”
Not every filmmaker is a cinephile, but, among those who are, that passion can manifest itself in unexpected ways. The driving pleasure of…
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Lost and Found: A Newly Discovered Poem by Robert Frost
“Nothing New” was written in 1918, not long before “Dust of Snow,” which was first published in an English magazine, in 1920, under a…
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A Visit to Madam Bedi: A Personal History by Tara Westover
My friend Sukrit invited me to India. His mother lived in Delhi. He said I should get out of England and give my eyes something new to…
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Briefly Noted Book Reviews
Land Power, by Michael Albertus (Basic). In the past few centuries, land has changed hands on major scales: from nobles to commoners…
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Unilever pledges to make all plastic packaging recyclable by 2035
Unilever has announced its commitment to ensure all its plastic packaging becomes reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2030 for rigid…
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How Spain's economy became the envy of Europe
Spain attracts the second highest number of overseas visitors after France It's a chilly mid-winter afternoon in Segovia, in central…
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Sudan army plans new government as it advances in capital
The Sudanese military has called for diplomatic support for a new government that it says it wants to form after it recaptures the…
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German couple faces verdict for refugee killings, baby abduction
A court in south-western Germany on Monday is due to deliver a verdict in the trial of a couple who confessed to killing a Ukrainian…
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Storytellers help break Guinness world record
Two women were left overjoyed after being part of an 80-hour long storytelling that has broken a world record. Justine de Mierre from…
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Footage of Indian train conductor bribe unrelated to Hindu festival
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China unpaid wages case sparks misinformation on city's currency
The Chinese city of Changchun has not printed its own currency, contrary to social media posts from accounts that often fan anti-China…
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The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil
The Democratic Republic of Congo is in turmoil - fighters from the notorious M23 rebel group have been surging through the country's east,…
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Viewers surveyed thought Scholz won debate against rival Merz
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QC protesters rally against racism, call attention to role of immigrants
Dozens of protesters marched on the pedestrian portion of the I-74 bridge today to call attention to the role immigrants and their…
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Germany's Scholz slams Merz on AfD cooperation in heated TV debate
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Thousands more people rally in Germany against the far right
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Who is Luisa González? The leftist politician who is again vying for Ecuador's presidency
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — A lawyer with limited political experience, Luisa González is vying for Ecuador’s presidency for a second time,…
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Another loaded Russian oil tanker stricken at sea
A heavily-laden Russian oil tanker ran aground in the Baltic Sea in northern Russia on Sunday, according to media reports. In the latest…
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Aga Khan, the leader of Ismaili Muslims, laid to rest in Egypt during private burial ceremony
ASWAN, Egypt (AP) — The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan, Egypt. The death of Prince Karim - the 49th…
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Lundy’s and the Risks of Restaurant Revivals
I’m not sure if the same can be said of the new Lundy’s, whose home is an odd little corner building, inset in a gated lot where the…
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Video of Muslim gathering in Pakistan falsely shared as Bangladesh 'mini-hajj'
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China inflation picks up after Lunar New Year spending boost
Lunar New Year shopping helped boost consumption in China in January (GREG BAKER) Inflation picked up in China last month, official…
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Sam Nujoma, Namibia's first president, dies aged 95
Sam Nujoma, Namibia's first democratically elected president and "founding father", has died aged 95. President Nangolo Mbumba announced…