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‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ is unafraid to tackle the indignities of middle age
In the Season 2 premiere of “Your Friends & Neighbors,” Jon Hamm’s Coop falls on his back while trying to steal a $100,000 Montblanc pen. Coop has fallen before. This time, he can’t get up. After spending the first season trying to outrun the consequences of losing his job, his marriage and his place among…
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Fire veterans fear Trump order pushing crews into danger as the West burns
As millions of acres burn across the western United States, some wildland fire veterans are fearful that aggressive fire suppression tactics ordered by the Trump administration — coupled with extreme, fast-moving blazes — could put firefighters in danger as conditions escalate this month. Those extreme weather conditions fueled disaster in Eastern Washington Saturday when a…
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Netflix Commits to Its Longest-Ever Theatrical Window for Awards Player ‘La Bola Negra’
Netflix is already making a big statement with “La Bola Negra.” The streamer announced Tuesday that it would be releasing the film, which it acquired at the Cannes Film Festival, in U.S. theaters on Oct. 16, but will not release it to streaming until Dec. 2. At more than 45 days, this is the longest…
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Ariana Grande brushes off ‘negativity’ amid relentless weight scrutiny: ‘Nothing will ever be able to distort my reality’
Ariana Grande brushed off online “negativity” as she addressed her plans to step away from the spotlightat her “Eternal Sunshine” show in Chicago on Monday. “I heard that my fans were worried that negativity was ruining things for me, but I just have to say that could not be more the f–k opposite,” she told…
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Troubling Blanche past surfaced by irate senator: ‘Worst thing you can accuse someone of’
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) delivered a scathing rebuke of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche during a Senate committee hearing Tuesday, invoking an unprecedented allegation against the nation’s top law enforcement official that he argued should derail Blanche’s confirmation. Blanche appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday as lawmakers weighed advancing his nomination to serve as…
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Toronto Film Festival Adds Record Number of Animated Films
The 2026 Toronto International Film Festival has added 70 feature films in the Centerpiece, Wavelengths and Classics programs, including an unprecedented eight animated films and a 4K restoration of Ken Russell’s controversial and sexually charged “The Devils.” The animated Centerpiece titles include Louise Bagnall’s “Julian,” Xu Zao’s “Light Pillar” and Sebastien Laudenbach’s “Viva Carmen.” The…
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The Next Fight for Fair Housing Is Online
—J Studios—Getty Images For generations, homeownership has been one of the clearest pathways to economic opportunity in America, particularly for Black and Brown communities. A home has never been just four walls and a roof. It has helped parents send children to college, start businesses, and create opportunities that last for generations. But that pathway…
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‘Big uh-oh’: Data guru dumbfounded as massive bloc of Republicans turn backs on Trump
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to record lows, and CNN’s Harry Enten warned that he’s rapidly losing ground with a key bloc of the Republican Party Only about a third of all Americans approve of his job performance, driven largely by dissatisfaction over his handling of the economy and the Iran war, but…
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‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ to Make World Premiere at 2026 New York Film Festival
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” will make its world premiere on Sept. 26 as the Spotlight Gala of the 64th New York Film Festival. The sequel to his Oscar-winning 2023 hit “Godzilla Minus One” will screen at Alice Tully Hall, with Yamazaki and members of the cast and crew present. “It is truly an honor…
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Aunt of American who married accused Athens suitcase killer reveals family’s blunt reaction to wedding plans
The aunt of an American woman who married the Afghan migrant accused of murdering a British charity worker and stuffing her body in a suitcase has revealed her family was always against the marriage, according to a report. Sharif Ahmadzai, 26, was arrested over the alleged murder of Elisabeth-Jane Ross in Greece before her body…