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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ is a mighty Trojan horse of his thematic obsessions
Tell me, Christopher Nolan, when did it first rosy-fingered dawn on you that your favorite type of protagonist — a tormented sinner-hero — was a specialty of the ancient Greeks? Millennia before Matthew McConaughey’s astronaut sobbed over abandoning his family and Cillian Murphy’s Robert Oppenheimer gasped that he had become the destroyer of worlds, the…
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Billionaire Trump ally suffers ‘remarkable’ meltdown as Dem links him to Epstein: report
David Smith, the pro-MAGA chairman of Sinclair, threatened to sue Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) in what Semafor called a “remarkable” move, after Moore accused him of having ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Moore made the comment on June 16 on MS NOW’s The Weeknight while defending himself against The Baltimore Sun’s investigation into his military…
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Arizona Congressional Dem hopeful caught following OnlyFans, witchcraft accounts
WASHINGTON — The official campaign Instagram account of Arizona Democratic congressional hopeful JoAnna Mendoza bizarrely followed multiple OnlyFans models, witchcraft accounts, and sexually explicit content producers. Mendoza at one point followed a dozen accounts that frequently share sexually explicit content, including a transgender socialist who is known for sharing images of sex toys, according to…
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How ‘humiliated’ Meghan Markle navigated Prince Harry’s ‘nightmare’ UK visit
Prince Harry’s trip to the United Kingdom did not go Meghan Markle’s way. Royal author Russell Myers confirmed to People that the trip “turned into a nightmare” due to security issues that forced Markle, 44, and her kids Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5, to spend less time abroad with Harry than they intended. A source…
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Giant Statue Mocking Trump’s War in Iran Draws Attention in D.C.
An “Iran War Participation Trophy” dedicated to President Donald Trump appears next to the MLK Jr. Memorial Bookstore in Washington, D.C. on July 13, 2026. —The Washington Post via Getty Images A golden statue titled the “Iran War Participation Trophy” is the latest piece of art to appear on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.…
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Detainees at ICE facility in Texas report frequent beatings and abuses, say rights advocates
WASHINGTON — Dozens of people held at a sprawling Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas say they were either beaten by guards or witnessed others being beaten, according to a new report issued by legal and human rights advocates. The 84-page report issued jointly Wednesday by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union also…
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‘Oops!’ Todd Blanche’s ‘freudian slip of the year’ sends internet into frenzy
Todd Blanche’s four-word stumble during a combative hearing Tuesday caused a stir among internet critics. The acting attorney general told Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) he was Trump’s “lawyer,” then hastily corrected to “was his lawyer.” Critics, watchdogs and legal observers flooded social media, treating the slip as an admission of what they feared when he…
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The Next Frontier in Alzheimer’s Treatment? Targeting Tau
Test tubes in a holder —Getty Images For most of the past few decades, scientists chasing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease have focused on attacking the buildup of one protein in the brain that contributes to the disease: amyloid. They’ve had some success; there are currently two anti-amyloid treatments approved. But while amyloid plaques are important…
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Styrofoam fights for its life as plastic industry mounts recycling push
Polystyrene — the plastic America loves to hate — wants a second chance. Used in foam cups, packaging peanuts and the molded blocks that cushion appliances in transit, polystyrene has long been attacked as hard to recycle, hazardous to sea life and potentially harmful to human health. Environmentalists say polystyrene foam is a significant source…
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Fumbling 92-year-old Republican struggles through remarks at ‘Mr. Branch’ hearing
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, 92, called acting Attorney General Todd Blanche “Mr. Branch” and urged his “Democart” colleagues to look in “the mayor” while chairing the opening of a confirmation hearing Wednesday. Blanche, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, has served as acting attorney general since April, when Trump pushed out former Attorney General Pam…