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‘Last PIcture Show’ – A Perfect Blast from the Past
Peter Bogdanovich’s “The Last Picture Show” is a film I feel deeply. Every time I return to it, there’s always a sense of going back to an old town, recognizing how it used to look and considering how life has changed so much since the last time I visited. Because the film is frozen in […]
This Nobel Prize–winning chemist dreams of making water from thin air
Yaghi envisions a two-pronged product line. Industrial-scale water generators that run on electricity would be capable of producing thousands of liters per day on one end, while units that run on passive systems could operate in remote locations without power, just harnessing energy from the sun and ambient temperatures. In theory, these units could someday […]
‘Weapons’ Star Shares Character’s VERY Unusual Fan Base
Move over, Pennywise, there’s a new LGBTQ+ monster in the mix. Aunt Gladys, the character played by Amy Madigan in “Weapons,” is more than the film’s formidable foe. She’s become an icon for gay culture. That’s what Madigan is telling press outlets as she promotes her celebrated part for awards season glory. “Weapons,” one of […]
White House , NATO both want Europe to shoulder more responsibility for defense, alliance official s
There’s not much light between NATO’s ongoing efforts to prod its members to increase their defense spending and the Trump administration’s recently released National Security Strategy, which envisions an American focus on the Western Hemisphere over other regions, Benedetta Berti, the secretary general of NATO’s parliamentary assembly, said Wednesday. Her office serves as a link […]
Trump Presents Kennedy Center Honorees with Gold Medallions
President Donald Trump on Saturday night presented the Kennedy Center honorees with freshly designed gold medallions donated by Tiffany & Co. ahead of Sunday night’s program. Trump, sporting a tuxedo, held the ceremony in the Oval Office, where the honorees, including country legend George Strait, Broadway actor Michael Crawford, disco icon Gloria Gaynor, Golden Globe-winning […]
FIFA’s Plan for Affordable 2026 World Cup Tickets Fails to Calm Fans
Supporter groups warn that high prices and costly accessible tickets are pricing ordinary fans out of the tournament. Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Seeing the 2026 World Cup in person will be extremely expensive. Tickets for early matches currently range from about $140 to more than $2,700, while the cheapest seat […]
Senate Hearing on Protecting Children from Online Predators
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on protecting children from online predators on Tuesday, December 9. The committee advanced the STOP CSAM Act earlier this year, which if passed would allow victims to sue tech companies regardless of Section 230 protections. In November, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the makers […]
Kamala Harris Struggles to Explain to Kimmel Why Biden was ‘Right’ to Not Push DoJ to Release the Epstein Files
Failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris struggled to explain to ABC’s left-wing late-night host Jimmy Kimmel why the Joe Biden Department of Justice never attempted to release documents pertaining to convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein. Harris insisted that it was deemed crucial to keep “absolute separation” between the Biden administration and the DoJ. “To give you […]
Lawmakers praise Venezuela military operation, but want details made public
Lawmakers from both parties debriefed on classified details of the capture of Nicholas Maduro say the daring U.S. operation was impressive, but that the administration owes Americans a fuller explanation for the raid. Sen. Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota Republican who also sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, sees declassifying both the legal justification from […]
Gunmen open fire at a South African pub, killing 9 and wounding 10
BEKKERSDAL, South Africa — Nine people have died and at least 10 others were wounded after a group of gunmen carried out a shooting at a South African pub during the early hours of Sunday, authorities said. The incident occurred just before 1 a.m. in the township of Bekkersdal which is located 46 kilometers (28 […]