Empire of Light Falls Short Despite Actors
Director Sam Mendes and cinematographer Roger Deakins are a formidable pair. The obsidian-sleek elegance of the 2012 Bond adventure Skyfall, the desolate grandeur the elegiac war drama…
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Review- ‘The Lost King’
Richard III as a fictional character has a lot to answer for: Shakespeare painted him as a deformed, power-mad schemer. But Richard III as a real person?…
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Lessons in Chemistry Differs From the Book
Fans rarely take kindly to changes made to their favorite books in the adaptation process. But in bringing Lessons in Chemistry to Apple TV+, showrunner Lee Eisenberg…
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Climeworks Raises $650 Million to Scale Up Carbon Capture Technology
Swiss startup Climeworks AG has raised 600 million francs ($650 million) to scale up its technology that sucks carbon dioxide directly from the air. The world has…
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China Applies to Join Asia-Pacific Trade Deal
Beijing has applied to join an Asia-Pacific trade pact once pushed by the U.S. as a way to isolate China and solidify American dominance in the region….
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Elon Musk Gave Away $5.7 Billion Last Year. Here’s Why He’s Not Tweeting About It
Last November, in the midst of a tumultuous, headline-grabbing series of stock sales, Elon Musk quietly slipped more than 5 million Tesla shares out of his portfolio…
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Bitcoin Launch Causes Crypto Speculation in El Salvador
Bitcoin has unleashed a wave of speculation in El Salvador since its adoption as legal tender last month. Uber drivers, waiters and store owners are day-trading the…
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Crypto’s Layoffs Are Just Beginning, Experts Warn
The startling crypto crash this week has many companies slashing their payrolls, while a small few are instead doubling down on investments. On June 14, Coinbase, the…
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Grindr CEO’s Conservative Tweets Anger Users
Grindr’s incoming CEO is facing criticism on social media less than a month after he was appointed to helm the popular queer social networking app. On Tuesday,…
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Hollywood Pours Billions Into Anti-Abortion States It Condemns
Media companies and movie stars have decried the overturning of Roe v. Wade, but Hollywood is still pouring money into film and TV productions in states seeking…
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