Culture
“Waiting to Exhale,” Thirty Years On
Forest Whitaker’s “Waiting to Exhale” is perhaps the quintessential “chick flick”—and an ideal case study for all that the cinematic…
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'60 Minutes' holds off on airing critical piece on Trump deportation policy
An internal CBS News battle over a "60 Minutes" story critical of the Trump administration has exploded publicly, with a correspondent…
News
Schumer moves toward legal actions against Trump administration over Epstein files
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced Monday that he will introduce a resolution to initiate legal action against the…
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Trump blocks disaster relief to Colorado; Gov. Polis blames 'political games'
President Trump has denied disaster relief aid to Colorado following flooding and wildfires in the state, Gov. Jared Polis said. Source link
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Sen. Schmitt proposes bill to shield Americans from sham Chinese court rulings
Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt is proposing what appears to be first-of-its-kind legislation to prevent China from enforcing politically…
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Trump administration pauses all offshore wind projects, citing national security risks
Offshore wind farms pose national security risks and will be halted while the government reviews ongoing projects, Trump administration…
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JD Vance Picks a Side
Vance will pretend as though he is disinterestedly arbitrating a political dispute on the right, but he’s not. Source link
Business
Telefonica to cut 5,500 jobs with total cost of 2.5 billion euros
The Spanish carrier has signed an agreement with unions to implement the exit plans Telefonica will book a cost of 2.5 billion euros…
Business
Wall Street climbs as tech rebound gathers momentum
US stocks rose on Monday (Dec 22), kicking off the holiday-shortened week on a positive note, as technology stocks continued to rebound…
Business
Larry Ellison offers US$40.4 billion guarantee to beef up Paramount's Warner Bros bid
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison will provide a personal guarantee of US$40.4 billion in equity financing to back Paramount Skydance’s…
Business
Nvidia aims to begin H200 chip shipments to China by mid-February
It will provide access to processors roughly 6 times more powerful than the H20, a downgraded chip designed for China Nvidia has told…
Business
CapitaLand Malaysia Trust to acquire five industrial facilities in Johor for RM220.8 million
The properties are strategically located within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone to capitalise on rising demand CapitaLand…
News
Cheers for Ben Shapiro
He has put down an important marker, and anyone vested in the health of the conservative movement should be grateful. Source link
News
The Productive Path to Affordability
To make everyday goods and services more affordable, we must unleash the innovation and creativity of the marketplace. Source link
Business
HSBC hires ex-Citi executive Ida Liu to lead its private bank
HSBC Holdings has hired former Citigroup executive Ida Liu to run its global private banking business, according to people familiar with…
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Culture
“Father Mother Sister Brother” Explores the Mysteries of Family Life
This is what happens when “The Dead Don’t Die” dies. That scintillating Jim Jarmusch movie, from 2019, a mashup of comedy, science…
Culture
Is the Dictionary Done For?
He also introduces us to terms likely to be new to many readers: “sportocrat,” “on fleek,” “vajazzle,” and the German word…
Culture
Lorenzo Mattotti’s “Goodbye to All That”
For the cover of the December 29, 2025 & January 5, 2026, issue, the artist Lorenzo Mattotti depicted a time-honored way to shake off the…
Culture
The Organists Improvising Soundtracks to Silent Films
A hundred and three years on, F. W. Murnau’s “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror” still haunts the moviegoing unconscious. Newcomers feel…
Fashion
The Psychology of Fashion
Virginia Woolf had portrayed a similar tension between unity and fragmentation a decade earlier, with Mrs. Dalloway gazing at herself in…
Culture
It Takes Only Five Paintings to See Helen Frankenthaler’s Genius
In a small show at MOMA, Frankenthaler seems to make paint its own living force, untouched by an artist. Source link
Business
Chinese AI firm MiniMax to launch Hong Kong IPO in early January
The firm develops multimodal AI models which can process text, audio, images, video and music Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm…
News
Video: Who Is Trying to Replace Planned Parenthood?
new video loaded: Who Is Trying to Replace Planned Parenthood? As efforts to defund Planned Parenthood lead to the closure of some of its…