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What’s lighting up US theaters right now: Los Frikis to Werewolves — heart-pounding dramas to thrilling adventures

US theaters currently feature a mix of gripping dramas, thrilling adventures, and chilling horrors. Los Frikis Genre: Drama, Based on a True Story, AIDS, Teen/Coming-of-Age Director: Tyler Nilson, Mike Schwartz Synopsis: This drama tells the powerful true story of teenagers in Cuba during the "Special Period" who deliberately inject themselves with HIV to escape the oppressive regime, offering a poignant …

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The Benegal imprint on Indian cinema

Hindustan Times

Shyam Benegal was a representative voice of the parallel cinema movement that ushered in new aesthetics in the 1970s. **EDS: FILE PHOTO** Mumbai: In this June 14, 2024 file photo, filmmaker Shyam Benegal during the release of a special postal cover to mark Film Heritage Foundation's 10th anniversary, in Mumbai. A new generation of filmmakers, some of them products of …

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7 hours, 13 minutes ago

Karisma Kapoor remembers Shyam Benegal, reflects on working with him in Zubeidaa

Hindustan Times

Actor Karisma Kapoor says veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal was like a second grandfather to her and much like her own grandfather, late filmmaker Raj Kapoor, Benegal too was “truly pathbreaking”. A BTS still from the sets of the film Zubeidaa In an interview with us, Karisma Kapoor recalls her experience working with Shyam Benegal in Zubeidaa and the filmmaker’s nuanced …

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22 hours, 9 minutes ago

A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can’t take it back on his own

Associated Press

PANAMA CITY — Teddy Roosevelt once declared the Panama Canal “one of the feats to which the people of this republic will look back with the highest pride.” More than a century later, Donald Trump is threatening to take back the waterway for the same republic. He says if things don’t change after he takes office next month, “We will …

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1 day, 4 hours ago

Shyam Benegal passes away at 90: An iconoclastic filmmaker who pioneered Indian Parallel Cinema movement

Live Mint

Working on two to three movie projects despite going to the hospital three times a week to undergo dialysis at the age of 90 years — such was the dedication of veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal. Born in 1934 in Andhra Pradesh, Shyam Benegal worked in the advertising industry, producing over 900 Shyam Benegal and Indian Parallel Cinema During its early …

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LPG cylinder blast: Nine devotees planning Sabarimala trip injured in Karnataka

Hindustan Times

LPG cylinder blast: Nine devotees of Lord Ayyappa sustained serious burn injuries due to a LPG cylinder blast at a Shiva temple in Karnataka's Hubballi, police said on Monday, adding that the injured were sleeping when the incident happened on Sunday night. The devotees were planning a trip to Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple in Kerala. Lord Ayyappa's procession The annual …

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1 day, 14 hours ago

The Prince of Cool is Born, in This Week’s Open Thread

Slate

On this day in 1929, Chesney Henry “Chet” Baker Jr., an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist, is born. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the “Prince of Cool”. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals: Chet Baker Sings and It Could Happen …

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2 days, 19 hours ago

Turkiye FM meets Syria’s new leader, calls for lifting of global sanctions

Al Jazeera

Meeting comes two days after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his minister will visit Damascus to discuss the new structure in Syria. Photographs and footage shared by the Turkish ministry showed Fidan and al-Sharaa hug and shake hands, their meeting coming two days after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Fidan would be going to Damascus to discuss the …

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3 days, 12 hours ago

Arif Zakaria on playing Jinnah in Freedom at Midnight: Didn't attach any political flavour to it

Hindustan Times

Arif Zakaria, who plays Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistan’s first governor-general, in the recently released web show Freedom at Midnight, has faced little in the way of polarising feedback about his portrayal of the controversial figure. While historical characters like Jinnah often spark intense debate, Arif Zakaria’s performance seems to have been well received, with many appreciating the nuanced approach to …

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3 days, 18 hours ago

IVF guru, a lab scientist and questions over two babies whose parents attended his clinic were secretly fathered by the same lab technician

Daily Mail

Questions were raised about Britain’s most eminent fertility doctor yesterday after it emerged two children whose parents attended his clinic were secretly fathered by the same lab technician. DNA tests reportedly revealed the two seemingly unrelated adults were both conceived using sperm donated by a senior lab technician who worked one floor above Patrick Steptoe’s fertility clinic at Oldham Hospital. …

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4 days, 19 hours ago

Is a 1976 drainage plan to blame for 2023 Rolling Hills Estates landslide? Homeowners’ lawsuit says yes

LA Times

Homes on Peartree Lane remain damaged in November 2023, months after a landslide in Rolling Hills Estates. City and county officials “knew or should have known that the proposed Park Community and other developments in the watershed area would significantly increase the stormwater flow in the open canyon drainage channel, and that the increased stormwater flow would erode, down-cut, and …

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6 days, 8 hours ago

Jean Adamson, children’s author known for Topsy And Tim series dies aged 96

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jean Adamson, the popular children’s author best known for her Topsy …

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6 days, 10 hours ago

Zakir Hussain: Legacy of a Global Music Revolutionary

The Hindu

Published : Dec 18, 2024 14:46 IST - 12 MINS READ A musical titan bowed out too early. Son of the legendary tabla player Allarakha, who was internationally famous for his partnership with the sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, Zakir grew up with the music of some of the greatest exponents of Indian classical music. If Allarakha, along with his two …

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6 days, 19 hours ago

Binaca Geetmala and the Kishore Kumar-Indira Gandhi rift that led to his ban

India Today

In the 1970s, Binaca Geetmala, already an institution in Indian households, bore witness to one of the most politically charged showdowns in Indian cultural history. Kishore Kumar, the voice that ruled the airwaves, found himself in the crosshairs of the Emergency proclaimed by Indira Gandhi’s government. CB Jain’s note marked Kishore Kumar as “non-cooperative.” In retaliation, the Information and Broadcasting …

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6 days, 19 hours ago

Prime minister of Mauritius reopens talks with UK over Chagos Islands deal

Al Jazeera

A historic deal for the United Kingdom to hand over control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been put into question after the African island country’s new prime minister issued “counterproposals”. The British government still plans to hand over control of the chain of 60-some islands to Mauritius under the condition that a strategic joint UK-US military base on …

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6 days, 19 hours ago

How John Magaro learned to call the shots like a 1970s broadcaster for ‘September 5’

LA Times

When John Magaro was eyeballing acting as a living and soaking up ’70s movies in college, Dustin Hoffman’s career looked awfully inspiring. So when “September 5” came along with the role of real-life TV producer Geoffrey Mason, an instrumental figure in ABC Sports’ groundbreaking spot-news coverage of the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics terrorist attack, reading the script gave Magaro a …

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54 years, 11 months ago

Kristine Tompkins has countless milestones in her career. But witnessing a jaguar release with her was something special

CNN

Northern Argentina CNN — Even for a very frequent flier, this is a singular first. One of Chouinard’s best friends — North Face and Esprit founder Doug Tompkins — made such an impression that after one off-the-grid trip together, she retired, packed two bags and moved into his cabin. “Death threats and a lot of upheaval for team members.” She …

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1 week ago

Pakistani national in Bengaluru detention centre stages hunger strike demanding deportation: Report

Hindustan Times

A Pakistani national, who has been awaiting deportation for over a year, recently staged a week-long hunger strike at the foreigners’ detention centre in Nelamangala, Bengaluru, The Hindu reported. According to the report, Fahad’s ordeal began in 2006 when he traveled to India from Pakistan to reconnect with his paternal relatives in Kasaragod, Kerala. While officials from the Pakistan High …

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1 week ago

Songs That Move You: 'Amigo' by Roberto Carlos

NPR

Songs That Move You: 'Amigo' by Roberto Carlos Alt.Latino brings us a new installment to their series "Songs That Move You." It's part of a series called Songs That Move You from NPR's radio show and podcast, Alt.Latino, hosted by Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras. FELIX CONTRERAS, BYLINE: The story behind the song this week is about what happens when …

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1 week, 1 day ago

OTT year-ender: Top 10 Netflix web series released in 2024; Killer Soup, IC 814, Fool Me Once, and more

Live Mint

OTT year-ender: Let’s take a look at the top 10 Netflix web series released in 2024. Cast: Ravi Kishan, Naila Grrewal, Nidhi Bisht Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper Plot: The series explores Tribhuvan Mishra’s double life as a CA and secret sex worker, navigating crime, moral dilemmas and middle-class struggles in Noida’s dark underbelly. Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Konkona Sen Sharma, Nassar …

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Luigi Mangione dubbed ‘Gen-Z’s Ted Bundy’ as netizens' obsession with killers is exposed

Hindustan Times

The internet’s obsession with killers and true crime is exposed every time there is a high profile murder somewhere in the world. Luigi Mangione dubbed ‘Gen-Z’s Ted Bundy’ Mangione has now been compared to notorious serial killer Ted Bundy, who kidnapped, raped, and murdered dozens of young women and girls during the 1970s. Meanwhile, an X user wrote, “ngl i …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Review: Sutton Foster delights in Carol Burnett’s role in ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ at the Ahmanson

LA Times

To call Sutton Foster’s performance in “Once Upon a Mattress” physical would be a gross understatement. The musical can be seen as preparing the way for “The Carol Burnett Show,” the legendary variety program that made musical comedy revue a staple of Saturday night television in the 1970s. There’s a touching, lonely quality to her cockeyed clown portrayal of Winnifred, …

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1 week, 2 days ago

The World Bank should reconsider its mega dam project in Tajikistan

Al Jazeera

Providing funding to a repressive regime to construct the ‘highest dam in the world’ is a recipe for disaster. On December 17 the World Bank is set to vote on financing the Rogun mega dam project in Tajikistan. As highlighted in the recent report “Financing Repression”, co-published by the Coalition for Human Rights in Development, the Early Warning System and …

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1 week, 3 days ago

'Which direction does he want?' Trump stumps internet with Daylight Saving proposal

Raw Story

President-elect Donald Trump came out on Truth Social demanding an end to Daylight Saving Time on Friday, saying, “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t! In fact, the U.S. tried making Daylight Saving Time permanent in the 1970s as an energy-saving policy but reversed it …

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What’s lighting up US theaters right now: Los Frikis to Werewolves — heart-pounding dramas to thrilling adventures

The Benegal imprint on Indian cinema

Karisma Kapoor remembers Shyam Benegal, reflects on working with him in Zubeidaa

A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can’t take it back on his own

Shyam Benegal passes away at 90: An iconoclastic filmmaker who pioneered Indian Parallel Cinema movement

LPG cylinder blast: Nine devotees planning Sabarimala trip injured in Karnataka

The Prince of Cool is Born, in This Week’s Open Thread

Turkiye FM meets Syria’s new leader, calls for lifting of global sanctions

Arif Zakaria on playing Jinnah in Freedom at Midnight: Didn't attach any political flavour to it

IVF guru, a lab scientist and questions over two babies whose parents attended his clinic were secretly fathered by the same lab technician

Is a 1976 drainage plan to blame for 2023 Rolling Hills Estates landslide? Homeowners’ lawsuit says yes

Jean Adamson, children’s author known for Topsy And Tim series dies aged 96

Zakir Hussain: Legacy of a Global Music Revolutionary

Binaca Geetmala and the Kishore Kumar-Indira Gandhi rift that led to his ban

Prime minister of Mauritius reopens talks with UK over Chagos Islands deal

How John Magaro learned to call the shots like a 1970s broadcaster for ‘September 5’

Kristine Tompkins has countless milestones in her career. But witnessing a jaguar release with her was something special

Pakistani national in Bengaluru detention centre stages hunger strike demanding deportation: Report

Songs That Move You: 'Amigo' by Roberto Carlos

OTT year-ender: Top 10 Netflix web series released in 2024; Killer Soup, IC 814, Fool Me Once, and more

Luigi Mangione dubbed ‘Gen-Z’s Ted Bundy’ as netizens' obsession with killers is exposed

Review: Sutton Foster delights in Carol Burnett’s role in ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ at the Ahmanson

The World Bank should reconsider its mega dam project in Tajikistan

'Which direction does he want?' Trump stumps internet with Daylight Saving proposal