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1 month, 4 weeks ago

"Daddy's home": Tucker Carlson's bizarre troll distills Trump's false promise to male voters

Salon

It seems accidental, but there's no denying Tucker Carlson's timing. Sexual abuse as a bonding ritual between men was also the theme of Carlson's "daddy" speech on Wednesday. When Trump took the stage, they chanted "daddy's home," in celebration of a man who a jury ruled sexually assaulted journalist E. Jean Carroll around the same time Williams claims to have …

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54 years, 11 months ago

Fallout show: The game’s story is lousy. That made it perfect for Amazon’s TV adaptation.

Slate

There’s a moment in the new hit Amazon Prime Video series Fallout where the sunny protagonist, having emerged from her underground commune into a postapocalyptic hellscape, tries to convince a bloodthirsty mutant to follow the Golden Rule, to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. “‘Thou shalt get sidetracked by bullshit every goddamn time.’” That rejoinder …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Astaxanthin: The carotenoid you should know

Live Mint

A name that has been slowly gaining ground in the last few years, Astaxanthin is on the radar of everyone from scientists to dietitians and fitness enthusiasts to skincare lovers; and all for many good reasons. A member of the carotenoid family, it’s worth noting that astaxanthin is more potent than its better-known cousins: Vitamin A and beta-carotene. Carotenoids are …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Cultural envoy: Chinese sculptor distills essence of his subjects

China Daily

Chinese sculptor Wu Weishan. That student was Wu Weishan, who is now a renowned sculptor and director of the National Art Museum of China. Born to a scholarly household in Dongtai, Wu developed a deep passion for painting and calligraphy at an early age. In 1979, Wu left his hometown and arrived at Wuxi Arts and Crafts College, where he …

2 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: Tiny movers of earth, and also our hearts

NPR

Opinion: Tiny movers of earth, and also our hearts Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Simon/NPR Scott Simon/NPR Important world figures have come and gone all week at the United Nations General Assembly. As Amy Stewart writes her extraordinary 2004 book, The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms, the wiggle of worms through the dirt "alter its composition, …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Review: ‘Funny Girl’ still belongs to Barbra Streisand, but Beanie Feldstein is easy to love

LA Times

NEW YORK — No one could accuse Beanie Feldstein of playing it safe. Feldstein recently played Monica Lewinsky in the FX series “Impeachment: American Crime Story.” That role certainly has its share of baggage, but tackling Fanny Brice threatens accusations of sacrilege. Finding a Fanny after Streisand hasn’t been the only thing holding back a Broadway revival of “Funny Girl.” …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Of course Putin is killing innocents. That's what authoritarians do

LA Times

I’m Paul Thornton, and it is Saturday, March 12, 2022. One such letter, about Russia’s attack on the Ukrainian government and people, was printed Thursday, and it contains a devastating reality check for anyone who might have been unbothered by the global democratic backsliding that preceded this war: “Thank you, President Zelensky, for showing us what courage and devotion to …

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3 years ago

'The Tragedy of Macbeth' review: Joel Coen cooly takes on the Bard

LA Times

Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth” may have a slightly longer title than past adaptations of the Scottish Play, but the movie itself, at 105 minutes, is actually tighter than most. It’s a few minutes shy of Justin Kurzel’s “Macbeth”, the most recent major screen adaptation, and more than half an hour shorter than Roman Polanski’s 1971 film, perhaps the …

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3 years ago

Joel Coen distills ‘Macbeth’ down to the bone

Associated Press

NEW YORK — In Joel and Ethan Coen’s “Inside Llewyn Davis,” Oscar Isaac’s folk musician is trying to make it on his own, without his longtime partner. He travels to Chicago to audition for Bud Grossman, who gives the damning judgment: People need time to get to know you, he says, “buy you as a solo act.” “The Tragedy of …

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3 years ago

Indian Liberals are Selective in Their Outrage and It is Hurting the Liberal Cause

News 18

Freedom of expression has been much in the Indian news these last few weeks. Actor Kangana Ranaut faced a furore for saying the Independence we got in 1947 was ‘alms’ and that real freedom came only in 2014. Fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee withdrew an advertising campaign for his line of ‘mangalsutras’ that featured surly women in lingerie and the Hindu …

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3 years ago

Why liberals should not pick and choose outrages based on their whims and fancies

Firstpost

Liberals enthusiastically pick the Munawar Faruqui saga, but remain silent on the lynching of two sadhus by a mob in Maharashtra. Actor Kangana Ranaut faced a furore for saying that the Independence we got in 1947 was ‘alms’ and that real freedom came only in 2014. Journalist Rana Ayyub wrote in The Washington Post that the film Sooryavanshi was “dangerous’ …

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3 years, 9 months ago

D.S. Hooda

The Diplomat

The China-India standoff in eastern Ladakh shows signs of ending after almost 10 months. However, since February 10 both Chinese and Indian forces have disengaged at two of the critical friction points around the scenic Pangong Lake, and both countries have committed to working to resolve the crisis elsewhere. In a January 30 article, you wrote: “It would be strategically …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Aman distills essence of luxury into five new perfumes

China Daily

The Aman Fine Fragrance collection After the grand debut of the Aman Skincare line in 2018, followed by the wellness supplement brand SVA in September 2020, luxury resort empire Aman introduces Fine Fragrance – a range of sophisticated scents, each of which echo the distinct character of one of the brand's global destinations. For the fragrances, Aman enlisted French perfume …

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"Daddy's home": Tucker Carlson's bizarre troll distills Trump's false promise to male voters

Fallout show: The game’s story is lousy. That made it perfect for Amazon’s TV adaptation.

Astaxanthin: The carotenoid you should know

Cultural envoy: Chinese sculptor distills essence of his subjects

Opinion: Tiny movers of earth, and also our hearts

Review: ‘Funny Girl’ still belongs to Barbra Streisand, but Beanie Feldstein is easy to love

Of course Putin is killing innocents. That's what authoritarians do

'The Tragedy of Macbeth' review: Joel Coen cooly takes on the Bard

Joel Coen distills ‘Macbeth’ down to the bone

Indian Liberals are Selective in Their Outrage and It is Hurting the Liberal Cause

Why liberals should not pick and choose outrages based on their whims and fancies

D.S. Hooda

Aman distills essence of luxury into five new perfumes