It’s all about people spying on each other, which can be a good idea for a movie. And no one is saying that Farhadi has to stick to his familiar mode of neorealist drama. But "Parallel Tales," it’s my grim duty to report, is a meandering and rather amorphous mess. It’s a
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His installations of layered photos drawn from an expansive Black heritage entice viewers to keep looking, find connections, and ask questions.
In January, Colorado lawmakers introduced a proposal to make operating systems collect users' ages and pass them to app developers. The bill, SB26-051, had clearly been designed for commercial platforms like iOS and Android - one of numerous plans to age-gate the internet
The US Department of Justice is reportedly preparing to drop charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani shortly after he hired one of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyers to represent him. The New York Times reported on Thursday that the DOJ – now headed by former
Microsoft first started opening up access to Claude Code in December, inviting thousands of its own developers to use Anthropic's AI coding tool daily. It was part of an effort to get project managers, designers, and other employees to experiment with coding for the first time,
Children who grow up in disadvantaged households may receive fewer social benefits from their intelligence in adulthood than those raised in more advantaged environments, according to new research from the University of Bath. A new study by Professor Chris Dawson, published in
For a third consecutive year, fatal drug overdose deaths declined in the U.S. Unfortunately, not every state has followed that trend.
Miran served as a contrarian voice on the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee.
The Cleveland Clinic is pushing back on a report that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. operated a robotic arm during a patient’s heart surgery on a recent visit to the medical center, clarifying that he was merely an observer. “He briefly observed
Erin Stewart, a Republican gubernatorial candidate in Connecticut, dropped out of the race on Thursday just days ahead of the scheduled primary. Stewart left the GOP primary battle amid allegations of fraud from her service as mayor of New Britain. The GOP candidate is accused
A cryptocurrency regulation bill advanced out of the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, clearing a key hurdle with the support of a pair of Democrats following a last-minute bipartisan push. The Senate panel voted 15-9 to send the Clarity Act to the floor, with Sens. Ruben
"Are you married to a man who’s obsessed with AI? I’m so, so sorry."
In the letter, Dana White said that the cap is already starting to create problems for the gambling industry.
Matt Reeves took to X on Thursday to confirm that Johansson and Stan were officially joining the DC sequel.
Some 44 years after I visited Lebanon with the IDF and witnessed the destruction, I am struck by how little has changed
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Michael Schneider breaks down the last lap of upfronts week as Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix and YouTube grabbed the megaphone. And Variety music chief Jem Aswad goes deep on the music of “Heated Rivalry” in a session
Hedge fund managers said the current environment — fueled by aggressive spending on AI — is creating a fertile backdrop for bearish wagers
Omg, Amazon Prime inserted an ad for Febreze in the midst of the most famous match cut in the history of cinema (in Kubrick’s 2001, when the ape-thrown bone turns into a spacecraft). I don’t know whether to laugh or cry (rn, it’s both).
As US President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a coalition of anti-war groups was calling on Congress to pressure the administration to “prioritize peace, cooperation, and stability” at a time when the US-China relationship is increasingly hostile.
Two of the biggest names in tech are planning thousands of job cuts between them.
Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: - IMF downbeat on growth - The International Monetary Fund warned that continuing disruptions due to the Iran war meant its global economic outlook was moving towards an "adverse" scenario, with growth pared down and
The Try Guys’ bonkers cooking competition “Phoning It In” has rounded out its slate of judges, cast members and contestants for Season 4. The show premiered its fourth installment on the independent streamer 2nd Try TV on May 6 before it rolls onto YouTube starting May 30.
The Vera Famiga, Tim Blake Nelson and Jim Parsons-starring cult biopic from director Mike Gallagher has been picked by Altitude Films for Britain and Sphere Films for the Canadian market.
Claudine Longet, the French singer and actress who underwent a 1976 trial after she shot and killed her boyfriend, Olympic skier Spider Sabich, has died, according to the Telegram. She was 84. Longet performed pop tracks for A&M Records’ albums before she sang the Henry
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Thursday revealed a rendering of the renovated East Potomac Golf Links, located just outside of Washington, D.C. Burgum wrote on social platform X that he was “excited to unveil the design” of the renovated layout. Fazio Design, founded by
Trump said China's president would 'like to see a deal made' between the U.S. and Iran as Beijing promised it would not provide Iran with military equipment, even though it would like to continue purchasing Iranian oil
Scientists have discovered a galaxy as it was 13 billion years ago, 800 million years after the Big Bang. It contains possible evidence of the universe's first stars and is one of the most chemically primitive galaxies observed to date.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) has amplified her push to uncover the details of CIA’s Project MK-Ultra with claims this week that the agency took relevant documents from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The program started in 1953 and over the next two
Matt Reeves has confirmed that Marvel Cinematic Universe actors Scarlett Johansson and Sebastian Stan will be in DC Studios' The Batman Part 2
Mamdani butting in serves as the latest example of the mayor's attempt to flex his socialist bona fides.
Some former members of Sea of Thieves Partner Program are calling for the resignation of one of Rare's community managers
The Dua Lipa (Live From Mexico) film will premiere on May 21 on Lipa’s YouTube channel, followed by the release of the live album on May 22.
“Gabin” is far from the first film — nonfiction or otherwise — to make a longterm investment in a child protagonist, training a camera on them over years as adulthood gradually approaches. Maxence Voiseux’s film has obvious precedents in such documentary projects as Michael
The distinctive visual storytelling of Canadian cartoonist Sarah Leavitt is deftly and stylishly transferred to the big screen in “Tangles,” an honestly felt and highly affecting adaptation of her autobiographical graphic novel of the same name. Chronicling with tenderness and
Burrowing shrimp are small marine excavators native to Washington. They make their homes deep in the sediment by digging, turning the ground to Swiss cheese. This presents a problem for shellfish farmers, whose clams and oysters are often smothered under layers of displaced
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are developing a feature film adaptation of the Afghan war memoir, “No Way Out: The Searing True Story of Men Under Siege,” for Netflix. The book chronicles British Major Adam Jowett’s command of Easy Company, a unit of Paras and Royal Irish
Groups say supreme court justice, who owns oil stocks, may be violating ethics codes by participating in certain cases The supreme court justice Samuel Alito, who owns stock in oil companies, may be violating court ethics codes by participating in certain cases that could
President Trump’s attempt to sue The Wall Street Journal for defamation has hit a snag. U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles ruled Wednesday that Trump can’t seek discovery based on actual malice from the publication in his lawsuit, calling it “improper” and saying the court
Rep. Jason Smith had kind words for his Democratic counterparts at a D.C. tax conference.
Coloring Book , the mixtape that launched Chance The Rapper to unforeseen levels of celebrity, turned 10 years old this week . Chance is celebrating that milestone with a 10th anniversary tour this summer and fall. Artist presale for tickets begins Tuesday, May 19 at 10 a.m.
A mathematical method borrowed from topology can reveal structural properties of visual art that correspond to how people perceive and respond to them, according to a new study published in PLOS Computational Biology by Jacek Rogala of the University of Warsaw, Poland, Shabnam
The feature film debut from Iranian-French director Mahsa Karampour about her and her brother, a former member of indie rock band The Yellow Dogs, follows the journey of the search for a familial bond.
The U.S. organ donation and transplantation system is in jeopardy due to a federal policy that could destabilize the donation infrastructure, and CMS must consider implementing a phased transition period to protect the system's continuity while evaluating more comprehensive
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BFFoundation has announced the 2026 Bentonville Film Festival’s lineup of in-person premieres. The festival will be held June 15-21 in Bentonville, Arkansas, and will showcase a range of narrative, documentary, homegrown, short film, and episodic material. BFF 2026 will open on
Naval Operations Chief Adm. Daryl Caudle said Thursday that without supplemental funding for the U.S. war in Iran, he will have to implement cuts in training, routine operations and personnel by July. “The [fiscal 2026] budget didn't bake in [Operation] Epic Fury,” Caudle said
"It's a UGC platform, there is always going to be dog sh*t."
