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An Acclaimed Filmmaker Made a Psychological Horror Movie Based on Footage of Taylor Swift. It's Something Else.
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (674+ words) Lowery has said that his main inspiration for the character of Mother Mary is Taylor Swift'specifically the documentary of the Reputation tour, which the writer-director watched over and over in. .. Writer-director David Lowery (Pete's Dragon, The Green Knight) has now…...
The Pitt Prides Itself on Accuracy. So How Did It Mess This Up?
13+ hour, 34+ min ago (730+ words) Dr. Robby's season-finale scene with the baby is very touching. There's just one problem. In the last moments of the finale of The Pitt's second season, which aired Thursday night, Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle) is alone in a quiet peds…...
My Siblings" Kids Keep Taunting Me for Something I Can"t Control. Their Parents Think It"s Hilarious.
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (562+ words) In the "70s and "80s, my learning disabilities were undiagnosed, and I was the "stupid" one in the family. As an adult, I know myself to be very intelligent, but my siblings never realized this, and they have passed on their attitudes…...
What's Next for the GOP After Trump? Get Ready for 31 Flavors of MAGA.
17+ hour, 13+ min ago (906+ words) Donald Trump is one of the most consequential figures in American history. What happens after he is gone? 2028 will be the first presidential election since 2012 in which Donald Trump is not the Republican nominee for president. (Despite some trolling on…...
Trump's First Speech About the War With Iran Explained Absolutely Nothing
2+ week, 1+ day ago (787+ words) The White House heralded it in advance as a "major address," but President Donald Trump's actual prime-time speech on Wednesday'what he called "an update on the tremendous progress our warriors have made in Iran'was a big nothing. It was the…...
Trump's Corrupt Pardon Campaign Has Somehow Hit a New Low
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (341+ words) Here's our conversation, edited and condensed for clarity. Shirin Ali: What's been your impression of Trump's approach to the presidential pardon? Frank Bowman: One has to see Trump's use of the pardon power in the context of his Trump has…...
Why the New Criminal Charges Against an ICE Agent in Minneapolis Could Be a True Turning Point
22+ hour, 28+ min ago (721+ words) On Thursday, Minnesota state prosecutors announced a historic set of charges against a federal immigration agent. Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. has been charged with two felony counts of second-degree. .. On Thursday, Minnesota state prosecutors announced a historic set of charges…...
They're Calling It the Saddest Business Pivot of All Time
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (919+ words) On Wednesday morning, the once iconic, now struggling footwear brand Allbirds announced that it was getting out of "sustainable" shoe production altogether, and transforming itself into an A. I. company. As so often happens whenever a company mentions the words artificial intelligence,…...
My Niece Desperately Wanted Something Controversial for a 16-Year-Old. My Brother Wouldn't Give It to Her, So I Did.
20+ hour, 53+ min ago (206+ words) Back in the summer, I was able to book a consultation with an excellent plastic surgeon for her, and in October and November, I took my niece in for her consultations. We scheduled the surgery for. .. I don't have any…...
Clarence Thomas Just Gave a Speech Blaming Progressivism for Hitler. It Was Mostly Just Sad.
11+ hour, 32+ min ago (266+ words) On this week's Slate Plus episode of Amicus, co-hosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern discussed Thomas' characteristically resentful, solipsistic talk, and what it reveals about the justice's nostalgia for Gilded Age corruption and plutocracy. A preview of their conversation,…...