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Movie
The Extraordinary Miss Flower review – an…
A slight conflict of interest here, as the producer of Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard’s The Extraordinary Miss Flower is…
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Real Estate
NYC Mayoral Candidates’ Housing Plans: Which Rock, Which Suck
If you haven’t read all of the mayoral candidates’ housing plans, you’re off the hook: Here is a cheat sheet…
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The Wedding Banquet review – an unexpected delight
The first explicitly gay film director Andrew Ahn ever saw was Ang Lee’s The Wedding Banquet. A comedy drama about…
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Science
Sally review: Life of Sally Ride, first US woman in space, makes a moving documentary
Sally Ride during STS-7, NASA’s seventh Space Shuttle mission, in 1983 NASA SallyCristina CostantiniDisney+ (from 17 June) In 1983, Sally…
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Tornado review – tries a bit too hard to be…
An entire decade has slipped by since the release of John Maclean’s debut feature, the frisky meta western Slow West,…
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Culture
How Jurassic Park made dinosaurs into film stars
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) In June 1993, Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Michael Crichton’s novel brought prehistoric monsters to life. Crichton spoke…
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Science
What is the best workout to lower your blood pressure?
Should wall sits be part of your workout routine? LeoPatrizi/Getty Images I never thought much about my blood pressure, but…
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The enduring horror of Kiss Me Deadly
Heavy breathing, bare feet running on the asphalt, and a desperation so intense that it makes a woman put herself…
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Science
Forest crisis sparks alarm that Europe will miss net-zero targets
Large numbers of trees have died in the Harz mountains, Germany, due to extreme weather and bark beetles Rob Cousins/Alamy…
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Motel Destino review – a sleazy stay in a neon…
As he runs freely across the sprawling dunes of Ceará, flitting back and forth between the crisp water and the…
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