Why So Many YouTube and TikTok Stars Want to Sell You a Shirt (And Maybe a Burger)
Nearly three times as many children want to be a YouTube star when they grow up than those who dream of being an astronaut. But influencers are…
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Uber Drivers Liable for Safety When Passengers Exit Vehicles
Bloomberg — Uber Technologies Inc. and a California driver must face a negligence suit filed by a garbage truck worker who was injured when a passenger opened…
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U.S. Gunmakers Face Challenges From Other Countries
Frustrated by years of political inaction in the U.S., gun control advocates have been reassessing their approach and coming up with increasingly innovative ways to force firearm…
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The Secretive World of ‘The Rings of Power’
Tears are streaming down Ismael Cruz Córdova’s chiseled cheekbones. Somehow, hardly anyone notices. I’m at San Diego Comic-Con, halfway through 96 hours spent shadowing the cast and…
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Review- Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things
One of the great dance movies of 2023 isn’t selling itself as a dance movie at all. In Yorgos Lanthimos’ twisted gothic fairytale Poor Things—playing in competition…
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‘Thanksgiving’ Ending Explained
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Thanksgiving. Sprinkled throughout Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s 2007 double-feature extravaganza Grindhouse are a series of B-movie-style fake trailers directed by…
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Kim Cattrall on ‘And Just Like That’ Is Peak SATC Nostalgia
Kim Cattrall’s long-awaited cameo on And Just Like That finally took place in the opening moments of the show’s season 2 finale—and it may have given us…
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