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First Look鈥楤arbie鈥� box office bash: Gerwig鈥檚 opening weekend shatters records鈥淏arbie鈥� broke the opening weekend record for 2023 and shattered the first-weekend record for a film directed by a woman. Box office sales surpassed director Greta Gerwig鈥檚 domestic grosses for her previous two films, 鈥淟ittle Women鈥� and 鈥淟ady Bird.鈥�
In a WordThe nuances of 鈥榗oup,鈥� 鈥榤utiny,鈥� and 鈥榠nsurrection鈥�"Insurrection"聽and "rebellion"聽imply wider participation 鈥� ordinary people, rather than members of the elite or a military unit, are the drivers.
First LookTony Bennett, 'best singer in the business,' defied pop music trendsTony Bennett, who died Friday, was the last of the great mid-20th-century crooners.聽He released more than 70 albums, bringing him 19 Grammys 鈥� all but two after he reached his 60s 鈥� and enjoyed deep and lasting affection from fans and fellow artists.
鈥極ppenheimer鈥�: An ambitious 鈥� and epic 鈥撀燾autionary tale鈥淥ppenheimer鈥� ignites questions and controversies about the morality of warfare and the limits of power.
Pretty in pink: In tonally uneven 鈥楤arbie,鈥� Robbie shines鈥淏arbie鈥� is both a flippy romp and a feminist outcry in shades of pastel pink.
AI, residuals, and lack of trust. Can Hollywood find a happy ending?What led to the first double strike of actors and writers in more than 60 years? Both sides point to a business model under severe strain even before the pandemic and a breakdown in trust.
First LookHollywood actors vote to join writers in strike after talks stallAfter discussions stalled between union leadership and the industry's major employers, the actors guild voted on Thursday to go on strike. The actors join Hollywood's writers, who have been on strike for two months, in the first joint strike in six decades.
How Britain鈥檚 Chineke! is changing classical musicIn the United Kingdom, performer Chi-chi Nwanoku saw a way to create diversity 鈥� and broaden perspectives on orchestra music and members.
Tom Cruise vs. AI: Can the last movie star defeat computer villain?With his latest blockbuster film, can Tom Cruise once again surmount the impossible and rescue moviegoing from its doomsday reckoning?
鈥楾his ground is sacred.鈥� How a new museum reclaims history from horror.The new International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, stands on the site where more than 40% of enslaved people were brought to the U.S.
In a WordAll CAPS or none: It鈥檚 a free-for-all on social mediaWRITING EVERYTHING IN ALL CAPS IS GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD AS YELLING, our language columnist notes.
In a WordRuling out overindulgence in capital lettersPeople don't seem to know what 鈥� or when 鈥� to capitalize. It's a problem that streches back thousands of years.
Raiders of the last ark: Ford dons the fedora one more timeThe latest 鈥� and last 鈥� Indiana Jones film, 鈥淒ial of Destiny,鈥� raises the question: Can we experience action-adventure movie heroism the way we used to?
Letter from 鈥楪lasto鈥�: Kid packs, wilderness wipes, and 鈥楻ocket Man鈥�The Glastonbury music festival turns a patch of English pasture into one of the happiest places on Earth. The challenge: how to participate, in comfort, with a 2-year-old son and pregnant wife.- Letter from 鈥楪lasto鈥�: Kid packs, wilderness wipes, and 鈥楻ocket Man鈥�The Glastonbury music festival turns a patch of English pasture into one of the happiest places on Earth. The challenge: how to participate, in comfort, with a 2-year-old son and pregnant wife.
In a WordHumans, not chatbots, find capitalization trickyEarly European manuscripts don鈥檛 differentiate between uppercase and lowercase letters; all letters are the same size and come in only one shape.
First LookUpcycling movement: How US chefs transform waste into mealsChefs are turning wasted food into high-quality dishes 鈥� from ice cream to pizza. The upcycling movement, which aims to address the problem of food waste in the United States, is growing in popularity as consumers are increasingly environmentally conscious.
From 鈥楾he Flash,鈥� reflections on the past, the future, and ourselvesAfter seeing the latest version of 鈥淭he Flash,鈥� our columnist considers what we all have the power and freedom to do: Change ourselves.聽
鈥楽tarting From Zero鈥�: After Afghanistan, piecing together a life againA documentary about Afghan evacuees offers a window on the challenges many migrants face 鈥� and the lengths to which they will go to survive and thrive.聽
In a WordEnglish has many rules, some of them validSome rules of English you know, some you don鈥檛, and 鈥� despite what you might have been taught in grammar school 鈥� some aren鈥檛 rules at all.
