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Chinese media mocks US ‘delusion’ over spy drones
What's NewChina is mocking the United States as a "breeding ground for delusion, irrationality, and instability" following allegations that some of the recent mysterious drone sightings reported in the...
Winter storm warning for one state issued as nine inches of snow forecast
What's NewA National Weather Service (NWS) winter storm warning remains in place until 1 p.m. ET on Saturday for parts of south-eastern Maine, and the federal agency warns travel...
Magdeburg attack suspect said Elon Musk, Alex Jones “telling truth”: report
What's NewThe man believed to have killed at least five people after driving into Christmas market shoppers in Germany is a fan of Elon Musk and backs "conspiracy ideologue"...
Millennial woman laid off from tech job, not prepared for what dad does
When Diana Trinh was laid off from her corporate marketing job in tech, she found herself working for minimum wage at her local Applebee's as a host.In a video...
Joe Biden overtakes Donald Trump on judicial appointments
What's NewThe Senate confirmed the 235th federal judge nominated by President Joe Biden on Friday, taking his number of judicial appointments above Donald Trump's.The appointment means Biden would have...
170 House Republicans defied Donald Trump despite primaries threat
What's NewOn Friday 170 House Republicans joined Democrats to approve an emergency funding bill just hours before a partial government shutdown was due to go into effect, despite President-elect...

World

“Babygirl” Never Really Makes a Mess
In November, the reality star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian posted a series of images and videos to her social-media accounts, in which she appeared to promote Tesla’s new A.I....
How Judith Jamison Shaped Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
Brian SeibertSeibert has covered dance for Goings On since 2002.New York dance in December is all about “The Nutcracker,” the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, and the joy they...
The Best Theatre of 2024
In 2024, the theatrical fortunes of the city diverged: Broadway returned to boom times, and several commercially produced shows did gangbusters business in smaller theatres, but Off Broadway’s nonprofit...
“The Brutalist” ’s Epic Inversion of the American Dream
Not long into “The Brutalist,” the director Brady Corbet plunges us into darkness—a darkness that, although neither formless nor void, marks the film as a creation story. Deep in...
“A Complete Unknown” Shears Off Vital Details in the Life of a Colossal, Complicated Artist
One doesn’t have to be a Dylanologist to know, or even to sense, that “A Complete Unknown,” which opens on December 25th, simplifies Bob Dylan’s early professional life and...
The Remarkable Collapse of Iran’s Powerful Alliances
For forty-five years, Tehran’s Shiite theocracy has heralded its political system as a model for all predominantly Muslim countries—and even beyond. “We should try hard to export our revolution,”...