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Screening at Venice: Gus Van Sant’s ‘Dead Man’s Wire’
A rushed follow-through leaves the film’s mere 105 minutes feeling somewhat purposeless in the grand scheme of things. Courtesy Venice Film Festival There’s something to be said about movies that are just good enough, especially those that refashion real events into cinematic junk food. It is, however, hard not to be disappointed when one such…
Read MoreHow Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber Have Dealt With Rumors About Their Marriage
There have been questions about whether there was any overlap between their romance and his with Selena Gomez—the “Purpose” singer and the Only Murders in the Building star (now happily engaged to Benny Blanco) also having a yearslong on-again, off-again relationship before splitting earlier in 2018. But Hailey has long insisted this wasn’t the case.…
Read MoreTexas high school football scores for Friday, Sept. 12
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lake Travis romped to a 59-13 win over Midland Legacy, saying goodbye to the old Cavalier Stadium in style in high school football action Friday across Central Texas. REPORT YOUR SCORE: We’d love to post your team’s score in this scoreboard, but we need your help to do it. Email the score…
Read MoreHow Martin Sheen Reacted to Watching Charlie Sheen Documentary
Martin Sheen wants his son to have the spotlight. Two days after Charlie Sheen released his Netflix documentary, aka Charlie Sheen, the director of the two-part film Andrew Renzi shared how the actor’s famous dad felt about bringing his tumultuous real-life story to life. “I watched the documentary sitting next to Martin,” the filmmaker told…
Read MoreYour Apple Watch Can Now Detect Hypertension
Your Apple Watch can now alert you if you’re showing signs of hypertension—a new feature cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Sept. 11. The feature does not diagnose high blood pressure or take blood pressure readings. Instead, it relies on the watch’s optical heart sensor to analyze how the blood vessels contract…
Read MoreSharon Osbourne Speaks Out After Husband Ozzy Osbourne’s Death
Louis Osbourne & Jessica Osbourne Ozzy’s oldest kids from his marriage to Thelma admittedly didn’t spend a lot of time with the rocker, who was often away on tour. “My recollection from my childhood with dad is that he’d be away for very long periods of time, and there’d always be a period of adjustment…
Read MoreTrump says he's deploying National Guard to Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) – President Donald Trump said Friday that the National Guard is coming to Memphis to address crime concerns. Trump made the announcement during an appearance on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends,” claiming he has the support of both the mayor of Memphis and the Tennessee governor. He said the city is “deeply…
Read MoreScreening at Venice: Mike Figgis’ ‘Megadoc’
The director’s portrait of Francis Ford Coppola’s creative process is never allowed to probe deeply enough. Courtesy Venice Film Festival From Leaving Las Vegas director Mike Figgis, Megadoc is a fly-on-the-wall documentary about the making of Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola’s white whale production, which he finally released last year. The response to Coppola’s mad utopian…
Read MoreAt the Park Avenue Armory, a Mondrian Becomes the Stage for Radical Expression
Jeremy Nedd. Photo: Stephanie Berger It’s rare that a performance and a venue align so seamlessly. I rarely even consider how the two intersect, since they usually emerge from separate worlds—the universe of a show contained within a given space. But the North American premiere of Monkey Off My Back or The Cat’s Meow, despite…
Read MoreHighlights from RendezVous, the First Citywide Edition of Brussels Art Week
Julien Creuzet’s “Nos diables rouges, nos dérives commotions” at Mendes Wood DM. © Hugard & Vanoverschelde Last week, Brussels Art Week’s inaugural full-city edition, RendezVous, animated the Belgian capital with exhibitions, performances, screenings and talks across more than 65 venues. Founded by curators Laure Decock and Evelyn Simons, the initiative transformed the city into a…
Read MoreA.I. Agents Are Here. But Who’s Accountable For Their Actions?
Without systems that tie A.I. agents back to real humans, autonomy risks becoming a recipe for manipulation and deniability. Unsplash+ When a semi-autonomous A.I. bot called Truth Terminal sprang up on X, chirping about everything from crypto token prices to religion and philosophy, it kickstarted a new meta not only in the crypto industry but…
Read MoreTokyo Gendai Confirms Japan’s Rising Market Strength
Tokyo Gendai runs through September 14 at Pacifico Yokohama. Photo: Katsura Komiyama Tokyo Gendai opened its third edition earlier this week with a press and VIP preview preceded for the first time by a curatorial symposium. The discussion brought together M+ curator Isabella Tam, artistic director and chief curator Doryun Chong and Dallas Museum of…
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