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Coralie Fargeat’s Cannes Breakout ‘The Substance’ Starring Demi Moore & Margaret Qualley To Close Edinburgh Film Festival’s Midnight Madness 

Deadline.com 

Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance – one of the breakout films of this year’s Cannes Film Festival – will close the new Midnight Madness strand at this year’s Edinburgh Film Festival [EIFF].  The ambitious body horror stars Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid and is billed as a “ruthless satire on female body standards and […]

How the Naughty ’90s Set the Stage for Today’s Tragicomedy

VanityFair.com 

It was the era of Newt Gingrich, Murphy Brown, and the first web browser. But in her introduction to David Friend’s rollicking warts-and-all book The Naughty Nineties, Molly Jong-Fast reveals how the decade was actually chock-full of scandals that laid the groundwork for these off-kilter Trumpian times.

Nar opens new shop in Aghstafa

Telecompaper.com 

(Telecompaper) Azerbaijan operator Azerfon, trading under the Nar brand, has opened its own branded shop in the town of Aghstafa...

Democrats see Supreme Court leverage in spending bills

TheHill.com 

Senior Senate Democrats see the annual funding bill for the Supreme Court as a way to force Supreme Court Justice John Roberts to adopt ethics reforms in the wake of controversies surrounding conservative Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas. Specifically, some Democrats want to tie Supreme Court funding to the justices’ adoption of an ethics...

Trump delay tactics freeze legal battles post-conviction

TheHill.com 

Delay, delay, delay. The tactic, a favorite of former President Trump’s, played a central role in his efforts to quiet bad press until after the 2016 presidential election – the scheme underpinning his historic conviction in Manhattan last month. But in his other criminal cases, early efforts to delay have proved fruitful. Trump’s federal cases...

Congress takes aim at White House nursing home staffing quotas

TheHill.com 

A fight over the White House plan to mandate minimum staffing levels in nursing homes is escalating, as the Biden administration seeks to ward off challenges in Congress and in the courts.  On Capitol Hill, lawmakers in both chambers have introduced joint resolutions under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the rule.   The policy...

Democrats launch effort to counter conservatives’ sweeping ‘Project 2025’

TheHill.com 

House Democrats this week are launching a concerted campaign to hit back at Project 2025, a sweeping conservative effort to advance right-wing policies and expand the powers of the presidency in the event that voters return Donald Trump to the White House for a second term. The Democrats are alarmed by both the scope of...

$800,000 wire transfer from billionaire donor to US Chamber raises curtain on dark money

TheHill.com 

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce received a $800,000 wire transfer from billionaire donor Hank Meijer days after it endorsed his son, then-Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), in a contentious 2022 primary, according to previously unreported internal emails reviewed by The Hill. Within days of the transfer, the Chamber spent $381,000 on “Media Advertisement - Energy and...

5 things to watch in Tuesday's primaries in Nevada, South Carolina and beyond

TheHill.com 

Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday in four states for congressional primaries that will test the influence of former President Trump’s endorsements. Nevada, South Carolina, Maine and North Dakota are holding primaries for congressional as well as state and local races, and Trump has made endorsements in all the key contests. They will...

Mysterious boat signals new age of watersports on Lake Austin

Kxan.com 

The Arc Sport, a fully electric boat developed by former Space-X engineers, has made a quiet but impactful debut on Lake Austin. Unlike traditional gas-powered boats, the Arc Sport operates almost silently, offering an exhilarating experience comparable to driving an electric car. Sales lead Francis Pickworth has been showcasing the boat to enthusiastic locals, highlighting its ability to generate significant wakes and its environmental benefits. Weighing 3,000lbs with additional water ballast for stability... Читать дальше...