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Jean Smart is joining the Stone family for the holidays. On the heels of her fifth Emmy win for her portrayal of Deborah Vance in Hacks earlier this month, Smart has been cast in Searchlight Pictures’ sequel to the 2005 holiday classic The Family Stone, which sees much of the original cast set to return. Titled The Families Stone, the sequel will see Claire Danes return as Julie Morton, Rachel McAdams as Amy Stone, Dermot Mulroney as Everett Stone, Craig T. Nelson as Kelly Stone, Sarah Jessica Parker as Meredith Morton, Luke Wilson as Ben Stone, Tyrone Giordano as Thad…

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Pocket Review His ambition to capture the full experience of living in the United States had its limits. Detail of Thomas Hart Benton, “Edge of the Field (Cotton Pickers)” 1943–61, oil on canvas (all photos Bryan Martin/Hyperallergic) Thomas Hart Benton: A Picture of America in its Entirety provides an opportunity to consider the Regionalist’s complex legacy. Born in 1889 into a prominent political family in Kansas City, Missouri, Benton was deeply concerned with the hardships of poor and working-class Americans and dedicated his practice to depicting their lives and country. The artist developed an accessible style that focused on the…

Residents of the states of Guerrero and Michoacán remain on alert Tuesday as Hurricane Polo, a Category 5 hurricane, moves slowly along the Pacific coast and is forecast to bring heavy rain to southwestern Mexico. At 9 a.m. Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center described Polo as ‘extremely dangerous’ with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph (270 km/h). It was moving slowly north at 2 mph, located about 200 miles (330 kilometers) south of Zihuatanejo, Guerrero. An updated satellite photo clearly shows Hurricane Polo sitting menacingly off Mexico’s Pacific coast. (SMN) Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55…

The Glasgow band’s last album, Screen Violence, arrived in 2021 Chvrches dropped a new single, “Roses,” along with a music video for the raucous track. The song marks the first new music from the trio, comprised of Lauren Mayberry, Martin Doherty, and Iain Cook, after going on hiatus. A press release describes the song as “a mission statement for the band’s sonic shift.” It sees the musicians reflecting on the political state of Britain as Mayberry sings, “Raise a glass to delusions of the good days of blood and wine; of pearls for swine.” The chorus interpolates English folk song…

The preservation group, which sued to stop the White House ballroom, says it will push back against the administration’s changes to historic sites and laws.

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Ask anyone who saw Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Jane Schoenbrun’s breakout horror-romance-comedy, to name the big musical moment in the film, and they will instantly say “Counting Crows.” When the film’s fictional slasher villain Little Death arises from the lake, some familiar piano chords surface as well, and “A Long December” plays uninterrupted, every single drawled “na-na-nah” and “yeah” accounted for, as counselors fall to the ground screaming in fountains of corn-syrup blood and fake guts. It’s transcendent; it’s hilarious. During my first viewing, I cackled so loudly during this scene I worried one of my neighbors…

Scotland head coach Sebastien Pocognoli admits to feeling a “positive nervousness” before his first game in charge of the country, a Nations League tie against Slovenia in Ljubljana on Saturday.The Belgian was appointed in August, replacing Steve Clarke, whose seven-year tenure ended after Scotland’s exit at the group stages of the World Cup.Pocognoli starts with four Nations League matches across 11 days, with the trip to Slovenia followed by Switzerland at Hampden, a fixture in North Macedonia, then a return meeting with the Slovenes in Glasgow.”If we talk about nerves, yes, but it’s a positive nervousness,” he told BBC Sport…

Mexico City remains Mexico’s most competitive state for business, while Querétaro — the country’s data center hub — ranks second, according to an analysis by a Mexican think tank. The Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO) published its 2026 State Competitiveness Index (ICE) on Monday. According to IMCO, the ICE “measures the ability of the country’s states to generate, attract, and retain talent and investment.” “A competitive state is one that makes efficient use of its capabilities to foster a favorable environment that contributes to improving its development and, consequently, the well-being of its inhabitants,” the think tank said in its…