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Two prominent Jewish advocacy groups have called out Mark Ruffalo for spreading “antisemitic tropes.” “Words matter, and so does the willingness to draw a line when legitimate debate gives way to antisemitic tropes,” said Jim Berk, CEO of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. “We commend Paramount for speaking clearly and refusing to allow prejudice to masquerade as political or corporate criticism. At a time when antisemitism is too often minimized, rationalized, or repackaged in more socially acceptable language, this kind of moral clarity matters.” Ari Engel, executive director of Creative Community for Peace, also said in a statement: “Mark Ruffalo’s rhetoric…
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Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan signed a Treaty on Eternal Friendship on Sunday and set a target of raising bilateral trade to $1bn (€856mn) by 2030, as Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Ilham Aliyev deepened economic and transport ties during talks in Tashkent. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The treaty marks one of the hallmarks of President’s Aliyev’s two-day state visit to Uzbekistan. Before the signing ceremony, the presidents held one-on-one talks and chaired the third meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council, a presidential-level body established in 2023 to coordinate long-term bilateral cooperation. The two countries had already upgraded relations by signing a Treaty on Allied…
Weekly Newsletter Our favorite national pavilions at the Venice Biennale, Shirley Tse and Dana Berman Duff’s breathing moons, and Dean Millien’s aluminum-foil animal world. “After New York, Aruba,” instructs a subway ad with a video showing waves softly crashing against the rocks of a tropical island. My immediate response is to Google where Aruba is.Oh, yes, of course. It’s a small Caribbean island just 18 miles north of Venezuela and it’s said to belong to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, home to the original Prince of Orange. We’ve been talking at the office about retiring the term “Golden Age” to describe…
Aug 23, 2026, 04:35 PM ETWASHINGTON — Kyle Kirkwood gave the Freedom 250 an American winner, racing to his second victory of the IndyCar season on the streets of downtown Washington in a dominant performance Sunday.In a race set up as part of the country’s 250th birthday celebration, President Donald Trump gave drivers the green flag at the start and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser served as grand marshal. Kirkwood crossed the finish line in front of the U.S. Capitol 3.09 seconds ahead of Christian Lundgaard, after leading for 128 of a possible 147 laps.Will Power and Marcus Ericsson, Kirkwood’s teammates…
I’m sitting in the courtyard of Guanajuato’s Museo Iconográfico del Quijote, admiring the stone arches and columns, waiting for a chamber music concert to begin. I probably walk through at least one courtyard a day in Guanajuato because they’re everywhere in town – not just in museums, but in restaurants, universities, government buildings and parks. Even the classic Mexican colonial home has a courtyard with a fountain in the center, surrounded by rooms. Mexican courtyards reflect the influence of the Moors, the North African Islamic group that ruled Spain for 800 years and whose ornate tilework, intricate geometric patterns and…
Taking the stage for first time in over a year, singer joins rapper for “Rock Your Body” and “Body” Justin Timberlake returned to the stage for the first time in over a year as surprise guest at Don Toliver’s Miami concert on Saturday. Earlier this year, Toliver’s sampled Timberlake’s 2003 hit “Rock Your Body” for his own single “Body,” and at Kaseya Arena Saturday, Timberlake appeared alongside Toliver to perform both of those tracks: Timberlake’s appearance marked the first time the singer has performed onstage since July 30, 2025, when his Forget Tomorrow world tour concluded in Istanbul, Turkey. Prior…
Texas Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R) said Sunday that Senate Democratic nominee James Talarico backs policies that would “kill” their state. During an interview on “The Hill Sunday,” Van Duyne said Talarico is “pretty much a complete DSA candidate,” referring to the Democratic Socialists of America. Talarico has never been a member of the left-wing…
President Trump has warned that “Economic D-Day” is coming for Iran. This weekend, Tehran promised to fight back, threatening any nation that helps the United States.Iran’s new security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, on Saturday vowed to strike the interests of oil-rich neighbors if they joined U.S. efforts to further isolate Iran, whose economy is already in free fall. He warned that Tehran would seek to prevent “even a single drop of oil” from leaving the region.“Any country that becomes a partner in creating economic restrictions against us will be regarded by us as an enemy,” he said in an interview with…
On Saturday night, Aug. 23, in Nashville, fans arrived to Big Thief’s show at the Ryman Auditorium prepared for a standard (but no less great) evening of songs. Instead, they were in for a pretty epic surprise: the band would be playing their new unreleased triple album, Horsepower, in its entirety, alongside some of the people who helped create it. And those people? An incredible array of Americana and roots icons including Iris DeMent, Gillian Welch, and Lucinda Williams, as well as a renowned cast of players. There were signs on the way into the venue that something was up: the…