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Larry David has returned to HBO Max with the American history-centered sketch comedy show Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, following the conclusion of his long-running series Curb Your Enthusiasm — and it’s not just executive producers Barack and Michelle Obama who are along for the ride. Dozens of celebrity guests have joined the comedian to fill out the cast of historical figures. This is not just a few cameos here and there — each episode of Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness has over a dozen celebrity guests, and the roster ranges from a few of David’s…
Donald Trump’s former top food safety official has accused the administration of a near “catastrophic” mismanagement of the cyclospora outbreak that has sickened thousands of people in the US.There should be an independent review of the federal government’s response to the rash of illnesses caused by the spread of a parasite found on raw produce, according to Frank Yiannas, who was deputy commissioner for food policy at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) across the presidencies of both Trump and Joe Biden from 2018 to 2023.“This one deserves a lot of questions, and it is starting to approach a catastrophic…
Weekly Newsletter A political prisoner is freed, a Homerist reviews Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” and do we have to pretend to like David Hockney’s iPad paintings? After five years in a maximum-security prison outside Havana, Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was released and exiled to Miami. He’s a free man now, but there’s not much to celebrate. The US continues to choke the island, driving its people into despair. Justice is scarce both here and there.Meanwhile, everyone’s talking about Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of The Odyssey, so we got a certified Homerist to review the film for us. “As…
Bryce Harper is one of the few people on this planet who can relate (at least a little bit) to LeBron James. They were both on Sports Illustrated covers as teenagers. They have succeeded as professional athletes while the highest of expectations have followed them. They are both Ohio State football fans.And, now, they will share a city.”Pretty cool,” Harper said Friday before the Philadelphia Phillies played the New York Yankees. “Obviously, one of the best to ever do it.”Harper is one of the most recognizable athletes in the country, but he’s not James. Now, alongside Eagles mainstays Jalen Hurts…
Recently, and with much fanfare, Chipotle opened its first restaurant in Mexico. Perhaps not surprisingly, the opening spurred a polarizing debate and discussion about whether a U.S.-based Mexican restaurant chain would do well in the country. Years ago, Taco Bell entered the country and ultimately left in what was considered a disaster. So what are the arguments for and against Chipotle coming to Mexico? Is it yet another unwanted assault of American culture on another country? Or is it a welcome sign of competition and choice for Mexicans? Could it lead to lost business for local Mexican restaurants and reduced…
Speaking at the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Friday, Donald Trump delivered an hour-long speech blending shopworn rally material with a string of leaden one-liners. He was making his first appearance as president at the dinner, which had to be rescheduled last Aprtil after a shooter attempted to rush the ballroom and was subdued by the Secret Service. While presidents for decades have long used the event’s keynote slot to zing reporters to varying degrees, Trump lapsed into rally mode, only deviating for some personal broadsides at members of the press, marbled with references to their appearance. After…
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Dharmendra Pradhan quit amid student unrest over exam irregularities and demands for wider reforms Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday after weeks of major protests in New Delhi and other cities across the country. The demonstrators, who are largely young people, had been demanding his resignation over an exam paper leak that allegedly drove dozens of students to suicide. Pradhan announced his resignation on X, attaching a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the letter, written in Hindi, he described India’s youth as “the true strength of this country.” “I have always deeply respected the aspirations, dreams…
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As that great Kerry team’s powers began to fade by the end of the decade, Mayo would find a new nemesis as after defeat by Donegal in 2012, Dublin would account for them in the 2013 decider, again in 2016 after a replay that was largely down to two first-half own goals in the drawn game, while Dean Rock would break their hearts with a winning free at the death in the 2017 final.However, Kerry and Mayo would serve up some incredible semi-final drama in the 2010s as after Kieran O’Leary salvaged a draw for Kerry at Croke Park, the…