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For the Venice Film Festival, an Island Setting for Almost a Century
Once a year, the tiny island of Lido is transformed into a rich field of artistic expression for the festival.
30 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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Venice Film Festival: Wim Wenders Talks About Architecture and More
The director talks about his documentary on Peter Zumthor, the Pritzker Prize-winning Swiss architect, which is premiering at the Venice Film Festival.
30 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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Sarah Davachi’s Music: A Manifesto for Listening Closely
Sarah Davachi’s “The Will of Tongues” is a collection of music that refuses extremes and requires undivided attention.
30 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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Venice Film Festival: Ellen Burstyn to Recieve a Lifetime Achievement Award
The actress will receive a Golden Lion for her decades on stages and screens large and small at the Venice Film Festival.
30 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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Roy Slaper, Unlikely ‘Legend’ of Denim, Dies at 54
After filling his apartment with industrial sewing machines, he began producing high-end jeans that made him famous with denim-heads in the days of lumberjack chic.
29 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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Tupac Shakur Murder Trial: Takeaways From Week 2
The jury heard recordings of Duane Keith Davis discussing the shooting; the defense said there was no physical evidence tying him to Las Vegas the night of the crime.
29 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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Olivia Rodrigo, Prince: Songs to Know This Week
Olivia Rodrigo name-checks “The Handmaid’s Tale,” another Prince song escapes the vault and Dawn Richard brings the club to church.
29 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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‘Brinity’ Won ‘Love Island USA.’ These Are Their Favorite Things.
Trinity Tatum and Bryce Alakai captured viewers’ hearts this summer. We spoke with them about what they’re loving and looking forward to.
29 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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Remembering Moritz de Hadeln at the Venice Film Festival
Moritz de Hadeln’s legacy is one of bringing film to the masses and celebrating the power of cinema.
29 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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The ‘Odyssey’ Scholar Emily Wilson, a Critic of the Movie, Is Redoing Her Translation
Wilson, who was the first woman to translate the Homeric tale into English, caused a firestorm when she criticized Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film.
29 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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Peter Cullen, Who Voiced Optimus Prime in ‘Transformers,’ Dies at 85
He voiced the main protagonist of the “Transformers” franchise on television and in blockbuster films for more than four decades. He also had success as Eeyore in “Winnie the Pooh” cartoons.
28 Aug 2026 1 min 0
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A New Declaration of Independence for America’s 250th Birthday From Arion Press
In the heart of tech-mad San Francisco, Arion Press makes some of the world’s most sought-after dead-tree artifacts, including a new riff on the Declaration of Independence.
28 Aug 2026 1 min 0