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Why Frederick Wiseman Was the Greatest Documentary Filmmaker Ever
His work depended on access. He filmed in hospital rooms where patients and families faced incommensurable agonies with the aid of the medical staff (“Near Death”); he filmed in administrative offices (“At Berkeley,” “Ex Libris”), in businesses (“The Store,” “Model”), in government buildings (“City Hall”). Yet people tended to speak uninhibitedly in his presence. He…
Read MoreGerman far-right AfD classified ‘extremist’ in state of Lower Saxony
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) branch in the north-western state of Lower Saxony has been classified as “extremist” by the state intelligence service. The anti-immigrant AfD became Germany’s largest opposition party in parliamentary elections last year, but it has consistently been accused of extremist tendencies. “The assessment of the Office for the Protection of…
Read MorePalm reader misidentified as former Indonesian president Joko Widodo at Indian temple
Leaders of foreign countries have visited the famous Tirupati-Tirumala Temple in southern India, but a video shared by Indian media outlets does not show former Indonesian president Joko Widodo going to the Hindu temple in January 2026. The man in the footage is actually a palm reader, while Indonesia’s embassy in New Delhi clarified the…
Read MoreJapan’s lost ‘tigers’ were actually a different big cat species, study reveals
Fossils uncovered in Japan, thought to be from the archipelago’s lost tiger population, have now been revealed to be of an ancient species of lion. While there are no native lion or tiger populations in Japan today, this was not always the case. Fossils indicate that at least one species of large cat roamed the…
Read MoreIndustry Expert: “It’s Not About How Many Brands Are Coming, It’s About How Many Of Today’s Brands Will Still Be Here”
Photo Courtesy: Autorepublika. The car market has been changing faster than almost anyone expected over the last few years. The arrival of Chinese brands is part of that shift, even if the pace of the rollout in Europe has been slower than headlines often suggest. What makes this wave different from earlier newcomers is not…
Read MoreSix EU states push faster capital markets integration
Greek Finance Minister and president of the Eurogroup Kyriakos Pierrakakis opens the Eurogroup Finance ministers meeting in Brussels Frederic Sierakowski/EU Council/dpa Germany and five other EU countries aim to move faster on key policy questions, including on how to harmonize capital market rules, said German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil. “I still believe that the pace…
Read MoreSlow and Steady: A Lesson All About Tortoises
The post Slow and Steady: A Lesson All About Tortoises appeared first on A-Z Animals. Tortoises, renowned for being slow and steady creatures, are land-dwelling reptiles that can be found grazing on plants and grasses throughout the day. This herbivorous species typically inhabits environments with warmer temperatures, from islands in the Pacific Ocean to the…
Read MorePeter Strausfeld, the Movie-Poster Master
Some deserving names, though, are still obscure, and that is why an exhibition at Poster House, on West Twenty-third Street, running until April 12th, is to be welcomed with gusto. Here, in the first American museum that is dedicated solely to the art of the poster, is your chance to inspect the output of a…
Read MoreEurope’s growing fight over Israeli goods: Boycott movements mushroom
One afternoon late August in a quiet Irish seaside town, a supermarket worker decided he could no longer separate his job from what he was seeing on his phone. Images from Gaza, with neighbourhoods flattened and families buried, had followed him to the checkout counter. At the time, Israel’s genocidal onslaught had killed more than…
Read MoreChina Moves To Ban Steering Wheels That Are Not Full Circles
After electronic door handles that sit flush with the body and return to the panel line after use, Chinese regulators are preparing to clamp down on another high-profile design trend in modern vehicles. This time, the focus is on steering wheels that do not form a complete circle, specifically yoke-style designs that remove the upper…
Read MoreWhat is the dart frog toxin allegedly used to kill Alexei Navalny?
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a deadly toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America, the UK and some of its European allies have said. Traces of epibatidine were found in samples from Navalny’s body and highly likely resulted in his death in a Siberian penal colony two years ago, the…
Read MoreIsraeli government approves controversial new West Bank land policy
The Israeli government has approved a controversial proposal that makes it easier for Israeli settlers to purchase land in the West Bank, media reports said on Sunday, a move that critics say will accelerate Israeli settlement construction. The decision, which had already been approved by Israel’s security Cabinet, allows private Israeli individuals to buy land…
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