A carefully considered mix of humor and melancholy glows in the fragile sunshine that bathes an isolated Welsh coastline in The Ballad of Wallis Island, a wan yet affecting consideration of lost love, forgotten bands and the odd ways those entities manifest themselves in our hearts and on our turntables. Designed as showcase for the minor […]
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Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images On Monday, the FBI announced a new task force to crack down on what Elon Musk has described as “evil attacks” against Tesla vehicles and facilities. “This is domestic terrorism,” director Kash Patel wrote of the more than 80 instances of vandalism, arson, and gunfire that have targeted Musk’s signature cars
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There’s a lot to love about spring, but surely one of the most exciting aspects of the new season is the change to warmer weather. While the temperatures aren’t exactly soaring, it’s at least time to (hopefully) pack away those parkas and heavy winter coats until next year. Yes, spring can be quite fickle with
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Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Illustration: @WhiteHouse/X There’s understandably a lot of talk in the air about significant numbers of 2024 Trump voters feeling some buyer’s remorse as the 47th president’s actual agenda unfolds. Those who backed him because they wanted a return to economic normalcy, for example, are not going to be very happy with the price-inflating
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Illustration: Tim Bouckley They call him an opportunist and a vulture who’s capitalizing on a tragedy to promote his dangerous Medicare for All agenda. Over and over, they invoke his name alongside those of left-wingers the likes of Bernie Sanders. For the target of these attacks, Wendell Potter, it’s a familiar playbook — after all,
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If riders are going to feel safe getting around on New York City subways, perceptions have to change. It’s pretty clear that reality is changing. Major subway crimes are down 22% from this time last year. However, public perception hasn’t caught up to that improvement, and many riders still say they feel unsafe. Count among
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OPIOID GRANT: The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts granted $2.1 million to four U.S. academic institutions and nonprofits to address behavioral health workforce and bolster substance use disorder treatment, the organization said Thursday. The grants will support a counseling program for homeless people who use drugs in New York City and train behavioral health aides,
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An upscale Midtown restaurant doesn’t seem ready to let Gary Barnett devour its home. Philippe Chow, a 20-year fixture of 33 E. 60th St., has let a key deadline come and go without vacating the building, which Barnett, president of Extell Development Co., wants to bulldoze to make way for a tall new tower. According
Money may soon start trickling in from a nearly decade-long legal battle with pharmaceutical companies accused of conspiring to inflate generic drugs prices. New Yorkers can now make claims on a $39 million settlement between Toronto-based pharmaceutical manufacturer Apotex and attorneys general in all 50 states over the company’s involvement in a price fixing scheme
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New York property developer The Related Cos., known for its work building Hudson Yards, is betting big on demand for data centers with a new business to invest in the infrastructure for artificial intelligence and hyperscale technology firms. Related is seeking to raise as much as $8 billion in capital for the venture, called Related
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