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As Argentina Goes to the Polls, Voters Are Falling Back in Love With a Divisive Political Movement
As Argentina heads into its presidential election Sunday amid economic crisis, voters are mulling a dramatic change of course for their country. Four years ago, Argentina shocked the international community by turning its back on Peronism, the divisive political movement that had ruled the South American country of 44 million consistently since 2001, — most…
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Barack Obama Honors Late Rep. Elijah Cummings at His Funeral: His Voice Mattered Most When Things Looked Difficult
(BALTIMORE) –– Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have remembered congressman and civil rights leader Elijah Cummings for his honor and commitment to service. Speaking to mourners at Cummings’ funeral Friday, Clinton recalled the congressman’s talent for speaking and “his booming voice.” The Brief Newsletter Sign up to receive the top stories you need…
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The Real History Behind The Current War
One irony of history is that while Thomas Edison invented the first practical and affordable light bulb, he didn’t invent a practical and affordable system for keeping those lights on nationwide. The distinction for developing the system for transporting electricity that way goes jointly to George Westinghouse, the inventor of the railroad air brake, and…
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The True Story Behind the Netflix Movie The King
Warning: This post contains spoilers for The King. Shakespeare’s plays have been a source of entertainment for centuries on the page, the stage and the screen. Director David Michôd’s The King, which reimagines Shakespeare’s Henriad plays, is the latest entry in the vast body of adaptations of the Bard’s works. The King follows the life…
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J.K. Rowling: Don’t Give Your Time or Money to Orphanages
This is a lightly edited transcript of remarks by J.K. Rowling at the One Young World global forum in London on Oct. 24. The author was speaking at the launch of #HelpingNotHelping, a campaign led by her children’s charity Lumos intended to educate young people about the potential harms of orphanage tourism and volunteering. In…
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Toshi Omagari & Read-Only Memory Celebrate Vintage Pixel Design With ‘Arcade Game Typography’ Book
As recent trends hark back to the blocky aesthetic of vintage gaming, author/researcher Toshi Omagari of Monotype UK, Read-Only Memory and Thames & Hudson have released Arcade Game Typography, the definitive guide to ’70s, ’80s and early ’90s arcade game pixel typography. The first book of its kind, Omagari exhaustively researched, gathered and curated 250…
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Sairi Ito, Mutsumi Tamura, Misato Matsuoka to Voice The Leads in Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! TV Anime
The official website for the forthcoming TV anime adaptation of Sumito Oowara’s Eizouken niwa Te wo Dasuna! / Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! manga announced its main voice cast today, including the ones for its three protagonist girls: Sairi Ito as Midori Asakusa, Mutsumi Tamura as Sayaka Kanamori, and Misato Matsuoka as Tsubame Mizusaki. 25-year-old actress Ito…
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Kii Kanna’s Boys Love Manga Umibe no Étranger Gets Anime Film Adaptation in Summer 2020
As the third title from Fuji TV’s boys love anime label BLUE LYNX following Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai – The Clouds Gather – and Given, an anime film adaptation of Kii Kanna’s Umibe no Étranger / L’étranger du plage manga is set to be released in Japan in the summer of 2020. The film’s official…
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Second – Episode 17 – The Yang Fleet Mobilizes
Start Your Free Trial To watch the full video right now, start your 14 day free trial now. Email Username Password Continue Already have an account? Login About This Video Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Season 2, Episode 17 75 votes “The Yang Fleet Mobilizes” Subtitles: Publisher: DMM Corporation Availability for premium…
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We Will Find a Breakthrough for Alzheimer’s Disease
I have spent my entire career interested in the mysteries of the brain: what it looks like, how it works and what happens when it doesn’t. Alzheimer’s disease has been the primary focus of my professional life, starting as a young researcher looking at brain scans, and leading up to now, as the head of…
