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Popcast (Deluxe): ‘Barbie,’ Jason Aldean’s Culture War and Drake’s Tour
Subscribe to Popcast!Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon Music This week’s episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly culture roundup show on YouTube hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, includes segments on: Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” film, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, and the way in which even
Richard Barancik, Last of the World War II Monuments Men, Dies at 98
Richard Barancik, the last surviving member of the Allied unit known as the Monuments Men and Women, which during and after World War II preserved a vast amount of European artworks and cultural treasures that had been looted and hidden by Nazi Germany, died on July 14 in Chicago. He
Edward Kaprov’s Powerful Images of the War in Ukraine
The news coverage from Ukraine has been so intense and widespread over the past 16 months that it may seem that the war has been covered to the point of saturation. Yet for all the wealth of film and photographs to come out of the war, there have been significant
Ukrainian boxer Anna Lysenko is preparing for Paris Olympics through the sounds of war
In a modest gym in the heart of Kyiv, boxer Anna Lysenko dedicates long hours preparing for next year’s Paris Olympics despite the unsettling sounds of explosions booming outside. Lysenko already has Olympic experience, nearly winning a medal at the Tokyo Games in 2021, but her training routine this time
A deal that lets Ukraine export grain during its war with Russia is about to expire
Bulk carrier ARGO I is docked at the grain terminal of the port of Odesa on April 10. Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Ima hide caption toggle caption Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Ima Bulk carrier ARGO I is docked at the grain terminal of the port of Odesa on
'Fragile Cargo' chronicles the quest to save China's Forbidden City treasures from war
The Gate of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Beijing, 2022. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption toggle caption Ng Han Guan/AP The Gate of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Beijing, 2022. Ng Han Guan/AP On the eve of Japan’s invasion of China in the early 1930s, a
House passes defense bill mostly along party lines with culture war measures attached
The House of Representatives voted on multiple amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that pertain to issues related to Ukraine funding, abortion access for members of the military and climate change. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The House of Representatives voted on multiple
The Pickleball War of Central Park is Led By ‘Paddleball Paul’
It was a beautiful summer Saturday in Central Park, and by late morning, the pickleballers had filled the handball courts in the North Meadow. There were six games going on simultaneously, with players laughing and fist-bumping between every point. On the sidelines were dozens more waiting their turn to play.
Egypt is suffering neither war nor chaos, but people are migrating away anyway
Egyptians were among the hundreds of migrants on a ship that sank off of Greece last month. The deadly voyage cast a spotlight on the number of Egyptians risking it all for a chance at a better life. Source link