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☆ ‘Her Story’: China’s answer to ‘Barbie’ becomes latest smash hit - but some men are not amused
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Joyce Jiang | Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Men at oddsWhile “Her Story” has been overwhelmingly celebrated by Chinese women, not all men are fans. Similar anecdotes of men railing at the screenings or walking out of theaters have circulated on Chinese social media – mirroring the conservative backlash seen during screenings of “Barbie” in the United States last year. “Many plots in this movie have already glorified most men in life … It looks objective and gentle enough to me,” Xu wrote on Xiaohongshu, China’s Instagram-like platform. “Certain groups of men tend to put themselves in opposite of women and oppose whatever women like.” Wang, the two-time watcher, told CNN. “Feminist movement in China today is only visible on the cultural front,” said Lü Pin, a prominent Chinese feminist based in New York.

Persons: Chizuko Ueno, “, “ Barbie, China’s, Communist Party –, Zeng Mumei, Elaine Zhong Chuxi, Shao Yihui, ”, Xu, rehashing women’s, snitching, Wang Rui, –, “ Barbie ”, ” Xu, Hupu, Wang, Chen Xiaohe, ” Wang, Chen, it’s, Yang Li, Yang, Lü, ” Lü, Shao, liberates Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Communist Party, VCG, CNN, “, China’s Locations: Hong Kong, China, Beijing, Shanghai, Weibo, United States, New York

☆ If you liked the first Joker movie, critics say you'll hate the sequel
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

"Joker: Folie à Deux" opens in theaters Friday. Here's a sampling of what critics think of "Joker: Folie à Deux," which is in theaters now. "'Joker: Folie à Deux' often recalls the series finale of 'Seinfeld,' insofar as it puts its main character on trial for his former misdeeds," he wrote. Related stories'Folie à Deux' really is a musical — just not a good onePhoenix and Gaga in "Joker: Folie à Deux." It's definitely not a movie for the fansGaga and Phoenix in "Joker: Folie à Deux."

Persons: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Harley Quinn, —, Oscar, Todd Phillips, Arthur Fleck, Gaga's Lee Quinzel, Fleck, Warner, Phillips, Nick Schager, Arthur couldn't, IndieWire's David Ehrlich, Pete Hammond, TIME's Stephanie Zacharek, Johnny Oleksinski, Gaga, Lee, Niko Tavernise, Alison Willmore, Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney, Gaga tamps, Richard Lawson, Arthur's, Lawson, Arthur, It's, Critics, He's, he's, Variety's Owen Gleiberman, BBC's Nicholas Barber, it's, TIME's Zacharek Organizations: Rotten, Service, DC Comics, Phoenix, Arkham, Warner Bros, coy, New York, MGM, Miss, Hollywood Locations: CinemaCon, Miss Saigon

☆ Lewis Hamilton praises Ralf Schumacher after former F1 driver publicly identifies as gay
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has praised Ralf Schumacher after the former F1 driver revealed on Monday that he was in a same-sex relationship. He was previously married to Cora Schumacher and is the father to a son, David. The 49-year-old had an 11-year F1 career, driving for Jordan, Williams and Toyota and won six races along the way. The Mercedes driver spoke about the need for F1 to “do more” in order to make the sport more inclusive following Schumacher’s announcement. “There is one thing saying that it’s inclusive and there’s another thing actually making sure that people actually feel comfortable in the environments.

Persons: Lewis Hamilton, Ralf Schumacher, Schumacher, Michael Schumacher, Etienne, Carmen Geiss, Schumacher’s, ” Schumacher, Cora Schumacher, David, Williams, Hamilton, ”, it’s, ” Hamilton, Marco Canoniero, “ Organizations: CNN, Jordan, Toyota, Sky Sports, Sky Germany, Saudi Arabia Grands Prix Locations: German, Hungarian, Qatar, Saudi

☆ Beyoncé the Auteur Takes Center Stage in ‘Renaissance’
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Salamishah Tillet | More About Salamishah Tillet | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“I’m excited for people to see the show,” Beyoncé says early in “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” based on her recent world tour and seventh studio album. “But I’m really excited for everyone to see the process.”I’ve long wanted to understand her process better, too, especially because she has taken to rarely giving interviews. Instead she has let her art speak for itself, a risky venture when critics do the interpreting without her input. If “Renaissance” was only a film about her beaming audience, dazzling performances and the making of the tour, that would be more than enough. However, it’s clear early on that Beyoncé is not entirely interested in fetishizing her “process” to validate her artistry.

Persons: “, ” Beyoncé, Beyoncé, I’ve

☆ Ukraine says it liberates strategic southeastern settlement
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Ukrainian soldiers of the Separate Assault Battalion 'Skala' enter the embattled village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on August 25, 2023. Separate Assault Battalion 'Skala' of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Monday its troops had liberated the southeastern settlement of Robotyne and were trying to push further south in their counteroffensive against Russian forces. The Ukrainian military said last week that its forces had raised the national flag in the strategic settlement, but were still carrying out mopping-up operations. She said Russian troops were gathering new forces there and regrouping, and Moscow was aiming to deploy its best troops there. She added that in the past week Ukrainian forces had retaken 1 square km (0.39 square mile) around Bakhmut, and Russian troops had not made any advances.

Persons: Robotyne, Hanna Maliar, Maliar, Tom Balmforth, Anna Pruchnicka, Timothy Organizations: Separate, Ukrainian Armed Forces, REUTERS, Rights, Russian, Reuters, NATO, Timothy Heritage, Thomson Locations: Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Orikhiv, Tokmak, Russian, Azov, Mala Tokmachka, Russia, Moscow, Bakhmut, Poltava, Ukrainian

☆ Doctors all over the US are suffering from burnout — and AI could provide a simple solution
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Natalie Rahhal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Doctors could soon be getting an extra hand in the office in the form of AI assistants. One telehealth startup is using an AI chatbot to analyze symptoms ahead of a doctor's visit. But doctors could soon be getting an extra hand in the office in the form of AI assistants. Some AI companies are creating tools that could ease physician burnoutAI is already helping to balance doctors' busy schedules in several ways. The company has not disclosed how it obtained the initial data on which its AI was trained but claims it's HIPAA-compliant.

Persons: —, Ran Shaul, it's, K Health's chatbot, Shaul, Stephanie Foley's, Foley, K, Craig Spencer, Spencer, AI's, McDonald's Organizations: Healthcare, Morning, Mayo Clinic, American Medical Association, Stanford University School of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, American Medical Informatics Association, Family, American Medical Association Internal Medicine, Health, Maccabi, K Health, Brown University Locations: Teladoc, ChatGPT

☆ Mark Margolis, ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul’ actor, dead at 83
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Mark Margolis, a veteran actor known for his performances on “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” has died, his son, actor and Knitting Factory Entertainment CEO Morgan Margolis, told CNN in a statement. Margolis received an Emmy nomination in 2012 for portraying Hector “Tio” Salamanca in “Breaking Bad.” Tio, a fan-favorite character, was a former cartel enforcer who communicated using a brass bell attached to his wheelchair. The fact that he didn’t have any words was not an issue for me,” Margolis told Time in 2013 of the role. Insecure is probably the word.”Margolis joked about being known for his “Breaking Bad” bell-ringing skills when he was hired to be in a commercial for an Apple watch app. Later on Friday, Cranston posted a tribute to Margolis on Instagram, writing, “Mark Margolis was a really good actor and a lovely human being.

Persons: Mark Margolis, Saul, ”, Morgan Margolis, Margolis, Hector “ Tio ”, ” Tio, Tio, ” Margolis, “, Ventura, Oz, Darren Aronofsky, Stella Adler, ’, ’ ” Margolis, Vulture, Quasimodo, It’s, Saul ”, Jonathan Banks, Jacqueline, Cranston, Instagram, “ Mark Margolis, ” Cranston, ” Aronofsky Organizations: CNN, Knitting Factory Entertainment, Mount Sinai, Apple Locations: New York City, Hector “ Tio ” Salamanca, “, New Mexico, New York

☆ Everyone Likes Reading. Why Are We So Afraid of It?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( A.O. Scott | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Among Douglass’s most powerful and painful revelations is that, on the subject of reading, his master was right. Substitute “reading” for “freedom” in that last sentence and the meaning stays the same. Reading liberates and torments us, enlightens and bewilders us, makes and unmakes our social and solitary selves. The methods of reading instruction associated with Columbia University’s Teachers College were in full bloom there. The rooms were furnished with well-stocked, low-slung bookshelves and carpeted risers where young readers could curl up with “just-right books,” selections matched to their interests and levels of proficiency.

Persons: Frederick, ”, Hugh, Mandeville, Prometheus, “ Organizations: Reading, Columbia University’s Teachers College Locations: Brooklyn

☆ How Ukraine's 'lifeline' railway runs even as Russia bombs it, according to a man fighting to keep the trains on time
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Alexander Kamyshin, CEO of Ukrainian Railways, explained to Insider how the operation keeps going. "Some people say that railways is the lifeline of Ukraine," Kamyshin said in a recent interview with Insider. Kamyshin oversees Ukrainian Railways, the state-owned company that has kept Ukraine's economy and people moving through a brutal year of war. AP Photo/Leo CorreaBut even with the burdens of war, Ukrainian Railways also managed to innovate and expand during 2022. We want to keep growing, to keep constructing, and to keep doing new projects even during the war," Kamyshin said.

☆ ‘Designing Women: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors’ Review: An Exhibit of Homes in High Style
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Laura Jacobs | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

New YorkFashion designers love the jump from homo sapiens to home, which liberates them from necklines, hemlines, and everything in between. One thinks of the über-modernist Halston, the floors and furniture in his Paul Rudolph townhouse sheathed in lean industrial gray, flocks of white orchids sailing in the stillness. Or of the changeless Bill Blass , the masculine classicism of his poised Sutton Place living room an escape from the WASP shmattes demanded by his East Side clientele. Or of the quixotic Karl Lagerfeld , chasing one period vision after another through serial homes decorated to the nth degree, costly statements of style that bored him once done. These postwar men were actually following in female footsteps.

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