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The teaser trailer for Emilia Perez offers a glimpse at Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Karla Sofía Gascón in the critically acclaimed Netflix queer crime musical. From director-writer Jacques Audiard, the Spanish-language feature follows titular cartel boss Emilia (Gascón) who enlists Rita (Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer, to help fake her own death so that she can finally embrace her true gender identity. “Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness,” the film’s logline reads. The film also stars Gomez (Jessi), Adriana Paz (Epifanía) and Edgar Ramírez…

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The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our writers are playing obsessively and highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff’s favorite new music. The playlist is a grab-bag of tracks: Its only guiding principle is that these are the songs you’d gladly send to a friend.This week’s Pitchfork Selects playlist features Sabrina Carpenter, Yaeji,…

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Telegram founder and CEO Pavel DurovManuel Blondeau – Corbis | Corbis News | Getty ImagesThe chief executive officer of Telegram, Pavel Durov, was arrested at an airport on Saturday night outside Paris and placed in custody for alleged offenses related to the messaging app, according to French media.The 39-year-old Russian-born billionaire was reportedly accused of failing to mitigate the misuse of his platform for criminal activities.France’s Ofmin, which is responsible for safeguarding minors from violence, issued an arrest warrant for Durov over accusations of organized crime, drug trafficking, fraud, cyberbullying and the promotion of terrorism on his platform, news agency…

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Born into a family of readers, P.N. gained a love reading as a sort of herd mentality. This love of reading has remained a life long passion, resulting in an English Degree from The University of Houston in Houston, Texas. She normally reads three to four books at any given time, in the futile Sisyphean hope of whittling down her ever growing to be read pile of no specific genre. View All posts by P.N. Hinton Pumpkin Spice Lattes have returned which means…

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In my experience, footwear is what guys struggle with the most when it comes to fashion. I see it on a daily basis – a well-put-together man with immaculate taste in clothes paired with the most raggedy shoes you’ve ever seen. Luckily, the best Veja sneakers for men offer a simple solution. Infinitely elegant and straightforward in their design, Vejas are some of the easiest shoes to style. Whether you get them in black, white, or the odd funky color here and there, you’ll find that they tend to match most casual fits perfectly. Still, they have so many good…

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Shaunl | E+ | Getty ImagesConsumers in the market for a home have been patiently waiting for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates — a move it seems poised to make in September.But without action from Congress, there could be another change at the end of that month that makes it temporarily trickier to buy or sell a home in some areas, or to refinance an existing mortgage.That’s because the National Flood Insurance Program — the government-sponsored public insurance program that is the largest flood insurer in the U.S. — needs to be reauthorized by Sept. 30 to continue…

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Taiyou Nomachi | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesRemote work, a trend that sprang to prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic, appears to be an entrenched fixture of the U.S. labor market, according to economists.The work-from-home revolution is “one of the major shifts in the U.S. labor market in the last couple decades,” said Nick Bunker, economic research director for North America at job site Indeed.”It’s still kicking,” he said. “It’ll probably be around for a long time.”The remote work label includes workers who do their jobs from home full time and so-called “hybrid” arrangements, whereby businesses might ask employees to work a…

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The interior of the monument in Spain known as the Menga dolmenMiguel Ángel Blanco de la Rubia Neolithic people seem to have understood sophisticated concepts in science, such as physics and geology, using this knowledge to construct a megalithic monument in southern Spain. Called the Menga dolmen, it is among the earliest European megaliths, dating to between 3600 and 3800 BC. Its roofed enclosure was constructed from 32 large stones, some of which are the biggest used in such structures. The heaviest one weighs in excess of 130 tonnes, more than three times as much as the heaviest stone at…

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Fall is officially here. Gypsy-Rose Blanchard has tried her first-ever Starbucks pumpkin spice latte after being in prison for years. Blanchard, currently pregnant and expecting a baby with her boyfriend Ken Urker, has been documenting her “firsts” on TikTok, including In-N-Out Burgers and Sephora, since she was released from prison last December after serving eight years of a prison sentence for her role in the murder of her mother Dee Dee Blanchard. Her latest first: the pumpkin spice beverage, which re-entered Starbucks stores across the country Aug. 22 for this fall. In a video posted on TikTok on Sunday, Blanchard…

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After releasing some additional features that were previously missing from older Galaxy Watch models, such as the Galaxy Watch 6 series, Samsung has finally enabled its Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification (IHRN) feature on its new and recent Galaxy Watch models. While the Galaxy Watch 4 series recently received the IHRN feature, Samsung’s latest and greatest Watch Ultra has now finally received the same feature. The IHRN feature which uses the BioActive sensor on the case backs of recent models will now work on watches ranging from the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 right up till the latest Galaxy Watch Ultra.According to…

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Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi holds a large diamond discovered in Botswana at his office in Gaborone on August 22, 2024.Monirul Bhuiyan | Afp | Getty ImagesOne of the largest diamonds ever to be excavated was found in Botswana at a mine owned by Canadian firm Lucara Diamond.The 2,492-carat diamond is the world’s second-largest discovery and comes more than a century after a 3,106-carat gem was found in South Africa in 1905. That stone, known as the Cullinan Diamond, was cut into nine large pieces, many of which were incorporated into the British Crown Jewels.Lucara said on Wednesday that the gem…

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Peloton on Thursday said it will start charging new subscribers a one-time $95 activation fee if they bought their hardware on the secondary market as more consumers snag lightly used equipment for a fraction of the typical retail price.The used equipment activation fee for subscribers in the U.S. and Canada comes as Peloton starts to see a meaningful increase in new members who bought used Bikes or Treads from peer-to-peer markets such as Facebook Marketplace. During its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended June 30, Peloton said it saw a “steady stream of paid connected fitness subscribers” who bought hardware on the…

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(L to R) Himesh Patel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in ‘Greedy People’. Photo: Lionsgate.Opening in theaters on August 23rd, ‘Greedy People’ comes across like a Coen brothers movie made by people who have not actually seen the siblings’ work, only heard it described by someone who remembered the wrong things.Though Joseph Gordon-Levitt leads an accomplished cast, the film around them simply can’t find the right gear and is neither as funny nor as impactful as it believes.Related Article: Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Taylour Page On For New ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ MovieDoes ‘Greedy People’ hit it rich?Darkly comic crime thrillers are a tricky genre…

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Liam Gallagher closed Reading Festival tonight – here’s a recap of what went down during his highly-anticipated performance. READ MORE: Reading & Leeds 2024 liveblog: all the action as it happens Gallagher’s set came in the midst of growing Oasis reunion rumours — spurred by the frontman himself on Twitter/X in the leadup to him taking the main stage. So, by the time his set started, fans had already spent the day anticipating a potential appearance from Noel Gallagher — one that would mark the end of their two-decade public rift and see a return of Oasis. That’s not quite what…

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Elon Musk (L) and Donald Trump (R).David Swanson | Vincent Alban | ReutersFormer President Donald Trump said that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk likely couldn’t serve in his hypothetical White House cabinet due to the demanding schedule of running his various companies.”He wants to be involved. Now look, he’s running big businesses and all that, so he can’t, really, I don’t think he could be cabinet,” Trump said of Musk in an interview with former Navy Seal Shawn Ryan, an excerpt of which was published on Sunday. “I’d put him in the cabinet, absolutely, but I don’t know how…

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Partly Cloudy by Deborah Freedman This picture book centering two very different rabbits is actually a great way to learn about the different types of clouds. One rabbit sees imaginative things in the clouds, like cotton candy, jellyfish, and magic beans. The other rabbit corrects the imaginative one by explaining the different types of clouds, like cumulus, virga, and cirrocumulus. When a storm arrives, the imaginative rabbit is the first to notice. Back matter includes an illustration showing how clouds form, a list of the ten main types of clouds, and a water cycle illustration. It’s a great combination of…

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With each passing season, plenty of fashion trends come and go that are tricky to wear (or even wrap our heads around), to say the least. But color trends are different—even the most unusual color trends can be wearable if it’s the right piece. Color trends are accessible and universal. A few years ago, I was traveling back from London and the airline’s gate agent who was checking passports asked me what that spring’s big color trend was going to be after she asked why I was there (it was for fashion-related work). I felt like I was being quizzed…

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Critic’s Rating: 5 / 5.05After an intense and thrilling first season, Orphan Black: Echoes has concluded its exciting introduction into the franchise family. Coming from a beloved cult classic, the odds were stacked against this incredible series. Orphan Black: Echoes brought a more straightforward and cleaner story than its parent show. (AMC/Screenshot) And while fans are still reticent to jump on board, those who have do not regret their decision. We met very well-developed characters and reintroduced ourselves to fan-favorite franchise characters. More than anything, audiences got an experience they will never forget about what it means to be human.…

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