World & Nation
France’s new government is dominated by conservatives and centrists following elections in which a left-wing coalition won the most seats but not a majority.
Television
In Screen Gab no. 149, we catch up with ‘Challengers,’ now streaming on Prime Video, speak with the man behind Colin Farrell’s prosthetics in ‘The Penguin’ and more.
Sept. 20, 2024
Opinion
Pro-Trump mobs are likely to use intimidation in the upcoming election. But what could happen on inauguration day is even more troubling.
Movies
Also this week: Leonard Maltin presents 1930s Universal rarities, ‘Rhythm Thief’ restored, Haile Gerima’s new documentary and a double-bill of Alain Delon’s beauty.
The Justice Department will investigate whether the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force.
Sept. 19, 2024
California
Senate Bill 976 could inspire legal action by social media companies, which argued the legislation ‘unconstitutionally burdens’ access to content.
Dutch King Willem-Alexander, a mostly ceremonial monarch, summarized the wide-ranging policy blueprint for the coming year and beyond.
Sept. 17, 2024
The Dutch government says it wants out of the rules, or even as one of the world’s wealthiest nations it would struggle to provide public services.
Sept. 18, 2024
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen puts women in many of the top roles on her new team for her next five-year tenure at the head of the bloc.
A major insurer says that because of the cost of sex abuse claims, it can no longer cover foster family agencies. Thousands of kids could be uprooted.