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Minds in Meltdown, and a Risk-Taking Director Back on Form

When “Prism” is playing fast and loose with its Hollywood notables, it has a decided kick that falls away once we return to the workaday portrait of an affliction that has been dramatized to far more rending effect elsewhere. Photo Robert Lindsay as the storied cinematographer Jack Cardiff in “Prism” …

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Review: In ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle,’ the Natty Spies Are Back

Photo From left, Taron Egerton, Colin Firth and Pedro Pascal in “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” a spy sequel directed by Matthew Vaughn. Credit Giles Keyte/Twentieth Century Fox “Kill Elton John!” is a line you’re unlikely to hear in the average spy caper, but “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” aims far above …

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Here’s all you need to know ahead of May’s speech in Florence

Carl Court | Getty Images British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson speaks ahead of Prime Minister Theresa May during her last campaign visit at the National Conference Centre on June 7, 2017 in Solihull, United Kingdom. While Johnson is an outspoken supporter of the U.K.’s departure from the EU, he has …

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What’s on TV Thursday: The Return of ‘Doc Martin’ and ‘Gotham’

Photo From left, Art Malik, Martin Clunes and Eileen Atkins in “Doc Martin.” Credit Acorn TV Portwenn’s stiff doctor tries to salvage his marriage for the sake of his baby. And the crime-ridden city of “Gotham” finally gets its hero in Season 4. What’s Streaming DOC MARTIN on Acorn TV. …

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Modern Love Podcast: Kerry Bishé Reads ‘One Bouquet of Fleeting Beauty, Please’

On this week’s episode, the actress Kerry Bishé (“Halt and Catch Fire,” “Narcos”) reads the 2015 essay “One Bouquet of Fleeting Beauty, Please,” about why we send flowers. Photo Credit Brian Rea Alisha Gorder, the essay’s author and a former florist, works in book publishing now. Stay tuned after the …

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BlackBerry, Delphi self-driving car partnership bumps stock 5%

Brendan McDermid | Reuters John Chen, CEO, Blackberry Auto suppliers Delphi Automotive and BlackBerry will partner on a software operating system for self-driving cars, the partners said on Wednesday. Delphi already has developed a turnkey self-driving system called CSLP that it plans to begin selling to smaller automakers in 2019, …

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‘Mischievous’ Singapore baggage handler sent bags astray at Changi Airport

Fyrol Mohd | AFP | Getty Images A Singapore Airlines and a Tiger Air plane parked at Changi International Airport in Singapore on July 29, 2014. A man who worked as a baggage handler at Singapore’s Changi Airport swapped tags on hundreds of bags, sending the luggage to the wrong …

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New Trailer: A ‘Jumanji’ for the Video Game Age

Photo Kevin Hart, left, Karen Gillan, Jack Black and Dwayne Johnson in “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.” Credit Frank Masi/Columbia Pictures The new trailer for “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” which arrived Wednesday, suggests it’s less of a sequel to the Robin Williams’ 1995 family favorite than it is to …

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Equifax says attacker ‘interacted’ with server on March 10

Brendan McDermid | Reuters Trading information and the company logo are displayed on a screen where the stock is traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., September 8, 2017. Equifax said on Wednesday that on March 10 an attacker “interacted” with a …

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Review: ‘The Lego Ninjago Movie’ Sticks to the Instruction Manual

Photo Led by Lloyd, the Green Ninja, voiced by Dave Franco, are the young warriors of “The Lego Ninjago Movie.” Credit Warner Brothers Picture “When are the Wegos coming on?” the young boy sitting next to me asked his father. His impatience was reasonable enough. Here we were, five minutes …

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