“I can’t believe I mislaid an entire day!” Phileas Fogg, played by David Tennant, utters these words in disbelief but also in celebration over a snifter of brandy in the finale of “Around the World in 80 Days.” It turns out that PBS’ adaptation of the classic Jules Verne novel – despite many updates to the…Continue Reading
Mandip Gill, John Bishop and Jodie Whittaker in “Doctor Who” (James Pardon/BBC Studios/BBC America) This story originally appeared on Winter is Coming. “Doctor Who” season 13 was a little different from what had come before. Instead of a set of standalone episodes, season 13 told one story, dubbed “Flux,” across six episodes. Part of this was…Continue Reading
Children are bored, isolated, and oversaturated with technology, but what’s new? Well for starters, during lockdowns their parents got a glimpse of what teachers see every day. That led to something curious happening: having millions of children cooped up at home with their parents, instead of at school, led to an increase in diagnoses of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity…Continue Reading
President Biden agreed “in principle” to hold a summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the White House confirmed on Sunday evening.Driving the news: Biden said the meeting can only take place if Russia does not invade Ukraine, according to statements from the White House and French President Emmanuel Macron’s office, which first announced the news.The…Continue Reading
Searching for a strategy to avoid a 2022 midterm disaster, advisers to President Biden have discussed elevating a unifying Republican foil not named Donald Trump.Why it matters: Biden confidants worry that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is too unknown, that Biden won’t demonize Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell because of their longstanding and collegial relationship…Continue Reading
Some of the nation’s most prominent nonprofit and advocacy groups tell the Justice Department they could be branded “foreign agents” unless DOJ changes its approach to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).The big picture: When the Koch network’s Americans for Prosperity goes in on a joint statement with the Natural Resources Defense Council and the…Continue Reading
Donald Trump has now endorsed more than 100 GOP candidates on 2022 ballots as he seeks to build an unprecedented legacy for an ex-U.S. president by shaping the future of his party.Why it matters: The midterms present a big test for Trump’s post-presidential potency in GOP politics — and set the table for his role…Continue Reading
The U.S. embassy in Moscow on Sunday issued a security warning regarding possible threats to Americans in Moscow and St. Petersburg.Driving the news: “According to media sources, there have been threats of attacks against shopping centers, railway and metro stations, and other public gathering places in major urban areas, including Moscow and St. Petersburg as…Continue Reading
Iran is demanding during the nuclear talks in Vienna that the U.S. remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from a blacklist of foreign terrorist organizations as a condition for a nuclear deal, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday.Why it matters: Bennett used a speech to representatives of U.S. Jewish organizations in Jerusalem…Continue Reading
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