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'Dogland' Review: The Battle of Beauty and Breed
Dispatches from the dog-show world devoted to breeding, training and judging our four-legged friends.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'Walker Percy' Review: Writing for Redemption
In novels like ‘The Moviegoer,’ Percy leavened dreary portraits of the modern world with glimmers of hope for a better future.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'Vows' Review: Marriage, Love and Commitment
The solemn wedding rite suggests that we find our most flourishing selves in the place where our freedoms are expressed in mutual devotion.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'On the Couch' Review: A Close Reading of Freud
Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic ideas are widespread, but outdated. There may be profit in treating him less as a scientist and more as a literary figure.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Crave Tease Review: Not Jewelry, Barely a Vibrator
By trying to be both jewelry and a sex toy, Crave’s vibrator—which goes on your finger—fails to be either one.Wired - Tech -
'Buster' Review: City Dog Seeks Roommate
The crime writer George Pelecanos delivers a tale told not by an enterprising detective but an introspective pooch.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'Finding a Likeness' Review: Nicholson Baker's Art Lessons
A prolific writer sketches his recent adventures in amateur painting.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'Fighting the Night' Review: A Pilot Over Iwo Jima
Lt. Joe Paul Hendrickson flew 75 missions in the Pacific before become a commercial pilot. But his readjustment to civilian life wasn’t smooth.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'A Light in the Darkness' Review: The Song of Joaquín Rodrigo
Though seductive and beautiful in itself, the composer’s work reached new listeners with the help of Miles Davis.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'The Northeast Corridor' Review: Keeping a Region on Track
Plans to unify a patchwork railroad network were complicated by the many rivers and bays of the Atlantic coast. Engineers had to get creative.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Tarot review – disappointment is in the cards with silly supernatural horror
Final Destination inspires yet another throwaway teen schlocker, this time with an increasingly risible astrological bent. As many of us impatiently wait for the sixth Final Destination film, slated for release next year over a decade since the ...The Guardian - World -
'Käthe Kollwitz' Review: Despair and Defiance at MoMA
The 20th-century German artist receives an illuminating, poignant retrospective in New York that highlights both her fierce moral certitude and her gifts as a printmaker.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Unfrosted review – Jerry Seinfeld delivers a surreal toast to Pop-Tarts
The history of how the all-American breakfast snack was created is served up with lashings of goofiness in this comedy caper. Standup veteran Jerry Seinfeld makes his directing debut with this decent family comedy that puts a surreal twist on the ...The Guardian - World -
Prom Dates review – grating high school comedy is a low-rent disaster
Disastrous romp from producer Kevin Hart sees two teens desperately search for prom dates with unfunny results. There are good reasons why many American teens stress about prom: it’s expensive, heightened, fraught with status and identity; the ...The Guardian - World -
Dell XPS 14 and 16 Review: Not Quite a MacBook Pro
The Dell XPS 14 and 16 are both speedy, beautiful machines that are just a little too expensive for what you get.Wired - Tech -
Fujifilm Instax Mini 99 Review: An Instax Camera Photographers Will Love
Yes, the $200 price tag is well above the entry-level point-and-shoot Instax cameras, but Fujifilm’s latest gives photographers more manual control over their instant images.Wired - Tech -
Rabbit R1 Review: Skip This AI-Powered Hardware Assistant
You probably shouldn’t follow this rabbit down the rabbit hole.Wired - Tech -
Review: In 'Evil Does Not Exist,' a woodsy community confronts malice of a modern stripe
After winning an Oscar for "Drive My Car," Japanese filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi returns with an exquisitely subtle portrait of a community at war with a company.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Music Review: Dua Lipa's 'Radical Optimism' is controlled dance pop
In the chorus of “Whatcha Doing,” the fifth track on Dua Lipa’s latest album, she sings: “If control is my religion, then I’m headed for collision,” referencing the unexpected pull of a new partnerABC News - Entertainment -
Esther, Future Fair and NADA New York Reviews: Gems Hunting
New York Art Week’s many fairs often fell flat, but with so much art on view it was still possible to find exciting works among the noise.The Wall Street Journal - World - New York -
Review: In 'Wildcat,' director Ethan Hawke — and daughter Maya — bring a literary life to screen
A complex, pivotal moment in the life of author Flannery O'Connor receives sensitive treatment by the father-daughter filmmaking duo, joined by Laura Linney.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
U.S. job growth totaled 175,000 in April, much less than expected, while unemployment rose to 3.9%
Markets had expected job growth of 240,000 and the unemployment rate to hold at 3.8%.CNBC - Business -
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Renewed hope for rate cuts and a big day for tech shares boosted the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 1.2%, 1.3% and 2%, respectively, on Friday. All three major indexes rose for the week.
Renewed hope for rate cuts and a big day for tech shares boosted the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 1.2%, 1.3% and 2%, respectively, on Friday. All three major indexes rose for the week.The Wall Street Journal - World