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A Great Movie Year Deserved a Better Oscars | Festivals & Awards

Thankfully, those came from Jonathan Glazer, writer-director of “The Zone of Interest,” which took home Best International Film. The filmmaker behind “Birth” and “Under the Skin,” and his producing partner James Wilson, who are both Jewish, have spoken out about the conflict in Gaza in interviews and previous awards shows, but never with the firm

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Give a FECK!: Chaz Ebert on Her New Book About Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion and Kindness | Interviews

You make an important point in your discussion of Archbishop Desmond Tutu that forgiveness is not only a spiritual obligation but in the most practical sense “political expediency.” Many people might think that because an act helps to achieve a political goal it is somehow less “pure.” What do you think? Yes, that’s a good

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Space: The Longest Goodbye movie review (2024)

I also found it incredibly curious that Sukjin Han, a crew commander for one of the Mars simulations, was the only interviewee, be it study participant, scientific expert, astronaut, or family member—to concede that in order for a manned mission to Mars to actually succeed, there will need to be some self-sacrifice on the part

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Hot Tickets and Cool Events in Omaha This Week

From big-name music acts to pro volleyball and an epic free blues festival, there’s something for everyone in Omaha over the next few days. Check out some of the hottest tickets and coolest events happening around town. Music for Every Taste Music fans have plenty of great options to choose from this week, no matter

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Omaha Fashion Week

Announcing the Buckle Designer Residency Program Winner

Photography | Heather and Jameson This is an incredible opportunity for our designers to put their skills into practice. Rebecca Hollar has accepted her spot in the Designer Residency program, where she will create a collection in collaboration with Buckle to be sold in a national market.  We absolutely cannot wait to see what Rebecca

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Women Writers Week 2024: Table of Contents | Features

For over a decade, RogerEbert.com has been turning over its entire content stream to female writers, and 2024 is our most ambitious year to date. Below, find links to all of our reviews and articles, over three dozen in total: REVIEWS “Accidental Texan” by Katie Rife “American Dreamer” by Carla Renata “Bella” by Nell Minow

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Learning is Fun at the Omaha Childrens Museum

Kids exercise their creative genius at the Art Smart Center, where they can sketch a car or helicopter and scan it to appear on a digital landscape, improv with homemade puppets, try their hand at face paint, make seasonal crafts, and dance on a glowing light stage. The Tinker Factory provides access to hammers, drills,

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How Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Adapts the Un-Adaptable | Features

Michelle Rodriguez delivers plenty of stone-faced one-liners as the aptly named barbarian Holga Kilgore, and Regé-Jean Page is an undeniable scene stealer as the gallant, devastatingly heroic paladin Xenk, a character who perfectly encapsulates the kind of one-off character players might encounter when they need a hand dealing with a particularly difficult encounter. Though part

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Omaha Zoo

Zoo Announces Name of Fifth Elephant Calf

Meet Hondo, the name of our newest African elephant calf. Pronounced “hon-doh,” the name as chosen by a Zoo donor and their family and in African countries, means “warrior” or “fighter.” Hondo, who is two weeks old today, now tips the scale at 248 pounds. He and the herd continue to serve as a reminder

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Omaha Fashion Week

OFW Spring 2024 | BY THE NUMBERS — Omaha Fashion Week

Omaha Fashion Week wrapped the AUDACIOUS season by focusing on fashion-for-good. The Omaha Design Center proudly hosted 34 emerging and featured designers, 4 headliners, 80 looks from high school programs, 92 looks from students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 702 total looks over all 4 nights, and 252 models on the runway this season! Omaha

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