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Brett Ratner, the film’s director, doesn’t seem to understand that the music is supposed to add meaning and emotion to a scene, and the effect is “lazy and off-putting,” Nackenson argues.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
Downing Street has confirmed that the prime minister uses an auto delete function on his phone meaning his WhatsApp messages with and about Lord Mandelson may have been lost.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
In this openhearted, incredibly vulnerable filmic love letter to her family, she explores the meaning of “home”: whether that’s a physical location one can’t return to, or the relationships within a household.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
The stocks are so-called leveraged plays on the commodity, meaning that, when the price of the commodity falls, the stocks fall harder.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Even better, these things are slow, meaning there’s some chance that my good-for-nothing, lazy-as-mud-on-the-riverbank siblings might actually catch it.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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