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George Clooney recently told Vanity Fair that he could not adhere to Noah Baumbach’s usual directing style of multiple takes when the duo teamed up for Netflix’s “Jay Kelly,” which is world premiering in competition at the Venice Film Festival later this month before bowing on Netflix later this year.  “I literally said to him, ‘Noah, look, I love the …

If the fourth day of this Test was astonishing for its fluctuations and high emotion, the fifth day provided drama that was barely believable. England’s target of 374 represented their second highest successful chase in Tests and the highest ever on this ground. They began Monday on 339-6, 35 adrift. Jamie Smith and Jamie Overton were being given a torrid …

Take-Two has replaced the leadership behind the next BioShock game, after it reportedly failed an internal development review. In a statement, a spokesperson for the publisher confirmed Cloud Chamber studio head Kelley Gilmore has left their role, while creative director Hogarth de la Plante has moved to a publishing position. Plante was involved in the original BioShock game across multiple …

Ask A.J. is Slate’s advice column on addiction, recovery, and how to hate yourself less. Submit a question here. It’s anonymous! Dear A.J.,  What helps you with your “emotional sobriety”? I’ve found not drinking to be relatively easy (after bingeing and blacking out on booze for 20 years), but dealing with life without pouring whiskey all over my feelings—that’s been a challenge. …

Nobody had a longer Friday than new Phillies closer Jhoan Duran. Duran woke up around 3 a.m. in Minneapolis to fly to Philadelphia, he said. Sleeping in his hotel was not an option because of the “energy” of his young son. Then he came to Citizens Bank Park. He shook a lot of hands. He learned a lot of names. …

There are hundreds of ways to prompt ChatGPT. While you can simply ask it a question, you can also try to get inside the AI model’s algorithm, writing prompts that best apply to its way of thinking. Alternatively, you can just think completely outside the box. One post on the popular Reddit forum ChatGPTPromptGenius did just this, listing out eight …

No, your eyes do not deceive you. Things are looking a bit different ‘round these parts and we’re as excited about it as you are. This week we learned that, yes, Silksong will arrive, y’know, at some point. But it’s real! Sony is finally taking that total Horizon rip-off to court. The aggravating, puritanical nonsense that’s driving non-brand-safe games off …

I’ve just emerged from a session of testing the 98-inch version of TCL’s C7K Mini LED TV, and at the risk of spoiling the upcoming review, I’m shocked by how good it is. More specifically, I’m shocked by how good it is when compared to most projectors – and I think the manufacturers of said projectors should be very worried …

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Prompts Air Quality Alerts Across the Great Lakes Region  The New York Times Smoky skies continue Friday, air quality improving gradually by Saturday  MPR News Why is the air quality bad today in Iowa? Air quality alert issued as more smoke moves in  The Des Moines Register Millions Told to Monitor Themselves for Coughing, Dizziness  Newsweek Canadian wildfire smoke will continue …

Eggs seem to stress people out. I suppose it has something to do with constant supply-chain shortages, or the allegations that they’re little cholesterol bombs, or the fact that every time you reach that aisle in the grocery store you enter into a moral referendum on the sort of lives hens are entitled to enjoy. It’s…a lot. So why don’t …