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Boro Park to Be Sprayed for Mosquito Control

Boro Park to Be Sprayed for Mosquito Control

Boro Park to Be Sprayed for Mosquito Control By Y.M. Lowy BoroPark24 has reported that mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus have been detected across New York City. While the citywide aerial spraying did not target Boro Park directly, some infected mosquitoes have been found in the neighborhood’s 11219 zip code. To reduce the mosquito population, the NYC Health Department …

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Bizarre Trevor Story home run that looked like foul ball is shortest of the MLB season and one for Fenway Park history book

Bizarre Trevor Story home run that looked like foul ball is shortest of the MLB season and one for Fenway Park history book

Fenway Park produces home runs like no other ballpark. They don’t get more Fenway than this. During the sixth inning of Monday’s game between the Red Sox and Cleveland Guardians, Boston shortstop Trevor Story hit a fly ball down the right-field line. Advertisement Guardians right fielder Jhonkensy Noel made a play on the ball near the foul pole that at …

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Venice Loves Park Chan-Wook’s ‘No Other Choice’

Venice Loves Park Chan-Wook’s ‘No Other Choice’

Park Chan-wook’s superpower is his ability to sell us on behavior that would not withstand any kind of scrutiny in other films. Park’s characters do things we might deem irrational or implausible or downright nonsensical in most contexts, but he somehow convinces us, thumbing his nose at realism and leaning into craziness. He can pull this off because he’s an …

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Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ Earns Ovation at Venice Premiere

Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ Earns Ovation at Venice Premiere

Acclaimed South Korean director Park Chan-wook made a triumphant return after 20 years to the Venice Film Festival, where he was greeted with a six-minute standing ovation for the twisted black comedy “No Other Choice.” Audiences were clearly thrilled to see Park and his leading man, “Squid Game” star Lee Byung-hun, who were welcomed into the Sala Grande Theater with an …

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Park Chan-Wook’s ’No Other Choice’ Gets 8 1/2-Minute Venice Ovation

Park Chan-Wook’s ’No Other Choice’ Gets 8 1/2-Minute Venice Ovation

Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice, which marks the Korean filmmaker’s first time playing in the Venice Film Festival competition, scored an 8 1/2-minute ovation Friday after the jet-black comedy thriller’s world premiere. The 12th movie from the Oldboy, Handmaiden and Decision to Leave writer-director is based on the 1997 novel The Ax by Donald Westlake and follows a man (Squid Game‘s Lee …

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The Oscars May Have ‘No Other Choice’ But to Nominate Park Chan-wook

The Oscars May Have ‘No Other Choice’ But to Nominate Park Chan-wook

Strangely, though he has been on the radar of most American cinephiles since his film “Oldboy” won the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2004, master South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook has never been nominated for an Oscar, and has only had one of his films submitted for Best International Feature once (shortlisted 2022 film “Decision to Leave”). There is a …

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SF's Oracle Park draws record crowd – but not for the team you think – SFGATE

SF’s Oracle Park draws record crowd – but not for the team you think  SFGATE Bay FC makes its play for San Francisco  Mission Local Bay FC draws NWSL record crowd to Oracle Park  ESPN Spirit holds its lead and downs Bay FC in front of NWSL-record crowd  The Washington Post Where to stream the Bay vs. Spirit NWSL match today for free  MLive.com Source …

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South Park Makes Highly Requested Randy Change After 7 Years

South Park Makes Highly Requested Randy Change After 7 Years

South Park is currently working its way through a different kind of season than fans have seen play out in years, but the newest episode of the animated series has made good with fans with one highly requested change to Randy Marsh after seven years. South Park Season 27 has been shifted over to a biweekly schedule with Comedy Central …

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South Park is doing what the rest of the media won’t

South Park is doing what the rest of the media won’t

South Park is back, and the show’s creators are going full force on their jabs at the Trump administration. Three episodes in, the show’s world-building centers fully around President Donald Trump and the colorful characters in his administration, with scathing parodies of figures like Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Vice President JD Vance. While Matt Stone and Trey Parker …

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