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Wade Davis holds the Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the University of British Columbia. His award-winning books include “Into the Silence” and “The Wayfinders.” His new book, “
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After Ms. Noem, the South Dakota governor, flew to Washington on Air Force One, speculation about her ambitions ensued. She made a second trip to smooth things over with Mike Pence. Gov. Kristi Noem o
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This article is by Dave Girouard , CEO of AI lending platform Upstart , and former President of Google Apps. He’s known for leading the business now called Google Cloud through its first billion in re
Sweatpants Forever Even before the pandemic, the whole fashion industry had started to unravel. What happens now that no one has a reason to dress up? By Irina Aleksander Photographs by Stephanie Gono
Shutterstock / The Atlantic I n March, tens of millions of American workers—mostly in white-collar industries such as tech, finance, and media—were thrust into a sudden, chaotic experiment in working
“No pain, no gain” is a rallying slogan employed at both the beauty parlor and at the gym. Sometimes after a workout, you might even get a massage, which is quite literally the act of inflicting pain
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Five months ago, I and many other people declared that despite Universal’s Trolls World Tour skipping theaters to premiere digitally, the idea of Disney exploring the same route with big blockbusters
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Share Reddit Flip david j. moore chats with director John Hyams about the new action sequel Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, as well as working with his father Peter Hyams, action stars Jean-Claud
John Hyams’s last two films— Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009) and Dragon Eyes (2012) —were distinguished by their keen sense of action-setpiece construction and their potent use of motion and sp
Universal Soldier: Regeneration established John Hyams as a director with serious trad action chops, an acuity for 'scope framing, a disarming sense of emotional gravity, and a fondness for big dilapi
Despite my lifelong affinity for the action genre, I'd never encountered the Universal Soldier franchise. Somewhere in the back of my head I knew of its reputation as a Terminator rip-off, but it wasn
Sign-In to Vote The fourth official entry in the franchise, and the second to be directed by John Hyams, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning comes to Blu-ray, DVD and Home Cinema options in the US thi
Following the surprise success of 2009's Universal Soldier: Regeneration , director John Hyams continues to steer the previously wavering franchise in new and invigorating directions, thanks in large
Comedy Central/Ringer illustration Pop culture does not lack for jaundiced views of the global plutocracy. Last year may have seen the trend’s zenith, with a Best Picture win for Parasite flanked by m
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. put a spotlight on the suddenly growing concern over inflation in the U.S. by issuing a bold warning Tuesday that the dollar is in danger of losing its status as the world’s r
It starts with tension. Not unlike defusing a bomb, the practice calls for incredible precision -- listening and feeling for the acute signal that progress is being made. It could take minutes, hours,
Getty / The Atlantic A s a COVID-19 summer surge sweeps the country, deep cleans are all the rage. National restaurants such as Applebee’s are deputizing sanitation czars to oversee the constant scrub
Anuradha Mittal was about to step out of her home in Oakland, Calif., on the last Friday of May, but first she had one last email to send. She was on her way to one of the demonstrations that had brok
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Book sales jumped this spring at big-box stores, which stayed open and stocked essentials while other shops closed. When bookstores closed, big box stores — which also sell books — stayed open. If you
It’s not nearly the same thing as getting used to it, but there is by now an identifiable rhythm to the Trump presidency. That rhythm is jittery, chaotic, and atonal, just one squashed-flat brown note
7,500 workers are missing from a famous building. A food cart sells 10 hot dogs a day. The virus’s effect on one block could be an omen for the city’s future. The former Time & Life Building, now call
A volunteer prepares food to be delivered during a food distribution for casino workers laid off due to the coronavirus pandemic at the Harbor Square Mall in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Brya
Brightly coloured beach towels line the shores of Lake Storsjon, two hours north of Stockholm. Staycations are popular here this summer, thanks to a slew of travel restrictions imposed on Sweden by ot
We are always four to six weeks from being able to do what countries around the world have done Andy Slavitt 20 hours ago · 6 min read Credit: Radoslav Zilinsky / Getty Images We can virtually elimina
On Sunday evening in North Charleston, South Carolina, a day before the state’s deadline to file as an independent presidential candidate and a few days after announcing that he was supposedly droppin
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Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Thinkstock . Of all the weird and frankly nonsensical practices that companies use in hiring, probably none are as bizarre as our conventions around negotiating
California Split . Photo: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures Movies about gambling have an inherent drama because, by definition, they’re about risk. It’s not fun to watch someone be prudent and cautious,
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