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Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony 2026 red carpet: Taylor Swift, Alanis Morissette, Brandi Carlile, more

Music’s biggest stars gathered in New York City on June 11, 2026, for the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s 55th Annual Induction and Awards Gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. The evening celebrated songwriters whose work has shaped generations of music, honoring the 2026 class of inductees, including Taylor Swift, Alanis…

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‘New Group’ has big ideas but wobbly foundations

Conformity takes corporeal form in “New Group.” Yuta Shimotsu’s sophomore feature continues in the allegorical vein of his art-horror debut, “Best Wishes to All” (2024). While that film was concerned with how happiness often comes at the expense of other people’s suffering, here he’s more interested in how the ties …

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Meiko Kaji studied hard to smolder on screen

A breakout star of hyperviolent action movies in the early 1970s, Meiko Kaji is best known for Toei’s “Sasori” (“Scorpion”) series, playing the eponymous laser-eyed female convict out for revenge against the men who betray, abuse and torture her. Even though she has largely been absent from the big screen for decade…

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Raúl Jiménez seals Mexico’s win against nine-man South Africa in World Cup opener

Was that it, then? Was Sphephelo Sithole being caught in possession nine minutes into the opening game, Julián Quiñones running on to lash the ball through Ronwen Williams’s legs, was that when the football took over, the moment when concerns over the aggression of the major co-host faded away and the world got on w…

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