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 S55An X-Files expert on the show's enduring appeal - 30 years on   On September 10 1993 the pilot episode of The X-Files aired. Thirty years later to the day, I was at a convention centre in Minneapolis with 500 other fans and the show’s creator, Chris Carter, celebrating its legacy. Ostensibly a show about aliens, The X-Files swiftly became part of the cultural lexicon and remains there to this day. In part its success was down to the chemistry of its two leads – David Duchovny, who played FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder and Gillian Anderson, who played FBI Special Agent Dana Scully. After all, it was the X-Files fandom that invented the term “shipping” (rooting for characters to get together romantically).
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S4The Key to Inclusive Leadership  Inclusive leadership is emerging as a unique and critical capability helping organisations adapt to diverse customers, markets, ideas and talent. For those working around a leader, such as a manager, direct report or peer, the single most important trait generating a sense of inclusiveness is a leader’s visible awareness of bias. But to fully capitalize on their cognizance of bias, leaders also must express both humility and empathy. This article describes organizational practices that can help leaders become more inclusive and enhance the performance of their teams.
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S5Cake Yazdi: Iranian yoghurt cake  In the Red Hook neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York, masterful yoghurt-makers balance sweet and tart in a creamily decadent fermented yoghurt, and preserve and its byproduct of whey. Iranian author, business owner and yoghurt expert, Homa Dashtaki, lies at the heart of the operation, sealing jars of this timeless kitchen staple with a label embellished with an illustration of a white moustache.In her recent cookbook, Yogurt and Whey: Recipes of an Iranian Immigrant Life, Dashtaki uses her lifelong relationship with yoghurt and whey to tell the story of her culture, faith and relationship with food through her recipes. She emphasises sustainable food production and a battle against wastefulness, instilling these ideals into her 12-year-old yoghurt and whey business, The White Mustache, named for the facial hair of Dashtaki's earliest kitchen companion: her father.
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S8The Cryptic Crossword: Sunday, September 17, 2023  By signing up, you agree to our User Agreement and Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.© 2023 Condé Nast. All rights reserved. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. The New Yorker may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Ad Choices
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S92023's Best Mystery Thriller Finally Validates Hollywood's Most Underrated Director  Kenneth Branagh has never been one of the most revered directors of his generation. He has, nonetheless, carved out an impressive filmmaking career for himself. As a director, he’s proven over the years to be a favorite among actors, and, despite what some critics would have you believe, most of the films he’s directed have been well-reviewed. Why, then, has he never been fully accepted by cinephiles? One could argue that Branagh is simply a type of filmmaker that has become increasingly rare nowadays and, therefore, difficult to categorize. He isn’t an auteur on the same scale or skill level as, say, Martin Scorsese, Paul Thomas Anderson, or Jane Campion, nor is he a talentless hack. He is, instead, a totally capable journeyman director, which is to say that he’s never made a full-blown masterpiece, but he has made a handful of well-constructed (and well-funded) Hollywood projects.
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S10You Need to Watch Edgar Wright's Best Movie Ever for Free on Amazon ASAP  This comedy mainstay managed to be a mystery, an action movie, and a buddy cop movie all at once. The phrase “instant classic” is bandied about often, but the criteria seem to be incredibly nebulous. An instant classic is something so groundbreaking, so masterfully pulled off, that it’s immediately clear it will age well and cement itself in history. These movies are rare in all genres, but especially in comedy, which is an incredibly timely medium that often ages like milk.
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S1140 Years Later, 'Ahsoka' Confirms the Meaning of a Pivotal Lightsaber Battle  Anakin Skywalker’s appearance in Ahsoka Episode 5 wasn’t a shock — Hayden Christensen’s involvement had already been announced — but what he did in the episode sure was. After bringing Ahsoka back to the past, he confronts her about how she’s turned her back on the Jedi legacy... and his legacy. Built into that confrontation is an important lesson that proves just how powerful Anakin’s legacy is, and how Ahsoka can continue it. Star Wars podcast Beyond the Dune Sea recently discussed the coolest part of Episode 5: the moment Ahsoka hucks Anakin’s lightsaber into the void.
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S12You Need to Play 2023's Best Retro-Inspired RPG on Xbox Game Pass ASAP  Roger Ebert once said that “criticism is a destructive activity.” In many ways, this is true, as we have more fun reading (and writing) bad reviews than we do glowing ones. There’s a kind of existential schadenfreude to trashing something. It makes those of us who don’t create feel better about our lack of contribution to the arts and endeavors we enjoy. Critics also have the power to elevate. To shine a light in a crowded field and direct our attention to something we may have otherwise overlooked. For Xbox fans, this means turning our gaze away from the gargantuan hype around Starfield to another game that, as far as the critics are concerned, is a superior title.
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S1340 Years Ago, a Wild Sci-Fi Movie Predicted a Life-Changing Scientific Invention  Playing fast and loose with its reductive portrayal of the brain, the film’s mind-sharing technology is far from reality. Douglas Trumbull is best known as Hollywood’s special effects guru. From 1968’s 2001: A Space Odyssey and 1982’s Blade Runner, he brought the fantastical visions of other writers and directors life. But in 1983, Trumbull tried making a movie of his own — and stumbled upon a bizarre branch of science that’s just now coming to fruition.
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S14Everything We Know About the Utterly Adorable 'Princess Peach: Showtime!'  First-party games played a big part in the September 2023 Nintendo Direct, and the most surprising of the bunch was Princess Peach: Showtime! Only hinted at in a previous Nintendo Direct, the upcoming platformer puts Princess Peach in the starring role, rather than relegating her to the damsel in distress she’s often stuck playing. And from the looks of it, Princess Peach: Showtime! will be a much more satisfying affair than Super Princess Peach, a 2005 Nintendo DS game that was Peach’s last solo outing and drew criticism for its simplicity.As revealed at the Nintendo Direct, Princess Peach: Showtime! launches on Nintendo Switch on March 22, 2024. Pre-orders of the digital edition are already available on the Nintendo eShop and physical editions are available from retailers.
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S15A New James Webb Space Telescope Image Reveals the Inside of a Baby Star's Cocoon  New, high-resolution views of these mighty fledglings are coming from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a project by the European Space Agency, the Canadian Space Agency, and NASA. Researchers recently pointed the observatory towards the dazzling object Herbig-Haro 211, and published their new picture on Thursday.The image shows “a bipolar jet traveling through interstellar space at supersonic speeds,” telescope officials shared. The scene appears in the constellation Perseus about 1,000 light-years from Earth.
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S16Many People Think Cannabis Smoke Is Harmless -- Here's What The Evidence Shows  Though tobacco use is declining among adults in the U.S., cannabis use is increasing. Laws and policies regulating the use of tobacco and cannabis are also moving in different directions.Tobacco policies are becoming more restrictive, with bans on smoking in public places and limits on sales, such as statewide bans on flavored products. In contrast, more states are legalizing cannabis for medical or recreational use, and there are efforts to allow exceptions for cannabis in smoke-free laws.
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S17Do You Still Need To Test For Covid-19? There's One Easy Answer  A cough here, a sneeze there, some congestion, and a little brain fog. Might as well assume it’s Covid-19, right? After all, we’ve known for weeks now that hospitalizations from the infection are ramping up again, and tests aren’t free anymore. It’s all the same if you’re going to stay home from work, anyway. (You are staying home from work, right? If there’s any single thing we got from 2020, let it be that you should stay home when you’re sick if you can.)Though it still feels like high summer in some parts of the U.S., autumn temperatures are actually coming in. Flu season — and soup mode — are nigh. And flu season isn’t just the flu anymore. It’s influenza, Covid-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common illness that causes cold-like symptoms. These three viruses share symptoms to a degree, but how important is it to confirm which one you have? Is it safest to simply assume you have Covid-19 and treat it as such?
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S18S19Why Women Don't Apply for Jobs Unless They're 100% Qualified  You’ve probably heard the following statistic: Men apply for a job when they meet only 60% of the qualifications, but women apply only if they meet 100% of them.The finding comes from a Hewlett Packard internal report, and has been quoted in Lean In, The Confidence Code and dozens of articles. It’s usually invoked as evidence that women need more confidence. As one Forbes article put it, “Men are confident about their ability at 60%, but women don’t feel confident until they’ve checked off each item on the list.” The advice: women need to have more faith in themselves.
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S20How the Pandemic Changed Marketing Channels  The pandemic undoubtedly changed how marketers approach channel strategy, and there is no single route to success. With more channels than ever, marketers need to map which channels add clear value and forget the rest. It can be tempting to enter a channel because your competitors are there. But with limited customer time and attention, marketers must strategically determine in which channels they can have the greatest impact. The authors look at five post-pandemic channel strategies gleaned from The CMO Survey and offer analysis on how marketers can operationalize these trends.
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S21Using AI to Build Stronger Connections with Customers  As companies learn to use generative AI to create value, there’s a risk that they take the wrong approach when applying the technology to the customer experience. In fact, research shows AI can help boost customer satisfaction when it’s used to offer customers more personalized solutions or to help human employees provide better service than they would without the technological assist. Some examples of companies experiencing early success with this are in the financial services industry.
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S22What did Stonehenge sound like?  Through the doors of a university building, down a concrete hallway and inside a foam-covered room stands a shin-high replica of one of the most mysterious monuments ever built: Stonehenge. These miniature standing stones aren't on public display, although they might help give the million annual visitors who come to the real site a better understanding of the imposing, lichen-covered stone structure built roughly 5,000 years ago. Instead, this scale model is at the centre of ongoing research into Stonehenge's acoustical properties, and what its sound might tell us about its purpose.
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S23Did Australia's boomerangs pave the way for flight?  The aircraft is one of the most significant developments of modern society, enabling people, goods and ideas to fly around the world far more efficiently than ever before. The first successful piloted flight took off in 1903 in North Carolina, but a 10,000-year-old hunting tool likely developed by Aboriginal Australians may have held the key to its lift-off. As early aviators discovered, the secret to flight is balancing the flow of air. Therefore, an aircraft's wings, tail or propeller blades are often shaped in a specially designed, curved manner called an aerofoil that lifts the plane up and allows it to drag or turn to the side as it moves through the air.
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