In a remarkable turn of events in Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, villagers embarked on a treasure hunt after watching the Bollywood film Chhaava, starring Vicky Kaushal. The film, which portrays historical events, led to widespread rumours that Mughal-era gold coins were buried near Asirgarh Fort. Motivated by these tales, locals began excavating fields with flashlights and…
Nearly a month has passed since President Trump last spoke publicly of his desire to kill the carried interest loophole. (Yes, we know, some of you don’t consider it a “loophole.”) And yet the private equity industry, which stands to lose big if the president upends the tax break, is still bracing for a fight….
In early 2017, American intelligence agencies delivered an unequivocal judgment about why President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had ordered a sprawling effort to sabotage the recent American presidential election. Mr. Putin wanted to cripple the faith Americans have in their own elections, they found, and to undermine a United States-led “liberal world order” that…
According to , Netflix has tapped Fast & Furious director Justin Lin to direct its upcoming movie adaptation of BRZRKR, the popular comic by Keanu Reeves and Matt Kindt about an immortal warrior. Netflix first plans to create both back in 2021, with Reeves starring in the former and returning to voice his character in…
Kansas City Chiefs rookie Xavier Worthy has been arrested on a felony domestic violence charge, the second high-profile wide receiver from the reigning AFC champions to be facing serious legal trouble in Texas in less than a year. Williamson County online jail records Saturday showed that Worthy was arrested Friday by deputies and held in…
Like Alexandre O. Philippe, Rodney Ascher is a director who pushes the interpretive limits of what a documentary can do, something he made abundantly clear with his 2012 film Room 237. Named after the mysterious hotel suite in The Shining, this festival favorite gave a platform to some of the most bizarre readings of Stanley…
At the end of February, the House of Representatives passed a budget calling for up to $4.5 trillion in tax cuts over 10 years. Now, the haggling begins. Many of the tax cuts from the 2017 tax bill, which passed during President Trump’s first term, are set to expire at the end of this year….
Three men wearing masks and carrying handguns and an assault rifle entered a pub in Toronto late Friday night and “opened fire indiscriminately,” injuring 12 people, the police said. Six people were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds, Paul MacIntyre, a police superintendent with the organized crime enforcement unit, said during a news conference…
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is aware of potential issues affecting select DVD titles manufactured between 2006 – 2008, and the company has been actively working with consumers to replace defective discs. Where possible, the defective discs have been replaced with the same title. However, as some of the affected titles are no longer in print…
Brad Treliving (Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images) Brock Nelson was out there. Mikko Rantanen was out there. Brad Marchand was out there. But in the end, the Toronto Maple Leafs made none of those bold moves, instead getting two very steady and safe additions in center Scott Laughton and defenseman Brandon Carlo at the trade deadline. That…
