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Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in New York sex crime case
Harvey Weinstein, the former Hollywood mogul, appears for a hearing in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Weinstein, whose downfall fueled the #MeToo movement, was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 23, to 15 years in prison for a felony sex crime, bringing an end to his criminal case in New York. (Jefferson Siegel/The New York Times) By HURUBIE MEKO Harvey Weinstein, the former Hollywood mogul whose downfall fueled the #MeToo movement, was sentenced We

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Sep 254 min read


Yes, Woke 1.0 was crazy. Now where’s the accountability?
“Good for Ocasio-Cortez for acknowledging mistakes. Now can we have some accountability for the vast damage that Woke 1.0 did, not to mention the damage that Woke 2.0 continues to do?” writes New York Times columnist Bret Stephens. (Harris Allen/The New York Times) By BRET STEPHENS It’s all but official. “Woke 1.0 was crazy,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said this month, quoting a far-left New York City Council member. Given Ocasio-Cortez’s own record — she previous

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Aug 264 min read


Brigitte Bardot, movie icon who renounced stardom, dies at 91
Bardot in a publicity photo for A Very Private Affair in 1962 (Wikipedia) By ANITA GATES Brigitte Bardot, the pouty, tousle-haired French actress who redefined mid-20th-century movie sex symbolism in films beginning with “And God Created Woman,” then gave up acting at 39 to devote her life to the welfare of animals, died Sunday at her home in southern France. She was 91. Fondation Brigitte Bardot, which she established for the protection of animals, announced her death. Bardo

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Dec 29, 20255 min read


The surprising sexual politics of Nicole Kidman’s kinky ‘Babygirl’
“Babygirl” By Michelle Goldberg It has been a ghastly year for American women — at least those of us who are not looking forward to being...

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Dec 30, 20244 min read


We’ve been underestimating the scale of women’s fury
By Michelle Goldberg On Saturday evening I was watching a movie with my family when a text message made me gasp so hard that it scared...

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Nov 6, 20244 min read
‘The Menendez Brothers’ review: Reframing a case
By Ben Kenigsberg “The Menendez Brothers” doesn’t so much relitigate the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez as reframe it. In 1996, the...

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Oct 11, 20242 min read


Sean Combs’ arrest has the music world asking: Is our #MeToo here?
By Ben Sisario The arrest of Sean Combs last week, on charges including sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, represents a...

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Sep 26, 20245 min read


A lot has changed for women since 2016. What does that mean for Kamala Harris?
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump participate in the second presidential debate, in St. Louis, Oct. 9, 2016. Voters eager to elect the...

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Jul 24, 20244 min read
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