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Asteroid City Comes Alive in New Immersive Experiences
In Wes Anderson’s new film Asteroid City, stage actors take on the role of ordinary Americans who’ve arrived at the titular (and fictional) desert town for a Junior Stargazer convention. If you’ve seen the trailers, then you know that the movie is Anderson in all the ways that usually entails, with a quirky period piece/retrofuture…
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Florida Lawmakers Push Back Against ‘Woke Disney,’ Move to Strip Theme Park’s Special Benefits
Are you ready to rumble? The Florida government has challenged corporate heavyweight Disney. The state is attempting to strip away the company’s self-governing status, which was implemented in 1967, and allows Disney to operate Walt Disney World within the Reedy Creek Improvement District. The District basically behaves as its own county, with its own fire…
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It’s Time to Drain Lake Powell
The date is Feb. 9, 1997, and the man responsible for one of the most egregious environmental follies in human history is sitting at a restaurant in Boyce, Virginia, with the leader of the movement seeking to undo his mistake. Of the hundreds of dams Floyd Dominy green lit during his decade running the Bureau…
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8 Devastating Aerial Photos of California’s Oil Spill
New information about California’s biggest oil spill in decades continues to emerge, as federal and state officials scramble to contain the damage and lawmakers call for changes and accountability.