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C.I.A. Begins Firing Recently Hired Officers
The government cuts ordered by the Trump administration have hit the C.I.A. Some officers hired in the last two years have been summoned to a location away from the agency’s headquarters in Langley, Va., and asked to surrender their credentials to security personnel, according to three people briefed on the firings.
By Md Mirajul Islam11 months ago in Critique
Judge reduces Adnan Syed’s sentence, allowing him to stay out of prison
Adnan Syed, the subject of the “Serial” podcast, will be allowed to remain free after a Baltimore judge on Thursday agreed to effectively reduce his sentence to the time he had already spent in prison.
By Md Mirajul Islam11 months ago in Critique
Trump Ramps Up Attacks on Law Firms With Order Targeting Perkins Coie
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday seeking to severely punish the law firm Perkins Coie by stripping its lawyers of security clearances and access to government buildings and officials — a form of payback for its legal work for Democrats during the 2016 presidential campaign.
By Md Mirajul Islam11 months ago in Critique
Ready Player One: From Page to Screen – A Tale of Nostalgia and Adaptation
Few stories embody the essence of pop culture nostalgia as effectively as Ready Player One. Ernest Cline’s novel, published in 2011, became an instant hit among gamers and geeks, offering a treasure trove of 1980s references wrapped in a fast-paced virtual adventure. The 2018 film adaptation, directed by Steven Spielberg, promised to bring this digital odyssey to life on the big screen. However, as with many adaptations, significant changes were made—some enhancing the story, others altering its core themes. This review will explore the key differences between the novel and the film, evaluating how each medium delivers its vision.
By Bounty Hunter 11 months ago in Critique
Mr. & Miss Love
Mr. & Miss Love Genre: Romantic Comedy Story: In the bustling city of Serendipity Springs, two strangers, Mr. Love (a hopeless romantic florist) and Miss Love (a pragmatic wedding planner), share the same last name but couldn’t be more different in their outlooks on love.
By Waqas Ashrafabout a year ago in Critique
California
Dana Fuller Ross does it again in Book Six of the Wagons West series. This one is set at the time of 'The Gold Rush', San Francisco flood and rampant crime of all sorts in the soon to be state of California. This is a perfect description of Early California.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Why Do The Games in Squid Game S2 Show Real-Life Struggles
Many people have been anxiously awaiting the second season of Squid Game, the most-watched show on Netflix. To win prizes in the first season, players had to compete in several lethal kid-friendly games. The upcoming season, which is also expected to break yet another Netflix record, delves deeper into the limitations and economic background of the surrealistic games. Green light, red light. When the song starts, move forward; when it ends, freeze. It's a fairly easy game. Or is it that moving after the music has stopped carries a death sentence? It was clear from the first season that Squid Game allegorizes the horrors of capitalism through kid-friendly games. Three years later, the second season of arguably the most significant television program of our time advances its adamantly anti-capitalist theme. It accomplishes this by exposing the illusion of "choice" in a system threatening to starve the great majority. In this article, I dive deeper into the dystopian nuances of capitalism and the illusion of choice that stir up scenarios very similar to reality.
By Hridya Sharmaabout a year ago in Critique
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Review, the best seller that inspired the hit movie Wicked. AI-Generated.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire offers a profound and complex reimagining of the classic tale from L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz. This novel delves into the life of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch, presenting her not as a mere villain but as a multifaceted character shaped by her experiences and societal injustices.
By Ninfa Galeanoabout a year ago in Critique
The Utopian Concept of Gender Equity
There is a thin line of disparity between self-respect and arrogance that most people err in their lifetimes and cannot distinguish when the time arrives. I wonder how Indian society finds it appalling for women to be assertive and bold in their stance as they try to voice out their opinions on what they believe in. While I respect our culture of virtue, values and morality, it is baffling how patriarchal our society is, as it still perceives women through the fragile glass lens of being demure, nurturing, soft and family-oriented while she is working and expects her to be silent in her stance when men of the house are talking.
By Hridya Sharmaabout a year ago in Critique
