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Rosanna Arquette (66) Criticizes Quentin Tarantino for Racist Language in Films

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Patricia Arquette praised the film as a classic, noting her role as the wife of a drug dealer. However, she now strongly disapproves of the director’s continued use of a racial slur. She stated she ‘hates’ the word and believes director Quentin Tarantino has been unfairly excused for using it, calling it ‘racist and creepy,’ not artistic. Tarantino’s frequent use of the slur has long been controversial, especially in his historical films. For example, his 2012 film Django Unchained, about a Black man seeking justice during slavery, used the slur around 110 times. His subsequent film, The Hateful Eight (2015), contained it roughly 47 times, prompting ongoing debate about whether such language is necessary in filmmaking.

XAR: Profiting From… Everything.

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It was doing well anyway, before everything got… more. More geopolitical uncertainty, more defense spending. Apparently, everyone’s gearing up for something. It was up 11% year to date, which is… a lot. I mean, I’m happy, obviously. But it feels… wrong? Is it wrong to profit from potential conflict? I’ve been having this internal debate, which mostly involves me talking to the cat. She’s not very helpful.

Market Tremors & The Price of Smoke

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The former leader, in a pronouncement delivered with characteristic…finality, suggested the conflict was “pretty much” concluded. The market, ever eager for a lull in the storm, seized upon this as truth. Oil retreated, and the beast calmed, for a time. But don’t mistake a pause for peace. It is merely the gathering of strength for the next surge.

TMC: A Deep-Sea Venture and the Patience of Capital

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The announcement, emanating from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), confirmed that TMC’s application – a weighty document detailing its plans for deep-sea mining – had achieved “substantial compliance” with the requirements of the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act. It is a curiously precise phrase, “substantial compliance,” hinting at imperfections gracefully overlooked. One imagines a weary bureaucrat, sighing with relief that the paperwork, at least, is in order. This is not to diminish the achievement; rather, to place it within the larger, often tedious, rhythm of progress. To have navigated the initial labyrinth of forms is a victory of sorts, a small reprieve in a protracted campaign.

Gild, Glint, and Ghosts: A Portfolio’s Allure

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To dabble in Bitcoin, that volatile apparition, is not necessarily foolish. Merely…precipitous. A small indulgence, perhaps, a fleeting flirtation with the intangible. But to entrust a significant portion of one’s capital to this digital chimera? That strikes me as a rather extravagant gamble, particularly when juxtaposed with the comparatively stable, if somewhat pedestrian, performance of gold. The past year has offered a stark lesson: while Bitcoin pirouettes on the winds of speculation, gold, that dour old sentinel, continues to accumulate, a steady, if unspectacular, weight in the portfolio. One suspects the siren song of “safe haven” may have been prematurely sung for the cryptocurrency, its promise yet unfulfilled.

All the Sci-Fi Movies and Shows You Can Stream This Week at Home or Watch in Theaters, Including a New Horror Flick

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Evy, who hosts a well-known podcast about the paranormal, starts to question everything she believes when she returns home to care for her mother, who is ill. Her co-host, Justin, sends her strange audio recordings of a couple haunted by frightening sounds. As Evy listens, she realizes the noises in the recordings eerily mirror things happening in her own life. ‘Undertone’ creates a tense atmosphere through its innovative sound design and keeps most characters hidden from view, focusing on Evy and her mother. This suspenseful sci-fi horror film will be released in theaters on March 13 by A24.

The Most Overlooked White Actors

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Ben Foster is a remarkably talented actor known for completely transforming himself for his roles in a variety of films. He gained widespread praise for his performance as a troubled bank robber in the modern Western, ‘Hell or High Water,’ and has consistently proven his range, playing characters like soldiers and outlaws in films such as ‘The Messenger’ and ‘Hostiles.’ Foster is dedicated to authenticity, often undergoing significant physical changes or in-depth research for each role. Despite consistently strong reviews, he remains a surprisingly underappreciated actor in Hollywood.

Leveraged ETFs: A Cautionary Tale

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The proliferation of these things has been…remarkable. It used to be you needed a broker with a vaguely unsettling air of confidence to access this level of financial engineering. Now, anyone with a smartphone and a pulse can buy an ETF that promises to triple their returns (or, more likely, triple their losses). ProShares and Direxion, the usual suspects, have been churning these out like limited-edition porcelain dolls, and the assets under management keep climbing. It’s a bit unnerving, honestly.