Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 18 recipients including Denzel Washington, Hillary Clinton, Bono, Jane Goodall, and Michael J. Fox in a ceremony filled with family and friends. The event included posthumous awards to Robert F. Kennedy, standing ovations for Hillary Clinton, and touching moments like Magic Johnson kneeling for the medal. Notably absent were honorees Lionel Messi and George Soros, with the latter represented by his son, Alex Soros.
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‘Parthenope’ Review: Goddess Worship – The New York Times
In Paolo Sorrentino's "Parthenope," middle-aged American writer John Cheever befriends the beautiful Parthenope in 1973 southern Italy, where her beauty opens doors to suitors but not to him. As the film explores beauty, desire, and Italy's contradictions, Parthenope matures through symbolic interactions with others, including a romance with a local boy and a mentorship with a professor. Despite its opulence and seductive visuals, the film's main argument is that beauty can inspire awe but also...
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