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Puzzle #1079
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#Strands #813
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🎭 Nick Kroll Keeps It Raunchy and Animated with “Mating Season”
With “Mating Season,” Nick Kroll continues to lead the pack when it comes to the booming genre of cartoons that revel in their raciness.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/arts/hes-the-modern-master-of-raunchy-animation.html
Nick Kroll Keeps It Raunchy and Animated with “Mating Season”

With “Mating Season,” Nick Kroll continues to lead the pack when it comes to the booming genre of cartoons that revel in their raciness.

The New York Times
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🎭 Which Cannes Films Could Become Oscar Contenders?
The American “Club Kid” and Spanish “Black Ball” are among the most likely to impress academy voters, while Scarlett Johansson and Javier Bardem also stood out.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/movies/cannes-film-festival-oscar-contenders.html
Which Cannes Films Could Become Oscar Contenders?

The American “Club Kid” and Spanish “Black Ball” are among the most likely to impress academy voters, while Scarlett Johansson and Javier Bardem also stood out.

The New York Times
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🎭 How This Summer’s Movies Shift the Connection With Their Related Toys
“The Mandalorian and Grogu,” “Masters of the Universe” and “Toy Story 5” hail from franchises that are shifting the connection with related products.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/movies/summer-movies-toy-products-star-wars-toy-story.html
How This Summer’s Movies Shift the Connection With Their Related Toys

“The Mandalorian and Grogu,” “Masters of the Universe” and “Toy Story 5” hail from franchises that are shifting the connection with related products.

The New York Times
Opinion | Who Should Be the Next Governor of California?

Times Opinion convened a panel of state experts to weigh in on the primary.

The New York Times
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🎭 ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Review: Baby Yoda Takes the Silver Screen
This franchise offshoot follows a hero whose face is obscured for most of the movie. Is “Star Wars” fighting with one arm tied behind its back?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/movies/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-review.html
‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Review: Baby Yoda Takes the Silver Screen

This franchise offshoot follows a hero whose face is obscured for most of the movie. Is “Star Wars” fighting with one arm tied behind its back?

The New York Times
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🎭 This Is How You Steal a Scene Using Only a Bank
Deposit slips, vintage ledgers and more: David Korins’s Tony-nominated, 27,000-pound set for “Dog Day Afternoon” is as much a technical feat as a 1970s throwback.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/theater/dog-day-afternoon-broadway-tonys.html
This Is How You Steal a Scene Using Only a Bank

Deposit slips, vintage ledgers and more: David Korins’s Tony-nominated, 27,000-pound set for “Dog Day Afternoon” is as much a technical feat as a 1970s throwback.

The New York Times
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🎭 He’s Trolling Your Trash, and Turning It Into Art
Thomas Dambo built a global following by turning Denmark’s scrap into giant, hidden forest creatures. Now, the art world is finally letting him inside.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/arts/thomas-dambo-garbage-man-trolls.html
He’s Trolling Your Trash, and Turning It Into Art

Thomas Dambo built a global following by turning Denmark’s scrap into giant, hidden forest creatures. Now, the art world is finally letting him inside.

The New York Times

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