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    16 Mayors on What It’s Like to Run a U.S. City Now Under Trump

    <!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> –>Across party lines, this one issue was a persistent concern.<!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> –>Mayors told us what else was keeping them up at night.<!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> –><!–> –>Governing a city feels different under President Trump, most mayors said.<!–> –><!–> [!–> Mayor Chris […] More

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    Readers Choose Their Top Movies of the 21st Century

    <!–> [–><!–>When we talk about the movies we love, every voice deserves a spotlight. So after publishing our official list of the best movies of the 21st century, compiled from the votes of 500-plus filmmakers, actors and other movie-industry professionals, we turned to New York Times readers, who cast more than 200,000 ballots of their […] More

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    Anatomy of a Comedy Cliché

    <!–>An early example is from the movie “Punchline,” when Tom Hanks chokes up telling a club audience that he disappointed his father, failing out of medical school:–> <!–>In “Obvious Child,” Jenny Slate stops joking in one set to say she was cheated on. Things get dark:–> <!–>After his jokes are met with awkward silence, Kumail […] More

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    Help Us Rank the Best 21st-Century Rom-Coms, Superhero Movies, Horror Films and More

    <!–> [–><!–>Making a list of the Top 10 movies of the 21st century is hard, for those who work in movies and those who love watching them. It requires pitting very different films against each other — comedies against dramas, period pieces against fantasy films — in ways that don’t always seem fair.–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–> […] More

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    Vote for Your 10 Best Movies of the Century

    <!–> [–><!–> –><!–> [–><!–>In the space below, please list up to 10 titles that you consider to be the best films released since Jan. 1, 2000. Each movie should be feature length and released commercially. If you need a starting point, we have compiled our critics’ favorites from the last 25 years on one handy […] More

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    Pedro Almodóvar, Sofia Coppola and 117 Other Famous Names Share Their Top Movies of the Century.

    <!–> [!–> <!–> –><!–> –>and 73 more ballots from the over 500 voters who determined our list of the century’s best movies<!–> –> 100 Best Movies And more ballots from … actors  Naomi Ackie, Uzo Aduba, Casey Affleck, Joel Kim Booster, Daniel Brühl, Jemaine Clement, Richard Gadd, Tony Hale, William Jackson Harper, Naomie Harris, Sally […] More