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Look at Me by Dustin Hoffman review – an era-defining actor says his piece

At 89, the star of the Graduate and Rain Man demonstrates both brilliance and a startling lack of self-awareness The choice of title for an actor’s autobiography can be revealing. Sylvester Stallone went with The Steps, conflating life’s challenging progress with those steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art that Rocky euphorically ran up. Michael Douglas cheerfully and unreflectively called his One Helluva Ride. Dustin Hoffman’s is one of those that harks back to the poignantly vulnerable youthful world in which the acting bug first took effect. Al Pacino called his Sonny Boy; Anthony Hopkins

The Guardian
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International

Shutdown of Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta: “We were killed”

On the front page of the press this Monday, November 9, was the publication of the latest issue of the Russian opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta, symbol of the fight for democracy. A figure also on the front page: 500. This is the number of days that French journalist Christophe Gleizes will have spent in prison on Wednesday. The start of COP31 on climate today in Antalya. A host country widely criticized in terms of environment and human rights. And speculation about the new James Bond.

France 24
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International

Yemen's Houthis attack Aramco Tower, a skyscraper in Saudi capital

On the 7th, the Aramco Tower, a skyscraper in the central financial district of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, was hit by an airstrike by Yemen's Houthi rebels. Footage seen by BBC Verify shows widespread damage to the building, with at least one floor appearing to have been severely damaged by a missile or drone strike.

BBC News
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