How Russian Action Movies Are Selling War
For an American, it can be easy to forget how much ideology is packed into the genre — until you watch a film from elsewhere, and see their cartoonish heroes and villains.
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Brittney Griner’s WNBA Impact Is Clear As Fans Await Word from Russia
Griner, one of the world’s best basketball players, was believed to have been detained in Russia on what customs officials described as drug charges. Fans are worried.
Russia Says It Has U.S. Women’s Basketball Player in Custody
The player was said to have had drug paraphernalia in her luggage at an airport that serves Moscow. A Russian news agency identified the player as W.N.B.A. center Brittney Griner.