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6 days ago | thereader.com | Ryan Syrek

So many production companies have their logos in front of Fight or Flight, it is almost certain one is just straight-up laundering money, right? No one has yet invented a better way to cleanse ill-gotten gains than financing a Josh Hartnett action movie. That is a joke, just in case any of those 10-20 companies have good lawyers. This is all to say that, from the jump, Fight or Flight feels dodgy and suspect.

1 week ago | thereader.com | Kassidy Arena

Skip to content Posted inCulture South Omaha’s Cinco de Mayo festival is celebrating its 105th year this weekend. The more than a century-old celebration brings in visitors from all over the state and beyond.

1 week ago | thereader.com | Arthur Jones

The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, announced plans to step down Saturday as head of Berkshire Hathaway, the company he has led for the past 60 years. As he left the stage at the company’s annual meeting at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Buffett, who is 94 years old, said he will be retiring at the end of the year.

1 week ago | thereader.com | Ryan Syrek

Her character has no superpowers, but Florence Pugh is meta-human. Proof? She has survived acting opposite Timothée Chalamet twice and being directed as a woman by Christopher Nolan. Much will be made of how Thunderbolts* is some measure of a “return to form” for the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) when it is simply further evidence that there is nothing that Pugh can’t improve. Make her the new National Security Advisor just to see what happens.

2 weeks ago | thereader.com | Arthur Jones

In January, Wheeler Elementary School debuted a special sign outside on its playground. The sign has pictures on it and provides a way for students with different needs or communication styles to interact with their classmates and the school staff. The children’s needs can vary, ranging from not being able to speak because of physical or neurological issues to not speaking English as a first language.