内容摘要：Even so, Reeves believes the Like button and the forces that coalesced to create it tapped into something uniquely human.

Even so, Reeves believes the Like button and the forces that coalesced to create it tapped into something uniquely human.

Men gather discarded cartons, metal and plastic items in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)Persistent inflation under the government of President

, rising energy prices and the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic have left many families struggling to afford food and rent. They have also driven more people into the informal economy.Annual inflation in Turkey stood at 39.05% in February, according to official figures, while some economists believe the real rate is higher. An estimated 13.6% of Turkey’s population was in poverty in 2024.A man pulls his cart full of discarded cartons past Yeni mosque on a rainy day in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A man pulls his cart full of discarded cartons past Yeni mosque on a rainy day in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)Through all this, the largely unseen trash scavengers continue to haul their bulging sacks.

“We are the real owners of Istanbul; these streets are ours,” says Ergin Dogan. “If there is a fire, we are the first to run to help. We love this city, but it doesn’t love us back.”

Veysel Dogan, right, and his two sons Ergin, left, and Murtaza load a lorry with discarded cartons at Eminonu commercial area in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco): Season 2 of “The Walking Dead: Dead City” lumbers into view, RaMell Ross’ shattering movie “Nickel Boys” and country music duo Maddie & Tae return with another album full of good-time anthems.

— Murder, betrayal and martinis are on the menu for “Another Simple Favor,” which brings Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick’s characters to Italy for a wedding, and some mafia intrigue. Paul Feig returned to the director’s chair for the film which got largely favorable reviews out of the South by Southwest Film Festival. “Another Simple Favor” premieres on Prime Video on May 1.— Also coming to Prime Video is one of the best movies of 2024,

which begins streaming on April 29. The adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-winning novel employs a first-person point of view to tell the story of two boys at a brutal reform school in the Jim Crow South.I wrote that it was “formally and emotionally eye-opening,” a memory piece and “a reconciling of unspeakable traumas and human resilience.” It was Oscar nominated for best picture and best adapted screenplay.