The Oscar-winning star's first foray in the director's chair is a film written by her son, 21-year-old Joe Anders: "We just had to hold hands and run at it."
Sudan is swept up in one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters, devastated by two years of brutal conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The consequences are catastrophic: millions are displaced, famine is rampant, and
This week, we honor a quintessential LA artist, one of Disney’s first Native artists, a librarian who moonlighted as a collector, and more.
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) begin to accumulate in the tissues of mammals already during the fetal stage, according to new research from the University of Oulu, Finland. The animal-model study found that environmental toxins had built up in the tissues of sheep raised
The latest Secret Lair drop announcement was a debacle The post Monster Hunter Fans Just Made Magic: The Gathering Do Something Unprecedented appeared first on Kotaku .
A 65-year-old resident surnamed Yuen said his neighbourhood is home to many elderly residents who use wheelchairs and walkers, and the fire left him and his wife homeless.
More than 300 people across academia and industry spilled into an auditorium to attend a BoltzGen seminar on Thursday, Oct. 30, hosted by the Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health (MIT Jameel Clinic). Headlining the event was MIT Ph.D. student and BoltzGen's
WASHINGTON - China on Wednesday accused the United States of violating the United Nations Charter after Washington announced a visa policy that targeted people from Central American countries who work with Beijing.
A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic butterfly.
Quentin Tarantino is the latest guest on “The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast,” where he started unveiling his list of the 20 greatest movies of the 21st century so far. The Oscar winner revealed his No. 20-11 picks: Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” (#20), Eli Roth’s “Cabin
The same brain cells linked to disorientation in Alzheimer's disease have been preserved—and even slightly increased—across millions of years of evolution.
With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to increased knowledge about gene regulation in human cells.
There’s a debate heating up over tuna melts in Larchmont. It’s not all-out food war, but chef Nancy Silverton was a bit taken aback when she heard about a customer’s complaint at Max & Helen’s, the new diner she opened last week with television creator and host Phil Rosenthal
South Carolina has launched a production development program that aims to foster homegrown film and TV projects from Palmetto State-based creatives. The Long Lens program will offer support from a clutch of entertainment industry veterans to local producers as they develop,
Hybrid materials made of magnets and superconductors give rise to fascinating quantum phenomena, which are so sensitive that it is crucial to measure them with minimal interference. Researchers at the University of Hamburg and the University of Illinois Chicago have now
When the Cold War ended, ideology lost its organizing function. A shift away from the debate of capitalism vs. socialism to a unipolar world led by the US-centric international system. Today, history is repeating itself, not as tragedy or farce but as strategic redesign. One
Inclusive representation is fundamental to equitable and effective environmental governance, particularly in addressing the interconnected crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation, the three focus areas of the well-known Rio Conventions.
The Environmental Working Group is criticizing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after the agency abruptly withdrew a proposed rule meant to prevent asbestos contamination in talc-based cosmetic products. The Biden-era regulation would have required standardized screening
President Trump on Wednesday lashed out at the suspect who shot two members of the National Guard just blocks from the White House. "The animal that shot the two National Guardsmen, with both being critically wounded, and now in two separate hospitals, is also severely wounded,
An insistent buzzing at sunset followed by itchy, spotted legs. Here in Denmark, mosquitoes are mostly an annoying—but generally harmless—nuisance. That is far from the case in many parts of the world.
A deluge in Thailand is the latest in a string of deadly weather across Southeast Asia.
The presence of robots in schools is no longer surprising. How do elementary school children treat humanoid robots? Are they polite to them, and willing to attribute human-like qualities to them? Researchers from SWPS University have shown that in most cases, children treat
In a season rife with high-profile stars commanding attention at every turn, now’s the time to spotlight performers delivering exceptional but quieter work — especially those whose names haven’t entered the Oscar conversation lately, even though their talent never waned.
Perhaps inspired by All Streets , Ben Fry’s map of all the streets in the US, Nelson Minar built a US map out of all the rivers in the country . Minar put all the data and files he used up on Github so you can make your own version. [This is a vintage post originally from
President Trump said Wednesday that South Africa would not be invited to next year's Group of 20 (G20) summit in Miami, escalating his feud with South African officials over allegations of mistreatment of white farmers. Trump posted the decision on Truth Social as this year's
After the Secret Lair reveal last week and the backlash that ensued, Wizards has delayed Monster Hunter's MTG Superdrop to next year.
Two National Guard soldiers were shot on Wednesday near the White House, according to police sources. Washington D.C. police are investigating the attack, which happened while President Donald Trump was in Florida.
The series was set to premiere next week, but has been "temporarily postponed" as its production company Gaumont investigates
What happens if 36 Doctor Stranges open a portal on the field at once? The post Marvel Rivals’ New Mode Sounds Like The Stuff That Crashes Your PC appeared first on Kotaku .
Don't need a notice if everyone's doing it.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday urged the Trump administration to reject the outcome of the upcoming elections in Myanmar, which they said "could not be free or fair" amid its ongoing civil war. The lawmakers warned that the Dec. 28 elections "are designed to
Two National Guard members were shot blocks from the White House on Wednesday, warranting local authorities to respond to the scene. Local police have a suspect in custody. The Metropolitan Police Department is currently on the scene of the shooting at 17th and I Street
Splash Damage, the studio behind Gears Tactics and Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory , announced possible layoffs The post Another Long-Time Game Studio Is On The Chopping Block appeared first on Kotaku .
The Supreme Court on Wednesday barred Donald Trump from firing the director of the U.S. Copyright Office for the time being. Shira Pulmutter will stay in her job, part of the Library of Congress, while the court rules on two related cases. Trump had made an emergency appeal to
A 51-page document by a group of Palestinian scholars and policy thinkers offers a much clearer path to Middle East peace than the UN resolution or Trump's 20-point plan
Democratic officials in 21 states and Washington, D.C., sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday, alleging that it is “arbitrarily” excluding many lawful permanent residents from receiving food assistance benefits. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in
You can be forgiven for feeling confused about the newly politicized question of whether your Thanksgiving turkey is more expensive this year than last year. The Farm Bureau and President Donald Trump say it’s cheaper. The Agriculture Department says it’s pricier. Who’s right?
If you’re trying to find some peace and quiet when working from home, at the office, at school or during your morning commute, then a great pair of wireless noise-cancelling headphones can work wonders for your sanity. Think of headphones as self-care for your ears. From the
Jason Biggs takes a page out of the Coen brothers’ playbook in his directorial debut “Untitled Home Invasion Romance,” about a romantic getaway gone absurdly, violently wrong. “They are my favorite filmmakers. When I first read the script, I thought: ‘Oh, this is also
Tension is escalating between Israel's political and military top brass over accountability for the failures behind the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused of sidestepping blame. Weekly protests against Netanyahu's leadership of the
Michelle Ritter detailed the allegations in a 70-page filing claiming Schmidt subjected her to sexual battery, harassment, domestic violence, and violations of computer hacking and wiretapping laws.
Exceptional points (EPs) are non-Hermitian singularities where two or more eigenstates coalesce, resulting in the eigenspace collapsing in dimensionality. Over the past decade, researchers have uncovered a wealth of exotic phenomena near EPs.
The Pulitzer-winning journalist said he'll keep writing, but the "daily journalism thing is done.”
A Democrat is on the brink of winning a special election in Tennessee’s deep-red 7th congressional district—leading GOP Republicans and even President Trump into a frantic last-minute attack. An Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey released Wednesday has Democrat Aftyn Behn
The research group FQM-215—Affordable and Sustainable Sample Preparation at the University of Córdoba has developed a method that is not only faster and easier to perform but also more environmentally sustainable. It can detect illicit drugs on surfaces and determine their
U.S.-Venezuelan producer Elizabeth Avellán, whose credits span iconic titles such as Robert Rodríguez’s “El Mariachi,” “Desperado” and “Machete,” alien film “Predators” and the “Spy Kids” franchise, has wrapped principal photography on supernatural thriller “Bonded,” a
At least 36 people died in Hong Kong's deadliest fire in three decades.
The Golden Joystick Awards revealed the voting stats for this year's show, revealing some decisive victories for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
The United Nations' climate change body may unintentionally be eroding public trust in science because of the way it communicates risk, new University of Essex research shows.
