It all starts with a line. In “A New Dawn,” Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s directorial debut feature world premiering at the Berlinale as part of the main competition, animation is born out of its very essence: swift lines and bold brush strokes leaping through the screen, echoing the
Spotify’s The Ringer is taking a deep dive into tinfoil-hat territory with “Wait a Second…,” a new video podcast hosted by writer and podcaster Jason Concepcion and featuring The Ringer’s Tyler Parker as co-host. “Wait a Second…” podcast premieres Feb. 19, on Spotify, Apple
Feb 18 (Reuters) - The United States is imposing visa restrictions on 18 Iranian officials and telecommunications industry leaders, the State Department said on Wednesday, in the latest such move against Tehran. (Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones and Costas Pitas)
Right now, veteran Boston bruisers the Dropkick Murphys are out on their annual St. Patrick’s Day tour, and they’ve brought along Haywire, the fast-rising hardcore band from the same city. It’s a truly inspired pairing, and it feels even more obvious now that the two bands are
MOSCOW, Feb 18 - Russian President Vladimir Putin met Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday in the Kremlin, where he said that new restrictions imposed on the communist-run island were \"unacceptable\", Russian state news agencies reported.
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The director of the Berlin Film Festival on Wednesday rejected accusations from more than 80 film industry figures that the festival had helped censor artists who oppose Israel's actions in Gaza. In an open letter published on Tuesday, Oscar-winning actors Javier Bardem and
A pop-up gallery offering a behind-the-scenes look at Netflix’s “Train Dreams” is set to open next week in Los Angeles. The gallery exhibition, titled “Train Dreams: The Visual Journey,” will feature art and stills curated by the film’s director Clint Bentley and
Kristen Bell is known for her work in Frozen and The Good Place
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These Ascended Heroes cards are going for ten times what we were seeing for new sets two years ago
Analysts say a far-right victory in France would not be able to force through a 'maverick” candidate or rewrite economic policy, though the political manoeuvring risks undermining the ECB’s reputation.
The announcement follows the successful debut of 'GOAT' in cinemas last weekend and as 'KPop Demon Hunters' campaigns for an Oscar. The title provides one clue — expect to see talking plants.
John Malkovich will star opposite Joel Kinnaman in the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series “Bishop,” Variety has confirmed. The show was picked up at Prime Video in September 2025. Per the official logline, “Homicide detective Bishop Graves (Kinnaman) – brilliant, battle-scarred
New research shows a single year of warmer-than-average Arctic temperatures can cause malnutrition in Arctic seals, intensifying risks to Inuit food security and northern ecosystems already under pressure from environmental toxins, warn Simon Fraser University researchers.
“Nothing ever happens by chance,” Alpine hut guardian Suzanne (Anne Coesens) tells her guest (Yoann Zimmer) as they both share the journeys that led them to the remote setting of “Forest High” (“Forêt Ivre”), Manon Coubia’s feature debut as a director, premiering at the
Until now Emmanuel Macron's adviser on North Africa and the Middle East, Anne-Clark Legendre says she will champion "the Arab strand in French culture"as the new head of the Arab World Institute. She replaces Jack Lang who resigned from the post over revelations about his ties
How to defeat Boris, the boss at the end of The Sewers, in Mewgenics
In the nail-biting climax of “Sinners,” vampire leader Remmick (Jack O’Connell) chases down Sammie (Miles Caton) as he tries to escape the carnage that the ghoul and his cohort have wreaked on the living. Remmick catches up with him, and the two get into a fight. Sammie smashes
It happened as people gathered to commemorate those killed during the government’s brutal crackdown on protesters
Crime and fantasy were front and center at this year’s Up Next: Germany showcase at Berlinale Series Market on Feb. 16, where producers unveiled four upcoming titles, three scripted shows and one documentary series. While revolving around crime, “Westend Girl” is also a family
Queens of the Stone Age, Kacey Musgraves, thbe Red Clay Strays, Hootie & the Blowfish, Counting Crows, Foster the People, Goose, Noah Cyrus, and more will also perform
Denise Sides was selected from hundreds of applicants to take part in the Opalite video.
For his Engineering Doctorate (EngD) program, ITC researcher Rodrigoandrés Morales developed a so-called digital twin: a digital model that analyzes and predicts the groundwater level in Enschede. With these predictions, the system can respond in time to imminent flooding or
Imagine you're all alone, driving along in a rocky, unforgiving desert with no roads, no map, no GPS, and no more than one phone call a day for someone to inform you exactly where you are. That's what NASA's Perseverance rover has been experiencing since landing on Mars five
By Feras Dalatey DAMASCUS, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Fewer than 1,000 families remain at a camp where relatives of suspected Islamic State militants had been held in Syria's northeast, the camp's former director said on Wednesday, with thousands having fled last month as government
It's OK, I released the alligators.
U2 are one of the biggest bands and one of the biggest brands in rock ‘n’ roll history, but it’s been more than eight years since the widely ignored Songs Of Experience, their last album of new music. Since then, they’ve done a lot of work to maintain their legacy. The band
Kristen Bell will join the voice cast of “Sonic the Hedgehog 4” as Amy Rose, the pink creature with a major crush on the titular blue speedster. Ben Schwartz, who provides the voice of Sonic in Paramount’s live-action/ CGI hybrid film series, shared the casting news on
When scientists want to study aging and how to slow it down, they often turn to microscopic worms or lab mice among other models. The former are too different from humans, while the latter are expensive and take too long to study. But there's a new model in town that can
Clarence Maclin is the latest addition to the cast of the upcoming Netflix series “Rabbit, Rabbit,” Variety has learned exclusively. Maclin will appear alongside previously announced series lead Adam Driver as well as cast members Regina Hall, Odessa Young, and Will Poulter.
“Heated Rivalry” star Hudson Williams isn’t straying too far from Crave, signing on to star in the Bell Media-owned Canadian streamer’s upcoming half-hour drama series “Yaga,” along with fellow stars Carrie-Anne Moss (“The Matrix), Noah Reid (“Schitt’s Creek”) and Clark Backo
The wars of Westeros are coming to the stage. The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced the world premiere of “Game of Thrones: The Mad King,” a new play adapted by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Dominic Cooke, with George R. R. Martin serving as executive producer and
A Marine veteran received life-saving surgery at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center without having to worry about the cost of the procedure, prompting him to question why others should not receive the same treatment.
Humanitas has opened up the applications process for this year’s The Humanitas Prizes, as well as its two artist development programs, the New Voices Fellowship and College Screenwriting Awards. All three honors will be presented at an awards show to be held Sept. 9 at Avalon
The European Parliament and member states have drafted a procedure to select the hosting country of the future European Custom Authority, which is expected to be formally approved in the coming days.
Jeff Fowler is back as director in Paramount's hit franchise based on the Sega video games.
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President Trump’s top White House economic adviser suggested Thursday that a group of Federal Reserve researchers should be punished for a paper exploring the costs of Trump’s tariffs. In a Thursday interview, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett condemned a new
Since I moved to Canada permanently, a lot of little things remind me that this isn’t the United States. Most of them are trivial, like how I pronounce “sorry” and “Saskatchewan.” However, the horrific school shootings in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, reminded me that the
The new LP will complete the songwriter’s ”Sagebrush Trilogy” of albums, which began with 2025’s Lonesome Drifter
Differences over when Ramadan begins are often justified on 'jurisprudential' grounds, yet they expose how politics can hijack moon-sighting and ritual.
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Former Texas state Sen. Don Huffines (R), the owner of a New Mexico ranch previously owned by Jeffrey Epstein, said this week he plans on turning the property into a Christian retreat. Huffines, who is also running for Texas comptroller, told former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on
“Even Stevens” and “Kim Possible” star Christy Carlson Romano took to Instagram on Tuesday to share that she recently tested positive during a cancer screening test. Romano informed viewers that she and her husband, Brendan Rooney, had both undergone cancer screenings as her
