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Final Oscar Predictions: Adapted Screenplay — Paul Thomas Anderson Poised for His Long-Awaited Oscar-Winning Moment
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis.
‘Tyler Perry’s The Oval’ Star Nick Barrotta Signs With Untitled Entertainment
“Tyler Perry’s The Oval” star Nick Barrotta has signed with Untitled Entertainment. The New York native is best known for his role as Allan on the BET drama “The Oval” where he was promoted to a series regular in 2021. He has filmed over 100 episodes and counting through the
PwC says young recruits are 'hungry' for careers and plans to hire more graduates
Last year the consultancy cut its graduate intake, but UK boss Marco Amitrano says it is still worth getting a degree.
Can plastic-eating funghi help clean up nappy waste?
Cost and convenience have made disposable nappies dominant - can start-ups compete?
Factbox-Recent acts of Jewish-targeted violence in the United States
March 12 (Reuters) - Rights advocates note a rise inanti-Muslim,anti-Palestinianandantisemitic hate in the United States since the start of U.S. ally Israel's war in Gaza following an October 7, 2023, attack by Palestinian Hamas militants. The United States and Israel also
‘I Love Boosters’ Review: Keke Palmer Takes Charge in Boots Riley’s Playfully Out-There Riff on Shoplifting, Sisterhood and Fashion Madness
“I Love Boosters” might have had the makings of a more conventional commercial comedy, but the way Riley works it's like a deliberately ticky-tacky version of “The Devil Wears Prada” meets “Set It Off” meets “Ghostbusters.”
Focus shifts to outdated intel in strike on Iran school: Reports
Outdated intelligence data may have led to a U.S. airstrike hitting a girls school in southern Iran following the start of the military operation against the Middle Eastern country, killing around 175 people, according to multiple outlets citing various sources. It remains
David Gilmour’s ‘Black Strat’ Sells for $12.1 Million, Becoming the Most Expensive Guitar Ever Sold
The guitar, which Gilmour played on songs “Money,” “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” and his “Comfortably Numb” solo, beat Kurt Cobain’s previous sales record-holding guitar
Global observations reveal rapid reorganization of ocean nutrients
From coral reefs and kelp forests to the open ocean and deep-sea zones, nutrients that support phytoplankton growth and marine productivity form the foundation of oceanic ecosystems. When levels of key nutrients—such as nitrate and phosphate—get too high or too low, these
Three new rock monitor lizard species discovered in northern Queensland
Three striking new species of rock-dwelling monitor lizards have been formally described from the savannas of northeastern Queensland, revealing a previously unrecognized evolutionary lineage. The discovery, led by researchers from The Australian National University (ANU),
Julia Fox’s Steamy Lesbian Romance ‘Perfect’ Heats Up SXSW With Pregnant Sex, Panty Sniffing and FKA Twigs Soundtrack
Newly minted film star Ashley Moore had some instructions for the audience at the world premiere of her new SXSW movie. “Leave horny, people! Leave horny,” said the actor, who stars opposite Julia Fox in “Perfect,” a steamy lesbian romance directed by Millicent Hailes. “It’s
Hegseth pressed on use of AI targeting in bombing of Iran school
A group of more than 120 Democrats in the US House on Thursday pressed Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth on whether American forces used artificial intelligence in the deadly bombing of an elementary school in southern Iran. “What is the role of artificial intelligence, if any,
Extreme weather is hitting baby birds hard in a 60-year study
Decades of data from over 80,000 great tits reveal that extreme weather can shape the fate of baby birds. Cold snaps soon after hatching and heavy rain later in development shrink nestling body mass and reduce survival odds. But moderate warm spells can actually help chicks
Teamsters Union Says DOJ Must Block Paramount’s Warner Bros. Takeover Unless There Are ‘Enforceable’ Job Protections
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has urged the Justice Department to block Paramount Skydance’s $111 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery unless Paramount agrees to “substantial and enforceable safeguards” against job cuts and supporting increased U.S.
Potoooooooo was an 18th-century British racehorse whose...
Potoooooooo was an 18th-century British racehorse whose name was pronounced like “Potatoes” (Pot-eight-Os).
Andrea Bocelli Tells Timothée Chalamet to Listen to Opera Music to Understand Why It “Continues to Be Loved”
Actor Nathan Lane also chimed in on the controversy surrounding the 'Marty Supreme' actor, informing him, "If you think nobody cares about opera and ballet, I can’t tell you how much we don’t care about ping-pong."
Seeing global trade through the lens of physics
New research from the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) shows why widely used algorithms for measuring economic complexity produce trustworthy results and how these tools may benefit diverse areas such as ecology, social science, and agentic AI. The paper is published in the journal
Embattled BuzzFeed warns end could be near as it faces major cash crunch
The digital media compan ythat built its audience through listicles said it may lack sufficient cash to meet its financial obligations over the next 12 months.
Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘GOAT’ Makes History as First Major Studio Film Looped by an All-Disability Group
In Sony Pictures Animation’s “GOAT,” the roar of the crowd filling the theater speakers carries a significance most audiences won’t know. Those chants, crowd noise and ambient arena energy were provided by nearly two dozen actors with disabilities, making history as the
Trump nominates State official to replace Kari Lake at VOA parent agency
President Trump on Thursday nominated a State Department official to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees Voice of America (VOA), after a judge ruled Kari Lake was unlawfully running the agency as its acting CEO. The president tapped Sarah B. Rogers,
Specialist resource centers linked to stronger sense of belonging, attainment for autistic pupils
Specialist resource centers (a form of "Inclusion Base") within mainstream secondary schools may be linked to stronger academic progress, improved attendance, and a greater sense of belonging for autistic pupils, according to a new three-year study from the University of
Cell death's 'beautiful' rings have implications for biological resilience and immunity
Researchers at the University of Michigan have revealed that cells use a previously unknown feat of molecular craftsmanship to help protect their larger host organisms. The building blocks required for this work are found across the tree of life, meaning this finding could help
What’s Different at SXSW Music 2026: Festival Chiefs on Having a New Base Beyond the Convention Center, Earlier Set Times, Global Genre Shifts and Celebrating a 40th Anniversary
It’s not your grandfather’s South by Southwest Music Festival. But with any luck, granddad would still find something to latch onto in this, the fest’s 40th anniversary year, even as the music component of the hydra-headed film/tech/tunes gathering adapts to meet new times and
NASA OKs April manned Artemis II moon launch – but problems loom
NASA is preparing for an imminent launch of Artemis II, a manned lunar flyby flight – the first in 50 years. While the launch is planned for April, and NASA announced on March 12th that the launch will go ahead, there remain serious problems with the spacecraft. NASA thinks the
A “mirror” molecule can starve cancer cells without harming healthy cells
Scientists have discovered that a rare “mirror-image” version of the amino acid cysteine can dramatically slow the growth of certain cancers while leaving healthy cells largely untouched. Unlike most anticancer treatments that harm normal tissues, this molecule—called
Longevity and Obsoletion Impress Upon Alexander Endrullat’s Intaglio Prints
A whole new meaning to "printing from your laptop." Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Longevity and Obsoletion Impress Upon Alexander Endrullat’s
White House considers loosening shipping rule in bid to lower fuel prices
The Trump administration is considering loosening shipping rules in an effort to lower fuel prices, which have surged as a result of the war in Iran. In particular, the administration is considering issuing a temporary waiver of the Jones Act, a 100-year-old law that requires
US military refueling aircraft crashes in Iraq, Centcom says
The U.S. military announced Thursday that a refueling aircraft, a KC-135, crashed in western Iraq in an incident that was not caused by friendly or hostile fire. U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said two aircraft were involved in the incident, with one going down and the other
How much do nontargeted analyses really see? A model maps chemical blind spots
In a study published in Analytical Chemistry, researchers from the University of Amsterdam's Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) reveal a sobering reality regarding nontargeted chemical analysis. Although widely used for screening the environment for chemicals,
‘Don’t wait until it’s too late’: Australia orders all ‘non-essential’ officials to leave Israel, UAE
Canberra has said there are about 115,000 Australian nationals across the Middle East.
Rosamund Pike Says Her 2005 ‘Doom’ Movie With Dwayne Johnson Is ‘One of the Worst Films Ever Made’ and ‘Could’ve Ended My Career’
Rosamund Pike appeared on a recent episode of the “How to Fail with Elizabeth Day” podcast and opened up about the “catastrophe” of staring in 2005’s “Doom” video game adaptation. The sci-fi action movie, directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak, was headlined by Dwayne Johnson and Karl
‘The Hunting Party’ Guest Stars Include Piper Perabo, Kevin McHale, John Corbett, Jeff Dunham (EXCLUSIVE)
NBC’s “The Hunting Party” has hunted down quite an eclectic mix of guest stars for Season 2, including a “Glee” kid, a ventriloquist, one of the guys who broke Carrie Bradshaw’s heart and a “Coyote Ugly” alum. Joining star Melissa Roxburgh for Season 2 of “The Hunting Party”
Humans Can Read the Expressions and Feelings of Our Primate Cousins
Just like our primate cousins can read human expressions The post Humans Can Read the Expressions and Feelings of Our Primate Cousins appeared first on Nautilus .
Iran vows more attacks, continued Strait of Hormuz closure
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security The Big Story Iran vows more attacks, continued Strait of Hormuz closure Iran’s new supreme leader released his first statement asserting the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed and Tehran
Schiff steps into AI guardrail fight
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Schiff steps into AI guardrail fight Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is stepping into the fight over the use of AI in domestic mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons, drafting legislation to put “commonsense safeguards” to
Why naval escorts through Strait of Hormuz are so risky
The U.S. has yet to begin escorting oil tankers through the treacherous Strait of Hormuz, something that increasingly looks like a high-risk proposition during the war with Iran. President Trump, who floated using escorts to reopen the waterway and avoid an oil crisis amid
Ghost Of Yotei’s New Free Online Mode Is So Good I’d Pay Money For It
Free online spin-off Legends lets you and some buddies cut down supernatural baddies, level up, and unlock cool hats together
13 percent of Lebanon under Israeli evacuation orders amid fighting with Hezbollah
The IDF called on all Lebanese residents south of the Zahrani River, about 40 km from the Lebanon-Israel border, to move north due to "Hezbollah activity in the area." According to Lebanon, more than 820,000 people have already been registered as displaced and 687 have been
U.S. Air Force refueler crashes in Iraq while supporting Iran war
Rescue efforts are ongoing, officials said, after the KC-135 tanker and another aircraft were involved in an apparent accident.
“Presolar grains” (microscopic crystals that...
“Presolar grains” (microscopic crystals that are older than the Sun) harvested from meteorites may help determine how our solar system was formed .
Cracking the code: How a 'prediction machine' is resurrecting the Singapore Stone
Several years ago, my linguistic research team and I began developing a computational tool we call "Read-y Grammarian." Our goal was to reconstruct the highly fragmentary text of the Singapore Stone, a relic from the 10th to 14th centuries that features an undeciphered script
Bioinspired event camera tracks full vibration trajectory using geometry
Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed a noncontact vibration measurement method using an event camera, a sensing technology inspired by biological vision. By applying geometric analysis to event-stream data, the team succeeded in reconstructing vibrations—an
The who, what, and why of the attack that has shut down Stryker's Windows network"
Company says it doesn't know how long it will take to restore its Microsoft environment.
‘Baywatch’ Reboot Casts Athlete and Social Media Star Livvy Dunne in a Recurring Role
This lifeguard tower is getting crowded. Social media star, gymnast and now actress Livvy Dunne has joined the ever-growing cast of Fox’s “Baywatch” reboot, the network announced Thursday. Dunne will be a recurring star, playing Grace, “a highly enthusiastic junior lifeguard.”
‘Baywatch’ Reboot Casts Athlete and Social Media Star Livvy Dunn in a Recurring Role
This lifeguard tower is getting crowded. Social media star, gymnast and now actress Livvy Dunn has joined the ever-growing cast of Fox’s “Baywatch” reboot, the network announced Thursday. Dunn will be a recurring star, playing Grace, “a highly enthusiastic junior lifeguard.”
Fuel price hike hits Americans' pocketbooks
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Fuel price hike hits Americans' pocketbooks High fuel prices caused by the conflict in Iran threaten to worsen affordability issues that ordinary Americans face — and some economists are warning that a
Why time is on Iran's side as Trump faces pressure to end conflict
Time may be on Iran’s side in its conflict with the United States as President Trump faces domestic and international pressure to end the war. U.S. and Israeli military superiority has wreaked havoc on Iran, pounding its navy, missile launch sites and other assets. But the
98-year-old federal judge suspended for mental fitness appeals to Supreme Court
Pauline Newman, a 98-year-old federal appeals judge suspended by her colleagues over concerns about her mental fitness, has asked the Supreme Court to step into her fight to resume hearing cases, her lawyers said Thursday. Three years ago, Newman’s fellow judges at the U.S.
Zelensky prods White House over 'big drone production deal' to counter Iran
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday poked at the White House over a "big drone production deal" that would allow Ukraine to help the U.S. and Gulf partners shoot down Iranian drones deployed across the region. Zelensky talked about the potential deal, which Axios