Amid the accelerating geopolitical shifts in East Asia, India faces the prospect of a serious strategic setback unless it urgently reconsiders its predominantly economic and business-oriented approach to the Republic of Korea (ROK). South Korea’s unfolding demographic decline,
The James Bond franchise was thrown for a loop earlier this year when it was announced that Denis Villeneuve will direct the next James Bond film, with Tanya Lapointe signing on as an executive producer. The news came after long-time producers and custodians Michael G. Wilson
The Old Peace's military tragedy of child soldiers and bayonet-wielding demon Warframes had humble beginnings.
Day 1 in Abu Dhabi delivered world-class judo: Martinez Abelenda, Bliev, Ballhaus, Khyar and Huh Mimi claimed gold with determined, high-level performances. Cultural displays, emotional victories and dramatic finals set the tone for an exciting second day of competition.
In front of an audience of film students at Chapman University, the 34-year-old winner of multiple Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG awards reflects on his past work and teases his next projects.
All the fighting and exploring in Where Winds Meet will eventually require you to self-heal, and here's how you can do it!
The 22nd Marrakech Film Festival got off to a star-studded start on Friday night with a screening of Gus Van Sant’s “Dead Man Wire” attended by Bong Joon Ho, Jenna Ortega, Anya Taylor-Joy and more big names in international cinema. “Parasite” Oscar winner Bong, who is serving
Kneecap have been on the receiving end of legal action this year, and now they're going on the offensive. The Irish rap group, who have been outspoken critics of Israel and advocates for Palestine, announced today that, as promised, they're suing a Canadian legislator whose
This wasn't on my 2025 bingo card. But then neither was the Nvidia collab.
Rebecca Solnit: A Year on From Trump’s Victory, Resistance Is Everywhere . “There has, in fact, been a tremendous amount and variety of resistance and opposition and it’s mattered tremendously.”
Good timing too, now that Intel might be a more exciting option again...
The U.S. is deepening trade and investment ties with several Latin American countries, creating a new strategic alliance that reduces dependence on China and reshapes the map of American influence.
After a year away from American soil, directing “The Thomas Crown Affair” in London, Michael B. Jordan is back — and he’s getting back into the swing of things. In Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” set in 1930s Jim Crow-era Mississippi, Jordan plays twin brothers navigating a world
Horses won't be leaving GOG, but it isn't the first game to get this treatment from big storefronts.
James Franco admitted nobody believed in “127 Hours.” The film, directed by Danny Boyle, is a biographical drama about Aron Ralston, who became trapped by a boulder in a Utah canyon. “Danny wanted to make it but nobody else on his team did. Everyone said it would be a
Bangladesh is no stranger to political contestation. But the turbulence unfolding over the past year – marked by Sheikh Hasina’s death sentence, the banning of the Awami League from electoral participation, mass detentions,and the re-entry of groups once marginal in mainstream
About 6,000 planes are thought to be affected, about half the European aerospace giant's global fleet.
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from Season 5, Volume 1 of “Stranger Things.” The ever-calculating, always-planning, consistently confident Vecna Crawl team leader Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer) made a mistake in the fifth and final season premiere of “Stranger
Steve Spira is resigning his post as business affairs chief at Warner Bros.’ motion picture group. This was the second tour of duty for the 40-year veteran of the studio, who first came to the Burbank lot in 1985. Spira will finish out the end of the year before moving on,
Following her Afghanistan-set features “Dust” and “Cinema Jazireh,” Turkish auteur Gözde Kural is poised to return home with “G-Spot of My Soul,” an Almodóvar-esque literary adaptation tracking a small-town woman’s late-in-life sexual awakening. Kural will write and direct,
The ceremony, in which Catholic and Orthodox hymns were sung alternately, was held in the area where the remains of the Basilica of St Neophytos were recently exposed by falling water levels.
Atul Gawande of Harvard’s School of Public Health: The Trump regime’s destruction of USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children” .
Mohammed Zaber Ibrahim was arrested in the West Bank as a 15 year old and charged with throwing rocks at Israeli vehicles — an allegation he denies.
Curse of Strahd, Rime of the Frostmaiden, and more Dungeons & Dragons books get big discounts this Black Friday.
Black Friday has officially kicked off at J.Crew, and the heritage retailer is rolling out one of its most aggressive sitewide promotions in years — just in time for a winter wardrobe overhaul. This year’s Black Friday event, which takes 50% off your purchase, has allowed the
Get your family moving with fun, interactive motion games. The post Forget Nintendo, Nex Motion Gaming Console Hits All-Time Low as Amazon Clears Out the Remaining Stock After 80K+ Sold appeared first on Kotaku .
Uzbekistan launches major reforms to eliminate excess bureaucracy and train 5 million AI experts, aiming for a fully digital and efficient government by 2030.
Scientists have long tried to uncover the perilous journey humans took to reach the ancient land mass that now makes up Australia. Now, a genetic study has edged us closer to understanding how and when they achieved this
A new study published in Science Advances overturns a long-standing paradigm in climate science that stronger Northern Hemisphere summer insolation produces stronger tropical rainfall. Instead, a precisely dated 129,000-year rainfall reconstruction from a Cuban cave shows that
Feline DNA findings have switched up the timing and birthplace of our furry friends The post The Story of Cat Domestication Just Got a Major Twist appeared first on Nautilus .
Andriy Yermak, the chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a lead negotiator in peace talks with the U.S., has resigned, Zelensky said Friday. In his nightly address, the Ukrainian president said he was “grateful” to Yermak “for always representing
The two-month-long confrontation between Nexperia’s senior leadership and parent company Wingtech Technology remains locked in a stalemate, even as both the Chinese and Dutch governments signal a desire to dial down tensions. In late September, the Dutch government invoked the
"We can all win together."
For a limited time, you can save 36% on the 2024 Microsoft Surface Pro for Black Friday. The post Microsoft Goes More Aggressive Than Apple as Surface Pro 2-in-1 Drops to a Budget-PC Low appeared first on Kotaku .
Secretary-General Naim Qassem said that the strike, which killed the group's military chief, Haytham Abu Ali Tabatabai, was a 'blatant aggression' by Israel, and called on the Lebanese government to prepare a plan to confront Israel that relies on 'its army and its people'
The best e-reader is currently on sale at Amazon! The post Kindle Paperwhite Drops to Record Low, E-Reader Now Cheaper Than Buying a Few Physical Books appeared first on Kotaku .
Elfyn Evans' hopes of claiming his first World Rally Championship title suffered a major blow on Friday when the Welshman lost valuable time with a puncture in Saudi Arabia. He had to change a rear-left tyre which cost him around two minutes, giving the title advantage to his
This holiday season, treat the nerdy loved ones in your life to something that's sure to surprise and delight them.
A long profile of comics legend Alan Moore . “For the first time in his 45-year career, Alan Moore is alone on the page.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
The mega genus Begonia (Begoniaceae) is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas. It is one of the largest plant genera in the world with over 2,100 species. In China, the number of Begonia species has increased to 304 (including subspecies, varieties and natural
Researchers at the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) and the University of Bremen have studied the nutritional value of five edible seaweed species, including some lesser-known algae, and examined their potential for sustainable nutrition. The study, published
A strong geomagnetic storm in spring 2024 brought the northern lights unusually far south, as the auroral oval expanded well beyond its typical position. "I am surprised at how sparse the measurement network is, even though we know that the impacts of space weather can vary
Send the student in your life back to school after winter break with this 11-inch Android tablet that's perfect for work and play. The post Lenovo Idea Tab Hits an All-Time Low, Now the Cheapest Android Tablet With Pencil and Case Included appeared first on Kotaku .
BEIRUT - The head of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said on Friday it retained the right to respond to Israel's killing days ago of its top military commander and left open the possibility of a new conflict with Israel.
People who left Afghanistan urge the US president not to toughen his stance after an attack allegedly carried out by an Afghan national.
A cosmological simulation study by researchers from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has systematically revealed, for the first time, how the interaction between dark matter and dark energy significantly influences the rotation and shape
Ahead of the UN’s Cop30 summit, China appeared keen to take on the mantle of new global leader on climate change, stepping into the gap left by the US’s withdrawal from the top spot under Donald Trump. In trying to understand what China wants from this role, it’s worth
The best attachments to use with the Dravec 45 to dominate in Black Ops 7.
Save on Magic: The Gathering Commander Decks, Booster Boxes, Starter Bundles from recent sets like Avatar: The Last Airbender and Final Fantasy.
10,000 Poxwalkers versus my two guns.
