For about the first hour of their documentary “The Falling Sky,” Brazilian directors Eryk Rocha and Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha introduce us to the traditions and ongoing plight of the Yanomami Indigenous people — namely, fending off invaders — without making their presence
Sony brought together a multiverse’s worth of its filmmakers past and present together Friday at Cannes for a dinner celebrating the 100th anniversary of Columbia Pictures. The attendees at Mamo Michelangelo included Cannes jury president and Barbie director Greta Gerwig (who
Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court decision that desegregated public schools, stands in the collective national memory as a turning point in America's fight for racial justice. But as the U.S. observes its 70th anniversary, Brown also represents something more
Eight years after his stop-motion breakout debut My Life as a Zucchini, which premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight, Swiss director Claude Barras is back at the Cannes Film Festival this year with Sauvages (Savages). My Life as a Zucchini was an Academy Award nominee in 2017,
One local government official used the word "crash" to describe the incident, but he acknowledged to an Iranian newspaper that he had yet to reach the site.
Residents forced to flee wildfires threatening a Canadian oil-producing hub were allowed to return home Saturday after evacuation orders were lifted.
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China is playing a long game, investing in Serbia through the Belt and Road Initiative and exerting its economic influence.
She's one of pop's most visionary stars. On her new album, Brat , Charli opens up about everything from potential motherhood to her feelings about SOPHIE — and it’s addictive listening. She explains all in this Rolling Stone U.K. cover story
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) responded Sunday to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-N.Y.) criticism of his comments mocking the Jerry Springer-like chaos during a House hearing last week, where the progressive House member ripped Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). Fetterman
Most residents living near a scenic fishing village in southwestern England where a parasite in the water sickened more than 45 people were told Saturday that they could safely drink the water again.
Blue Origin is set to fly adventurers to the final frontier on Sunday for the first time in nearly two years, reigniting competition in the space tourism market after a rocket mishap put its crewed operations on hold.
Cynthia Erivo may not be a green witch but that doesn’t mean she can’t relate to Elphaba, the sorcerer she plays in the upcoming “Wicked” movies. “As I stand here in front of you: Black, bald-headed, pierced, and queer, I can say I know a thing or two about being the other,”
Sen. John Fetterman said he was only responding to the chaos when he tweeted that a House panel had gone off the rails.
Recalling the first time one of his films screened at the Cannes Film Festival, a young filmmaker remembered how the duration of the standing ovation the audience gave seemed to grow with every retelling in the media. In the room, he clocked about “a six-and-a-half-minute
On Friday night, Lenny Kaye and friends performed as part of the celebration surrounding the 50th anniversary of the Nuggets compilation, which Kaye started putting together in 1972. The show took place at The Cut in Gloucester, MA, and a bunch of musicians were around to help
A helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without elaborating.
Virgin Group has applied for a licence to run trains on the route it lost to Avanti in 2019.
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A lunar settlement would be a center of science, commerce and diplomacy, the first such community established on another world.
The Iranian television report did not elaborate, while the Tehran Times reported that the foreign minister was also onboard the helicopter
After Jordan helped thwart Iran's attack, Tehran warned Amman would be its next 'target' should it aid Israel again. Meanwhile, Iran is using proxies and propaganda to cast Abdullah II as a 'sellout' to the Palestinian cause, amid already high tensions in Jordan over Gaza
This past week, Joanna Newsom has been performing as part of a Los Angeles residency, and she’s been playing some new songs. On Saturday afternoon, she had a matinee show with a setlist that was advertised as “not only suitable for children, but specifically designed with them
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) is readying legislation to sanction government officials in the country of Georgia over their pursuit of a Russian-inspired bill that has triggered unprecedented protests and drawn condemnation from U.S. and European Union officials. The bill would
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials were in the helicopter with President Ebrahim Raisi, according to Iranian state media.
Palestinian doctor Ghassan Abu Sittah will be investigated by a regulator over 'controversial comments' he has made about Israel's war on Gaza.
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Canada’s federal government established the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, led by Justice Marie-Josée Hogue, in September 2023. In Canada, foreign interference is defined as “harmful activities undertaken by
Sabrina Carpenter was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live last night, working late ’cause she’s a singer. She of course did her meme-able hit “Espresso,” and she also performed “Feather” with an SNL -specific “Nonsense” outro. Carpenter also played Daphne in a gory,
Twenty people in central Gaza were killed following an Israeli airstrike on Sunday as fighting continued to ravage the region over the weekend. Records from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital showed that twenty people were killed in the airstrike in Nuseirat, which is a Palestinian
Amid the UK government's continued blocking of funds to UNRWA, Glasgow City Council is looking to offer aid to the besieged, starving Gaza Strip.
Do you want to be more creative? Try taking a walk. We spoke to researchers and avid walkers on how putting one foot in front of the other can be good for the brain. Plus, tips on how to get your step count up.
Fadoua Lamrani was elated when she was hired as a waitress at a restaurant in Morocco which employs people with mental disabilities. The 33-year-old is among some 60 people with mental health conditions working at the eatery located on a farm and run by the Centre for
Graphic: Will Joel/Polygon | Image sources: Warner Media 5 years after the HBO fantasy series ended, the industry is still figuring out what it meant Continue reading…
It’s the middle of May 2024 and that means we’re nearly halfway through the year. What has this year been like in video game news? Tons of layoffs (sad), lots of new games (glad), and some weird outliers, as usual. This week, we saw set photos and official shots from The Last
What should campus leaders do? Is there a better course than dithering, kowtowing, and then issuing panicked calls to local police?
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The Chiefs star hosted his second Kelce Jam festival in Kansas on Saturday