Global sales and distribution company Filmhub has acquired the rights to “Burt,” a micro-indie dramedy about an estranged father and son navigating Parkinson’s Disease. The film stars Oliver Cooper and Burt Berger, who plays the title role of Burt, an aging street musician with
The Bad Boy founder is currently serving a 50-month sentence at Fort Dix after being convicted on prostitution charges last summer
According to official figures, some 24,000 Cuban doctors and other healthcare professionals were deployed in 56 countries in 2025.
Press freedom groups urge journalist killings to be investigated as potential war crimes, as an Al Jazeera correspondent was killed in a targeted strike in Gaza City, and two Lebanese journalists were killed in a wave of Israeli strikes launched within minutes across the country
According to the Lebanese Health Ministry, Israeli fire on Wednesday killed at least 303 people, wounding over 1,100 and leaving at least 33 people missing under the rubble. The Lebanese government declared a national day of mourning after the Israeli attacks, and hospitals in
ISLAMABAD, April 9 - Pakistan is under huge pressure to pull off what some diplomats regard as mission impossible: broker a peace deal between Iran and the United States to stabilize the world economy while safeguarding delegates already arguing over a fragile truce.
The largest group of wild chimpanzees known to scientists has permanently split in two. In a study published in Science, researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and other institutions report the first clearly documented permanent fission in wild chimpanzees and the
A remarkable new discovery is shedding light on one of the greatest survival stories in Earth's history, and answering a decades-old scientific mystery. Lystrosaurus, a hardy, plant-eating mammal ancestor, rose to prominence in the wake of the End-Permian Mass Extinction some
Like most bacteria, Vibrio cholerae lives under constant attack from viruses. To survive, bacteria equip themselves with antiviral immune systems. Previous work has shown that V. cholerae carries a large genetic element called a sedentary chromosomal integron (SCI). This
Hedgehogs, elephants, pangolins, bears or fennec foxes: many wild species are sold as pets, hunting trophies, for traditional medicine, biomedical research, or for their meat or fur. These practices, whether legal or illegal, concern one-quarter of all mammal species. Now a
New York State and New England have optimal conditions for grass-fed beef production—with an abundance of pasturelands and forage—but higher production costs have made farmers wary of expanding operations. In a new analysis, published in Agricultural Systems, researchers find
Some animals can regrow lost body parts. Salamanders and frog tadpoles can rebuild entire limbs after amputation. Mammals cannot. For decades, biologists have tried to understand why. Now a team led by Can Aztekin at EPFL (now at the Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max
Fiona Dourif, best known to “The Pitt” fans as Dr. McKay, has joined the cast of the horror film “A Head Full of Ghosts.” She’ll star alongside the previously announced ensemble of David Harbour, Rebecca Hall, and Esmé Creed-Miles (“Hanna”), as well as Bodhi Rae Breathnach
By recording brain activity directly, scientists showed that imagining an object can revive parts of the neural pattern used to see it.
'We're having to use some nasty codecs sometimes to make sure all platforms are supported.'
Despite an earlier announcement that the two would collaborate on music, Oscar winner Hans Zimmer holds the sole composer credit
If Bad Bunny’s galvanizing Super Bowl Halftime Show on Feb. 8 didn’t make it crystal clear, new figures from the Recording Industry Association of America released today should: Latin music is American music (and, of course, not just American, as Bunny was the globe’s
Does David Zaslav deserve to receive more than half a billion dollars in connection with the sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance? Influential shareholder advisory services firm ISS believes the WBD CEO’s “golden parachute” payout package is
Merz also said that the continued Israeli military campaign in Lebanon could jeopardise peace talks expected between the United States and Iran over the war in the Middle East.
“Elephants in the Fog,” a Nepalese thriller set to bow at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, has been boarded by Brussels-based sales company Best Friend Forever. “Elephants in the Fog,” marks the debut feature of emerging director Abinash Bikram Shah,
Kerry Condon has been cast in the upcoming Netflix drama series “The God of the Woods.” She will star opposite Maya Hawke in the project, which is adapted from Liz Moore’s 2024 novel of the same name. Per the official logline, “The God of the Woods” is “a multi-generational
Four sperm whales that stranded separately on southeastern U.S. coastlines between 2020–22 were emaciated and malnourished, with ingested fishing gear and marine debris found in two of them, according to a new study that compared the four cases. The investigations, intended to
Deadly heat wave events are occurring at temperatures and humidity levels previously thought to be survivable, according to a new paper by a team of international researchers, including from The Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Sydney. The research is
By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic effort to end U.S. attacks on Iran, as Donald Trump's party continued to prevent efforts to rein in the Republican president's war
The automaker has contacted suppliers in recent weeks to discuss details of the plan for the compact SUV, which would be a new vehicle and not a variant of Tesla’s current Model 3 or Y, sources said.
Super El Niños are rare. There have only been four since 1950, with the last one occurring in 2015 to 2016.
“Star Wars” voice star Ashely Eckstein and her husband, former MLB player David Eckstein, are set to release complementary books in September. Ashley, best known for voicing the role of Ahsoka Tano throughout the “Star Wars” franchise, has written “Lucky 22,” a rom-com novel
Bill Hammack, aka The Engineer Guy , is an amazing engineering educator and in this video he explains how duct tape is designed to simultaneously do three things well: “a) adhere with light pressure, b) stay in place, yet c) be removable”. Controlling the stickiness of tape is
The ads had been designed to find users of Meta products to join the growing number of lawsuits targeting the social-media giant.
The LA-based girl group KATSEYE functions as a grand experiment, a chance to see whether the K-pop idol model will work in the US and across the rest of the world. In some ways, it’s a tremendous success. KATSEYE have made a lot of social-media noise, and they’ve got a few
Nintendo released the casual game for Switch and Android and iOS mobile devices, free of charge. It's called Hello Yoshi.
The artist's works are an invitation to consider the inner self. 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 Abi Castillo’s Ceramic Beings Contrast Delicacy
A University of Houston researcher and his collaborators have developed a mathematical model that helps identify whether a competitive environment is healthy, stagnant or skewed. Published in the journal npj Complexity, the study led by UH Computer Science Professor Ioannis
Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, World Forest ID, University of Sheffield and international collaborators have developed a new technique that can identify where soybeans—the third largest driver of tropical deforestation—are grown to within roughly 200 kilometers,
Amazon MGM Studios has set a film trilogy adaptation of romance author Ana Huang’s best-selling sports series, “Gods of the Game.” The book series follows an inter-connected series of steamy romances within the high-powered world of English Premier League soccer. Amazon has
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rebuked President Trump for his 2027 budget proposal and warned of negative ramifications for families in an op-ed published in The New York Times on Thursday. The $1.5 trillion request, which comes amid the Trump administration’s
We managed to get the game to boot with the latest Intel drivers, but I'd hold off for now.
Also: remember when people just played fighting games for fun?
Septet performed all but one Arirang song, as well as some of their greatest hits so far
