“I love starting out from scratch,” Pandji Pragiwaksono says from a campsite somewhere in West Java, Indonesia, talking to me via Zoom in the glow of a lantern light. He’s a couple hours’ drive from his hometown of Jakarta but a 27-hour trip from New York City, where he now
Brooklyn-based Lora Mouna is among the legion of musicians making dreamy rock music, but her new single is not boilerplate zoomer shoegaze. It is, however, among the many new rock songs to flaunt a Deftones influence, albeit with plenty of personality to put her own stamp on
The SkyNomad N90 Max is the latest electric SUV from Xiaomi and its first extended-range EV, with a claimed range of over 1,705 km (about 1,059 miles). It will come in both five- and seven-seat configurations, as well as an N90 Max Camping Edition. One of the big features of
Female or not, mammoths were definitely key to their survival The post Did Ancient Humans Prefer Hunting Female Mammoths? appeared first on Nautilus .
Paul McCartney is an 84-year-old Beatle, and he has won just about every accolade that a musician could possibly win, up to and including knighthood. But up until today, McCartney had never been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, the annual award given to what a jury
From clay-sculpting to glasswork, here are the ancient skills you can learn about and how to reach where they are still practised by train.
The Epic Games Store has a selection of free PC games that changes every week. The latest free offerings will be available until Aug. 6.
Analyzing ancient DNA from more than 500 mammoth bones, an international team of researchers found that Ice Age humans selectively targeted female woolly mammoths. The results of the study, published in Current Biology, show that, in contrast to the sex ratio among naturally
Research involving the UAB and CREAF has examined the factors that help forests maintain stable productivity over time and concluded that water and biodiversity are key determinants.
A major new study warns that Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece are experiencing more ‘fire-promoting’ weather.
As the original queen bee of “Vanderpump Rules,” Stassi Schroeder struck fear in the hearts of her fellow SURvers while spouting off one quotable insult after another. With her impossibly blonde hair, icy blue eyes and chunky jewelry, Schroeder lorded over Lisa Vanderpump’s
Netflix has set a release date for “Gentle Monster,” the Cannes breakout starring Léa Seydoux, revealed to Variety exclusively. The drama from writer-director Marie Kreutzer opens in select theaters Oct. 30 before beginning its streaming rollout Nov. 18 in the U.S., Canada,
Dietary arginine reduces tumor formation and viral load in mice by boosting key immune proteins.
NBC News hopes Christine Romans’ new program, “Current,” will add voltage to its streaming efforts. The show will debut August 3 on the live-streaming outlet NBC News Now, and run from 10 a.m. to noon eastern each day. NBC News aims to harness Romans’ long experience covering
The passion project, starring Garcia opposite Vicky Krieps, Brendan Fraser, Bill Murray and Dustin Hoffman, received a warm reception at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to “Diamond,” a noir crime drama from Andy Garcia that debuted at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Garcia wrote and directed “Diamond” in addition to starring as Joe Diamond, a mysterious man with a traumatic past whose
Near-real time global biomass burning emissions data is now more accessible than ever before as the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), which is implemented by ECMWF, launches ‘Fire Emissions Watch’ – a powerful and intuitive new online application that makes
Locate the random shack in the snow.
The ultimate test to decide between the seven candidates vying to succeed António Guterres as UN Secretary-General – the ‘straw polls’ within the Security Council – begin today in New York. Here’s what’s involved in a process that Otunnu himself lays claim to devising.
“They can decide whether they want this problem solved or not,” the Texas Republican said.
The campus will be returned to local authorities as she expands a wider scholarship programme for girls.
The outage meant Xbox users had trouble signing into their accounts, seeing their game library and launching games
DUBAI, July 30 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi urged Bulgaria to reconsider its decision to allow the temporary deployment of U.S. military aircraft at the Bezmer air base, Iranian state media reported on Thursday.
Successful raids make the headlines. However, they also highlight just how much illegal tobacco can still be seized. Giovanni Kessler, former Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), is therefore calling for far-reaching measures in an opinion piece for
From Dungeons & Dragons to Dungeon Crawler Carl, here's what's new from Gen Con 2026, tabletop gaming's biggest annual convention.
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) and Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) lead in the latest polling on the South Carolina Republican Senate primary, with both vying to serve a full six-year term following former Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-S.C.) sudden death. A new Emerson College poll
Years of labor and adaptation as a first-generation immigrant shaped the artist's approach to painting. 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 Janice
The Hiroshima blast on Aug. 6, 1945, was one of the most devastating events in human history. Like all nuclear detonations, it created fleeting moments of extreme heat, pressure, mixing and cooling. These conditions can briefly produce materials that could never form under
Drylands soils are being degraded by human activities and climate change, threatening the thin living layers covering their surface, called biocrusts, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Composed of cyanobacteria, lichens, mosses, algae, fungi and bacteria, biocrusts play
An 83-year-old's death, as well as several fires and consumers being injured, have sparked the recall.
Helldivers 2 is getting a Warhammer 40,000-themed warbond with Cadian Kasrkin-focused weapons and armor.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has not changed his mind on Todd Blanche, telling reporters Thursday morning that he was still leaning against advancing his nomination for attorney general in the Judiciary Committee. It comes amid a standoff between the Department of Justice (DOJ)
Zoox just got permission to charge for robotaxi rides in its boxy, steering-wheel-less vehicles. On Thursday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it has granted the Amazon-owned Zoox a temporary exemption, allowing it to deploy up to 2,500 vehicles
The Beverly Hills Hotel has named ALR Music as the exclusive music partner for its new supper club, opening this fall. The appointment marks ALR Music’s arrival on the West Coast after becoming one of the most sought after music collaborators in London and New York City.
[IPS] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Africa's digital revolution is gathering pace, but the financing needed to sustain it remains uneven, fragmented, and often out of reach.
Meanwhile, key oil benchmarks fell Thursday despite rising tensions in the Middle East.
