Last year, when Sean Baker’s “Anora” won both the Palme d’Or at Cannes — followed by best picture at the Oscars — those honors reinforced what Variety had been saying a decade earlier, when the filmmaker appeared on the publication’s 10 Directors to Watch list, before
A new study led by researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has uncovered the first observational evidence of lateral negative re-discharges occurring on negative leader channels. Published recently in Geophysical Research
Crypto-backed artworks at Art Basel Miami Beach advance the wealth mechanisms they claim to subvert and make you, the viewer, a participant in the ploy.
With a patriotic message from General Johnny Rico himself!
Complete with android repair mini games and timeloop mechanics.
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump gathered the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to sign a peace deal in Washington on Thursday even as fighting continued in their war-scarred region. Rwandan President Paul Kagame
Don the mask of Anubis as you fly across the land in an immense Solar Barque base.
Just press the buttons and don't think too much.
Your skin is in a constant state of reinvention. Every month, your body sheds and regenerates its entire outer layer—a complete turnover powered by tiny, tireless stem cells. These same cells spring into action when you get a cut, healing wounds with remarkable speed.
Europe’s beer market continues to contract, with production, consumption and exports all declining for the fifth consecutive year, according to a new report. The report highlights the “persistent challenges” facing the sector at EU-wide level. It says on-trade beer consumption
Like a toddler right before naptime, TRAPPIST-1 is a small yet moody star. This little star, which sits in the constellation Aquarius about 40 light-years from Earth, spits out bursts of energy known as "flares" about six times a day.
Eteo working on a new project, as well as a cool-sounding game design theory newsletter.
An RPG without encumbrance seemed like the holy grail, but it didn’t exactly turn out that way The post The Outer Worlds 2 Gave Me Exactly What I Wanted From An RPG Inventory System And I Hated It appeared first on Kotaku .
Bees, and other pollinator species, are dying. Between pesticides, the climate crisis, and habitat loss, bee colonies are becoming weaker, leaving them more vulnerable to parasites like the greater and lesser wax moths. Vulnerable bees have cascading effects on beekeepers and
In his 89-and-counting years on this earth, legendary bluesman Buddy Guy has seen some things. Maybe not actual vampires, like the ones his character encounters in Ryan Coogler’s Oscar front-runner “Sinners,” but certainly some almost-supernatural beings: We have to ask him,
Play God then, uh, wash your hands.
Tear it up in the jungle with the latest update
“The breakneck speed of New England’s transformation makes it the fastest-heating area of the US , bar the Alaskan Arctic, and the pace of its temperature rise has apparently increased in the past five years.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Several countries, including Ireland and Spain, announced they would boycott the event over objections to Israel's war with Hamas
Is memory worth saving?
Setting a new bar for climbing games.
Dog merging action.
World AIDS Day at Stonewall, Alison Bechdel on making ends meet, Houston van art, NYC’s latest eyesore, Christ and kink, and the family behind Elf on the Shelf.
In Neath, there are no heroes.
Norwegian municipalities are collecting more and more data on how what they do affects the natural world, but do not always know what to do with it. They wade in green facts, but continue to sacrifice the environment, coloring the landscapes gray.
Catharsis comes to those who oppose the stasis.
Boop your pal's noses from the safety of a giant mech.
A supernatural killer is on the loose but I'm more caught up about who I'm going to be romancing.
Life finds a way (to eat you alive) in this survival FPS.
Be the memory they could not erase.
Collect cards and play through British football history this March.
Squad up and plan the perfect entry in this roguelite tactical shooter.
Carmageddon: Rogue Shift draws inspiration from roguelites like Hades for a new take on violent vehicular car combat.
Ambiguous speech production is a common challenge for learners of a second language (L2), but identifying whether the problem lies in pronunciation or deeper linguistic processing is not always straightforward.
Everything I love about arcade racers in one game.
The Fallout TV star has better things to do The post Walton Goggins ‘Not Interested’ In Playing Fallout Games: ‘I Won’t. I Won’t. I Won’t’ appeared first on Kotaku .
Play alone, or face the unknown terrors below with your bravest friends.
Take to the moon and paint the stars with the blood of those who wronged you.
A new study led by Prof. Duan Weili from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences emphasizes the importance of selecting appropriate datasets for global soil moisture research. The study was published in the Science Bulletin on
Anne Welles, who previously wrote and directed horror comedy 'An Accidental Zombie Named Ted,' is directing the feature that will shoot in Los Angeles later this month.
It'll be a Rawcember to remember.
Blood returns for a second rerelease, this one rebuilt from the original source code and "definitive."
Navy Adm. Frank Bradley, the commander who oversaw the Sept. 2 strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, denied that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered his subordinates to “kill everybody” aboard the vessel during briefings to lawmakers on Capitol Hill. The denial
A collaborative research team from the Institute of Solid State Physics, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has discovered a high-energy-density barocaloric effect in the plastic superionic conductor Ag₂Te₁₋ₓSₓ.
The American Film Institute also shared its picks for the best TV shows of the year, including 'Pluribus,' 'Task,' 'The Lowdown' and 'The Studio.'
NASA's next big eye on the cosmos is now fully assembled. On Nov. 25, technicians joined the inner and outer portions of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in the largest clean room at the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
“Pink Pony Club” may be one of the biggest hits of 2025, but Chappell Roan’s anthemic ode to gay bars was first released five years ago. Roan co-wrote the song with producer Dan Nigro in 2019 and spent a year begging Atlantic Records to put it out. Eventually, the label
“Hamnet,” “Marty Supreme” and a powerful one-two punch from Warner Bros. — “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners” — are among the American Film Institute’s 10 best films of the year, the organization announced Thursday. On the television side, HBO Max’s “The Pitt,” Netflix’s
The district court in Vilnius found that Remigijus Žemaitaitis incited hatred against Jews and grossly downplayed Nazi Germany's crimes.