Following the brouhaha around whether art should be divorced from politics at the Berlinale, the organizers of the 8th Joburg Film Festival at Tuesday night’s opener were adamant that all voices and viewpoints are welcome, noting that African filmmaking is inherently political.
The US and Israel began their war on Iran by killing its most powerful figure and exhorting Iranians to seize the moment for change, but a fractured opposition and unclear American aims leave the future leadership of a post-clerical Iran an open question. US President Donald
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to streamline some film permitting procedures and seek an audit of FilmLA, the regional permitting body, as it tries to address a dramatic downturn in local production. Councilman Adrin Nazarian has sought for the last year to
Timothy Snyder on strongmen . “Once you accept that Trump is strong, you are accepting that you are weaker than Trump. And once you accept the strongman form of politics, you no longer have recourse to laws, or norms, or even basic ideas of decency.”
The first teaser trailer for Lanterns is here. Some fans aren't impressed.
Stanford researchers have combined two microscopy techniques to create a one-of-a-kind instrument that can show cell structures interacting in real time at an unprecedented 120-nanometer resolution—the highest achieved without the use of fluorescent labels. This new
Slava Tsukerman, the Russian-born writer and director of the stylish 1982 cult hit “Liquid Sky,” died Monday. He was 85. The video distributor Vinegar Sky was among those of his associates announcing his death. Liquid Sky’s statement on social media said, “We are saddened to
Ok, you know this is going to be a good one: De La Soul plays a Tiny Desk Concert. The humor of De La Soul has always been one of its calling cards. When DJ Maseo tells the Tiny Desk crowd, “Ladies and gentlemen, we’re a new group called De La Soul,” he means it as a joke.
Learn how to unlock the Merchant's Tale Variant Dungeon in Final Fantasy 14, introduced in patch 7.45, and how to access every route.
Embracer, the video game holding company that bought Dark Horse in 2022, is installing a gaming exec as interim CEO.
Top Ethics Committee leaders said it would "chill" cooperation from victims and witnesses.
After a lackluster year that saw the French box office drop by nearly 15% and become dominated by Hollywood blockbusters, 2026 is kicking off with a quartet of ambitious French films driving a 20% jump in theatrical admissions. The rebound is being fueled by an unusually
“Thank you for that beautiful and special love for so many years,” the Latin superstar wrote in a special Instagram shout-out
Is it a horror movie? Not quite. It’s a scrappy punk feminist tragicomedy of l’amour fou, a renegade take-off on the "Frankenstein" mythology. And while the movie doesn’t entirely work — it lumbers along and blows fuses; it has plenty of flesh and blood but not enough
France's President Emmanuel Macron said he urged Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to "refrain from a ground offensive" in Lebanon in their first phone call since last summer. "I called on the Israeli prime minister to preserve Lebanon's territorial
Streamlined versions of D&D 5th edition rules and a character sheet covered with pictures are meant to make the TTRPG more accessible.
Iranian authorities said that at least 175 people, many of them children, were killed in the attack.
Gayle King is staying with CBS News, which is going under a major transformation under Paramount and its billionaire owners Larry and David Ellison. King, who has been with CBS since 2011, agreed to a new deal with the network this week and joked in a statement to The Hill
Researchers from the University of Nottingham have uncovered a surprising biological quirk in domestic cats that may help explain why they are so prone to chronic kidney disease. Unlike dogs and most other mammals, cats appear to accumulate unusual fats inside the cells of
If a tree falls in the forest, it can create an opening for more incoming light, and that makes a significant impact on the surrounding environment, according to new research. An international science team has used supercomputer simulations to model forest population dynamics
*This interview has been edited for length and clarity. David Greene: Shin, please introduce yourself to the Speaking Freely community. Shin Yang : My name is Shin Yang. I am a queer writer with a legal background and experience in product management. I am the steward of
“This isn’t goodbye, it’s see you soon,” Johnston tells Rolling Stone . “I am forever grateful to be a part of the Beach Boys musical legacy”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday that Americans who are reporting being stranded in various parts of the Middle East as a result of Iranian retaliation to U.S. strikes were given prior warnings to evacuate. U.S. officials have advised citizens
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday said the six U.S. soldiers killed in Iranian drone strikes will receive a dignified transfer. “President Trump intends to attend the dignified transfer of these American heroes to stand in grief alongside their
Scientists at the University of Tokyo have captured something never seen before: a frame-by-frame view of how electron spins flip inside an antiferromagnet, a material once thought to be magnetically “invisible.” By firing ultrafast electrical pulses into a thin layer of
Ubisoft drops news on Assassin's Creed games Project Hexe and Project Invictus, as well as the future of co-op and AC Jade.
Karoline Leavitt gave a characteristically petulant response when asked whether the U.S. was involved in an airstrike on a girls’ school in Iran that killed up to 168 people, mostly young children. Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, southern Iran, was struck Sunday amid the
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt appeared unable to answer a repeated question during her briefing Wednesday: Is Iran a regime change war or not? As President Donald Trump and his administration give shifting explanations of the U.S. decision to join Israel in
Rural communities bordering the Tongass National Forest harvest more than 4.5 million pounds of wild food per year, including 100 different species that our public lands help support. Just how much food is this? An average quarter-pound cheeseburger might weigh around 6 oz,
When the secretary of Homeland Security uses the phrase “domestic terrorism,” it carries enormous weight. It shapes headlines. It frames public opinion. And for families grieving a loved one, it can define how the country remembers them. This week, Kristi Noem appeared before
By Steve Holland and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is discussing with his advisors what role the U.S could have in Iran after the military campaign while U.S. intelligence is monitoring reports that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran's
By Mushtaq Ali and Hedayatshah Hedayat LAL PUR, Afghanistan/PESHAWAR, Pakistan, March 4 (Reuters) - Several people living along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan said they were considering fleeing their homes as heavy shelling and explosions marked a seventh day of fighting
The House on Wednesday batted down an effort from Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) to publicly release all reports on file with the House Ethics Committee on investigations into members of Congress regarding allegations of sexual harassment of staff or of a sexual relationship with a
By criticizing the U.S.-led attack and refusing to bow to Trump’s threat of trade retaliation, Pedro Sánchez set himself apart from other European leaders.
An independent researcher claimed on Wednesday that a marble bust of Christ in a Roman church is by Michelangelo, the latest purported attribution to the Renaissance genius who is one of the most imitated artists in the world.
Iranians are coping with daily strikes, internet blackouts, and security crackdowns - all while trying to stay in touch with loved ones.
In this episode of The Ring, MEPs Hana Jalloul and Reinhold Lopatka go head to head to debate the escalating conflict in the Middle East, and its implications for the European Union.
The matter is now in the hands of the Ethics Committee as some colleagues demand his resignation.
The path to lower power bills is to reduce federal regulation, and sunset clauses are an effective way to drive growth and lower costs, as demonstrated by Texas and Idaho.
A new book by Rebecca Solnit came out yesterday; it’s called The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change ( Amazon ). The synopsis: Rebecca Solnit offers a thrilling account of the sheer breadth and scale of social, political, scientific, and cultural change
Their success illustrates the benefits of breaking up—and more
The reopenings are not limited to the Jussiyeh and Yabous crossings, but have been extended to the Masnaa border crossing in Lebanon's Bekaa region, the main land crossing between the two countries.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt attacked CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins on Wednesday after the journalist questioned the top White House spokesperson about the Pentagon admonishing media coverage of the deaths of six U.S. service members who were killed in an Iranian
CS:GO was subsumed into Counter-Strike 2 a few years ago, but now it has its own Steam page again.
Questions still remain for us, and the administration has a duty to provide answers.
President Trump will welcome executives from major tech companies to the White House on Wednesday afternoon to sign his ratepayer protection pledge. "President Trump’s ratepayer protection pledge will deliver more affordable, reliable, and secure energy for the American people
"I wish we could redo that project and just stitch the maps together."
Up to half of the insects in the Amazon region could be exposed to life-threatening heat levels due to progressive, anthropogenic global warming. This is shown by a recent study by the universities of Würzburg and Bremen.
