‘We Are All Shocked’: Warming Waters Bring a Stinging Sea Slug to Spain’s Coasts
The blue dragons, which pack a ferocious sting, have led to several beach closures. Experts say it’s a worrying sign of the warming of the Mediterranean.
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The blue dragons, which pack a ferocious sting, have led to several beach closures. Experts say it’s a worrying sign of the warming of the Mediterranean.
VENICE: US director Alexander Payne, president of the jury at this year’s Venice Film Festival, said on Wednesday that while movies rarely alter the course of society, they serve as vital documents of their times and shape memory. “Can a film really change society or culture? I don’t know. Doubtful,” Payne said, recalling that films … Read more
[The film, from Ivy Meeropol, will play Telluride. But as distributors pull back from nonfiction titles, especially political ones, a release isn’t certain.
KARACHI: Pakistan’s recently announced squad has once again sparked debates among fans and experts alike. With a mix of youthful talent and bold exclusions, the selection raises an important question: has the PCB finally struck the right balance, or is this another gamble on the big stage? The PCB confirmed Pakistan’s squad for the upcoming … Read more
PESHAWAR: Senior Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader and Malakand district emir, Mufti Kifayatullah, passed away on Thursday. He was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Islamabad after sustaining injuries in a shooting incident at his residence in Batkhela. According to police and party sources, Kifayatullah was critically injured a few days ago when his son allegedly … Read more
Cameras captured the director and his crew at work and at odds, as well as his fraught dynamic with cast member Shia LaBeouf.
[Lisa Cook, who has not been charged with a crime, sought to retain her position, arguing her firing was “unprecedented and illegal.”
Hundreds of UN staff at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have asked rights chief Volker Turk to explicitly describe the Gaza war as an unfolding genocide, according to a letter seen by Reuters. The letter, sent on Wednesday, said staff believe the legal criteria for genocide in the nearly two-year … Read more
[The publication says the time is right to pour all of its resources into its online news operation and get its journalism “in front of the most people.”
The latest phantasmagorical feature from the Quay Brothers adapts Bruno Schulz’s enigmatic tale of a son visiting his sick father.