Ana de Armas: from badass Bond girl to Blonde’s tragic Marilyn Monroe
Ana de Armas will be the talk of every town once Netflix's Blonde premieres this week, making this a perfect time to look back on her versatile career......»»
Dark Forces: Remaster gives you a cleaned-up 4K view of an absolute classic
Better cutscenes and resolutions, but all of the same Star Wars-but-Doom-iness Enlarge / A sideways grip on a rifle-style blaster is unlikely to provide higher accuracy, but it does, in fact, make you feel like a badass rebel. (c.....»»
Former North Carolina Ford dealership employee accused of embezzlement
The former employee posted bond and is scheduled back in court next month, according to authorities......»»
13-year-old girl found in Iberian cave was an Early Neolithic pioneer, predating funerary traditions by 1,000 years
Research led by the Universidad de Alcala, Spain, has revisited Early Neolithic human remains found within the Galería del Sílex cave in Spain's Sierra de Atapuerca cave system......»»
Everything coming to Hulu in September 2023
What's coming to Hulu in September 2023? New seasons of American Horror Story and Kitchen Nightmares, as well a new shows like The Other Black Girl......»»
US municipal bond market pricing may be biased by race, unphased by climate risk
New research suggests that the U.S. municipal bond market systemically misprices risk, as the pricing of municipal debt does not account for local physical climate risk, but does demand larger credit spreads from communities with a larger proportion.....»»
Google, record labels working on deal covering musical “deepfakes”
Prepare for more cover songs like Johnny Cash singing Barbie Girl. Enlarge (credit: Andriy Onufriyenko) Google and Universal Music are in talks to license artists’ melodies and voices for songs generated by artificial.....»»
Daimler Truck says CFO Jochen Goetz dies in "tragic incident"
The 52-year-old German spent more than 36 years at Daimler Group after first starting his career as an apprentice at Mercedes-Benz......»»
K-pop meets horror in Netflix’s trailer for Mask Girl
Who is Mask Girl? Even the title character in Netflix's latest original South Korean series may not be able to answer that question......»»
The best movies on Amazon Prime Video (August 2023)
Revisit James Bond's greatest adventure in Skyfall, and Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds as they join the best movies on Amazon Prime Video......»»
Citizen science inspires kids to take local action
North Carolina State University researchers recently found that a program designed to get Girl Scouts involved in citizen science—programs where members of the public can participate in real scientific research—not only taught girls about the pro.....»»
3 movies leaving Netflix by August 1 that you need to watch now
From one of the best James Bond movies ever to a rom-com about love and home cooking, these are the best movies leaving Netflix at the beginning of August......»»
Over 230 people get puzzling neurological disorder in Peru; emergency declared
Cause of Guillain-Barré cases is under investigation, but gut microbe suspected. Enlarge / The Plaza Mayor or Plaza de Armas of Lima in Peru, part of a Unesco world heritage site in Lima. (credit: Getty | Frédéric Soltan/Corb.....»»
Two dead in storms in northern Italy as Sicily fires close airport
A 16-year-old girl on a camping trip was among two people who died after violent storms hit northern Italy, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday, while in the south wildfires forced the closure of Sicily's Palermo airport......»»
Christopher Nolan should direct a James Bond movie. Here’s why
Christopher Nolan has always been influenced by James Bond, but what would a Nolan Bond movie look like? And who would he cast as 007?.....»»
New enzyme unlocks potential for health-promoting compounds in sorghum
Stilbenes are natural compounds found in various plants that have shown potential health benefits for humans, with a unique chemical structure consisting of two aromatic rings linked by a double bond. While resveratrol, found in grapes and red wine,.....»»
The 10 best Simpsons movie parodies ever
From a non-sensical Planet of the Apes musical to a sly spoof on James Bond, these 10 movie parodies are the best in The Simpsons' long history......»»
Gravity and dark matter, a bond beyond distances
Isaac Newton formulated his theory of gravity as an action at a distance: a planet instantly feels the influence of another celestial body, no matter the distance between them. This characteristic motivated Albert Einstein to develop the famous theor.....»»
Behold the likely face of a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon teenage girl
Isotropic analysis revealed her diet and likely migration from southern Germany to England. Enlarge / (left) Skull of teenage girl from 7th century CE. (right) Facial reconstruction as she might have looked in life. (credit: Univ.....»»
Opinion: Cities are central to our future—they have the power to make, or break, society"s advances
We live in tumultuous times. In the space of just a few years, we have witnessed a surge in populist politics across the world, a global pandemic, a spike in environmental disasters and a fraying of geopolitical relations demonstrated by the tragic w.....»»
Stronger tape engineered through the ancient Japanese art of cutting paper, kirigami
Adhesive tape fulfills many purposes, from quickly fixing household appliances to ensuring a reliable seal on a mailed package. When using tape with a strong bond, removing it may only be possible by scraping and prying at the tape's corners, hoping.....»»