‘Plan C’ — Timely documentary examines abortion solutions in a Post-Roe America on February 18, 2023Even before last year’s Supreme Court overturning of Roe v. Wade, a recent international surge in films about abortion rights and the endangerment thereof – from period pieces like “Happening” to present-day portraits like “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” – almost seemed to anticipate such a devastating blow. In America in particular, where talk of abortion […]
Psychological stress impedes performance, even for Olympic athletes: Research By: Agencies on February 18, 2023Increased heart rate was more likely to reduce the performance of lower-ranking archers and of all archers who shot second in a match or who had a lower score than their opponent at that point in the match. Not only did the 2020 Tokyo Olympics take place during the COVID-19 epidemic, but it was also […]
‘A Radiant Girl’ — Sandrine Kiberlain’s assured feature explores a French jewish family’s summer of ’42 on February 17, 2023Irène, the vibrant center of Sandrine Kiberlain’s impressive debut feature, is indeed radiant. Beaming with youth, she’s an 18-year-old aspiring actor, awakened to first love and to the vision of who she wants to be. Irène is also Jewish, living with her family in occupied Paris, and the awful paradox of her blossoming during the […]
Instagram is ending live shopping feature to focus on ads By: Agencies on February 17, 2023Instagram plans to end its live-stream shopping business to focus more on ads for revenue by March this year. The social media platform users will no longer be able to tag products while live streaming. The feature got a lot of popularity in the US after it was launched in 2020. Similar shopping options are […]
‘Christopher’ — Mammootty’s cop vigilante film is old wine in a broken bottle on February 16, 2023Directed by B Unnikrishnan and written by Udaykrishna, Christopher, seems to be inspired from Kamal Haasan’s recent Vikram and Hollywood’s The Equalizer franchise, where a cop becomes a vigilante and delivers justice by taking the law into his own hands. Mammootty, starring as Christopher Anthony in this film, is a cop vigilante too, with a […]
‘Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania’ — a major new Marvel villain has arrived on February 16, 2023Marvel movies tend to live or die on their villains. Remember Thanos? Of course you do, his menacing, purple mug made Avengers: Endgame unmissable. But what about Iron Man 2’s Ivan Vanko? No, us neither. Yon-Rogg in Captain Marvel? Utterly forgettable. The point is, if you’re making a comic book blockbuster and you want to […]
Free sugars linked with higher risk of cardiovascular disease: Study By: Agencies on February 16, 2023The authors suggest that replacing free sugars with non-free sugars – mostly those naturally occurring in whole fruits and vegetables – and a higher fibre intake, may help protect against cardiovascular disease. An increased diet of free sugars – both added sugars and those found naturally in honey and fruit juice linked to an increased […]
Controversial diamond won’t be used in coronation By: Agencies on February 16, 2023The controversial Koh-i-Noor diamond will not be used in the coronation, says Buckingham Palace. Instead Camilla, the Queen Consort, will be crowned with Queen Mary’s Crown, which has been taken out of the Tower of London to be resized for the 6 May coronation. It is thought to be the first time in “recent history” […]
Silicon Valley layoffs are a boon for tech-hungry farm equipment makers By: Agencies on February 15, 2023Big agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in the American Midwest are on a mission to lure Silicon Valley tech workers who have been caught up in a wave of hiring freezes and layoffs, executives told. Mass layoffs at major tech firms have opened the talent pipeline for Illinois-based Deere & Co. – the world’s largest […]
‘Rebirth’ in Rio as carnival street parties return By: Agencies on February 15, 2023Covered in golden glitter, Brazilian domestic worker Vera Lucia da Silva is bursting to be back parading through Rio de Janeiro in a carnival street party, after a three-year hiatus for Covid-19. This year marks the full comeback of the world´s biggest carnival, after Rio hosted a watered-down version in 2022 — postponed by two […]