An exceptionally well-preserved fossilized molar belonging to an adult Pacific mastodon has surfaced in a nature preserve near San Francisco.Upon first glance, the ancient tooth looked like an “oddly shaped rock” to geologists who were conducting fieldwork in the area, according to a statement from the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space (Midpen), which runs the preserve. But the find was quickly unmasked as a valuable fossil from the last ice age and was sent to scientists at Stanford University for carbon dating.”The tooth itself is in immaculate condition,” Wayne Thompson, a paleontologist and the CEO of Pacific Paleontology, a consulting firm…
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Like many who came before him, Arash (Missagh Zareh), a once-reputable physician, bears the psychological scars of trauma inflicted by Iran’s theocratic régime. After being caught treating wounded protestors, his medical practice was physically sealed off by the government and he was arrested. Ali Asgari’s A Bit of Light unfolds on a single day in the aftermath of this ordeal. Somewhere in the wake of, or perhaps even during, an unspecified stint in prison, the politically disgraced doctor begins to view his future through a nihilistic lens, concluding that a life such as his own is no longer worth living.On an otherwise perfectly ordinary afternoon…
Mastodon have now issued a statement after details of a lawsuit filed by the Brent Hinds estate against the band’s core members became public.Mastodon have denied the allegations against them and expressed their intent to defend themselves from what they’re calling a “meritless lawsuit.”What Did Mastodon Say in Response to the Lawsuit Filed by the Brent Hinds Estate?In a statement released on social media, Mastodon said:Sadly, a private business dispute with the estate of our dear departed friend Brent Hinds was made public. We strongly deny allegations of ill intent on our part and intend to vigorously defend what we believe is…
ABC It’s no secret that the television industry is run largely by personal relationships. It has also infamously provided cover for literal criminals who hid in plain sight in Hollywood’s biggest studios. Suffice it to say, it is (historically speaking) extraordinarily rare for actors to be held accountable to the extent that they’re fired from productions — and even rarer for them to be asked back after seemingly burning that bridge. As you’ll soon read, these fires were hardly the worst or most offensive Hollywood has seen. Two of the…
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What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write this book? I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the college application process can get…a little intense. 😊 I’ve watched so many teenagers spend four years building the perfect résumé, taking the hardest classes, piling on activities, worrying about test scores, and believing that getting into the “right” college will somehow determine the trajectory of the rest of their lives. And I kept thinking: You’re seventeen. This is supposed to be the beginning of your life—not the final exam. That’s really where Spinning Into Gold began. Anna…
Tiny fragments of ancient alien tech may be strewn across the surface of the moon, and it may be relatively easy to find these microscopic relics, scientists propose in a new study.The theoretical study does not claim to have found any evidence of advanced alien civilizations; rather, it offers a new way to search for clues of their existence.Unlike Earth, the moon has no functional atmosphere or magnetic field, so it is completely exposed to the vacuum of space. As a result, it is constantly bombarded by meteorites, as well as hit by a steady stream of microscopic particles from…
Tom Hiddleston may have dropped a major hint about Loki’s fate in Avengers: Doomsday. The actor is set to reprise his iconic role in the MCU’s highly anticipated movie this December. During Hiddleston’s recent appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, host Josh Horowitz noted that Loki and Patrick Stewart’s Professor X both have died three times throughout the Marvel movies. The actor counted off each of the deaths, beginning with the ending of Thor, along with Dark World and Infinity War. The Loki star then made an eyebrow-raising remark, saying, “Look, if I keep going down the path of…
Puerto Rican rapper Villano Antillano has opened up about why she felt she “had to leave” her home island as her career began expanding internationally. Speaking with Rolling Stone en Español, Villano revealed that she left Puerto Rico two and a half years ago, describing the island as “extremely conservative, machista, and deeply misogynistic” and saying she felt she had reached a ceiling in her career there. “I realized that if I wanted to provide more for my friends, if I wanted to use this platform that being an internationally renowned artist or having a certain level of notoriety has…
CBS Every day, TVLine’s What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot. On TV this Friday: Major networks mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. What’s more, “Conan O’Brien Must Go” wraps Season 3 in the Philippines, and the rangers are put to the ultimate test on “Anna Pigeon.” If you’d like a recommended watchlist delivered to your inbox each morning, you…
Ask any fashion person how they feel about pairing black shoes with black pants, and they’re likely to tell you that it’s fine, but that there are far more interesting choices. In fact, the easiest way to look more “in” for any given season is to pair basics with a current shoe color trend. And that’s exactly what It girl Olivia Jade just did for an outing in NYC this week.With her oversized graphic T-shirt and cropped black pants, Jade wisely chose to wear olive green shoes (in the form of Miu Miu satin ballerinas). As I predict, you’ll notice…
OpenAI has asked members of Congress in recent weeks for clear guidance about whether orchestrating an industry-wide slowdown on frontier AI development would be legal, people close to the company tell WIRED.Substantive coordination on safety between AI labs may risk running afoul of antitrust law, the people say, which poses a significant obstacle to bringing major tech giants on board with the effort.Last weekend, OpenAI’s chief scientist, Jakub Pachocki, published a blog post arguing that the best path forward for the AI research world includes “coordinating to slow down future development,” which he thinks will be key to ensuring that…
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Burning UpAs the planet warms, our environment will be transformed, but so will our bodies. In this series, we investigate the health impacts of climate change, focusing on heat, air quality, food and infection risk. We also evaluate the promising solutions that could help us adapt to our warmer future.To the untrained eye, Xiaoyu Shan’s lab bench looked like a home gardening experiment gone bad: dishes filled with dirt — some that looked like mud pies and others that were bone-dry — and not a plant to be seen.But those dishes held a warning. The dirt that Shan, a postdoctoral…
For 75 of the 80 minutes of Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s NAZA, we are in the dark. Only literally, for the words we hear spoken from the dimly lit rooftops of Tel Aviv could not be any clearer. They come from the mouths of former IDF soldiers, whose faces are obscured by night and whose voices are digitally modified to “protect confidential journalistic sources”. We learn the meaning of the film’s title early on: NAZA is the acronym used by Israeli army forces to indicate possible civilian casualties of a planned strike. By the time I write this, the number of Palestinians killed…
Note: This article contains descriptions of alleged sexual assault.N.O.R.E. is facing allegations of sexual assault from a former music executive, who claims the Queens rapper and podcast host forcibly digitally penetrated her in a Manhattan nightclub in 1999.At the time, Carmen Bryan, who was working as the finance officer of Def Jam affiliate Rush Management, ran into N.O.R.E. (born Victor James Santiago Jr.) during an event promoting his second album, Melvin Flynt – Da Hustler. Bryan says Santiago forced himself onto her in front of her friends and other club patrons, according to a lawsuit obtained by Pitchfork. Despite her…
Prime Video Throughout Season 4 of “Reacher,” Elspeth Sampson’s actress, Kathleen Robertson, might seem familiar to you due to her past roles on “Beverly Hills, 90210” or “The Expanse.” But you might also recognize the actress from her major role on the Starz drama “Boss.” “Boss” was a 2011 political drama series in which Robertson played Kitty O’Neill, the personal aide to the corrupt mayor of Chicago. The mayor, meanwhile, was played by “Cheers” and “Frasier” alum Kelsey Grammer. Talking to the Hollywood Reporter in 2012, Robertson recalled a scene she shared with Grammer that was…
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The Bookaholic Podcast is the ultimate audio haven for passionate readers, curious minds, and unapologetic book lovers. Hosted by Deirdre Pippins, each episode dives into the world of storytelling through author interviews, genre spotlights, literary trends, and honest book chats that feed your reading addiction. No matter the genre, there’s something here to spark your next favorite read. Learn more about and join the growing community of fellow bookaholics who believe there’s no such thing as too many books at www.book-a-holic.com. This Episode In this powerful and deeply candid memoir, psychologist Alisa Kriegel takes readers on an unexpected journey of…
A family photo album can reflect how physical traits, such as blue eyes or lanky limbs, have been passed down — but a new analysis suggests that the way personality emerges across generations is far more complicated.The meta-analysis, published Sept. 2 in the journal Nature, is the largest of its kind ever attempted. The work identified over 1,200 genes linked to five personality traits: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness to experience and neuroticism.However, the scientists behind the study said its most important conclusion is that no single gene determines whether an individual will have a particular personality trait. Instead, thousands of…
Photo Credit: BBC Killing Eve‘s writer is bringing yet another crime thriller to the BBC. The upcoming series will be based on an acclaimed novel by an international bestselling author. According to Deadline, BBC Studios Fiction is developing an adaptation of The Paying Guests. It’s a 2014 crime thriller novel by popular Welsh author Sarah Waters. Kayleigh Llewellyn, the writer of In My Skin and Killing Eve, is set to adapt the book for the screen. She is also penning another upcoming BBC series, The Dream Lands. The official logline of The Paying Guests reads, “Set in London in 1922,…
Labor Day has come and gone, and with it ends a packed summer in pop stardom. August in particular brought with it some very big new album releases, some very exciting new hits, and some very loud pop discourses — along with the very sad passing of one all-time music legend, and the debut of one historic-feeling concert festival at month’s end, led by one of the leading lights of all 2020s popular music. Explore See latest videos, charts and news This week on the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, we catch up with all the stars who defined August 2026 in pop…
Paramount+ Every day, TVLine’s What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot. On TV this Thursday: “Colin From Accounts” comes to an end, “Project Runway” declares a winner, and “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” is back. If you’d like a recommended watchlist delivered to your inbox each morning, you can sign up for TVLine’s free What to Watch newsletter here. PRINTABLE SEPTEMBER…
Between the start of NYFW, the ongoing Venice Film Festival, and the Practical Magic 2 press tour, I don’t blame you if your attention is a bit divided right now. Even if you think you’ve already hit your celebrity quotient for the week, I assure you that you’ll still want to watch Who What Wear’s new five-minute video interview with Andrew Garfield. What do I love about it? Let me count thy ways…In the video, which accompanies our in-depth cover story and original photo shoot, Garfield discusses everything from his birth chart—”I am the holy trinity”—to meeting Jennifer Lopez for…
Read our conversation with Coxon, which has been lightly edited for clarity and brevity, below.WIRED: You’re not the first person to raise concerns that AI models could lead to an extinction event. People have been talking about this for years, and some for decades. Why do you think your message broke through?I think it’s basically a question of timing. A lot of people are sensing that the pace of capabilities is picking up. We’re already pushing from human to superhuman in many areas, like coding, hacking, math, and I think people are aware of this. Even if there’s a lot…
Hold on to the edge of your seat as we hunt for clues and solve the case with these exciting new mystery and thriller books for the week! There are so many bestselling authors with new novels for you to dive into this week including K. MacCabe, CC Trace, James Patterson & MrBeast, Loreth Anne White, J M Dalgliesh, and more. Enjoy your new mystery, thriller, and suspense novels. Happy reading! View Original Source Here
This year’s Lasker Awards — coveted prizes for biomedical research that are sometimes called “America’s Nobel Prizes” — have gone to scientists behind fundamental discoveries in sleep science and to researchers who developed a groundbreaking treatment for hemophilia.Additionally, a Lasker Award for public service went to actor Michael J. Fox for his advocacy for patients with Parkinson’s disease that has helped advance research into the neurodegenerative condition.The prizes, each of which comes with an honorarium of $250,000, will be presented in person Sept. 17 in New York City. The awardees were announced Wednesday (Sept. 9) by the Lasker Foundation, which…
After a brief detour back into romance, French director Stéphane Brizé returns to the genre where he’s found most success and acclaim: the social drama. A Good Little Soldier is the filmmaker’s fourth work about life under late capitalism in the Fifth Republic, but Brizé shows no signs of diminishing returns inside his comfort zone. Few of his peers anywhere around the globe balance intimate human drama and trenchant social commentary so nimbly.After exploring contemporary business through the lens of Vincent Lindon playing an average blue-collar worker, a labor organizer, and a member of the managerial class, Brizé pivots to center a female perspective through Alba…
The AC/DC concert scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 16 in Toronto has been canceled after a severe thunderstorm caused “significant damage” to Rogers Stadium last week.As you can see in the video and photos below, the Sept. 2 storm caused buckling and major damage to large sections of the stadium’s seating area.The Australian rock legends were scheduled to perform the third-to-last show of their two-year-long, 90-date Power Up tour at the venue, which released the following statement via social media on Sept. 9:”We regret to announce that AC/DC’s show scheduled for September 16, 2026 at Rogers Stadium in Toronto has been cancelled due to…
Paramount Television The “Star Trek” franchise has given us unforgettable characters, thrilling space battles… and some amazing gadgets we wish we could get our hands on. With “Star Trek” celebrating its 60th anniversary, we here at TVLine are celebrating the iconic sci-fi franchise all week long — check out our ranking of the 60 best episodes in “Trek” history — and today, we want to hear from you. We’ve gone back and reviewed all the glorious technological marvels that “Trek” has dreamed up over the years, and we’ve narrowed it down to…