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…
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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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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…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) systems can now hold conversations, reason through difficult mathematical equations, and respond in ways that seem more human. As AI grows more advanced, the question is shifting from the realm of science fiction to scientific debate.A recent preprint study examined “consciousness steering,” an AI-tuning technique that affects how an AI model expresses ideas about self-awareness. The study suggested that if AI is allowed to claim consciousness, it’s also more likely to say it believes in ghosts or vampires. But today’s most advanced models with these safeguards enabled are unable to perceive consciousness in other sentient beings, like…
Elon Musk has denied his ex’s claim that she was offered a $40 million NDA. Musk has dismissed Ashley St. Clair‘s claims as a lie. TMZ recently reported that St. Clair said she rejected an alleged $40 million NDA offer from Musk. According to St. Clair, signing the agreement would have prevented her from publicly discussing their relationship. Responding to the claim, Musk said St. Clair was never offered such an agreement. The Tesla CEO replied to TMZ’s post on X, saying, “She was never offered that and has a history of making false claims.” She was never offered that…
Louisa Livingstone, the mysterious woman who famously appears on the cover of Black Sabbath’s 1970 self-titled debut, has released a rock opera album themed around AI and Alice in Wonderland. Livingstone has been recording and releasing music under the name Indreba, short for “Incredible Dream Band.” Her five-song album Alice was released in late August. She told Rolling Stone that the work was inspired by having Alice in Wonderland read to her by her father as a child, along with the concept of panpsychism, the notion that everything possesses a soul or consciousness of some kind. The story, per Livingstone,…
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The long wait is officially over, and the NFL is back in our lives once again! It’s been six long months since Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks hoisted the Lombardi trophy after beating the New England Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl LX. This year, we have old coaches in new places, new coaches in new places, a whole bunch of retooled contenders, and a crop of fresh faces ready to make an impact. There are plenty of questions that need answering as we head into…
Fall is only a few weeks away. Now’s the perfect time to add a few new fashion finds to your wardrobe ahead of the new season. If you’re looking to breathe life into your closet with a quick little refresh, then you’ve come to the right place. Right now, Zara has dropped a slew of impressive new arrivals that are worth your immediate attention. To save you time and money, I’ve utilized my shopping editor POV and highlighted the best Zara new arrivals worth shopping ahead.In the curation ahead, you can expect a mix of classic wardrobe staples and chic…
Achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think. That’s the motto of the Ig Nobel Prizes, an annual competition that—parodying the Nobel Prizes—recognizes some of the world’s most unusual scientific studies. The organization Improbable Research has been hosting the event since 1991 with the aim of showing that science also has a humorous side in its quest to meaningfully answer questions about the world.This year the ceremony was held in Zurich, Switzerland, and recognized 10 research projects ranging from an attempt to scientifically define what a kiss is to an experiment that used buried underwear to assess…
Over the Hills and Far Away by Daniel Mack Over the Hills and Far Away does not solve the mystery of existence. Its more immediate concern is what John will do with the freedom he still has — and whether he will use it while there is still time. John Merlan thinks he is nearing the end of things: his career is sputtering out (no thanks to his employer), his heart will not keep a steady rhythm, and most of his oldest friends are gone, save one. What remains is the question of what to do with the…
Removing safety guardrails that stop artificial intelligence (AI) from claiming that it’s conscious also makes it more prone to express belief in vampires, karma and ghosts, a new study finds. But experts warn a lack of mindedness could also have worrying consequences.In research uploaded July 30 to the preprint arXiv database (which has not yet been peer-reviewed), scientists investigated the impact of “consciousness steering” — an AI fine-tuning measure that influences a model to elicit or suppress assertions of self-awareness. This measure and other safety controls have been widely adopted by AI companies seeking to prevent their models from claiming…
In the caustic, socio-realist coming-of-age drama I Matter, characters find themselves on a constant conveyor belt of cramped institutions. Opening in a Bucharest prison, where Roma teenager Rebeca’s (newcomer Denisa Farcaș) father is serving time for a wrongdoing he was driven to by poverty, the film then spends time in a cut-throat homeless shelter and winds up in a very different kind of establishment: an elitist drama school. But its most important institution is the orphanage which Rebeca comes to terms with calling home. Whether it is ever possible to break free from this vicious hard-knock cycle – only made worse by a shoddy welfare system – is…
Universal Pictures has announced a wave of additions to the cast of its forthcoming Snoop Dogg biopic, Variety reports. Among them is SwayvoTwain—aka Michael D’Angelo Archer Jr., the son of late neo-soul legends D’Angelo and Angie Stone—who will play Biggie Smalls. G Perico is also set to portray Big Reecie Cup, and one-time Ellen Show “kid rapper” Bentley Green has been cast as RBX. They join an ensemble led by Outer Banks’ Jonathan Daviss as Snoop Doggy Dog himself.Directed by Craig Brewer of Hustle & Flow fame, Snoop is still almost a year out from hitting theaters, with a projected…
“Reacher” may have made Alan Ritchson a major star, but the actor was already quite busy long before the Prime Video series. Even outside of the major roles on this list, he’s landed a series of charming one-off roles. He starred in the “Black Mirror” episode “Nosedive,” as the handsome, potentially closeted groom of the main character’s childhood frenemy; played Jess’ (Zooey Deschanel) love interest, Matt, in Season 4 of “New Girl;” and a talking cow in an oddly psychedelic episode of the Nickelodeon series “Fred.” Ritchson may most often get cast as stoic tough guys, but…
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