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It's a testament of our time that one of the best movies of 2025, HBO's "The Mountainhead," has a "Dr. Strangelove" level of absurdity in its plotting, and yet feels almost understated in its satire of the ridiculousness of our era. (Short spoiler warning.) It follows four tech bros over a day in which the

When Noa Fleischacker had her first pap smear, she was struck by an unbearable, knife-like pain as soon as the speculum went in. “I literally was going to jump off the table,” Fleischacker recalled. At first, her gynecologist chalked this up to anxiety, allowing her to try again later with sedatives, but even though the

“You just [expletive] shot the reporter!” Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi was in the middle of a live cross, covering the protests against the Trump administration’s mass deportation policy in Los Angeles, California. As Tomasi spoke to the camera, microphone in hand, an LAPD officer in the background appeared to target her directly, hitting her in

When US President Donald Trump introduced sweeping new tariffs on Chinese imports the goal was to bring manufacturing back to American soil and protect local jobs. However, this process of re-shoring is complex and requires years of investment and planning – far too slow for the world of ultra-fast fashion, where brands are used to

On October 7 2023, more than 1,000 Hamas militants stormed into southern Israel and went on a killing spree, murdering 1,200 men, women and children and abducting another 250 people to take back to Gaza. It was the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. That day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the country

Measles has been rising globally in recent years. There were an estimated 10.3 million cases worldwide in 2023, a 20% increase from 2022. Outbreaks are being reported all over the world including in the United States, Europe and the Western Pacific region (which includes Australia). For example, Vietnam has reportedly seen thousands of cases in

Many parents will be familiar with this situation: your child has a good or even best friend, but you don’t like them. Perhaps the friend is bossy, has poor manners or jumps on your furniture. Maybe you don’t like the way your child behaves when they are with this friend. For older children, your dislike

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller speaks to reporters outside the White House, April 18, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) ABC News has suspended senior correspondent Terry Moran after the Trump administration complained about Moran calling Stephen Miller a "world-class hater." In a since-deleted post to X, Moran made the case that the White

Deliver the money shot. Is that so hard? Apparently, for many working in the sharksploitation subgenre — or, “shark movies,” as they’re more colloquially known — a little audience service is out of the question. “Jaws” will be 50 years old this summer. In the five decades following Steven Spielberg’s groundbreaking masterpiece, most sharksploitation has

London, United Kingdom, June 08, 2025 --(PR.com)-- ToysWorld1.com, a leading online toy retailer with a strong presence in the UK and international markets, is expanding its operations to better serve UK customers. Known for its wide range of high-quality and affordable toys, the company has successfully fulfilled thousands of orders across the UK and globally. With

Orlando, FL, June 08, 2025 --(PR.com)-- Author Juan F. Culajay has published a new book that explores how self-repeating patterns in nature, known as fractals, may relate to spiritual concepts found in traditions around the world. Titled The Fractal Gospel, the book draws from scientific research, philosophy, and comparative mythology to examine how fractal structures appear