Congress MP Shashi Tharoor emphasised India’s importance as a global economic and political power during a conversation here at Rice University’s Baker Institute. India matters, Tharoor said, stressing that what happens in India affects a sixth of humanity. The Thiruvananthapuram Member of Parliament explained that India…
Thanks to the flexibility offered by animation, anime seems to have a shapeshifting approach to horror. Not only that, but human bodies and human imaginations are just as flexible. Japanese animators have been captivating audiences since the 1960s with scary tales that are either original or adapted from chilling manga narratives…
Production is under way on “Mothernet,” a drama film that examines the growing relationship between humans and technology. Ho Wi Ding, whose “Pinoy Sunday” and “Cities of Last Things” won multiple prizes, is in the director’s chair. Set in Indonesia’s near future, “Mothernet” is a poignant family drama centered around 16-year-old Rama who is trying…
Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos dismissed the claim made by the lawyers of accused sex offender and human trafficker Apollo Quiboloy, calling it ridiculous…
It took a week of non-stop negotiations with the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and a few trusted officers of the Philippine National Police before alleged rapist and human trafficker Apollo Quiboloy agreed to “surrender,” his lawyer said yesterday, while making it clear former president Rodrigo Duterte had no part in…
Evan Agostini/Getty ImagesJames Earl Jones had a singular voice: Rich, deep, and resonant, his rumbly bass lent itself well to regal sturdiness, as in The Lion King, or ominous menace, as in the original Star Wars trilogy. It was recognizable anywhere—which is why, when the spin-off miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi premiered in the summer of 2022…
Researchers said on Monday they had designed the first robotic leg with “artificial muscles”—oil-filled bags allowing machines to move more like humans—that can jump nimbly across a range of surfaces…
Recent research by Andrew Nalani, a faculty member at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, examines the viewpoints of youth care workers in juvenile residential facilities and their desires for fostering more just and equitable systems through youth-adult partnerships…
An Israeli strike on an area in Gaza that is home to displaced Palestinians has killed at least 40 people and wounded 60 others, Palestinian authorities said…