Australian filmmaker Peter Weir captured the hearts of his masterclass audience at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday by telling a myriad of untold tales about some of his biggest films including The Truman Show, Dead Poets Society, and The Year of Living Dangerously. The six-time Oscar nominee spoke at Venezia Tennis Club to a crowd of fans who were hanging onto every word, particularly when Weir divulged an intimate issue he had with a 25-year-old Mel Gibson and 32-year-old Sigourney Weaver on the 1982 romantic drama. “I was very interested to do a love story for the first time,…
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Images By Tang Ming Tung | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesEmployers are increasingly putting workers’ 401(k) plan savings on autopilot.But the positive impact of automated retirement savings is more muted than initially thought, new research finds.Previously “underexamined” factors — like workers cashing out 401(k) balances when they leave a job — “meaningfully reduce” the long-term impact of policies like automatic enrollment and automatic escalation, according to a new paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.Importantly, some of the paper’s co-authors — James Choi of Yale University, and David Laibson and John Beshears of Harvard University — are behavioral economists…
Polarised light can make messages encoded in a quantum hologram disappearHong Liang, Wai Chun Wong, Tailin An, Jensen Li 2024 A quantum disappearing act could make it possible to embed secure messages in holograms and selectively erase parts of them even after they have been sent. Quantum light signals are inherently secure information carriers, as intercepting their messages destroys fragile quantum states that encode them. To take advantage of this without having to use bulky devices, Jensen Li at the University of Exeter in the UK and his colleagues used a metasurface, a 2D material engineered to have special properties,…
As fans wait for news and updates regarding DWTS Season 33, rumors continue swirling that this season will have a remarkably smaller cast. Many are interested in potential celebrity contestants, including Joey Graziadei and Anna Delvey. But which pro dancers reportedly made the cut? DWTS Season 33 Features Many Returning Dancers Nothing is ever official until the full cast list comes out on Good Morning America. However, plenty of familiar faces are reportedly joining the competition this fall. DWTS/Instagram Jenna Johnson’s hairstylist accidentally leaked that she will be on the upcoming season. More than likely, her husband Val Chmerkovskiy will…
Black Myth: Wukong released August 20 and has quickly become a smash hit, selling 10 million copies within three days of launch. The action-RPG from Chinese developer Game Science is available on PC and PS5, with an Xbox Series S/X launch planned for later. Previous reports had mentioned tech issues as the reason behind the game’s delay on Xbox. Now, new information suggests Black Myth: Wukong hasn’t launched on Xbox yet because of an exclusivity deal with Sony.Sony Deal Said to Be Delaying Black Myth: Wukong Xbox Launch According to a report from Forbes Thursday, an exclusivity deal is keeping Black…
Inflation edged higher in July, according to a measure favored by the Federal Reserve as the central bank prepares to enact its first interest rate reduction in more than four years.The Commerce Department reported Friday that the personal consumption expenditures price index rose 0.2% on the month and was up 2.5% from the same period a year ago, exactly in line with the Dow Jones consensus estimates.Excluding volatile food and energy prices, core PCE also increased 0.2% for the month but was up 2.6% from a year ago. The 12-month figure was slightly softer than the 2.7% estimate.Fed officials tend…
The Travel Agency on Fifth Avenue in New York Cityis an adult-use recreational marijuana dispensary.Courtesy: The Travel AgencyCannabis consumption has turned a corner — and now it’s on Fifth Avenue.Shoppers walking along the iconic New York stretch of retailers can pick up jewels from Cartier and new threads from Saks, as well as pre-rolled, New York state-grown marijuana joints from a new dispensary. In the 3½ years since New York state legalized adult-use marijuana, licensed cannabis sales have taken off, topping $100 million last year. And now, legal avenues for cannabis consumption are gaining traction in the luxury market. As New York…
The Rills have announced the upcoming release of their debut album ‘Don’t Be A Stranger’, alongside a rousing new single ‘Angel In The Snow’. Earlier this year, the Lincoln band released the single ‘I Don’t Wanna Be’, which they described as “a tale of unapologetic self-affirmation and outgrowing the limited mentality of small-town living.” Now, they’ve shared their forthcoming debut album’s closing track. ‘Angel In The Snow’ sees them depart on a bittersweet note, complete with anthemic guitars and poignant lyricism. “Angel in the snow, you can’t melt away / Never seen again, but I know you won’t,” vocalist Mitch…
Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaks at a rally at trucking company, Team Hardinger on August 28, 2024 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Jeff Swensen | Getty ImagesDonald Trump’s presidential running mate JD Vance is urging Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel to “get off the sidelines” and financially support the Republican ticket, Vance told the Financial Times.Vance, in an interview in the key swing state of Wisconsin, told the outlet that he will keep trying to push Thiel, his former boss, to ditch his decision to stay out of the 2024 presidential race.”I’m going to keep on talking to…
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What do you associate with luxury during the fall? Most might think of those “exuberant” everyday purchases (e.g., the overpriced pumpkin spice latte), but that’s not what comes to mind for fashion people. Frankly, a cup of coffee can’t be compared to the extravagant feeling of slipping into a fall staple made from quality materials. Cashmere? It’s cozier than any cup of cider. Wool? Without a doubt, it is worth every penny. And then, there’s the fall textile that’s arguably the bougiest of them all: suede. The sumptuous material has managed to live in the minds of the fashion crowd…
(L to R) Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne in Bleecker Street’s ‘Slingshot’. Credit: Bleecker Street.Opening in theaters on August 30th, ‘Slingshot’ is the latest contender in the already overstuffed genre of science-fiction psycho-thrillers. Largely a three-hander between Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne and ‘The Boys’ Tomer Capone, it looks to mess with your head almost as much as it does its protagonist’s.Yet while it certainly builds atmosphere, the feeling here is very much that it’s following in the footsteps of other, better movies.Does ‘Slingshot’ get up to speed?In space, the old saying goes, no-one can hear you scream. Yet you may…
With firefighter shows, it’s a draw on what we love more: the dramatic emergencies that put our favorite characters’ lives on the line or the passionate relationships that burn off (and sometimes on) the clock. Whatever it may be, we can’t stop watching, and each has something different to offer. From the long-running Chicago Fire that launched the One Chicago universe (that includes two other current shows and one that ended) to 9-1-1 with its memorable emergencies to Fire Country that shows a different side of the job to even the comedic Tacoma FD. Below, we take a look at the nine best…
Brazil’s telecommunications regulator said on Friday it was suspending access to Elon Musk’s X social network in the country to comply with an order from a judge who has been locked in a months-long feud with the billionaire investor.The popular social media platform missed a court-imposed deadline on Thursday evening to name a legal representative in Brazil, triggering the suspension.Musk has argued that Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes was trying to enforce unjustified censorship, while the judge has insisted that social media needs hate speech regulations.”They’re shutting down the #1 source of truth in Brazil,” Musk said in a…
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump.Brendan Mcdermid | Elizabeth Frantz | ReutersVice President Kamala Harris on Saturday skewered former President Donald Trump for filming at the Arlington National Cemetery, accusing him of exploiting his visit for political purposes, which is prohibited.”Let me be clear: the former president disrespected sacred ground, all for the sake of a political stunt,” Harris wrote in a lengthy X post. “This is a man who is unable to comprehend anything other than service to himself.”A half-hour later, Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, fired back at…
Shaoqing Ren, vice president, autonomous driving development, at Nio speaks about the electric company’s 5nm chip at its tech day in Shanghai on July 27, 2024.CNBC | Evelyn ChengBEIJING — Chinese electric car companies that are already engaged in an intense price war are turning up the heat on another front: Chip-powered tech features such as the driver-assist function.Nio and Xpeng have announced that their in-house designed auto chips are ready for production. So far, many of the major Chinese electric car makers have relied on Nvidia chips, with the company’s automotive chips business over the past few years bringing…
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Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at a campaign rally at VFW Post 92 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 15, 2024.Jeff Swensen | Getty ImagesRepublican presidential running mate Sen. JD Vance offered few specifics when grilled Friday about how former President Donald Trump would pay for his new plan to require the government or private insurers to cover the cost of in vitro fertilization treatments.”Is this an expansion of Obamacare? Is this a mandate?” CNN anchor John Berman asked the Ohio senator.”Well, look, I think you have insurance companies that obviously are forced to cover a…