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A strain of science fiction has emerged lately, especially in Europe and more specifically France, that’s very sparing with visual effects and more dependent on tricks involving makeup and sets, sprinkled with a bit of body horror, à la David Cronenberg. French director Thomas Cailley’s The Animal Kingdom, which debuted in Cannes and played at the London film festival but has yet to open in the UK, is very much in this style, with genetically mutated people turning into animal-human hybrids – lizards, birds, all manner of…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain That gender discrimination is wrong is beyond argument. But identifying which incidents are cases of it is not always so clear cut. That's why researchers are recommending that organizations develop processes that encourage workers to share their concerns when they suspect but aren't sure that they have experienced discriminatory treatment based on their gender. …

Wordle 726 answer for June 15: Even after more than 700 puzzles, the game keeps throwing more and more difficult puzzles towards us. After a couple of days of puzzles with average difficulty, we are back to the territory of tough and confusing words that will take more effort than normal. But if you're feeling stuck today, do not worry one bit. To help you out of this slump, we have prepared these Wordle hints and clues and you should take a look at them. Also, if you're really stuck, just scroll to the bottom for the…

Quordle 474 answer for May 13: Tenth day in a row and yet another easy puzzle. Players really have a chance to create a high streak. But it should be remembered that we use the word ‘easy' quite loosely. Whether the game is easy or not depends entirely on the first two guesses you make. And because the risk of loss exists with every puzzle, no matter whether easy or hard, that is why you need to check out these Quordle hints and clues to ensure that your streak is always protected. These hints and clues will give you…

David Mackenzie’s film Hell or High Water is, by turns, exciting, ambiguous and downbeat. Transcending the simplicity of its cops and robbers setup, this tale of last resorts, capitalist injustice and moral grey areas leaves you constantly unsure whom to root for – if you’re even supposed to root for anyone in it at all.Brothers Toby (Chris Pine) and Tanner (Ben Foster) are pushed to their limit by the death of their mother and the imminent bank foreclosure on their family ranch. With an oil drilling contract due to start…

Here it is again: the merry, festive Christmas season with its glitter balls, tinsel and the typical "Ho Ho Ho!" Holding onto his red belly, Santa grins and laughs at us from everywhere. Like Halloween pumpkins and clowns, Santa is one of our most popular cultural symbols associated with laughter. In fact, Father Christmas, clowns and demonic veggie visages have more in common than you might think! And our pop…

Image via Marvel Studios Fans of the MCU are starting to feel a little skeptical when it comes to characters’ deaths on screen. Though there have been plenty of deaths, not a whole lot of them are sticking with characters finding ways to come back, whether through the multiverse, through time travel, or in Wanda’s case, magic. Wanda’s corruption through the use of the Darkhold and turn to dark magic forces her into conflict with Doctor Strange with the two battling out over America Chavez in Doctor Strange and…

Blockchain, a technology exclusively developed for cryptocurrency transactions, is finding its applications elsewhere too. Artificial intelligence, an equally advancing technology with data processing as its life-blood, has been facing challenges on the data accuracy and data privacy fronts. These challenges are very much inherent to the technology that it is impossible to tweak AI models to correct these fallacies. Blockchain, as a shared and immutable ledger that provides an interface to share encrypted data…

11 Bit Studios, the publisher behind games such as Frostpunk and This War Of Mine have announced their next project, a narrative-driven RPG. Codenamed Project Vitriol, the title is being developed by Fools Theory, a collective of AAA veterans whose previous titles include The Witcher 2 and The Witcher 3. 11 Bit Studios says Project Vitriol is a “deep, morally ambiguous narrative-driven RPG, of a scale and scope not previously undertaken by the publisher”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-IwpJT9NCk During the…