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Various outlets are reporting that the influential creator of Dragon Ball and character designer for games like the Dragon Quest series and Chrono Trigger, Akira Toriyama, died on March 1 of a subdural hematoma. You’d be hard-pressed to find a game developer in Japan who wasn’t influenced by Toriyama in some way. His work on Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball has pervaded the culture there and even found popularity in the West. Because of this recognition, he was tapped to design the characters for Dragon Quest (Dragon Warrior in…

Fashion maverick Iris Apfel, known for her bold, unconventional, and eclectic style, has passed away at the age of 102.After decades of embracing fashion in the loudest way possible, Iris died at home in Palm Beach on March 1.The news was confirmed by her agent, Lori Sale, who said it was the “honor of a lifetime” to work with the textile expert, interior designer, and fashion icon.“Iris Apfel was extraordinary. Working alongside her was the honor of a lifetime. I will miss her daily calls, always greeted with the…

Almost every day, a new trend emerges on social media, be it for raising awareness or calling out against something. Among other platforms, X, formerly Twitter, is famous for making or breaking a trend. Recently, netizens have started the “#FreeLiamNissan” movement on the platform. The trend comes after a meme account that goes by the name Liam Nissan, a comedic take on the Taken star Liam Neeson's name, was allegedly suspended. Elon Musk is being blamed by X users for allegedly suspending Liam Nissan's…

Half of London's black cab fleet is now made up of zero-emission vehicles, manufacturer LEVC and Transport for London (TfL) announced. Of the 14,690 licensed taxis in the capital, 7,972 are battery electric vehicles (BEVs), with most manufactured by Geely's LEVC, according to the latest figures. The number of those models grew a fairly dramatic 10 percent in the last month alone."Reaching this milestone is a great reflection of how London is working hard to be a greener, more sustainable, environmentally friendly city,"…

How best can you display the advances in technology over the years? Let’s take a PC like the landmark original 1984 Apple Macintosh—later rebranded the Macintosh 128K—and shrink it by more than half. Then, boost its processing capability and memory by a factor of thousands or even tens of thousands—AKA modern mobile gaming standards. That’s what Ayaneo is doing with its upcoming Mini PC AM01, a pint-sized homage to the all-in-one computing system that weighs a little more than a pound.Like It or Not, Your Doctor Will Use…

Oh, the Hugh manatee. A long-time fixture at the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, the manatee named Hugh, died back in April. The 38-year-old sea creature was a fixture as the site’s “resident manatee,” but new, graphic details about his death are pitting federal agencies against the local aquarium about how best to preserve the vulnerable species.Samsung Galaxy Fold 5: Hands-on first Impressions of Samsung's Big-Screen Flagship FoldableAfter Hugh’s death in April, the FWC’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute’s…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAt 5.29am on 16 July, 1945: the first ever atomic bomb is detonated. Against the desert landscape of New Mexico, the device explodes with a power equivalent to 21,000 tons of dynamite, releasing a flare of light so bright researchers said it would have been visible from Mars. The code name for this world-changing, history-making test event? Trinity. The bomb’s creator, J Robert…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Eating & Drinking Culture Books The pastry chef behind Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding cake shares recipes inspired by her Northern California upbringing and London home Get the latest from Laura Brehaut straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Jul 07, 2023  •  Last updated 8 minutes ago  •  6 minute read California-born, London-based pastry chef Claire Ptak is the founder of Violet Cakes. PHOTOS BY PIA RIVEROLA AND MAREN CARUSO…

It’s been a little less than a week since Turner Classic Movies was saved from being ground up in Warner Bros. Discovery’s relentless content sausage grinder. Film preservation takes a lot of work, both from official, mainstream providers and some—well—less authorized sources. Over the past week, eagle-eyed classic film buffs spotted that TCM aired content originally created for the famed pirate movie archival community Karagarga.Top 5 Shopping Tips for Amazon Prime DayAs originally reported by TorrentFreak, users on the…

While Tom Cruise and John Travolta have never worked together, the iconic movie stars have often been mentioned in news stories, documentaries and investigative reports about being two of the most prominent members of the controversial Church of Scientology. In fact, some of these stories have spoken about the men being rivals in the organization, with a former member revealing in a 2018 interview that they “despised” each other and that Travolta became “extremely jealous” of Cruise after the “Top Gun” star was hailed as…