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When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places: An ice skating rink near Disneyland, ski slopes around Lake Tahoe, farmland in the Central Valley.And — coming soon — kitchen faucets.California regulators on Tuesday approved new rules to let water agencies recycle wastewater and put it right back into the pipes that carry drinking water to homes, schools and businesses.It's a big step for a state that has struggled for decades to secure reliable sources of drinking water for its more than…

Stone Folsom points, which date to between 11,000 and 10,000 years ago, are associated with the prehistoric hunting of bison. UMMAA 27673, 39802, 30442 and 37737. Credit: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology One of the most common stereotypes about the human past is that men did the hunting while women did the gathering. That gendered division of labor, the story goes, would have provided the meat and…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMolly Ringwald has revealed that she turned down the lead role in the 1990 romcom Pretty Woman.The role – of sex worker Vivian Ward, who falls in love with a rich client played by Richard Gere – eventually became a star-making turn for Julia Roberts.The film, which landed Roberts an Oscar nomination, was a hit, but nonetheless faced criticism for its depiction of sex work.Speaking to…

For reasons too complex to delve into here, horror as a genre has proved an adaptable vehicle for marginalised groups to explore the tensions between mainstream society and its discontents. So there has been a wave of female-centric horror films made by women, a renaissance in horror focusing on race thanks to Jordan Peele and others, and all kinds of scary films addressing ethnic identity by directors far and wide.Swallowed, a very low-budget sci-fi/body horror with an out-and-proud gay angle, may prompt viewers to…

Image: Courtesy of Sundance InsituteOf course io9 wants you to read this review, but Infinity Pool—the latest from Brandon Cronenberg (Antiviral, Possessor)—is one of those movies you shouldn’t know too much about before you watch it. No spoilers here, but if you want to go in totally blind, you’ve been warned.Set on a fictional island (Croatia provides the gorgeously scenic backdrops) at an exclusive resort, Infinity Pool introduces us to James (The Northman’s Alexander Skarsgård) and Em (In the Shadow of the Moon’s…

Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible Co-Star Thandie Once Talked About Their On-Screen Kiss(Pic Credit: Facebook, Poster) Tom Cruise may be the Hollywood hunk, but there was once a time that he couldn’t impress his Mission Impossible 2 co-star Thandie Newton with their kiss. The actor most recently appeared in Top Gun: Maverick, which has become a box office hit. It crossed the half-a-billion mark within two weeks since its release. As of now, the movie has made $608 million globally and shows no signs to…