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Screenshot: CruncyrollWelcome to the future of Gundam, my friends: we’ve got a robot school, we’ve got megacorporation politics, and we’ve got girls defending each other’s honor by engaging in giant mecha duels for the right to be wives. This weekend saw the debut of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury, the first mainline entry in the legendary mecha anime franchise since 2015's Iron Blooded Orphans. Set in a new timeline within the Gundam continuity, the series follows the franchise’s first female protagonist,…

Image: SunriseIt’s the Lfrith, but it’s in the classic Gundam color scheme and they gave it the V-Fin. Need I say more?I mean, if you need me to explain, it’s just a really fun, sleek design. It’s both evocative of the iconic Gundam form, but also surprisingly different in detailing. Rounded and sharply angular where Gundams are usually bulky and blocky, the tiny waist and larger thighs also blend in some of the design hallmarks of the classic Zeon suits too in some very subtle ways. It’s feminine but not overtly so, an…

A Mayan temple at Tikal, in Guatemala. Photo: JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP (Getty Images)Ancient Maya cities like Tikal and Cerén were heavily polluted with mercury, according to recent analysis of soil from the sites. Exposure to the element may have been a health hazard for the Maya and could be a risk to archaeologists today, according to the team that studied the samples.The mercury likely seeped into the soil after being used for quotidian purposes, like painting houses and ceramics. The review of the mercury concentrations…

Toxic levels of a pollutant commonly associated with the wastes of modern industry have been uncovered amid the most unlikely of archaeological sites.Long before conquistadors from far-off lands introduced the decay of war and disease, Maya cultures were dusting the soils of their urban centers with the heavy metal mercury.The element's levels are so great in some areas, researchers are being advised to gear up to save their health."Mercury pollution in the environment is usually found in contemporary urban areas and…

Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver said Wednesday that he would begin the process of finding buyers for the basketball teams, after an investigation into his workplace conduct prompted the league to suspend him for a year and fine him $10 million.The investigation commissioned by the NBA found that Sarver had uttered racial slurs “when recounting the statements of others,” harassed and berated employees, exposed himself and commented on female workers’ bodies and ability to do their jobs after a pregnancy. …

Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver attends Game Two of the 2021 WNBA Finals at Footprint Center on October 13, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona.Christian Petersen | Getty ImagesPhoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver said he would begin the process to sell both professional basketball teams after a damning report detailed nearly two decades' worth of workplace harassment and inappropriate behavior by the executive.Blaming an "unforgiving climate," Sarver said in a statement Wednesday that he is unable to separate…

Mercury Prize-shortlisted artist Self Esteem helped to organise the donation of the leftover food prepared for the ceremony in London. Last night’s (Thursday 8 September) awards show was postponed following the news of the Queen’s death, aged 96.Immediately after the announcement was made, Self Esteem – real name Rebecca Lucy Taylor – tweeted “DONATE THE F***ING FOOD”, urging organisers not to let the meals go to waste. Due to the fact dinner was about to be served at the exact moment the event was postponed, there was a…

The Mercury prize is being postponed owing to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. A new date for the ceremony, which recognises the best British or Irish album of the year, is yet to be announced.The introductory stages of the evening, held at the London Eventim Apollo, were already underway when news of the monarch’s death broke. An announcement shown to guests in the room said:“In light of the sad news of the passing of Her Majesty the Queen, we are sorry to announce that we will not be proceeding with this evening’s event…

It was perhaps inevitable that so many records born of the last couple of years should possess a certain interiority. Tours halted, venues closed, the world on hiatus. Meanwhile Britain was in a period of self-examination: its history of slavery, its attitudes to gender, its post-Brexit reckoning and repositioning.Accordingly, many of the albums shortlisted for this year’s Mercury prize reflect this time: preoccupying themselves with ideas of belonging, identity, home. From Little Simz’s Sometimes I Might Be Introvert to…

The next chapter in the Mobile Suit Gundam saga finally has a solid release date, and our latest look at it yet gives a look at its real premise—and perhaps not quite so many giant robot fights as you might first expect.Sunrise has released a new trailer confirming that The Witch From Mercury, the next mainline series in the Gundam franchise, will begin airing on October 2. The new trailer for the series puts the spotlight on the now-teenaged Suletta Mercury—who we saw as an adorable war criminal/toddler in the excellent…