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In Robin Dimet’s heartfelt documentary, literary translation is a lonely, precarious pursuit. Living in a rudimentarily furnished home in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, sixtysomething Sami has spent nearly two decades translating Greek mythology into Amharic. Slight in frame, the reticent figure only lights up when he speaks of his colossal project, which has grown into an all-consuming obsession. The book has overwhelmed all other aspects of his life, leaving friends, relatives and Sami’s own wellbeing in the rearview…

Screenshot: A24Jane Schoenbrun’s new queer horror was one thing to watch at this year’s Sundance—if you were there in person, that is. Now, everyone else can actually get a look behind the buzz, and this coming of age creepshow certainly lives up to it all.Introducing People to Horror Films/Books | Stephen Graham Jones InterviewStarring Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine as two teenagers in a small town united by a shared love of a mysterious cancelled TV show, I Saw the TV Glow looks to put a supernatural twist on…

Hollywood superstars Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, and Austin Butler are currently on a promotional tour for their upcoming film Dune 2, traveling overseas to engage with fans and promote the film. Their recent arrival in Korea for event promotions was met with considerable excitement. However, enthusiasm turned to scrutiny when people noticed something unusual in Zendaya's picture afterward. Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, and Austin Butler are currently on a promotional tour for their upcoming film Dune 2(X, Dune 2…

When Marc Sebastian heard about a nine-month cruise around the world, his first thought was that it sounded like the perfect premise for a reality TV show.  “Put cameras on that goddamn ship,” Sebastian said in a TikTok that’s now been viewed 7 million times. “There’s gonna be mutiny. There’s gonna be blood. Someone is going overboard, I wanna watch. Alternatively, put me on the cruise. I’ll go. I’ll cause chaos. I’ll wreak havoc and I’ll record everything.” Marketed as “the most epic world cruise ever to set…

Awards Season is in full swing, with a number of titles being nominated for Oscars. But there's another movie that continues to make headlines and go viral online: Saltburn. That black comedy is full of shocking moments, which were seen by a ton of people after it became available to stream with an Amazon Prime subscription. Moments like Saltburn's infamous bath tub scene have been turned into countless memes and TikToks, and director Emerald Fennell recently reacted to the way the internet has reacted to her film. While…

The post-Get Out influx of “elevated” horror films, more focused on the construction of a smug metaphor than coherence or cohesion, has become a blight on an already blighted genre. It’s an incredibly difficult web to weave - even Jordan Peele himself facing the odd stumble since his ground-shifting breakout – yet still so many keep trying, dissertations clumsily disguised as films.But in I Saw the TV Glow, a buzzy, brilliant new film premiering at the Sundance film festival, the writer-director Jane Schoenbrun has made…

Netflix’s new K-drama, Like Flowers in Sand, is a series without waste — a deliberate, consoling dive into ssireum, a traditional form of South Korean wrestling, set in an unassuming Geosan town reflected perfectly in Jang Dong-yoon’s earnest and unrefined Kim Baek-doo. The series begins as Baek-doo’s ssireum career ostensibly ends. A former childhood prodigy, the 33-year-old has failed to win a senior championship. As a scion of a family of winners, in a town defined by ssireum, no one can explain his failure. After…

A desire to disrupt the established political system is a strong motivator for sharing conspiracy theories, new research suggests. This is regardless of if the sharer believes the theories they're sharing or not.Researchers even have a term for this hunger for sabotage: a 'need for chaos'.While we all engage in conspiracy thinking to a certain degree, some of these beliefs can become dangerous. The increasing propagation and power of misinformation online, some fueled by vested interests, has created a strong motivation…

Small wooden tree-mounted boxes for bats are an increasingly common sight in B.C.'s urban parks, often resembling birdhouses except with entrances underneath.After a string of tragedies near bat boxes, B.C. scientists teamed up to investigate.What they learned over four years, they say, has changed how we should be building summertime homes for mother bats and their pups, with the species' survival at stake."For them to to raise that young they need just-right temperatures to do so," explained study co-author Cori Lausen.…

2023 was a busy year in science. Here are 10 stories worth revisiting as we wind up the year.1. Canadian Jeremy Hansen chosen to fly to the moonA Canadian astronaut was selected as part of the crew for NASA's Artemis II mission to the moon.Jeremy Hansen and three crew mates will fly in an Orion capsule that will orbit the moon and fly farther into deep space than any humans have gone before.Hansen will not land on the moon, but the planned 10-day mission will be the first of a series of missions expected to culminate with…