-
10 best anime to watch if you love Christopher Nolan movies (#5 is even trippier than Interstellar)
Polygon has published a list recommending 10 anime for fans of Christopher Nolan’s films, arguing that although Nolan’s puzzle-box style is hard to replicate, several anime share his fascination with non-linear storytelling, time paradoxes and psychological complexity. The piece notes that Nolan himself drew visual inspiration from anime, most notably borrowing imagery from Satoshi Kon’s…
-
Britain’s traveller hotspot where towns and villages fight ‘never ending’ battle with families who repeatedly return to illegal sites just months after being ordered to leave
The article reports on an unnamed area of Britain described as a “traveller hotspot”, where local towns and villages say they are locked in a “never-ending” struggle with traveller families who repeatedly set up on illegal encampments, only to return within months of being evicted. Residents and councils reportedly feel the cycle of enforcement and…
-
Why a blown-out plane window nearly sucked a passenger outside at 16K feet
A Ryanair passenger narrowly avoided being pulled out of the aircraft after a window failed shortly after takeoff from Thessaloniki, Greece, prompting aviation safety experts to explain how such a failure could occur and what travellers should do if it happens again. The incident has renewed attention on cabin safety procedures, with experts stressing that…
-
Birth tourism crackdown expands as House chairman raises criminal conspiracy case
Rep. Brandon Gill, a Texas Republican who chairs the House Oversight Committee’s Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses, has said companies that help foreign nationals travel to the United States specifically to give birth—so their children automatically acquire US citizenship—may be engaged in a criminal conspiracy. The intervention marks an expansion…
-
Royal Mail to replace village postbox after thefts
Residents in Woolley have had to travel two miles to post letters after thieves stole two boxes.
-
Nintendo Life writers share their weekend gaming plans and backlogs
This is Nintendo Life’s regular “What Are You Playing This Weekend?” feature, in which the site’s writers share their personal gaming plans, published during a quiet week for Nintendo news. That week’s headlines included new Switch 2 versions of Octopath Traveler 1 & 2, fresh Pikmin merchandise from Hot Topic, and confirmation that FromSoftware’s The…
-
The Oxfordshire village planning to declare independence from Britain: As furious locals hit out at plans to dump 1,250 single male asylum seekers on them, ROBERT HARDMAN reveals extraordinary measures they’re taking
A West Oxfordshire village is exploring drastic, largely symbolic measures — reportedly including a mock “declaration of independence” — after residents learned of government plans to house up to 1,250 single male asylum seekers nearby. Locals argue the scale of the proposed accommodation is wildly disproportionate to the size of the village and fear it…
-
Travel chaos on the M25 as drivers are engulfed by thick smoke after dry fields go up in flames
Motorists on the M25 faced significant disruption after thick smoke from a fire in nearby dry fields blew across the motorway, severely reducing visibility for drivers. The blaze appears to have broken out amid dry conditions, with vegetation quickly catching alight and smoke drifting onto one of Britain’s busiest routes, prompting concern for road safety.…
-
Smoke, travel and Trump threaten New York’s grand World Cup finale
New York’s staging of the World Cup final at MetLife Stadium on Sunday has been overshadowed by thick smoke from Canadian wildfires that has blanketed the city and much of the eastern seaboard, prompting air quality warnings and flight cancellations. The problem is particularly unwelcome given the city was chosen for the final largely for…
-
Fanatics Fest crowd goes crazy after LeBron James utters phrase often linked to team trying to sign him
LeBron James caused a stir at Fanatics Fest in New York after invoking “trust the process,” a phrase strongly associated with the Philadelphia 76ers, fuelling speculation about where the NBA’s all-time leading scorer might play next. James is currently a free agent and has said he intends to play an unprecedented 24th NBA season, but…