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This Is Ballroom review – pulsating documentary tells story of Brazilian ballroom
This Is Ballroom is a documentary feature from directors Juru and Vitã that traces the growth of queer ballroom culture in Rio de Janeiro and its surrounding areas. As active participants in the scene themselves, the pair bring an insider’s perspective to the film, blending observational footage of a competitive ball with interviews that explore…
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Councillors say Full Monty club could have been ‘fantastic community space’ if not blighted by fires
The famous club has been left in ruins after a number of fires
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Space mirrors could ruin astronomy — and your eyes
The company Reflect Orbital has won FCC approval to launch a test satellite called Eärendil-1, the first step towards a planned fleet of up to 50,000 orbital mirrors designed to reflect sunlight onto Earth on demand. The firm envisions uses such as powering solar farms at night, boosting agricultural yields, aiding search-and-rescue operations and lighting…
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The Big Moon’s ‘Fun’ Is A Carefree Indie Bop
The Big Moon have released their new single ‘Fun’, the second track to be shared from their upcoming album ‘Forever’, which is due out on 30th October via Fiction Records. The song embraces a lighter, more joyful side of the band’s sound, deliberately moving away from darker themes in favour of the buoyant energy the…
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Reform pledge to deport foreign criminals to El Salvador leaves them at risk of torture, charities warn
Reform UK has unveiled plans to deport all foreign nationals from Britain’s prisons, potentially sending some to serve sentences in El Salvador or Kosovo if their home countries refuse to take them back. The policy, announced by Reform’s Home Affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf, has drawn criticism from migrant rights charities, who warn it could expose…
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Campaigners call for Thirty Seconds to Mars to cancel UK tour amid Jared Leto allegations
They are set to tour in April 2027. The post Campaigners call for Thirty Seconds to Mars to cancel UK tour amid Jared Leto allegations first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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The FAA wants to reboot the nation’s airspace. This airline shows how it might work
When Alaska Airlines wanted to optimize its operations, it turned to a small startup called Air Space Intelligence. Now the FAA has hired the company for a major reboot of the entire U.S. airspace.
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‘Primo Viaggio,’ Presented Last Year at Locarno’s Alliance 4 Development, Has Wrapped and Heading for Venice Gap-Financing Market (EXCLUSIVE)
Nanni Moretti’s Rome-based Sacher Film and Andrea Marcelli’s Paris-based Halley Production have wrapped filming on “Primo Viaggio”, a Franco-Italian co-production that emerged from a chance meeting at Locarno Film Festival’s Alliance 4 Development platform less than a year ago. The film, directed by Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey Kauffman, is now heading to the Venice Film…
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Andy Burnham begins cost-of-living tour pledging to provide “everyday fixes” for rising bills
Mr Burnham’s summer tour follows his pledge on his first day in office to give the public “breathing space” on bills
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Space Agencies Are Trying to Keep Astronauts From Losing Their Sight
The European Space Agency has commissioned British startup Siloton to develop a compact eye-scanning device to help understand and eventually treat spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS), a condition that damages astronauts’ eyesight during long missions. The work is being done ahead of the Artemis programme’s crewed missions to the moon and other deep space journeys, where…