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‘Incinerator’ Review: Award-Winning Japanese Portrait of a Teenage Loner Is Gentle to a Fault
Shuntaro Uchida’s Japanese coming-of-age film “Incinerator” follows Kozue, a solitary ten-year-old living outside Tokyo who steals objects to throw into her school incinerator. Although the film’s unusual young protagonist and gentle visual style initially create intrigue, the review argues that it softens her strangeness into a conventional, underdeveloped family drama. The criticism matters because the…
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Canberra Hospital sonographer sacked over ultrasound errors in high-risk pregnancy unit loses unfair dismissal case after alleging supervisor was attracted to her
A sonographer at Canberra Hospital, Joy Biradee, has lost an unfair dismissal case after being sacked from the hospital’s high-risk pregnancy unit over errors made during ultrasound scans. The case, heard by Australia’s Fair Work Commission, is notable because Biradee had alleged that her supervisor was attracted to her, a claim she raised as part…
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Is this e-reader case a gun?
A 3D-printed, pistol-shaped case for the Xteink X4 e-reader has highlighted the difficulty of requiring printers to block gun-related files. The harmless case, dubbed the “Gundle”, cannot fire and was intended as a joke or commentary, but it resembles a real firearm closely enough to raise questions about whether automated detection software could wrongly prevent…
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The fathers driven to suicide, breakdown and penury by chaotic dysfunction in the Child Maintenance Service
The article reports allegations that serious administrative failures within the Child Maintenance Service have left some fathers facing severe financial and psychological distress, including claims of suicide, breakdown and poverty. It argues that errors, delays and poor communication can have grave consequences for parents who depend on the system to calculate and collect child-maintenance payments.…
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As Adam Peaty prepares to swim for Commonwealth gold tonight in front of besotted new wife Holly Ramsay, the surprising connection he still keeps with his estranged family is revealed
Adam Peaty is preparing to compete for Commonwealth Games gold, with his new wife Holly Ramsay cheering him on, amid renewed attention on his estranged relationship with parts of his family. Despite the rift, it has emerged that Peaty maintains a notable connection with relatives, and his mother, Caroline, has now spoken publicly about the…
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‘Twin Peaks’ Quietly Inspired One of Nintendo’s Weirdest Video Games of All Time
The article argues that *The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening* stands apart within Nintendo’s long-running series because its dreamlike setting and eccentric characters were influenced by *Twin Peaks*. This connection matters because it helps explain why the 1993 game feels unusually surreal and tonally distinct from more conventional Zelda adventures. *Twin Peaks*, created by David…
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10 Best Film Noir Movies of the ’50s
Collider ranks ten 1950s film noir films, highlighting the decade’s influence on the genre’s visual style, moral ambiguity and post-war anxieties. – ‘The Hitch-Hiker’ (1953): Ida Lupino’s lean thriller follows two friends held captive by a murderous hitchhiker. – ‘Kiss Me Deadly’ (1955): Robert Aldrich’s noir combines hard-boiled detective fiction with Cold War paranoia. -…
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Weird Al Yankovic Says He Turned Down Seven-Figure Riyadh Comedy Fest Gig: “It Makes Me Feel Icky”
Weird Al Yankovic said he declined a seven-figure offer to perform one show at Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival because accepting it made him feel “icky”. He stressed that he was not criticising artists who did take part, but said he did not need the money badly enough to compromise his own judgement. The festival,…
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‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Almost Killed Off This Fan-Favorite Character
Co-showrunner Akiva Goldsman said Star Trek: Strange New Worlds once developed an episode in which Pelia, played by Carol Kane, would have died, but the idea was abandoned. The decision matters because permanent deaths of principal characters are relatively uncommon in Star Trek, and it suggests the producers value Pelia’s continued role as the series…
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NYC ‘Allahu Akbar’ stabbings suspect’s charges revealed, yells bizarre message during perp walk
Raul Morales has been charged with attempted murder and a hate crime after allegedly stabbing two men on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Police are investigating whether the reported remarks made during the attack indicate an anti-Semitic motive, making the case significant amid concerns about hate-related violence in New York City. Witnesses said the suspect allegedly…