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Japan football great ‘King Kazu’ Miura, 59, scores first competitive goal for four years
Japanese football veteran Kazuyoshi Miura, known as “King Kazu”, scored his first competitive goal in almost four years on Saturday at the age of 59, helping third-tier club Fukushima United thrash Iwaki Furukawa 7-0 in the Emperor’s Cup. The strike underlines the extraordinary longevity of Miura’s playing career, which is now heading into a remarkable…
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Poll: Box Art Brawl – Duel: Mario Superstar Baseball (GameCube)
Nintendo Life’s weekly “Box Art Brawl” feature pits the North American/European and Japanese box art for GameCube title Mario Superstar Baseball against each other, inviting readers to vote for their favourite. The 2005 sports game was well received at the time, though the site notes it wouldn’t necessarily be everyone’s top pick for a future…
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Fantasia International Film Festival Awards: Hanna Bergholm’s ‘Nightborn’ Wins Top Honor
Finnish director Hanna Bergholm’s psychological thriller “Nightborn” has won the Cheval Noir, the top prize at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival, one of the world’s leading genre and horror film showcases. The film’s star, Seidi Haarla, who appears opposite Rupert Grint, also received the best actress award, giving the Finland/Lithuania/France/UK co-production a strong showing…
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‘Sour Minnows’ Is the Surreal Body Snatching Comedy That Mystified and Delighted Its Premiere Audience — Fantasia
“Sour Minnows,” the surreal body-snatching comedy from director Harrison Atkins, premiered at Montreal’s Fantasia Festival, leaving audiences both baffled and delighted. The film marks Atkins’ sophomore feature following his 2015 debut “Lace Crater,” and represents a deliberate creative pivot after years of struggling to get a more conventional, bigger-budget project financed in Los Angeles. Atkins…
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Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins officially revealed at SSDC as free Webtoon prequel
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins, a prequel comic about the early days of the adventuring group Vox Machina, will be released on Webtoon following its reveal at San Diego Comic-Con. The move makes another story from Critical Role’s fantasy setting of Exandria easier to read on mobile devices, expanding the franchise’s presence on the digital…
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India’s ‘cockroach’ protest called off after education minister quits
India’s Cockroach Janta Party has ended its five-week protest after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned, with supporters celebrating in Delhi. The online satirical movement, which is not a formal political party, had become a prominent outlet for young people’s anger over education and unemployment, making the resignation a significant public setback for Narendra Modi’s government.…
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‘Lucky Lu’ Leads Winners at MIFFest’s Malaysia Golden Global Awards
“Lucky Lu”, directed by Lloyd Lee Choi, won Best Film at the ninth Malaysia International Film Festival’s Malaysia Golden Global Awards. The results underline MIFFest’s increasingly international profile, with prizes going to productions and filmmakers from Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. Morad Mostafa won Best Director for “Aisha Can’t Fly Away”, while…
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India’s ‘cockroach’ movement ousts minister, but can Modi calm youth?
India’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, resigned after weeks of youth-led protests over alleged examination paper leaks and wider failures in the education system. The resignation is a significant concession by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and highlights broader young people’s frustration over unemployment, opportunities and public accountability. The Cockroach Janta Party, a satirical movement inspired…