The European Union levelled its first antitrust penalty against Apple on Monday, fining the U.S. tech giant nearly $2 billion US for breaking the bloc’s competition laws by unfairly favouring its own music streaming service over rivals. Apple muzzled app developers from telling users where they could go to pay for cheaper music subscriptions instead … Read more
Over the past few years, the Oscars have taken a decidedly international turn. This year, of the 10 films nominated for an Academy Award for best picture, three of them – “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Past Lives” and “The Zone of Interest” – are non-English language films. In the first two decades of the Academy … Read more
In Dune’s sandswept colonialist dystopia of the distant future, power is a force best handled – and transferred – surreptitiously. In a world of ultra-wealthy spice barons and interplanetary warfare, the greatest asset in both diplomacy and resistance is an intangible one: language. Nowhere is this clearer than in the films’ portrayal of sign language. … Read more
‘What’s great about my age,” says Hannah Starkey, “and going through the menopause, is that you leave the male gaze behind. And it’s really liberating. You can’t really sell me anything. And I’m dangerous – because I can tell you the truth!” A piercing, perilous honesty and a fully emancipated female gaze are characteristics that … Read more
“Music and melodies see no border and colour, it’s just this spiritual and unexplainable thing that affects and touches people in different ways,” says Riddick-Tynes. “I envision what it feels like when someone is alone in their room, because if you can touch one person, you can touch 20 million – that’s my main thing.” … Read more
Mayor John Lindsay declared war on New York’s graffiti in 1972. It was a curious move, even in an era known for unwinnable conflicts. Many residents hated graffiti, of course, but it didn’t lack for fans in high places. The previous year, the Times had published an admiring profile of Taki, a teen-ager who scribbled … Read more
Unlike what you may see in movies or TV shows, you can’t always just walk into a bar and ask someone for a threesome. You can, however, download threesome apps. Just like there are specific types of dating apps out there specifically for LGBTQ+ individuals or for those who are polyamorous, there are also dating … Read more
El EBITDA ajustado del cuarto trimestre1 asciende a 463 millones de dólares y el EBITDA ajustado de todo el ejercicio asciende a 1.913 millones de dólares Beneficios netos por acción en el cuarto trimestre y anuales de 0,49 y 2,68 dólares, respectivamente Los dividendos anualizados aumentaron 0,04 dólares por acción (3 %) hasta alcanzar la suma de 1,40 … Read more
Movie theaters were looking for a savior and “Dune: Part Two” is delivering on the promise. Armed with sandworms, big screen spectacle and the star power of Timothee Chalamet, Denis Villeneuve’s science fiction epic stormed the North American box office this weekend earning $81.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Internationally, it … Read more
Final Fantasy VII, released in 1997 for the Sony PlayStation, changed the landscape of video gaming. Sporting new-at-the-time 3D graphics, cinematic cut scenes and a storyline that took more narrative swings than most gamers had ever seen, it was treated as a mass pop culture event. It sold millions of copies, becoming a cult classic … Read more
