In the little we know of Materialists, the forthcoming film from Past Lives director Celine Song, Dakota Johnson plays Lucy, a successful matchmaker who is herself perennially single and jaded about love. When an as-yet-unnamed suitor (Pedro Pascal) approaches her at a wedding and asks to buy her a drink, Lucy’s response is not so…
The European Union has a “strong plan” to retaliate against tariffs imposed by Donald Trump but would prefer to negotiate, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has said. Trump, who has upended eight decades of certainties about the transatlantic relationship since taking office, has threatened tariffs on goods from around the…
We’re hiding behind a dining table, waiting for the birthday girl to arrive. The door creaks open. “Surprise!” we shout. When her shock fades, my friend yells, “I thought the party was tomorrow!” My heart sinks as I realize she’d planned her own, separate party – and she hadn’t invited me. After a decade of…
If you want to understand the debate about bail reform in Victoria – and the gulf between the position taken by the Allan government and the recommendations of experts – you could do worse than consider the case of an alleged youth offender known as MMA. His case has straddled the recent changes in bail…
Packers propose ban for Eagles’ ‘tush push’ play The Green Bay Packers have submitted a proposal to ban the Philadelphia Eagles’ famous “tush push” quarterback sneak play. The Eagles deployed the play to score their first touchdown during their 40-22 Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. unbranded – Sport PALM BEACH, Florida —…
A newly discovered bacterial weapon against fungi can kill even drug-resistant strains, raising hopes for a new antifungal drug. Fungal infections have been spreading rapidly and widely in recent years, fueled in part by climate change. Some fungi, including Candida auris, have developed resistance to some highly effective antifungal drugs which have been in use…