The menstrual cycle and other aspects of women’s health have long been understudied Romy Arroyo Fernandez/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Period BrainSarah Hill Vermilion (UK); Harvest (US) When I lived with my parents, my mother said she could always tell when my period was approaching: I raided the snack cupboard a little more frequently and … Read more
Some social media videos recommend taping your mouth shut entirely to improve sleep, while others advise only partly closing it Sevda Ercan/Getty Images There is little good-quality evidence to support the social media trend of taping your mouth closed at night to alleviate breathing difficulties – and some scientists worry it could bring its own … Read more
Could aeronutrients explain the benefits of being in nature? Daniel Ernst/Stills Around 10 years ago, British tabloid newspaper The Sun ran a memorable article about a couple who claimed to be “breatharians”able to survive on a little water and even less food. Instead, they said, they derived sustenance from air, sunlight and the energy of the … Read more
Hollywood executives scrambled Monday to interpret President Trump’s call for stiff tariffs on movies produced outside the U.S. — a bombshell proposal that would upend how movies have been made for years. Trump on Sunday night announced that he was authorizing a 100% tariff on movies “coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign … Read more
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting … Read more
Could the Vancouver Canucks once again become home to the NHL’s top brother act? Possibly, if comments made by the team’s president about captain Quinn Hughes turn out to be more than idle musings aimed at injecting hope into a disillusioned fan base. Responding to a question about keeping the superstar defenceman in the Canucks fold … Read more
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Gavin and Stacey star Larry Lamb has said he suggested the idea of a film adaptation of beloved sitcom to BBC director general Tim Davie. Speaking on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday, 15 April, the actor, 77, recalled how someone had mentioned the idea to him which he then passed on to Mr Davie. Mr Lamb … Read more
Filmmaker Alex Rivera’s award-winning sci-fi film touches on current debates surrounding immigration, climate change and technology. Militarized water sources. Robot farmworkers. Commercialized memories. Everything is for sale in Alex Rivera’s 2008 sci-fi feature “Sleep Dealer,” in which young, expendable workers from the Global South plug into machines that power the international economy. Although 17 years … Read more
Jim Jarmusch can’t stop collaging. The celebrated independent filmmaker, known for movies such as Cannes Grand Prix winner “Broken Flowers” and “Stranger Than Paradise,” has been dabbling in the art form for decades, amassing hundreds of works. Creating collages is almost a compulsion, a way for Jarmusch to escape from the world and nestle into … Read more
