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Madrid, Jan 2 (EFE).- In Bella Baxter, the main character in Yorgos Lanthimos’ film ‘Poor Things’, Emma Stone says she has found one of the most inspiring characters of her career. The movie is a fantastical fable with a generous pinch of black humor and perversion by director Lanthimos that...
By Alicia García Madrid, Dec 26 (EFE).- After the year of “Barbie” and the Hollywood strikes, 2024 is expected to witness the release of much anticipated sequels or prequels to blockbusters such as the “Dune,” “Ghostbusters,” “Gladiator,” “Deadpool,” “Despicable Me,” “Inside Out,” “Mad Max,” “John Wick” and “Joker.” There is...
New Delhi, Dec 25 (EFE).- Sudarsan Pattnaik, a renowned Indian sand artist, claims to have set a world record by crafting the largest Santa Claus sculpture using sand and two tons of onions. The colossal 100 feet by 20 feet by 40 feet artwork, created with a message advocating environmental...
By Alvaro Alfaro Harbin, China, Dec 24 (EFE).- Thousands of people are flocking to the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, attracted by its freezing temperatures and its Ice and Snow Festival, which is being held for the first time since the pandemic and the end of China’s tough ‘zero covid’...
Rio de Janeiro, Dec 22 (EFE).- Santa Claus put on his wetsuit Friday swim with sharks and brighten the days of children at the Rio de Janeiro aquarium, the largest in South America. Diver Felippe Luna dresses as Santa Claus to dive in the AquaRio, the largest aquarium in Latin...
Mexico City, Dec 21 (EFE).- Mexican film “Tótem” was shortlisted Thursday as a candidate for the international feature Oscar with director Lila Avilés telling EFE she was “honored.” Mexican director Lila Avilés poses this Wednesday during an interview with EFE within the framework of the 71st San Sebastián Film Festival,...
La Paz, Dec 21 (EFE).- An ancestral ritual with offerings to Pachamama or Mother Earth and the ‘illas’, the Andean deities that bring prosperity, were part of Thursday’s celebrations marking the change in the Bolivian agricultural cycle, starting with the southern summer solstice. An aymara priest leads a traditional ceremony...
Jerusalem, Dec 21 (EFE).- The American tech giant Meta is censoring voices in support of Palestine on its social networks Instagram and Facebook, according to the nonprofit Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday. The rights watchdog, in its report «Meta’s Broken Promises: Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content on Instagram and...
New York, Dec 18 (EFE) – American actor Jonathan Majors was found guilty on Monday of assault and harassment for attacking his then-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, in a car in March. The jury found the actor guilty of reckless assault and harassment, but acquitted him on two other counts, one of...
Washington, Dec 15 (EFE).- Actor Matthew Perry, known for playing «Chandler » in the legendary series «Friends» and who was found dead on Oct. 28 in his pool in Los Angeles, died «accidentally» after consuming ketamine, as revealed on Friday by the autopsy results. «The cause of death for 54-year-old...
New York, Dec 15 (EFE). – The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (Met) will return 14 sculptures to Cambodia and two to Thailand, all linked to Douglas Latchford, an art collector accused of trafficking objects looted during the Cambodian civil war (1967-1975). Latchford was indicted in 2019 on...
New York City, US, Dec 13 (EFE).- New York’s Freedom Plaza was illuminated on Wednesday with «Field of Light,» a 6-acre installation by British artist Bruce Munro. Photograph showing the Field Of Light light show by artist Bruce Munro, which is presented at Freedom Palza in New York, US, 13...
