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The Mediterranean coastline you’ve never thought to visit

The Mediterranean coastline you’ve never thought to visit

Published by Daniella Wilson

Powder soft, dazzling white sand sifted through my toes as I looked out at a perfect symphony of blues; a turquoise and azure ocean so clear, it gave crystal a run for its money.  The coastline I’d landed on has every hallmark of the Maldives, with every beach feeling as though you’ve stepped into a screensaver. Yet unlike the Maldives, this beach is not an 11-hour flight plus a sea plane (and five timezones) away. Instead, it’s a mere five hours and, remarkably, it’s right on the Mediterranean.  This is Egypt’s Marassi North Coast, a luxurious beach resort comprising 11 hotels and a new, surprising destination to add to the radar of those seeking winter sunshine. And while temperatures might not quite reach Maldivian highs of 30 degrees in our winter months, they usually hover around a very respectable early 20 degrees; perfect for lounging by the pool or on the beach – although you may need a jumper or jacket as night falls.  The weather in the winter months is perfect for lounging by …

Why you’ve probably been thinking about narcolepsy all wrong | Medical research

Why you’ve probably been thinking about narcolepsy all wrong | Medical research

Published by Sam Flores

The sleep disorder has been the butt of jokes and a comedic plot point, but the reality of living with narcolepsy is anything but funny. Things could be about to change for people with the condition though, after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first ever drug to treat narcolepsy itself, rather than just its symptoms. Madeleine Finlay tells Ian Sample how the scientific breakthrough came about, and Julie Flygare, who has narcolepsy and founded the non-profit Project Sleep, explains what it is like to live with the condition and how the drug could be gamechanger Source link

Roy Lichtenstein at the Whitney Like You’ve Never Seen Him Before

Roy Lichtenstein at the Whitney Like You’ve Never Seen Him Before

Published by Sam Flores

You might think the curator of an old-school museum show, and one who happens to be an artist himself, would flinch at the mention of the phone-out masses ’gramming away at his art show. Not Da Corte. The art of reproduction, the bones of appropriation, the creation of a feed—it’s all very Lichtenstein, and it activates the show. At one point, Da Corte leapt up from the floor of his library to the stacks and plucked out a dust jacket for a book Castelli made when the legendary dealer showed Greene Street Mural—the physical manifestation of a work that was painted on his gallery wall, then painted over, never again to be installed on Greene Street. The Whitney’s Greene Street Mural will also be temporary, but it will live on in the cloud. And Da Corte loves this—he held the dust jacket close to my eyes, flipped it vertical, and then started dragging it upward: et voila, Instagram. Da Corte’s Hot Dog With Ketchup (2026)Courtesy of the artist/Matthew Marks Gallery, New York and Los Angeles/Sadie …

You’ve Probably Been Singing The Lyrics To Sweet Disposition Wrong This Whole Time

You’ve Probably Been Singing The Lyrics To Sweet Disposition Wrong This Whole Time

Published by Sam Flores

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel in 500 Days Of Summer Until recently, I wasn’t really buying into the Millennial nostalgia. Now, as an ’89 baby, I land firmly in the middle of the era and definitely enjoyed my fair share of twee trends and chaotic nights out documented via a digital camera photo dump on Facebook. I just found it all a bit… naff. Sorry. However, I don’t know if it’s age or the general state of the world but I am starting to come around to romanticising both my teen and early 20 years. We were the epitome of cringe-but-free and I’ll say it, I miss it. This recent yearning for probably-not-simpler times has me scanning through the TikTok trend of ‘Millennial hopecore’ which is scattered with Stomp Clap music like Mumford and Sons, finger tattoos of moustaches and films such as 500 Days of Summer. A film that arguably has the most twee Millennial soundtrack. Namely, Sweet Disposition by Australian duo The Temper Trap. LOVELY. I can’t tell you how many weddings I …

Strictly’s Will Best: ‘Reserve judgement until you’ve seen the new show’

Strictly’s Will Best: ‘Reserve judgement until you’ve seen the new show’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Will Best, one of the busiest men in British television, is apologising. “I’m so sorry that we had to move this,” he tells me over the phone, sounding remarkably unflustered for someone being pulled in 25 directions. The 41-year-old presenter is one of the 15 famous faces taking part in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing, and that alone comes with a schedule so rigorous that it’s tiring to even think about. But for Best, doing the show means adding a heap of extra commitments to an already fit-to-burst diary. In between the gruelling training sessions, filming and live shows, he’ll be continuing to co-host Greatest Hits Radio’s breakfast show from 6am on weekdays, as well as fronting ITV’s Big Brother. His day started long before our midmorning chat, with Best waking up “at the crack of dawn” for his radio slot, …

The Feeling You’ve Never Had a Word For

The Feeling You’ve Never Had a Word For

Published by Sam Flores

Stand at the edge of the Grand Canyon and something happens in your chest that a photograph can never capture. See a celebrity in person and they seem lit from within, even when you know better. Fall in love and the other person briefly stops being a person and becomes a kind of doorway. Walk into an old cathedral, or a stadium before kickoff, and the atmosphere seems to change. We reach for tired words to describe this phenomenon: Awe. Magic. Aura. The sacred. None of them quite lands, because none names the thing precisely—the sense that a particular person, place, or object carries a special weight, a significance that seems to radiate from it, as if it contained something the ordinary world does not. The claim worth examining is that the weight is not out there. It is in us. It is a response the brain generates and then projects onto the object, in a manner so convincing that we experience it as a property of the thing itself. There is now a candidate …

6 movies you’ve already seen that are secretly The Count of Monte Cristo

6 movies you’ve already seen that are secretly The Count of Monte Cristo

Published by skeptic

Even those of us who haven’t read the book or watched the movies are likely familiar with the story behind The Count of Monte Cristo. This tale of betrayal, downfall, reinvention, and revenge is so powerful that it’s often retold across wildly different movie genres, without filmmakers mentioning the inspiration behind their work. From sword-and-sandal epics to psychological thrillers, the formula that made Alexandre Dumas’ 1844 novel a classic remains as popular today as ever. Related 6 adaptations of the Odyssey you didn’t know were adaptations of the Odyssey The Odyssey is almost here, and it’s far from the first adaptation of Homer’s epic poem. Oldboy The story’s closest spiritual successor Credit: Show East Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy closely resembles a modern Count of Monte Cristo, beginning with a man imprisoned for reasons he doesn’t understand, who is then transformed by his suffering and driven by revenge. Yet, despite having the same emotional foundation, these are so different stylistically that you’d likely miss the similarity. Like the novel’s protagonist, Edmond Dantès, Oldboy’s lead character, Oh Dae-su, emerges …

Must-see Marvel movies to watch if you’ve never seen a single one

Must-see Marvel movies to watch if you’ve never seen a single one

Published by skeptic

If you’ve somehow made it this far without seeing a single Marvel movie, the good news is that you don’t need to wade through over 30 films to understand what everyone’s been talking about. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is enormous, but a handful of movies do most of the heavy lifting when it comes to introducing its biggest heroes. You could obviously watch all the movies in release order, but that’s a pretty big commitment if you’re only curious about what all the fuss is about. Instead, these are the movies I’d recommend starting with since they introduce the characters who become most important to the larger story while skipping the less essential detours. Related The Marvel Cinematic Universe is running on fumes and these Doomsday trailers prove it Marvel is getting the band back together seven years after Avengers: Endgame, but has music moved on? Iron Man The beginning of the MCU The obvious place to start is Iron Man because the entire MCU basically grows from Tony Stark’s story. Robert Downey Jr. plays …

You’ve heard of shared e-bikes. Now check out Veo’s new shared e-trike

You’ve heard of shared e-bikes. Now check out Veo’s new shared e-trike

Published by skeptic

If you’ve spent any time in a city with shared micromobility, you’ve probably seen fleets of rental e-bikes and e-scooters waiting on street corners. But one company is betting that the next evolution of shared transportation isn’t just another bike or scooter – it’s an electric trike. Veo has unveiled what it says is North America’s first shared electric trike, known as the Rover, with an initial launch in downtown Denver. The new three-wheeled electric vehicle joins the company’s growing fleet of shared mobility options, offering a more stable and accessible ride for users who may not feel comfortable balancing on a conventional bicycle or scooter. The Rover wasn’t simply designed in a vacuum. According to Veo, development began in early 2024 and involved collaboration with hundreds of riders and more than 20 organizations representing disability advocates, older adults, and other community groups. Those partners included the Disability Mobility Initiative, Parkinson’s Foundation, New Disabled South, and Capitol Hill Village. The result is a seated electric trike built around stability and ease of use. The Rover …

You’ve Probably Watched One of the 300 Titles on Netflix Produced With AI

You’ve Probably Watched One of the 300 Titles on Netflix Produced With AI

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Netflix said last year it was experimenting with and debuting some of its first shows produced with artificial intelligence. Now, the company is reporting that generative AI was used in roughly 300 of its programs this year, mostly across production and especially postproduction.  The disclosure was part of Netflix’s second-quarter earnings report (PDF), published Thursday. The company’s co-CEO, Ted Sarandos, framed the technology as a way to speed up work, cut costs and sometimes make shots that would otherwise be impossible.  “In many of the cases, productions would have left out those key shots because they just wouldn’t have been able to afford them, they wouldn’t have been able to do them in the time frames that they’re working on,” Sarandos said. “Those sequences are saved by the availability and access to these gen AI tools.” The list of titles that used AI includes shows like Glory, a sports thriller set in India, and the docuseries The American Experiment. Sarandos underlined how creators making shows or movies for Netflix are using AI as a tool to build “complicated …