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A still from ‘Su From So’ | Photo Credit: Lighter Buddha Films/YouTube Very few films grab your attention from the first frame. In Su From So, after a jumpscare, a death is announced, and the entire village in the coastal Karnataka region gathers for elaborate mourning rituals and a feast that follows it. Debutant director JP Thuminad (the actor who played Deepak in SSE Side B) establishes the backdrop and its people with a gentle song. S Chandrasekaran’s cinematography draws you into the picturesque setting.Music is the heartbeat of Su From So, a refreshing horror comedy. Unheralded composer Sumedh K and Sandeep Tulasidas, who has…

In the aftermath of Jagdeep Dhankhar’s sudden resignation, the Election Commission (EC) has set the ball rolling for the Vice Presidential elections.On Friday, it announced the appointment of Rajya Sabha Secretary General P C Mody as the Returning Officer for the elections. Garima Jain and Vijay Kumar, the Joint Secretary and Director of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat, were named Assistant Returning Officers. Mody’s appointment as Rajya Sabha Secretary General in November 2021 had been controversial, with the Opposition demanding to know why he had been brought in place of his predecessor, P P K Ramacharyulu, who was barely two months…

Samantha Graves, of Victor, N.Y., competes in the standing block chop at the 2025 Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward, Wisconsin. Maayan Silver/WUWM hide caption toggle caption Maayan Silver/WUWM HAYWARD, Wis. — Every summer, thousands of people descend upon this northern Wisconsin “big small town,” as some locals call it. They come for the local fishing and camping, bars and restaurants decorated with taxidermy, and a 4-and-a-half-story tall sculpture of a Musky, a toothy freshwater fish. But the biggest tourist draw every July is the Lumberjack World Championships, the local equivalent of the Olympics. Crowds fill bleachers overlooking a glassy cove…

When did we all start surveilling each other? Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images When did we all start surveilling each other? Getty Images Whether it’s the Coldplay kiss cam or screenshots of dating profiles, it feels like any one of our private lives could inadvertently go public any minute now.A Coldplay concert kiss cam video went viral when one couple featured jumped away from each other and hid their faces. The internet quickly identified the concertgoers, and it turned the couple’s life upside-down. It makes you think though…could this happen to me too?Brittany talks with Kate Wagner,…

Why should one eat at a new restaurant in New York City? Surely, it’s an unnecessary risk in a city so rich with longstanding options of great repute. But, in our second year of rounding up the best of the Big Apple’s new openings, we’ve found plenty of reason to roll that dice. Not least because our editors often go on to become regulars at a lot of the the establishments that make this list. Plus, getting in on the ground floor is all the more fun as you watch a place iron out the kinks and settle into its…

Demonstrators participate in an event called “Show the flag: For queer visibility in the Bundestag!” in front of the Reichstag building that houses Germany’s lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin, on July 8. The conservative president of the Bundestag said the rainbow flag would no longer be raised on top of the parliament building during Pride month, which in Germany runs from June 28 until July 27. Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images BERLIN — The tree-lined neighborhood near Nollendorfplatz square in central Berlin is as gay today as it…

Russia-backed Indian refiner Nayara Energy has named a new chief executive after its previous CEO resigned following European Union sanctions that targeted the company, four sources with knowledge of the matter said on Friday (July 25, 2025).The reshuffle at the top is the latest disruption for the company since the EU announced a new round of sanctions last Friday directed at Russia over its war in Ukraine.This week, a tanker carrying Russian Urals crude was diverted away from Nayara’s Vadinar port to unload its cargo at another port in western India, Reuters reported. That came after two other tankers skipped…

Indian television can never be discussed without the name of Ekta Kapoor coming up in the conversation. Arguably the most successful creator of daily soaps in India, the woman completely revolutionised the game during a time when people were still trying to figure out the genre. She has worked with several different generations of actors, and most, like Shweta Tiwari of Kasautii Zindagii Kay fame, have nothing but respect and admiration for her work and dedication. While making an appearance on the Bharti TV podcast, hosted by Bharti Singh and her husband Harsh Limbachiyaa, Shweta talked about her prime on…

Robots with neurotic personalities, a la C-3PO of Star Wars fame, can come off as relatable to people, a new study finds. Gregory_DUBUS/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gregory_DUBUS/Getty Images While neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction — just think of C-3PO in Star Wars or Marvin in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — they haven’t really been a focus of research into how people react to robots’ personalities. But one recent study found that a highly neurotic robot provoked some interesting responses. “A majority of participants actually mentioned how human-like they found the neurotic robot,” says…

A new provision in President Trump’s signature domestic policy legislation is causing uproar among professional poker players, who will face higher tax payments when they lose. Getty Images/Photo illustration by Emily Bogle/NPR hide caption toggle caption Getty Images/Photo illustration by Emily Bogle/NPR President Trump signed his One Big Beautiful Bill into law in early July, in the middle of the biggest poker tournament in the world. Card players there said they want to royally flush one of its tax provisions down the drain. “As I walk around the poker tables, I definitely hear it from the players – they’re concerned,”…