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The 21st Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival (JAFF) will open with Lawrence Fajardo’s Filipino drama “Silenced Nights” and close with Ueda Makoto’s Japanese comedy-drama “You Are the Film.” The festival will screen 254 films from 34 countries across its competitive and non-competitive sections. The festival runs Nov. 28–Dec. 5 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, under the theme “Influx.” […]

If you grew up in the 80s and early 90s, you may have listened to freestyle music, also known as Latin hip-hop, born after the disco era that dominated the airwaves from New York to Miami, Los Angeles, Texas, as well as Philly and Boston, to name a few areas. Among the genre’s biggest fans […]

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-shortlisted filmmaker Carla Gutiérrez has signed on to executive produce the award-winning short documentary Water Cooler, joining a distinguished group of talents. Along with Gutiérrez (director of Frida and editor of RBG), the ICE-themed film is executive produced by Oscar nominees Sam Pollard, Geeta Gandbhir, and Alisa Payne through their production company Message Pictures, […]

From the makers of Labubu, the collectible crossover features six different blind boxes, starting at $29.99 each, or fans can grab the complete set to collect them all.

Spotted on Balenciaga, Celine and Valentino catwalks, purple is having a moment. If you really want to stand out, wear it with red The colour purple has links to royalty, the Catholic church, Prince, Gordon Brown’s ties and Barney the dinosaur andit now has a new association – autumn 2026. It’s been deemed fashion’s favourite colour having been spotted on autumn/winter catwalks, with Balenciaga, Celine and Valentino showcasing all-purple designs. Continue reading...

Nature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03622-x Artificial intelligence could take the field into new territory, but researchers must create the rules and institutions that keep humans at its centre.

The Razer Hammerhead V3 Chroma is said to be designed for players that demand "uncompromised" digital audio on the go. The wired buds do away with common wireless solution shortcomings including latency, audio compression, and battery life woes, instead affording a plug-and-play experience across multiple platforms. Read Entire Article

The new MDR-3R looks almost identical to the 3L2 that shipped with the first Walkman. Rather than sacrifice modern functionality for nostalgia, though, Sony swapped the 3.5mm plug for USB-C and added an inline remote and microphone for easy playback controls and hands-free calls. Read Entire Article

Shari Rosenblum is departing As SVP and Head of Publicity for Disney Television Studios’ 20th Television and 20th TV Animation. The veteran entertainment publicity and communications executive is leaving after opting for the voluntary early retirement offer that was extended by Disney to qualifying longtime employees two months ago. She is expected to take a […]

How we feel about taking a break from our screens could tell us something important about the way we behave online, according to new research from the University of Bath and Goethe University Frankfurt. Researchers have developed the first validated scale specifically designed to measure people's attitudes toward temporarily reducing their digital consumption, finding considerable differences in how positively people view the prospect of switching off.

Note: Some spoilers for Control Resonant's "Recursions and Iterations" mission follow. One of Control Resonant's most memorable missions involves time travel - kind of. There are certainly multiple timelines intersecting, or maybe overlapping, or maybe running in parallel. As protagonist Dylan Faden, you meet some of the researchers who are trapped in and investigating these […]

The Oppo Find N6 is a stunning foldable but, for the second year in a row, it really stretches the definition of what a “global” release means. Oppo Find N7, apparently, will fix that. more…

England captain Lewis King says his side relish "high-pressure games" after they beat Ireland to secure top spot in Pool A en route to the semi-finals of the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup.

Pithy intro text about the biopharma milieu. Novartis cites more tumor reports after Zolgensma Novartis has disclosed seven previously unreported cases of tumors in children who received Zolgensma, its gene therapy…

Mike Locke (second from right) has died at the age of 47 (Picture: Shutterstock) The star of ‘Dirty Sanchez’, the UK’s version of ‘Jackass’, has died at the age of 47. Mike ‘Pancho’ Locke, born in Neath, Wales, in 1979, passed away and has been hailed as an ‘absolute Welsh Treasure’. His friends and family wrote: ‘It is with profound sadness that San Portablo and the Locke family write of the passing of the father, son, brother, uncle, friend, skater, stuntman and all-round goodfella Michael Richard Locke. ‘Affectionately known as Pancho to the world, an absolute Welsh Treasure and San Portablo King. ‘His brilliance we are sure will still shine through far wide high low and across the seven seas. He lived an incredible life and lit up the world with his charm. They added: ‘Rest In Peace brother, your legend will never cease, it will only gain momentum.’ Pancho (middle) starred in ‘Dirty Sanchez’, which launched in 2003 (Picture: Shutterstock) Pancho’s cause of death has not been shared. ‘Dirty Sanchez’ was launched on UK MTV in 2003 after the massive success of ‘Jackass’ in the US. In 2006, a movie with the same name was released. Mike ‘Pancho’ Locke, a former stuntman and skateboarder featured on the show, later released the San Portablo clothing brand with friend Nigel Hunt. The clothing company’s social media paid tribute to Mike today, calling him someone who ‘lit up the world with his charm’. Tributes have already begun to pour in, with one person writing: ‘Absolutely gutting to hear. A cult classic by every metric.’ Another said: ‘Pancho was one of my heroes growing up in the late 90’s and early 00’s.’ Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. For more stories like this, check our news page. Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source

Right-back sparked armed police response over incident Expected to start Newcastle’s trip to Fulham on Saturday Newcastle’s Amar Dedic is unlikely to face a club sanction after being spotted holding a bow and arrow in the Northumberland countryside and sparking a major police pursuit involving an armed response unit. Dedic is expected to start Newcastle’s match at Fulham on Saturday following an incident that at one point saw six patrol cars pursue the Bosnia right-back back to his home on the upmarket Darras Hall estate, just outside Ponteland. Continue reading...