Elijah Wood’s portrayal of serial killer Frank Zito in slasher remake Maniac will be able to play only to limited audiences in this country. The Office of Film and Literature Classification has restricted viewing to film festivals, or tertiary level media and film studies courses, and only to people aged at least 18
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Beyonce, Jay Z’s Cuba trip questioned
Two Republican members of Congress have asked the US Treasury Department for information on what type of license American pop star Beyonce and rapper husband Jay Z obtained for a high-profile trip to Cuba to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
Actor Matt Damon Shaves Head for Movie Role
Matt Damon wasn’t shy to mix his look up a little for a new role. Damon has shaved his head for the 2013 SciFi film ‘Elysium’. Damon Grabs a Cup of Coffee and Shows Off His New Look The movie star stepped out for coffee in New York yesterday with just stubble on […]
Afghanistan: The Kabul Zoo Is Buzzing Again with Visitors
This post is in partnership with Worldcrunch, a new global-news site that translates stories of note in foreign languages into English. The article below was originally published in Le Monde.
Census Update: What the World Will Look like in 2050
Here is the world in 2050, as imagined by the U.S. Census Bureau: India will be the most populous nation, surpassing China sometime around 2025
Arizona Illegal-Immigrant Law Draws Strong Opposition
The toughest anti-illegal-immigrant measure in a generation passed the Arizona legislature this week.
Postpartum Depression in New Dads: Fathers Get It Too
Postpartum depression is a familiar rite of new parenthood. Feelings of emptiness, sadness and anxiety settle in after the birth of a child, and in severe cases last for months
Turkey’s Election Offers a Last Chance to Integrate the Kurds
Sirri Sureyya Onder is neither a Kurd nor a politician. Yet, when the popular filmmaker and writer was approached by Turkey’s Kurdish party to run for an Istanbul parliamentary seat in Sunday’s elections, he felt he could not refuse.
Not So Rare
While devastating for severely afflicted children and their families, autism has long been assumed to be relatively uncommon, appearing in perhaps 1% of all kids. But that figure was a rough estimate at best, based largely on the population of children who have already received a diagnosis of the disorder.
Robert Groves: Measuring the Latest Census News
America is aging.