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A giant inflatable Spider-Man is displayed on the red carpet for the
Spider-Man's Marvel future in peril as Sony deal breaks down
LOS ANGELES, California — Marvel's superhero films could lose their most famous character after Sony confirmed on Tuesday that talks over its deal to share Spider-Man with the Disney-owned studio have broken down.The Marvel movies have together grossed $22 billion at the global box office, and British actor Tom Holland's Spider-Man has become an increasingly central figure in the most lucrative franchise in film history.But while the teen web-slinger has for decades been the crown jewel of the Marvel comic book empire on which the films are based, Sony owns the character's movie rights.He only began appearing in Disney-owned Marvel's "cinematic universe" after the Hollywood giants stuck an almost-unprecedented, and still highly secretive, 2015 deal to co-produce...
August 21, 2019

Spider-Man's Marvel future in peril as Sony deal breaks down

In this file photo taken on September 26, 2016 Mexican activist Julia Klug takes part in a protest in Mexico City, commemorating the second anniversary of the disappearance of the Ayotzinapa students. -AFP
Mexican 'professional protester' has outfit for every cause
MEXICO CITY - Some fashionistas pride themselves on having an outfit for every occasion. Julia Klug, a Mexican activist and veteran protester, prides herself on having an outfit for every demonstration.Whether dressed up as a priest, president or the pope, Klug has been a staple of Mexico City protests for more than two decades, bringing a splash of color to her chosen causes with her collection of hundreds of disguises.Klug, 65, does not shy from wearing her costumes to even the most serious of protests.Earlier this month, she donned a Donald Trump mask and an American flag suit for a protest outside the US embassy -- where she pretended to mow down fellow demonstrators with a toy rifle, in protest at the August 3 mass shooting in El Paso, Texas that killed 22 people, including eight...
August 20, 2019

Mexican 'professional protester' has outfit for every cause

American actor Peter Fonda as Wyatt in the 1969 film Easy Rider.
'Easy Rider' star Peter Fonda dead at 79
Los Angeles — US actor Peter Fonda, whose starring role in classic road movie "Easy Rider" made him a symbol of 1960s counterculture, died Friday aged 79 at his Los Angeles home following a battle with lung cancer, his family said.Fonda was the son of famed Hollywood actor Henry, and the brother of activist and actress Jane, who described him as "my sweet-hearted baby brother" in a statement sent to AFP."I am very sad ... I have had beautiful alone time with him these last days. He went out laughing," she said.Fonda co-wrote and produced 1969's "Easy Rider," in which he appeared alongside its director Dennis Hopper and a young Jack Nicholson.The wildly successful film about two bikers traveling through the great outdoors of the American...
August 18, 2019

'Easy Rider' star Peter Fonda dead at 79

Cast members Keith L. Williams, Jacob Tremblay, Brady Noon and Chance Hurstfield at the premiere for the film
Box Office: 'Good Boys' Leads Crowded Weekend With $21 Million
LOS ANGELES - The Bean Bag Boys, the self-appointed nickname for the trio of best friends in Universal's "Good Boys," are conquering much more than sixth grade. They are also leading the domestic box office, exceeding expectations and collecting $21 million on opening weekend."Good Boys," which screened at 3,204 North American theaters, is a much-needed win for original comedies, a genre that's been struggling at the box office as of late.The Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg-produced movie is the first R-rated funny film to open in first place in three years (since 2016's "The Boss"), as well as the biggest opening for an original comedy this year.The R-rated movie, carrying a $20 million price tag, also debuted overseas with $2.1 million for a global...
August 18, 2019

Box Office: 'Good Boys' Leads Crowded Weekend With $21 Million

 French urban climber Alain Robert, popularly known as the
'French Spiderman' scales Hong Kong skyscraper with 'peace banner'
HONG KONG - Daredevil Alain Robert -- dubbed the 'French Spiderman' -- climbed a Hong Kong skyscraper on Friday and unfurled a "peace banner" as the financial hub is rocked by historic political unrest.The 57-year-old adventurer, who specializes in unsanctioned ascents of tall buildings, shimmied up the 68-storey Cheung Kong Center in Hong Kong's main business district in hot and humid conditions on Friday morning.During the climb he attached a banner featuring the Hong Kong and Chinese flags, as well as two hands shaking.Prior to the ascent Robert put out a statement saying the message of his climb was to make "an urgent appeal for peace and consultation between Hong Kong people and their government"."Perhaps what I do can lower the temperature and...
August 16, 2019

'French Spiderman' scales Hong Kong skyscraper with 'peace banner'

The entire get-up includes a battery that straps around the waist and a motor on the lower back that connects to pull-cables. -AFP
Sprinting to the future: robo-shorts that help runners get ahead
WASHINGTON - Once confined to comic books, exosuits that enhance a wearer's physical abilities took a step forward Thursday as researchers unveiled a pair of robotic shorts that assist in walking and running.The entire get-up, which includes a battery that straps around the waist and a motor on the lower back that connects to pull-cables, weighs just five kilograms (11 pounds) and detects its wearer's gait to appropriately adjust its output.Walking and running are very different activities from a biomechanical viewpoint, and previous devices had focused on boosting one or the other, but not both, co-author Conor Walsh from Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering told AFP."So I think it's a step towards these devices not only helping with a single...
August 16, 2019

Sprinting to the future: robo-shorts that help runners get ahead


A limited edition Heinz tomato ketchup designed by Ed Sheeran has become the priciest sauce ever, after it sold at auction for £1,500. –Courtesy photo
Sheeran design Heinz Ketchup bottle sells for 1,500 pounds
LONDON - Three limited-edition bottles of Heinz Tomato Ketchup based on the tattoos of British songwriter Ed Sheeran, a dedicated fan of the condiment, sold at auction in London on Thursday, with one going under the hammer for 1,500 pounds ($1,816).Only 150 of the "Ed Sheeran X Heinz Tomato Ketchup, the Tattoo Edition" bottles, featuring a copy of Sheeran's own Heinz inking, will be available across the world.The first three were sold for 1,050 pounds, 1,100 pounds and 1,500 pounds on Thursday.Nigel Dickie, Kraft Heinz director of corporate affairs, said 150 of the bottles were made to mark Heinz 150th birthday."What's special about them is that they have his tattoos on the label," he said. "They're part of the label, so it's his sleeve on our...
August 16, 2019

Sheeran design Heinz Ketchup bottle sells for 1,500 pounds

Oliver Fagalilo receives a traditional tattoo delivered by Samoan tattoo artist Li'aifva Imo Leni in Apia, Samoa, July 15, 2019. -Reuters
Samoans ink painful bond with their motherland
APIA, SAMOA - Oliver Fagalilo takes a labored breath and tenses his body before a sharp steel comb, dipped in ink, drives into his skin.Six hands keep his body still and his skin taut as a Samoan artist works on the traditional tattoo that will cover more than half of Fagalilo's body. It takes 35 hours over seven days to complete."Yeah, I'm going good, just trying to breathe, but it's quite hard to breathe," said Fagalilo, his uncle cradling his head."Just trying to push through. Trying to focus. Keep focus," he added.Dating back centuries, the Samoan "tatau", from which the word tattoo is said to originate, is regarded as a right of passage for many Samoans.Now a resident of New Zealand, Fagalilo, 39, and his sister Sharlene, 34 and living in...
August 15, 2019

Samoans ink painful bond with their motherland

Graphics on a wall inside Twitter's San Francisco headquarters expresses love for its home city on Wednesday.  -AFP
Twitter to let users follow interests as well as people
SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter users will be able to follow a small number of interests by the end of the year in the same way they follow people, the company said Tuesday.The feature will be rolled out internationally as the one-to-many messaging platform prioritizes being an online venue for conversations rather than a pulpit for one-way broadcasting to the masses."We are basically rewriting the entire conversation service," Twitter product team leader Kayvon Beykpour told reporters during a briefing at the company's San Francisco headquarters."We are rebuilding that infrastructure, and it is nearly complete."The company also highlighted ongoing efforts to make sharing thoughts on the platform safe and easy.Twitter has always let users follow accounts but a new feature,...
August 14, 2019

Twitter to let users follow interests as well as people

This undated handout picture received on August 14, 2019 from the Canterbury Museum shows researchers Vanesa De Pietri (L), Paul Scofield (C) and Gerald Mayr (R) with fossilised remains of crossvallia waiparensis, a species of penguin which lived off New Zealand's coast in the Paleocene era some 66-56 million years ago, at the Canterbury Museum.  -AFP
Giant penguin fossil found in New Zealand
WELLINGTON - The fossilized remains of a huge penguin almost the size of an adult human have been found in New Zealand's South Island, scientists announced Wednesday.The giant waddling sea bird stood 1.6 meters high and weighed 80 kilograms, about four times heavier and 40cm taller than the modern Emperor penguin, researchers said.Named "crossvallia waiparensis", it hunted off New Zealand's coast in the Paleocene era, 66-56 million years ago.An amateur fossil hunter found leg bones belonging to the bird last year and it was confirmed as a new species in research published this week in "Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology".Canterbury Museum researcher Vanesa De Pietri said it was the second giant penguin from the Paleocene era found in the...
August 14, 2019

Giant penguin fossil found in New Zealand

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