The Big Picture Kitty Green’s films, The Assistant and The Royal Hotel, emphasize the suffocating tension and dehumanization faced by women in everyday workspaces. The Assistant depicts the normalization of abusive behavior and the prioritization of capitalism over the well-being of women in the workplace. The Royal Hotel explores how […]
Listening to music and drinking coffee are the sorts of everyday pleasures that can impact a person’s brain activity in ways that improve cognitive performance, including in tasks requiring concentration and memory. That’s a finding of a new NYU Tandon School of Engineering study involving MINDWATCH, a groundbreaking brain-monitoring technology. […]
In recent weeks, as a firestorm of chatter — and questions — surrounding Angel Studios’ Sound of Freedom spread, Hollywood scrambled to understand how tiny indie movie seemingly emerged from nowhere to become the sleeper hit of the summer box office. One major legacy movie studio was so interested in […]
Obesity is on the rise almost everywhere, with more overweight and obese than underweight people, globally. According to accepted wisdom, blame lies squarely with overeating and insufficient exercise. A small group of researchers is challenging such ingrained assumptions, however, and shining a spotlight on the role of chemicals in our […]
