The first trailer for Thor: Ragnarok, the third solo film featuring the God of Thunder is out, and you’re going to have to buckle up for this one. Set to the classic (and presumably very expensive) tunes of Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song, the trailer boasts of stunning visuals, teases new (and old) characters and ends on a note that will leave fans cheering. The colourful new world dreamt up by […]
If you ask experts robots are going to be claiming a lot of human jobs in the future. However, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau believes he has a plan to deal with this eventuality, in a way that doesn’t leave hordes of people lining up at the unemployment office. According to guys like Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Stephen Hawking, everything from factories to taxis to even some office jobs […]
The death toll in the suspected chemical attack on a northern Syrian town rose to 72 on Wednesday even as Russia defended Damascus in face of an international outcry. Activists and rescue workers found more terrified survivors hiding in shelters near the site of the harrowing assault, one of the deadliest in Syria’s six-year long civil war. Even as the rescue operation was underway, renewed airstrikes hit the town of […]
Winston Churchill was one of the most infamous prime ministers of Britain and unsurprisingly, he has been subject of a lot of dramatisations over the years and has even served as inspiration for an alien in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The latest high-profile portrayal was John Lithgow in Netflix’s The Crown, but before Season 2 of the show returns, another lauded actor’s taking on the mantle. Brian Cox, […]
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates once again topped the Forbes magazine list of the world’s richest billionaires, while US President Donald Trump slipped more than 200 spots, the magazine said on Monday. Gates, whose wealth is estimated at $86 billion, led the list for the fourth straight year. He was followed by Berkshire Hathaway chief Warren Buffett among the top 10 billionaires, a group heavily dominated by Americans, many of whom […]
Some crowdfunding projects appear to prevail despite seemingly intractable opposition, while others that should be slam-dunks fall far short of their goals. What isolates the funded from the funded-nots? The Right Platform It’s imperative to comprehend the distinctions, the positives and negatives of kind of crowdfunding platforms. In case you’re awkward with a win big or bust crowdfunding model, you might be more joyful running with Indiegogo over Kickstarter, in […]
Board an Emirates flight and all the complaints that one is accustomed to in most budget airlines are instantly sidelined. Comfort and luxury set in as you prepare to take off. You land at a spectacular airport, drenched in glitz and pomp. This is Dubai, the city that literally spells luxury. There is something very extraordinary about this city — its magnificence and incredible infrastructure — marked by all things […]
Baby Driver premiered at the South By South West festival to super positive reactions. This is a highly anticipated offereing from Edgar Wright after his dust up with Marvel. As as quick recap, Wright, known for films like Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World’s End walked out of Marvel’s Ant-Man. Though us commoners will have to wait till August to see the film, the film has received […]
As many American women prepare to draw attention to their role in the workplace, a Wall Street firm on Tuesday put up a statue of a girl in front of Lower Manhattan’s well-known bronze charging bull, as if to fearlessly stare it down. Placing the diminutive, grade school-aged girl in front of the massive bull on the eve of International Women’s Day was a way of calling attention to the […]
Terrorist in guise of doctors stormed the largest military hospital in Kabul, killing at least 30 people and injuring 60 others, said Afghan officials, adding that the final count could be much higher. The terrorists unleashed a fire assault on the security forces, before they were taken down by Afghan commandos. Later, the interior ministry also said in a brief statement that all the attackers had been killed by the […]
