Sean Penn premiered “Superpower”, his admiring portrait of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at war, telling the Berlin film festival Saturday the movie was also a wakeup call about Americans’ own fragile democracy.The two-time Oscar winner was i…
Editor’s Note
Busy today doing personal stuff. Blogging will return later this evening.
500-Year-Old Leonardo Da Vinci Sketches Show Him Grappling With Gravity
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: A team of engineers studying the 500-year-old, backward writings of Leonardo da Vinci have found evidence that the Italian polymath was working out gravity a century before its foundations were establis…
Turkey rescuers save two people 13 days after quake
Turkish rescuers on Saturday pulled three people alive from the rubble 13 days after a massive quake killed tens of thousands, but one, a 12-year-old, later died.More than 43,000 people died after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey …
North Korea test-fires ICBM as US and South Korea prepare joint drills
North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Saturday which landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone, Seoul and Tokyo said, after Pyongyang warned of a strong response to upcoming US-South Korean military drills.
‘Feedback loops’ worsening climate crisis: report
Global warming melts sea ice, which leads to further warming because water absorbs more heat than ice, creating what scientists call a “climate feedback loop.”A report released Friday contains what researchers believe is the most comprehensive list of…
North Korea fires long-range missile after threatening action against U.S.
The missile could have been one of North Korea’s powerful intercontinental ballistic missiles with the capability of reaching the U.S. mainland, according to Japanese officials.
Sean Penn says US has to accept ‘level of shame’ for not arming Ukraine faster
Actor and filmmaker speaks out at premiere of his documentary about president Voldoymyr ZelenskiySean Penn said the US has to accept “a level of shame” for not helping Ukraine with weapons supplies quicker at the premiere of his documentary about presi…