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TOKYO — A three-hour film about the esoteric world of Kabuki is defying the odds at the Japanese box office, with tickets selling out at some cinemas.“Kokuho,” which means “national treasure,” has already grossed more than 10 billion yen ($68 million), making it the second-highest grossing Japanese live-action film of all time, and the first to achieve that in more than two decades. It stars heartthrobs Ryo Yoshizawa and Ryusei Yokohama who portray longtime rivals and soulmates. They are both Kabuki “onnagata” actors, meaning they specialize in women roles, from gorgeous princesses to damsels in distress.They look stunning, and convincing,…
In the world of neuroscience, life is about circuits. Whatever wire happens to be activated controls us. So, our most incredible healing moment is not when we rewire one of those lightweight allostatic wires of Brain States 3 and 4, but when we trounce the full-blown stress response wires – the Brain State 5 circuit.Right now, I’m preparing to embark on the trip of a lifetime to be with my daughter Haley at the opening of her one-person museum show in Florence. Her father will be there, and the occasion for healing and celebration feels heaven-sent. The only trouble is…
Dawn Staley said if she’d been offered the New York Knicks head coaching job, she would have felt compelled to leave South Carolina — where she has won three national championships — to take the position.Staley interviewed with the Knicks before they hired Mike Brown last month.”I would have had to do it. Not just for me. For women. To break [that door] open,” Staley said on the “Post Moves” podcast with Aliyah Boston of the Indiana Fever and former WNBA star Candace Parker. “I would have had to. It’s the New York Knicks. I’m from Philly. But it’s the…
Attorney Abbe Lowell, representing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, arrives at federal court in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWhen President Donald Trump abruptly announced last week that he had fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, a legendary Washington lawyer quickly stepped into the arena.Abbe Lowell has represented New York Attorney General Letitia James, Hunter Biden, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and several other high-profile political clients, both Republicans and Democrats.Now he is at the center of Trump’s bid to expand his authority over federal regulators.Before Trump announced he was firing Cook…
Activist investor Elliott Investment Management is taking a $4 billion stake in PepsiCo, saying there’s an opportunity to revive the snack and drinks company. Years of double-digit price increases from PepsiCo and changing customer preferences has weakened demand for its drinks and snacks, the company said in February. In July PepsiCo said that it is trying to combat perceptions that its products are too expensive by expanding distribution of value brands like Chester’s and Santitas.Stubborn inflation has had an impact on consumer behavior and many people have cut back on the discretionary purchases that they make. PepsiCo lowered its full-year…
Learning a new language can be both fun and daunting. You’re flipping through flashcards, stressing over irregular verbs, and struggling to roll your r’s. Traditional methods work, of course, but thanks to AI, learning a new language can become faster and easier. Whether you want to order coffee in Spanish or need to know the best way to navigate around Tokyo, you can rely on AI language learning apps to save the day. With gamified learning platforms and conversational AI companions, these smart tools act as your personal language coach, providing tailored lessons, instant feedback, and endless practice sessions that…
Even if you don’t watch tennis, after this past week, you probably know who Taylor Townsend is. She came into the US Open unseeded, but she has left a memorable impression. Last Wednesday, after solidly defeating Jelena Ostapenko in the second round. Yet, she had to endure insults to her character lobbed at her by her opponent. For the next 48 hours, that’s all anyone wanted to talk to Townsend about, and then she had to play again. But like a phoenix, she rises, again and again. And she and Kateřina Siniaková are the number-one seeds in women’s doubles to…
Oklahoma State Cowboys head coach Mike Gundy has provided the No. 6-ranked Oregon Ducks with bulletin board material ahead of their Week 2 matchup in Eugene.”We spent around $7 million over the last three years, and I think Oregon spent close to $40 [million] last year alone,” Gundy said on his weekly radio show. “That was just one year. Now, I might be off a few million. What I’m saying is they’re spending a lot of money. There’s some schools that are doing that.”Gundy also expressed that there’s “chatter” among coaches that out-of-conference scheduling “should be based on the financial…
The new leader of the Green Party has revealed he spoke to Jeremy Corbyn this week amid suggestions there could be a pact between their two parties. Zack Polanski, who comfortably beat his rivals Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns to win the Green Party’s leadership election, told the Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge that he spoke to the former Labour leader on Monday. There have been suggestions that the Greens could join forces with Mr Corbyn’s new party – which does not yet have a formal name – to avoid splitting the vote on the left.Politics latest: Reeves’ authority not dented…
A US federal judge has ordered a major makeover of Google’s search engine in a crackdown aimed at addressing the damaging effects of monopolistic practices.In an effort to curb Google’s influence, Washington DC Judge Amit Mehta has introduced new limitations on how the company directs traffic to its search engine. He is requiring the tech giant to grant current and potential competitors access to key elements of its search engine, including the vast data collected from trillions of queries that enhance the quality of its results.However, the judge rejected the government’s more ambitious bid to split up the company, and…