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Human Rights

World Report 2016: ‘Politics Of Fear’ Threatens Rights

In the 659-page World Report 2016, its 26th edition, Human Rights Watch reviews human rights practices in more than 90 countries. In his introductory essay, Executive Direc...

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Environment

The Environmental Protection Agency Says Fracking Is Safe — But Its Scientific Advisors Disagree

Last month, the panel of 31 independent scientists charged with reviewing the EPA's draft report stated that the agency's broad conclusion about the mining technique known ...

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Bollywood

Women-Centric Action Films Can Really Work: Katrina Kaif

Actress Katrina Kaif, who has featured in some action films like “Dhoom:3″, “EkTha Tiger” and “Phantom”, believes that if supported righ...

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Hollywood

Join The Sag Awards Ceremony Auction And Help Charity

The SAG Awards Ceremony Auction begins Friday, January 29 at 9 p.m. (ET) / 6 p.m. (PT) atsagawards.org/auction.
The SAG Awards Ceremony Auction offers movie and televi...

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Human Rights

What Data Can Do to Fight Poverty

IF social scientists and policy makers have learned anything about how to help the world’s poorest people, it’s not to trust our intuitions or anecdotal evidenc...

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Sustainable Development

Elon Musk On The Hyperloop: 'I’m Starting To Think It’s Really Going To Happen'

Hyperloops will use partially pressurized tubes to propel “pods” or passenger cars on a bed of air at speeds of up to 760 mph. SpaceX hosted a competition this ...

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Environment

Why Eradicating Earth’s Mosquitoes To Fight Disease Is Probably A Bad Idea

But what would a world free of mosquitoes look like? Would it be an Earth in which the infectious diseases that plague millions are completely, permanently, and mercifully ...

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Festivals

Stanley Film Festival Splits With Dfs; Gives Up The Ghost For 2016 Fest

Is the Stanley Hotel giving up the ghost on its film festival? For the past three years, the haunted landmark raised cinematic spirits with the Stanley Film Festival. But t...

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Independent

Future Tense: Sifting Through The Patterns Of VR Storytelling At Sundance

Back in 2007, Sundance Film Festival launched New Frontier, a new iteration of the experimental Frontiers section that had been around since 1996. If festival attendees and...

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Bollywood

Arjun Kapoor Talks About Gender Inequality Through Ki & Ka!

Arjun Kapoor feels homemakers are not given their due in the society and the actor says his upcoming film Ki &Ka will begin conversations about them. In the R Balki-dir...

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