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‘Trash Mountain’ Review: Caleb Hearon Finds Emotional Treasures in Moving, Mirthful Dramedy

Toronto International Film Festival 2026: The comedian, writer and actor shines like never before with his feature writing debut The post ‘Trash Mountain’ Review: Caleb Hearon Finds Emotional…

  • Caleb Hearon directs and co-writes emotional dramedy "Trash Mountain"
  • Stars Hearon and Ruby Caster deliver fantastic performances
  • Balances comedy and tragedy effectively, leaving emotional treasures

Culture

Josh Giuliano’s ‘Occupant’ Lands at Focus, Blumhouse Atomic Monster After Buzzy TIFF Debut ‘River’

Divide/Conquer and Spooky Pictures also board the horror filmmaker's sophomore feature after a buzzy TIFF premiere The post Josh Giuliano’s ‘Occupant’ Lands at Focus, Blumhouse Atomic Monster After…

  • Josh Giuliano's horror film "Occupant" distributed by Focus Features
  • "Occupant" sequel to 2017's "River" at TIFF Midnight Madness
  • Focus secured "Occupant" after acquiring 2017's "Obsession"

AI

AI poses threat to Indigenous culture, knowledge, creativity

It’s the beginning of the school year and the now-annual conversation every teacher and professor has to have with students about the ethics of using artificial intelligence. It used to […]

  • AI threatens Indigenous culture and knowledge due to energy consumption and ecological disruption.
  • Governments and private interests exploit Indigenous territories for AI data centers.
  • Intellectual property infringement and misinformation perpetuate harm to Indigenous cultures.

Business

How to build your investment portfolio after the interest rate hike

El Banco Central Europeo ha subido esta semana los tipos de interés del 2,25% al 2,50% y la Reserva Federal podría aumentarlos desde el 3,50%-3,75% la próxima semana.

  • Reduce exposure to highly leveraged companies and sectors sensitive to financing costs
  • Invest in high-quality government and corporate bonds with short to medium maturities
  • Consider investing in proven technology companies like AI and semiconductors

Business

Where is oil headed?

The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, with attacks on energy infrastructure, accentuates the fear of supply disruptions and pushes crude upwards, despite demand starting to shrink due to…

  • Conflict in the Middle East drives unexpected oil price increase
  • Trump administration's Iran incitement causes regional instability
  • Global oil demand expected to drop 2.5 million barrels daily

AI

AI fight shadows final preparations for Xi Jinping’s White House visit

Rising tensions over artificial intelligence are shaping the final preparations for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States. Washington and Beijing are discussing the possibility of folding a long-awaited AI dialogue into a broader economic meeting in the days before Xi meets US President Donald Trump, according to…

Health & Medicine

Shipping capacity is returning to Red Sea while rates from China to Jeddah and Khor al Fakkan break Covid-19 records

“The wider Middle East conflict has impacted two major ocean shipping waterways – the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz. They have both been compromised due to the geopolitical situation in the Middle…

  • Red Sea capacity returns with 152% increase in August 2026 vs. last year
  • Strait of Hormuz closed for six months, shippers use Jeddah and Khor al Fakkan
  • Spot rates exceed pre-Covid peaks, record highs in Gulf shipping costs

Business

QNB Report

The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) gained 60.35 points or 0.6% to 9,824.49 vs. the previous week. Market capitalization increased by 0.8% to QR591.5bn from QR586.8bn at the end of the previous trading wee...

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