First tickets to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey sell out – a year before its 2026 release pred 14 urami in 28 minutami The blockbuster adaptation of Homer’s epic has not finished filming and has no official runtime. But super fans – and scalpers – already have seatsThe first tickets to Christopher Nolan’s take on Homer’s Odyssey have gone on sale – before he’s even finished filming it and a year before the film is even out, in what is likely the longest pre-sale in cinematic history.The Odyssey, which stars Matt Damon as the cunning Odysseus as he fights his way home after the end of the Trojan war, will be released on 17 July 2026. But on Thursday, Imax released tickets to the first screenings at the 26 Imax cinemas around the world that have the staff and equipment required to project in 1570 format. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australian Base jumper James Nowland dies in competition accident in northern Italy pred 14 urami in 31 minutami Perth man, 42, reportedly died Wednesday after jumping from the peak of Sass Pordoi in the Dolomites regionAn Australian who reportedly died earlier this week in an accident at a competition in northern Italy has been remembered as a much-loved member of the international Base jumping community.James Nowland, 42, died on Wednesday after jumping from the peak of Sass Pordoi in the Dolomites region during the Pordoi Base race, Italy’s ANSA news agency reported. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Victorian government opposes Moira Deeming-backed push to include ‘transgender ideology’ in cults inquiry pred 15 urami in 5 minutami Exclusive: Liberal MP urges people to make submissions to inquiry as Labor insists it will look into harmful and coercive groups, not target trans communitiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s equality minister says the government will oppose a push to examine “transgender ideology” as part of an upcoming inquiry into cults.Earlier this month, anti-trans lobby group Binary published a blog post saying the Liberal party MP Moira Deeming was “urging people to make submissions” to the parliamentary inquiry into cults and organised fringe groups and had “shared a helpful document with suggested answers”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US House passes Trump plan to cut $9bn from foreign aid, public broadcasting pred 16 urami in 23 minutami Along with Democrats, only two House Republicans voted against the cutThe US’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed president Donald Trump’s $9bn funding cut to public media and foreign aid early on Friday, sending it to the White House to be signed into law.The chamber voted 216 to 213 in favor of the funding cut package, altered by the Senate this week to exclude cuts of about $400m in funds for the global PEPFAR HIV/Aids prevention program. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Jaguar Land Rover delays launch of new Range Rover Electric pred 16 urami in 28 minutami Exclusive: Customers are told the carmaker is allowing more time for testing and for demand to pick upBritain’s largest carmaker, Jaguar Land Rover, has delayed the planned launches of its new electric Range Rover and electric Jaguar models to give it time for more testing and for demand to pick up, the Guardian can reveal.JLR has written to customers waiting for the Range Rover Electric to inform them that deliveries of the new version of the model will not start until next year, after initially aiming for late 2025. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
