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The surprising complexity behind the squeak of basketball shoes on hardwood floors
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (508+ words) This squeaking sound when players are sliding on the floor is omnipresent," he said. It's always there, right?" Squeaky shoes are part of the symphony of a basketball game, when rubber soles rasp against the hardwood floors as players jab…...
Joan Chen wants to show desire has no age in 'Montreal, My Beautiful"
1+ week, 6+ day ago (919+ words) Joan Chen has a resume stacked with lauded performances in the U.S. and China, yet scripts about women her age longing and yearning for love and sex rarely cross her desk. That's why her first conversation with writer-director Xiaodan He about…...
How the 'Nirvanna the Band' duo's troublemaking stunts became a chaotic Toronto film
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (951+ words) TORONTO " What started as a throwaway joke between two friends has ballooned into a bit they've committed to for nearly half their lives. For Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol, that joke is Nirvanna the Band " a fictional Toronto duo whose…...
BC researchers edit genes to treat incurable skin diseases
3+ week, 4+ day ago (477+ words) Selecting your primary region ensures you get the stories that matter to you first. Researchers at the University of British Columbia are working on new technology that would use lasers to treat a range of incurable skin diseases. The UBC…...
February’s full Snow Moon will shine all weekend in Okanagan, Kamloops
3+ week, 4+ day ago (229+ words) Selecting your primary region ensures you get the stories that matter to you first. Night sky watchers will have a chance to enjoy February's full moon this weekend however there could be periods of clouds to contend with. Known as…...
Astronauts say space station's ultrasound machine was critical during medical crisis
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (378+ words) Selecting your primary region ensures you get the stories that matter to you first. During their first public appearance since returning to Earth, the four astronauts refused Wednesday to say which one of them needed medical attention and for what…...
iN DISCUSSION: Why our newsletter should be on your 2026 wish list
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (671+ words) This is where cold hard facts give way to the hottest of takes, mostly mine I suppose. I'm the editor, Marshall Jones. When news got rejected by Facebook, it changed everything. And just as I was wrapping my head around…...
The moon and sun figure big in the new year’s lineup of cosmic wonders
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (834+ words) Kicking off the year's cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a caravan of robotic lunar landers including Jeff Bezos' new supersized Blue Moon. A supermoon looms on Jan....
French government defends granting citizenship to George and Amal Clooney
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (428+ words) The naturalizations of the Kentucky-born star of the "Ocean's" series of heist movies, his wife and human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, and their twins Ella and Alexander were announced last weekend in the Journal Officiel, where French government decrees are…...
Afghanistan’s historic Ariana Cinema torn down to make way for shopping center
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (699+ words) On Dec. 16, demolition crews began to tear down the historic cinema, which first opened its doors to moviegoers in the early 1960s. A week later, there was nothing left. Hearing about the Ariana Cinema's destruction was "very painful and sad news…...