Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ is one from the heart

Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ is one from the heart

TORONTO — Francis Ford Coppola believes he can stop time. It’s not just a quality of the protagonist of Coppola’s new film “Megalopolis,” a visionary architect named Cesar Catilina ( Adam Driver ) who, by barking “Time, stop!” can temporarily freeze the world for a moment before restoring it with a snap of his fingers. … Read more

John Leguizamo reaches back in time to reclaim Latin American history for a PBS documentary series

John Leguizamo reaches back in time to reclaim Latin American history for a PBS documentary series

NEW YORK — If you think Latin American history starts with Christopher Columbus, John Leguizamo would like to have a word. He points out there were great empires and civilizations during the thousands of years before 1492 — like the mighty Incas, Aztecs and Maya, whose great strides in medicine, engineering and science echo today. … Read more

MKR episode 6 recipe: Osso Buco with Soft Polenta and Broccolini

MKR episode 6 recipe: Osso Buco with Soft Polenta and Broccolini

Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 2 hours and 30 minutes Serves 4 Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Ingredients Steamed broccolini, to serve Osso bucco 2 tbs olive oil 4 large veal osso buco 1 brown onion, chopped 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 6 anchovies, finely … Read more

Book Review: Sally Rooney’s latest novel ‘Intermezzo’ examines unacknowledged grief

Book Review: Sally Rooney’s latest novel ‘Intermezzo’ examines unacknowledged grief

Ivan and Peter Koubek’s father has just died, but neither seems willing to talk much about it, let alone to one another. After all, it’s not like the two brothers are even friends. Peter, the eldest by a decade, pities his awkward, 22-year-old brother, a competitive chess player whose prowess for the game hasn’t done … Read more

MKR episode 6 recipe: Sicilian Cannoli with Ricotta

MKR episode 6 recipe: Sicilian Cannoli with Ricotta

Prep time: 2 hours plus resting time Cook time: 45 minutes Makes approximately 20. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Ingredients 200g dark chocolate, melted Crushed pistachios, for dipping 220g caster sugar Icing sugar, to dust Cannoli shells 150g plain flour 1tsp caster sugar pinch of salt 90ml sweet white wine 20g … Read more

Warner Bros. Discovery, Google partner on AI-generated captions on Max

Warner Bros. Discovery, Google partner on AI-generated captions on Max

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery is partnering with Google to integrate the internet giant’s AI technology into its Max video streaming platform to automatically generate captions. The two companies said they were working to make Max’s captions more accurate using a new caption-generation tool, which is being referred to internally … Read more

Judge orders the arrest of a top Brazilian country music star as part of a money laundering probe

Judge orders the arrest of a top Brazilian country music star as part of a money laundering probe

A judge in Brazil’s northeastern Pernambuco state has ordered the preventive arrest of Gusttavo Lima, one of the nation’s biggest country music stars, in connection with a money laundering investigation A judge in Brazil’s northeastern Pernambuco state on Monday ordered the preventive arrest of Gusttavo Lima, one of the nation’s biggest country music stars, in … Read more

Lost Paradise music festival investigating after Lyte Ticketing platform goes dark

Lost Paradise music festival investigating after Lyte Ticketing platform goes dark

Popular NSW music festival Lost Paradise says it is “doing everything we can” to protect ticket-holders after its US-based ticketing platform suddenly went dark. Festival organisers are scrambling to understand why major ticketing company Lyte Ticketing — which services international clientele including Coachella, Pitchfork and Electric Forest — has gone offline. Lyte abruptly stopped operating … Read more