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If you’ve never kept a reptile, you might be surprised to learn that many of them actually “pee” in crystal form. In a study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, researchers examined the solid urine of more than 20 different reptile species and found that all contained tiny spheres made of uric acid. This discovery highlights how …

The Greek-born director Yorgos Lanthimos likes to make movies that trap his characters in confined spaces where a different set of rules applies from those in the outside world. In his early feature Dogtooth, three adult siblings are trapped in an eternal childhood by their brainwashing parents. The Lobster imagines a bizarre dystopia where all newly single people are given …

Have hair? No entry. For Yorgos Lanthimos‘ upcoming film Bugonia, a special screening is being held in Los Angeles on Monday, where attendees must be either bald or shave their heads to watch it. The moviegoers who participate will match Emma Stone‘s bald-headed character in the film. DoLA’s Instagram posted the requirements, with a caption that reads in part, “Have …

Michael Archer Jr., the son of R&B stars D’Angelo and Angie Stone, has been dealing with grief for months — long before the death of his father on Tuesday. The 28-year-old musician, whose stage name is Swayvo Twain, penned a heartbreaking Instagram post reflecting on the deaths of his parents and the final moments he shared with his Grammy-winning dad. …

Rolling Stone has published a new list of the 250 best songs of the 21st century so far, and the music magazine included a whopping two metal songs in the roundup. The first metal appearance on the list goes to Mastodon, whose 2004 Leviathan track “Blood and Thunder” landed at No. 230. Slightly higher up the list at No. 174 was System of a Down‘s “Chop Suey!,” off 2001’s Toxicity. …

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With a shaved head, expert line deliveries and the assembly of another all-time memorable character, Emma Stone continues driving this golden age of cinema. She might just be our modern-day Katharine Hepburn. Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos, Oscar-nominated director of “Poor Things” and “The Favourite,” has fully stepped into his Alfred Hitchcock era with “Bugonia,” which represents a bold new realm …

Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone‘s doom-laden black comedy-thriller Bugonia stupefied and delighted the Venice Film Festival on Thursday night, drawing a rousing six-minute standing ovation after its world premiere inside the Italian water city’s Sala Grande cinema. From their perch on the theater’s balcony, Lanthimos, Stone and co-stars Jessie Plemons and Aidan Delbis joined hands and bowed to the crowd …

The scan revealed both kidneys were nearly filled with hundreds of tiny stones. “They were packed together like corn kernels,” Luc said Wednesday. The patient, an IT engineer from Phu Tho Province, frequently stayed up late, substituted sugary drinks for water, and led a sedentary lifestyle. Two years ago, he was diagnosed with kidney stones after experiencing abdominal pain and …