77-year-old musician Lionel Richie cut the first concert of his 26-date Sing A Song All Night Long tour short last night after saying he was “dizzy” on stage, Minnesota publication Bring Me The News has reported.
The iconic Endless Love star, who was headlining alongside Earth, Wind & Fire, was playing at the Grand Casino Arena in St Paul, Minnesota, the publication shared.
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But about an hour into his set, after playing beloved hit Three Times A Lady, he apparently called for an unexpected break.
Afterwards, Deadline said, saxophonist Dino Soldo came on stage and announced Lionel wouldn’t be coming back as he was unwell.
“Unfortunately, Lionel is not feeling well,” the musician announced, adding, “Additional information will be available”.
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The Minnesota Star Tribute added that he said he’d never sat down while performing energetic hit Dancing On The Ceiling before, and joked: “When you’re feeling dizzy, sit your ass down”.
HuffPost UK has reached out to Lionel’s representatives, who have yet to confirm the events or the celebrity’s health status.
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An outpouring of well wishes has appeared on social media since. “Hope he’s OK”, one fan said on X after praising the “teriffic” show.
“Wishing him all the best! It was a great concert up to that point. EWF [Earth Wind & Fire] was at the top of their game,” another added.
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Before the show, Lionel had shared an excited post to his Instagram, which read: “Opening night. Rehearsals. Sound check. Showtime tonight. Saint Paul, you’re up!!!”
Fans have since replied to the post: “Hope you are feeling better. Take care of yourself! We love you and enjoyed every minute of the show tonight. Your fans will always support you!”
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More comments read, “hope you’re okay after the break!! what we heard was amazing! best of luck to future tour dates,” and thanking him for his performance.
The group, whose eligible members decide who’s the Academy Awards winners and nominees at the Oscars, boasts thousands of members who are divided into 19 branches.
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If all the invitees take the Academy up on their offer, its voting members will rise to 10,338, The Guardian said.
Not all of these members are actors, either. Some are executives or PRs, while others work in the film industry in roles like writing and producing.
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Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor said: “We are delighted to invite this remarkable group of film artists and professionals from around the world to join the Academy.
“Through their commitment to filmmaking, this year’s exceptionally talented class has made significant contributions to our global movie industry.”
Certain invitees, like Florence Miailhe, Chris Lavis, Oliver Laxe, Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, and Ronald Bronstein, have asterisks next to their names in the invitation list.
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That, the Academy explained, means they “have been invited to join the Academy by multiple branches. These individuals must select one branch upon accepting membership”.
During 2024′s Oscars ceremony, Janet Yang, then-president of the Academy, said: “Actors vote for actors; film editors vote for film editors; costume designers for costume designers; and so on… Best Picture nominations, however, are determined by all Academy members.”
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The Academy’s site said that “Most categories are voted on by eligible voting members of the corresponding branch; however, certain categories may be open to members across all voting branches. Entries are voted on by a secret online ballot.”
In the finals voting process, meanwhile, “all eligible Academy members may participate… Members may vote in all 24 award categories.”
Who’s joining the Academy in 2026?
Actors
Mathieu Amalric – The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Jon Bernthal – King Richard, Ford v Ferrari Raúl Briones – La Cocina, A Cop Movie Kenneth Choi – Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Wolf of Wall Street Jemaine Clement – Avatar: The Way of Water, What We Do in the Shadows Paddy Considine – The Death of Stalin, In America David Dastmalchian – Oppenheimer, Dune Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù – My Father’s Shadow, His House Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein, Saltburn Veronica Ferres – The Comedian, Schtonk! Stephen Fry – Love & Friendship, Gosford Park Josh Gad – Marshall, Frozen Julia Garner – Weapons, The Assistant Mia Goth – Frankenstein, Pearl Wood Harris – One Battle after Another, Remember the Titans Suzy Eddie Izzard – Victoria & Abdul, Ocean’s Twelve Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value, Women in Oversized Men’s Shirts Simu Liu – Barbie, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Scoot McNairy – A Complete Unknown, Argo Tig Notaro – Am I OK?, Instant Family Josh O’Connor – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Challengers Jenna Ortega – Death of a Unicorn, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Daniella Pineda – The Accountant 2, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Lily Rabe – The Tender Bar, Miss Stevens Anthony Ramos – A House of Dynamite, In the Heights Miguel Sandoval – Tortilla Heaven, Clear and Present Danger Bill Skarsgård – Dead Man’s Wire, Nosferatu Jenny Slate – Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Obvious Child Teyana Taylor – One Battle after Another, A Thousand and One
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Animation
Chris Appelhans – KPop Demon Hunters, Wish Dragon Rachel Bibb – Ralph Breaks the Internet, Moana Ugo Bienvenu – Arco, A Kind of Testament Sharon Bridgeman – Over the Moon, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Jude Brownbill – Elio, Soul Tom Caulfield – Zootopia 2, Wish Lillian Chan – Space Cadet, Cities Mingjue Helen Chen – KPop Demon Hunters, Raya and the Last Dragon Félix de Givry – Arco, A Kind of Testament Camilla Deakin – Kensuke’s Kingdom, Ethel & Ernest Mary Alice Drumm – Elio, Coco Nathan Engelhardt – Forevergreen, Zootopia 2 Ruth Fielding – Kensuke’s Kingdom, Ethel & Ernest Corrie Francis Parks – SKRFF, Foreign Exchange Liane-Cho Han – Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, Calamity Jane Jason Hand – Moana 2, Encanto Maggie Kang – KPop Demon Hunters, The LEGO Ninjago Movie Avneet Kaur – Moana 2, Raya and the Last Dragon Liz Kearney – Magic Beach, Memoir of a Snail John Kelly – Retirement Plan Tom Knott – Ultraman: Rising, The Little Prince Michael Lasker – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, The Mitchells vs. the Machines Chris Lavis – The Girl Who Cried Pearls, Madame Tutli-Putli Henri Magalon – Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, Calamity Jane Florence Miailhe* – Butterfly, The Crossing Yoriko Mizushiri – Ordinary Life, Anxious Body Adrian Molina – Elio, Inside Out 2 Lucija Mrzljak – Eeva, The Stork Betsy Nofsinger – Kung Fu Panda 4, The Croods: A New Age Matt Nolte – Elio, Brave Andrzej Radka – Wolfwalkers, Ernest & Celestine Michelle Lee Robinson – Encanto, Ralph Breaks the Internet Ritchie Sacilioc – The Wild Robot, The Bad Guys JP Sans – The Bad Guys 2, The Bad Guys Sean Sexton – Kung Fu Panda 4, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Sajan Skaria – Luca, Toy Story 4 David Scott Smith – The Croods, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Jeremy Spears – Forevergreen, Zootopia 2 Maciek Szczerbowski* – The Girl Who Cried Pearls, Madame Tutli-Putli Lynn Tomlinson – The Elephant’s Song, The Ballad of Holland Island House Maïlys Vallade – Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, I Lost My Body Benjamin Willis – The Bad Guys 2, Trolls Band Together Michelle L.M. Wong – KPop Demon Hunters, Vivo
Artist Representatives
Gabriel Cohen Victoria Cook Houston Costa Philip d’Amecourt Pete Franciosa Matt Galsor Emily Gerson Saines Jason Heyman Zach Kaplan Aleen Keshishian Anthony Mestriner Jimmy Miller Daniella Milton Brent Morley Abram Nalibotsky Paul Nelson Jim Osborne Peter Principato Bradley Rainey Danielle Shebby Stephen Travierso Alexandra Trustman Jason Weinberg Alan Wertheimer Andrew Zack
Casting Directors
Nicole Abellera – Project Hail Mary, One of Them Days Nicole Arbusto – His Three Daughters, Terri Chelsea Ellis Bloch – Emily the Criminal, Honey Boy Scot Boland – Flight, The Lovely Bones Nicole Daniels – The Beguiled, Beginners Gabriel Domingues – The Secret Agent, Power Alley Barbara Giordani – Immaculate, The Two Popes Tanja Grunwald – Another Round, The Hunt Dan Hubbard – The Damned United, United 93 Cassandra Kulukundis – One Battle after Another, There Will Be Blood Shayna Markowitz – Maestro, Joker Roberto Matus – The Settlers, Endless Poetry Rick Montgomery – Green Book, There’s Something about Mary Yoko Narahashi – Touch, The Wolverine Jessica Ronane – After the Hunt, Queer Marisol Roncali – Emily the Criminal, Atomic Blonde Dilip Shankar – Last Film Show, Monsoon Wedding Robert Sterne – Paddington in Peru, The World’s End Jennifer Venditti – Bugonia, Marty Supreme
Cinematographers
Evgenia Alexandrova – The Secret Agent, The Balconettes Ehab Assal – Omar, Unexpected Peace Michael Bauman – One Battle after Another, Licorice Pizza Ante Cheng – Preparation for the Next Life, Jamojaya Christopher Chomyn – Como caído del cielo, Wild about Harry Wilssa Esser – Our Secret, Aurora Markus Förderer – September 5, Red Notice Brian Rigney Hubbard – Paint It Black, Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed Amin Jafari – It Was Just an Accident, Divine Comedy Kim Woo-hyung – No Other Choice, Assassination Olympia Mytilinaiou – Miss Violence, Maestra Tudor Vladimir Panduru – The President’s Cake, Metronom Anna Patarakina – Dreamers, The Lesson Laurie Rose – Catherine Called Birdy, Rebecca Joe Saade – Joyland, A Sad and Beautiful World Juan Sarmiento G. – The Voice of Hind Rajab, Islands Malik Hassan Sayeed – After the Hunt, He Got Game Glynn Speeckaert – Marguerite, Life for Real Suren Tadevosyan – Yasha and Leonid Brezhnev, The Reverse Side of the Medal Adolpho Veloso – Train Dreams, Jockey Nicole Whitaker – Dust Bunny, Chasing the Blues Paul Yee – Joy Ride, Colewell
Costume Designers
Nadia Acimi – Sirāt, Fire Will Come Rita Azevedo – The Secret Agent, Bacurau Miyako Bellizzi – Marty Supreme, Uncut Gems Jacqueline Bouchard – Thérèse, I’ve Loved You So Long Vera Chow – Rosemead, Boogie Retno Ratih Damayanti – Samsara, Before, Now & Then Malena de la Riva – I’m No Longer Here, Museo Stefano De Nardis – Book Club: The Next Chapter, L’imbroglio nel lenzuolo Michaela Horáčková Hořejší – Franz, Princ Mamánek Siân Jenkins – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, The Lighthouse Sabrina Krämer – Sound of Falling, Sweet Disaster Eka Lakhani – Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, Chekka Chivantha Vaanam Katarzyna Lewińska – EO, In Darkness Stewart Meachem – The Mistress of Spices, Billy Elliot Olga Mill – Eileen, Hereditary Karen Muller Serreau – Stillwater, At Eternity’s Gate Kumiko Ogawa – Kokuho, Kill Bill – Vol. 1 Giulia Piersanti – Suspiria, Call Me by Your Name Peggy Schnitzer – Honey Don’t!, Elvis & Nixon Emily Seresin – Carmen, I Am Woman Nami Shinozuka – Eiga Biri Gyaru, Herutā Sukerutā Anna Vilppunen – Sisu, Tom of Finland PC Williams – The Roses, Polite Society Karen Yip – Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, Anita Ellen Ystehede – Sentimental Value, The Worst Person in the World
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Directors
Eugene Ashe – Sylvie’s Love, Homecoming Marcelo Caetano – Baby, Body Electric Zach Cregger – Weapons, Barbarian Gyula Gazdag – Hungarian Chronicles I-II, A Hungarian Fairy Tale Daniel Goldhaber – Faces of Death, How to Blow Up a Pipeline Guan Hu – Black Dog, The Eight Hundred Tom Harper – Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, The Aeronauts Raven Jackson – All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Kim Jee-woon – Cobweb, I Saw the Devil Oliver Laxe* – Sirāt, Fire Will Come Rashid Masharawi – Passing Dreams, Laila’s Birthday James Ponsoldt – The End of the Tour, The Spectacular Now Haider Rashid – Europa, It’s About to Rain Nicole Riegel – Dandelion, Holler Alonso Ruizpalacios – La Cocina, A Cop Movie Benny Safdie* – The Smashing Machine, Uncut Gems Josh Safdie* – Marty Supreme, Uncut Gems Julia Solomonoff – Nobody’s Watching, The Last Summer of La Boyita Anocha Suwichakornpong – Come Here, By the Time It Gets Dark Tusi Tamasese – One Thousand Ropes, The Orator Fernanda Valadez – Sujo, Identifying Features
Documentary
Juan Arredondo – Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud, The Prosecutors David Borenstein – Mr. Nobody against Putin, Can’t Feel Nothing Isabel Castro – Selena y Los Dinos, Mija Kahane Corn Cooperman – The Antidote, Joe’s Violin Jessica Edwards – Eno, Mavis! Mohammadreza Eyni – Cutting through Rocks, Convergence: Courage in a Crisis Helle Faber – Mr. Nobody against Putin, Mummy’s Boys Amber Fares – Coexistence, My Ass!, The Devil Is Busy Maxyne Franklin – The Edge of Democracy, Virunga Jeff Gilbert – Holding Liat, Boys State Lizzie Gillett – Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, The Territory Ingvil Giske – The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, The Painter and the Thief Anna Godas – Every Little Thing, McEnroe Christalyn Hampton – The Devil Is Busy, Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story Oli Harbottle – Every Little Thing, McEnroe Andrew Jarecki – The Alabama Solution, Capturing the Friedmans Conall Jones* – All the Empty Rooms, Stranger at the Gate Shalini Kantayya – TikTok, Boom., Coded Bias Alžběta Karásková – Mr. Nobody against Putin, Blix Not Bombs Charlotte Kaufman – The Alabama Solution, Occupy Cannes! Sara Khaki – Cutting through Rocks, Convergence: Courage in a Crisis Paweł Łoziński – The Balcony Movie, Father and Son Michelle Mizner – 2000 Meters to Andriivka, 20 Days in Mariupol Jenni Morello – The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, Victim/Suspect Peter Murimi – The Battle for Laikipia, I Am Samuel Iris Ng – There Are No Words, One of Ours Camilla Nielsson – President, Democrats David Osit – Predators, Mayor Joseph Patel – SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Alisa Payne – The Perfect Neighbor, Stamped from the Beginning Craig Renaud* – Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud, Shelter Marcia Rock – I Remember, Duet Afsaneh Salari – Writing Hawa, The Silhouettes Alicia Sams – Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse, By the People: The Election of Barack Obama Radovan Síbrt – Mr. Nobody against Putin, Blix Not Bombs Sky Sitney – Life and Debt Robert Stengård – The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, The Painter and the Thief Audrius Stonys – Bridges of Time, Woman and the Glacier Rea Tajiri – Wisdom Gone Wild, Lordville Catalina Villar – Ana Rosa, The New Medellín Jeremy Workman – Secret Mall Apartment, Lily Topples the World Dorottya Zurbó – Agent of Happiness, The Next Guardian
Executives
Angel An Carolyn Bernstein Farhana Bhula Josh D’Amaro Daniela Elstner John Friedberg Michael Heimler Fionnuala Jamison Liz Jenkins Janine Jones-Clark Nathanaël Karmitz Natalie Rae Lehmann Christina Leotis Matt Levin Dennis Lim Theresa Steele Page Mike Polydoros Rayne Roberts Andrea Scrosati Shary Shirazi Daniel Steinman Lorna Tee Jason Wald Kevin Michael Wilson Alex Almogabar Zahn Zhang Xin
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Film Editors
Martin Bernfeld – Little Wing, Saban’s Power Rangers Deepa Bhatia – Skater Girl, Taare Zameen Par Daysha M. Broadway – Ricky, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody Ronald Bronstein* – Marty Supreme, Uncut Gems Nena Hsu Erb – Joy Ride, Dealin’ with Idiots Amir Etminan – It Was Just an Accident, No Bears Matheus Farias – The Secret Agent, Pictures of Ghosts Cristóbal Fernández – Sirāt, Mimosas Paola Freddi – Another End, Monica Ahmed Hafez – El Sett, Clash Jean-Christophe Hym – Four Daughters, Stranger by the Lake Andy Jurgensen – One Battle after Another, Licorice Pizza Dimitri Komm – The Master and Margarita, T-34 Joseph Krings – Captain Fantastic, Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon Parker Laramie – Train Dreams, Sing Sing Viridiana Lieberman – The Perfect Neighbor, Born to Play Melody London – Novocaine, Down by Law Rebekka Lønqvist – Mr. Nobody against Putin, Mr. Graversen Bret Marnell – Ultraman: Rising, Smurfs: The Lost Village Nicolaj Monberg – Mr. Nobody against Putin, Riders of Justice Olivia Neergaard-Holm – The Chronology of Water, The Apprentice A. Sreekar Prasad – RRR, Dil Chahta Hai Jane Rizzo – The Hunt, Leave No Trace Laurent Rouan – Case 137, The Night of the 12th Josh Safdie* – Marty Supreme, Daddy Longlegs Evan Schiff – Frankenstein, Nobody Eduardo Serrano – The Secret Agent, Bacurau Michael P. Shawver – Sinners, Black Panther Rosario Suárez – Kill the Jockey, The Last Summer of La Boyita
Makeup Artists and Hairstylists
Marisa Amenta – The Secret Agent, I’m Still Here Jana Carboni – Gladiator II, Napoleon Orla Carroll – The Banshees of Inisherin, Cinderella Cliona Furey – Frankenstein, Nightmare Alley Stephen Kelley – Bill & Ted Face the Music, John Wick Jordan Samuel – Frankenstein, Crimson Peak Anne Cathrine Sauerberg – The Ugly Stepsister, The Girl with the Needle Shunika Terry – Sinners, The Matrix Resurrections Kyoko Toyokawa – Kokuho, The Great Passage Chiara Tripodi – Send Help, The Naked Gun
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Marketing and Public Relations
Emily Lu Aldrich Susie Arons Thomas Beatty Sharon Black Ben Carlson Rocío Chicharro Gutiérrez Tom Cunha Harris Dew David Gray Edwards Jonathan David Epstein Andrew Ferguson Danielle Freiberg Madelyn Hammond Josh Haroutunian Teri Kane Amanda Levin Joey Monteiro Megan Moss Claire-Marie Murphy Ben Proctor Rachel Rosen Tolley Shields Hugh Kashnor Spearing Kara Spector Telly Wong
Music
Sara Bareilles – Come See Me in the Good Light, Battle of the Sexes
Vishal Bhardwaj – Crazxy, Gustaakh Ishq
Suad Bushnaq – Yunan, Hobal
Arturo Cardelús – Dragonkeeper, Black Beach
Angela Rose Claverie – Silent Night, The Nun 2
EJAE – KPop Demon Hunters
Karim Sebastian Elias – Cutting through Rocks, Of Fathers and Sons
James Fauntleroy – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Dolemite Is My Name
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe – Seeds, Candyman
Haim Mazar – Self-Help, Desperation Road
Denise Okimoto – Dead Man’s Wire, First They Killed My Father
Felipe Pacheco – Sinners, Oppenheimer
Laetitia Pansanel-Garric – Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake, Hola Frida
Nicolas Rabæus – Hello Betty, Thunder
Hania Rani – Sentimental Value, The Summer Book
Ryan Romeyn Rubin – F1, Dune
Batu Sener – Atatürk 1881-1919, Better Man
Glenn Evan Slater – Spellbound, Tangled
Mark Sonnenblick – KPop Demon Hunters, Spirited
Daniel Waldman – Knives Out, Joker
DeVaughn Watts – The Wild Robot, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Oren Yaacoby – KPop Demon Hunters, Spirited
Ben Zales – Freakier Friday, Ballerina
Producers
Karim Aïtouna – Poisonous Roses, Where the Wind Comes From Andrea Berentsen Ottmar – Sentimental Value, The Worst Person in the World Yulia Evina Bhara – Autobiography, Tiger Stripes Olha Bregman – Timestamp, Stop-Zemlia Eli Bush – Marty Supreme, Lady Bird Mark Ceryak – Sorry, Baby, Aftersun Lamia Chraïbi – Mica, The End Robert Connolly – Paper Planes, Emily Sylvain Corbeil – Falcon Lake, It’s Only the End of the World Andrew D. Corkin – Rosemead, The Desperate Hour Ben Cosgrove – The Good German, Rumor Has It… Rodolfo Cova – The Family, Fortitude Liz Destro – Clerks III, The Little Hours Marta Donzelli – The Last One for the Road, Sworn Virgin Maria Ekerhovd – Sentimental Value, The Ugly Stepsister Tania El Khoury – Backstage, The River Negar Eskandarfar – Careless Crime, A Separation Nicolas Gonda – Hamnet, The Tree of Life Adrián Guerra – The Penguin Lessons, Buried Marianela Illas – The Family, El Amparo Oleg Kokhan – Animals in War, Eternal Homecoming Nataliya Libet – Timestamp, Stop-Zemlia Kevin Loader – My Cousin Rachel, The Personal History of David Copperfield Liza Marshall – Hamnet, The End We Start From Matthew Miller – Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie, Blackberry Mason Novick – Juno, Lisa Frankenstein Chad Oman – F1, Top Gun: Maverick Leontine Petit – Sweet Dreams, Mr. K Igor Savychenko – When the Trees Fall, Brothers. The Final Confession Shan Zuolong – Resurrection, Long Day’s Journey into Night Alexandru Teodorescu – Dracula, Kontinental ’25 Volodymyr Yatsenko – U Are the Universe, Reflection
Production and Technology
Alicia Accardo Jeff Barnes Derek Bradley Gregory Brentin Marguerite Derricks David Eubank Maxine Gervais Jillian Giacomini Geoffrey Haley Josh Haynie Jim Helman Farah Khan Theodore Kim Lori Korngiebel Mark Meyer John Moyer Domonkos Párdányi Alexandra Patsavas Karyn Ruth Rachtman Rajesh Ramachandran Christopher Russell Christopher Paul Scott Steven S. Shapiro Jamal Sims Andrea Wertheim
Production Design
Serge Archambault – Dune: Part Two, Beau Is Afraid Mohamed Attia – Al Aref, Al Feel Al Azraq Andrew Bennett – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, No Time to Die Anthony Carlino – One Battle after Another, Babylon Monique Champagne – Sinners, Nickel Boys Gina Louise Sara Cromwell – Downton Abbey, Mary Queen of Scots Tamara Deverell – Frankenstein, Nightmare Alley Kelsi Ephraim – Everything Everywhere All at Once, Palm Springs Zachary Fannin – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Avatar: The Way of Water Thales Junqueira – The Secret Agent, Baby Jason Kisvarday – Everything Everywhere All at Once, Swiss Army Man Carlos Lagunas – Cabrini, Sound of Freedom Elizabeth Linn – West Side Story, Joker Florencia Martin – One Battle after Another, Babylon Caty Maxey – Civil War, Jurassic World Brad Ricker – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Dune Clint Schultz – Top Gun: Maverick, Star Trek Lisa Scoppa – Caught Stealing, The Whale Hugues Tissandier – Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Simon Weisse – Asteroid City, The Grand Budapest Hotel Jane Wuu – Star Trek, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Short Films
Scott Aharoni – Money Talks, Leylak David Atrakchi – Five to One, Rise of a Star Arvin Belarmino – Agapito, Hinakdal Miguel Angel Caballero – The Ballad of Tita and the Machines, Acuitzeramo Bruno Carnide – Memories of an Empty House, The Girl Who Walked on Snow Chiang Wei Liang – Kaohsiung City, Yancheng District, Fubei Rd., No.31, Luzon Akinola Davies – Lizard, Contactless Dani Feixas Roca – Tito, Paris 70 Andrew Freedman – Retirement Plan, Undressing My Mother Kryzz Gautier – Chimera, Keep Delete Conall Jones* – All the Empty Rooms, Stranger at the Gate Abby Lynn Kang Davis – The Queen of Basketball, A Concerto Is a Conversation Mickey Lai – WAShhh, The Cloud Is Still There Tamika Lamison – Superman Doesn’t Steal, The Magic Bracelet Chris Lavis* – The Girl Who Cried Pearls, Madame Tutli-Putli Andrew Stephen Lee – At Little Wheelie Three Days Ago, Manila Is Full of Men Named Boy Noëlle Lévénez – The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent, Alarms Vea Mafile’o – I Am Not Your Dusky Maiden, Lea Tupu’ Anga (Mother Tongue) Florence Miailhe* – Butterfly, Urban Tale Natalie Musteata – Two People Exchanging Saliva, The Appointment Sharon S. Park – The Unreachable Star, Soak Jack Piatt – The Singers, Lolo & The Barbershop Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir – A South Facing Window, Snow in September Christopher Radcliff – We Were the Scenery, Jonathan’s Chest Craig Renaud* – Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud, Between Borders: American Migrant Crisis Alexandre Singh – Two People Exchanging Saliva, The Appointment Maciek Szczerbowski* – The Girl Who Cried Pearls, Madame Tutli-Putli Peter Tscherkassky – Train Again, The Exquisite Corpus Tom Van Avermaet – Hearts of Stone, Death of a Shadow Loren Waters – Tiger, Udeyonv (What They’ve Been Taught)
Sound
Eric Beam – The Novice, Justice League Laia Casanovas – Sirāt, Parallel Mothers Greg Chapman – Frankenstein, Nightmare Alley Ryan Delavan Cole – Deadpool & Wolverine, Miss Juneteenth Ron Eng – The Nun, Mulholland Drive Victoria Franzan – Belén, Heroic Losers Trevor Gates – Twinless, Doctor Sleep Abdolreza Heidari – It Was Just an Accident, Terrestrial Verses Warren Keith Hendriks – Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Better Man Rawad Hobeika – Palestine 36, Goodbye Julia Kim Eun-jung – Concrete Utopia, Decision to Leave Patrushkha Mierzwa – Killers of the Flower Moon, Ad Astra Michael Miller – Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Nosferatu Rodrigo Ortiz – Primate, Patriots Day Jessie Pariseau – Superman, Wicked Yasmina Praderas – Sirāt, A Perfect Enemy Nina Rice – The Sheep Detectives, Barbie Jacob Riehle – Project Hail Mary, The Batman Nathan Robitaille – Frankenstein, The Shape of Water Steve Schatz – Project Hail Mary, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Tetsuo Segawa – Matinee, Akira Hassan Shabankareh – The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Finding Farideh Bernardo Uzeda – My Name Is Daniel, Good Manners Tony Villaflor – One Battle after Another, Vice Amanda Villavieja – Sirāt, Mimosas Chris Welcker – Sinners, Bill & Ted Face the Music Jack Whittaker – Smurfs, Seberg Alexa Zimmerman – Black Phone 2, Little Women Brad Zoern – Frankenstein, The Shape of Water
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Visual Effects
Stephen Aplin – Jurassic World Rebirth, Aladdin Christopher Batty – Transformers One, Aquaman Daniel Bethell – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, The Flash Jelmer Boskma – Eternals, Ant-Man and the Wasp Russell Bowen – The Lost Bus, Venom: Let There Be Carnage Gavin Boyle – Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force, Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms Mike Brazelton – Madame Web, Bullet Train Stuart Bullen – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 TJ Burke – Project Hail Mary, Ballerina Charmaine Chan – Jurassic World Rebirth, The Creator Nicolas Chevallier – F1, The Fall Guy Amy Beth Christenson – Transformers One, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Sonia M. Contreras – Tron: Ares, The Irishman Keith Dawson – F1, Ready Player One Donnie Dean – Sinners, Nickel Boys Tara DeMarco – The Marvels, The Bronze Raul Essig – Wicked: For Good, Wicked Bill Georgiou – Twisters, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Becky Graham – Death on the Nile, Bhoot: Part One – The Haunted Ship Pablo Grillo – Paddington in Peru, The Little Mermaid Robert Harrington – F1, Thunderbolts* Nicole Herr – The Lion King, The Jungle Book Christian Kaestner – Gladiator II, Alien: Covenant Shawn Kelly – Venom: The Last Dance, Avengers: Infinity War Andy Kind – How to Train Your Dragon, The Little Mermaid Brandon K. McLaughlin – The Lost Bus, Killers of the Flower Moon Jay Mehta – Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms, Maharshi Glenn Joseph Melenhorst – How to Train Your Dragon, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Espen Nordahl – The Electric State, Sinners Thomas Proctor – Mortal Kombat II, Justice League Michael Ralla – Sinners, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Joshua Keir Simmonds – The Sheep Detectives, Together Fausto Tejeda – Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, The Ambush Marjolaine Tremblay – The Shack, Game Night Guido Wolter – Sinners, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Clement Yip – Atlas, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 David Zaretti – The Lost Bus, The Running Man
Writers
Jesse Andrews – Elio, Luca Ronald Bronstein* – Marty Supreme, Uncut Gems Cheo Hodari Coker – Creed II, Notorious Gary Dauberman – It Chapter Two, It Santiago Fillol – Sirāt, Fire Will Come Dan Fogelman – Cars 2, Crazy, Stupid, Love. Holly Gent – Nouvelle Vague, Where’d You Go, Bernadette Tearepa Kahi – Muru, Hunt for the Wilderpeople Alireza Khatami – The Things You Kill, Terrestrial Verses Oliver Laxe* – Sirāt, Fire Will Come Lee Kyoung-mi – No Other Choice, The Truth Beneath Satoko Okudera – Kokuho, Rebirth Vince Palmo – Nouvelle Vague, Where’d You Go, Bernadette Shadmehr Rastin – It Was Just an Accident, As Simple as That Klaudia Reynicke – Reinas, Love Me Tender Benny Safdie* – The Smashing Machine, Uncut Gems Josh Safdie* – Marty Supreme, Uncut Gems Nader Saïvar – It Was Just an Accident, The Witness Tarik Saleh – Eagles of the Republic, Cairo Conspiracy Joe Shrapnel – The Woman in Cabin 10, Rebecca Will Tracy – Bugonia, The Menu Aslihan Unaldi – Afloat, Skate Kitchen Anna Waterhouse – The Woman in Cabin 10, Rebecca Christopher Makoto Yogi – I Was a Simple Man, August at Akiko’s Nathan Zellner – Damsel, Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter Sameh Zoabi – Tel Aviv on Fire, The Idol
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A robot vacuum is something I’ve been contemplating for a long time – I knew I wanted one that could do multiple things (I mean, preferably clean my shower and toilet, too) but I was yet to find the right one.
When Shark released its latest vacuum, I was convinced to finally make the jump.
Using UV detection, it’s able to find the most stubborn stains in your house that not even you can see. It also empties its own rubbish into its base, including dust and dirty mop water, so you don’t have to do anything – finally, exactly what I need.
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An honest review of the SharkPowerDetect UV Reveal
First impressions
After managing to somehow lug the vacuum up my stairs by myself (that’s on going to the gym) it was time to face what I think is the worst part of getting any new product: the set up.
Luckily, assembling the parts was fairly easy – I filled the water tank with the included floor cleaner and plugged the base into a wall socket. Then came connecting the Shark Clean app to the vacuum, which was painless thanks to the inclusion of a QR code.
Somewhat surprisingly, the most difficult part was connecting the vacuum to WiFi. I’m Gen Z, so this shouldn’t happen, but it took me about three attempts to successfully make the robot stay connected.
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Getting started
Once the robot was talking to me, I knew everything was working as it should. The app instructed me to get the robot to map my house, which it did quickly, marking out where there were chairs, tables, rugs, and sofas.
It also gave me the option to demarcate where each room starts and ends – great, as I have an open floor kitchen and living room – and section off ‘no-go’ zones the robot had missed on its initial scan.
Then came for the first clean. I asked it to vacuum just my living room, which it did with complete ease.
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I hate to admit this, but I finally understood why some people get emotionally attached to their robot: watching it twirl around chair legs, figure out where my rugs start and end, and empty itself at its base was like watching a confused (but unusually elegant) dog sniff around my house.
My affection only grew when I realised, around 40 minutes later, that my house was completely spotless. Before investing in a robot vacuum, my biggest concern was whether it would be able to get deep into the corners of my room.
But thanks to the included side brushes, it managed to get into hard-to-reach spots, and spent more time around bases of chairs than I usually would when hoovering myself.
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The mop function was also completely unobtrusive, as it dries after itself, so you never have to worry about slipping on its wet trail.
It also takes itself back to the base for an empty whenever its dust tank gets full, and (reassuringly) to clean its mop pad several times during the course of a full-room mop.
Added features
After using the vacuum for the first time, I used the Shark app to set a cleaning schedule.
What’s great is you can ask the robot to only vacuum or mop at a time – because who’s mopping every day unless you have a particularly dirty dog or mucky children – or to spot clean an area you’ve had an unfortunate spillage in.
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You can even do this when you’re not home, so you know you’ll always come home to a clean house.
Much to my joy, that means I rarely ever have to think about cleaning, other than when I happen to be in my living room when it’s time for its clean, and every 60 days when you need to empty its base and refill its water.
Final verdict
Rating: 4.5/5
It’s easy to use once you’ve set it up
Gets into the corners and around chairs
Doesn’t leave a wet trail behind it
Can detect where the carpet is and spot clean
Empties its own dust and cleans its own water pad
A little noisy
It can’t clean your skirting or areas that are covered (duh)
Connectivity to the app can be a little tricky
Overall, I’ve been extremely happy with my new robot friend. Yes, I’ve developed an unhealthy dependence on it (don’t worry, I’m still cleaning the rest of my house) and find it way too charming.
Now, though, I no longer have to worry about doing basic but boring cleaning tasks. Naturally, its format means it doesn’t clean skirting boards or countertops, so Shark, please develop that next.
But it does a great job of checking off all-over vacuuming and mopping. The only drawback is that connectivity to the app can occasionally fall off.
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I also think the Shark Clean app could use some work, it’s a pretty basic interface, which does get the job done, but in future I’d like to see more features.
For £489 on Amazon right now, though, I have no complaints. So run, don’t walk, because you only have 36 hours left to snatch up this, frankly, insane deal.
Around 40% of adults worldwide are affected by osteopenia: a loss of bone mineral density. This condition is extremely common particularly in postmenopausal women and elderly adults. It’s estimated that more than 500,000 fractures occur annually in the UK due to low bone density.
Osteopenia itself does not usually cause symptoms and it develops silently over time. Many people may not even be aware that they have the condition until they have experienced a fracture or had a bone density test, typically recommended because of risk factors such as age and menopause. This makes osteopenia a significant but often under-recognized public health issue.
Bone is a dynamic tissue that undergoes continuous renewal through a process called bone remodeling. During this process, old bone is broken down (resorption) and new bone is formed (formation).
During early adulthood this process is balanced, so bone resorption equals bone formation. Bone mass usually peaks around a person’s mid-20s to early-30s. After this peak bone loss gradually exceeds bone formation. Over time this leads to reduced bone density.
Ageing is the main risk factor for bone loss. But several additional factors can accelerate the process.
For instance, hormonal changes, especially the decline in estrogen after the menopause, can significantly increase bone breakdown. This is because estrogen helps protect bones by slowing the natural process of bone breakdown. Around one in two women over 50 will experience a fragility fracture.
Lifestyle also plays an important role. Smoking, excessive alcohol consumption and physical inactivity can contribute to reduced bone strength over time. Diet is equally important. Insufficient calcium intake and low vitamin D can limit the body’s ability to build and maintain strong bones.
Certain medications, particularly long-term steroid use, as well as health conditions that affect hormone levels or nutrient absorption (such as Crohn’s or coeliac disease), can further increase the risk.
Managing osteopenia
Detecting osteopenia early is crucial. This allows you and clinicians to take steps that can reduce the risk of fractures and prevent osteopenia progressing to osteoporosis, where bone loss is more advanced and the risk of fractures is significantly higher.
Bone mineral density is commonly measured using a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scan. This is a type of low-dose X-ray scan used to assess bone strength. Results are usually given as a T-score, which compares a patient’s bone density to that of a healthy young adult. A T-score between –1.0 and –2.5 indicates osteopenia, while a T-score below –2.5 meets the diagnostic threshold for osteoporosis.
Management of osteopenia typically focuses on slowing down or preventing further bone loss and reducing the risk of fractures. This involves making lifestyle changes (such as avoiding smoking, limiting alcohol intake or maintaining healthy body weight), nutritional support and, in some cases, prescription treatment.
Weight-bearing exercises, such as walking, dancing or jogging stimulate bone formation by placing strain on the skeleton. Resistance training can further strengthen bones and muscles.
Research shows that regular physical activity is associated with improved bone mineral density and may reduce the risk of osteoporosis. Exercise, such as Tai Chi, also improves balance and muscle strength, reducing the risk of falls that could lead to fractures.
Sufficient calcium intake supports bone structure too, while vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium efficiently. Foods such as dairy products, leafy green vegetables and fortified products are common dietary sources. Supplements may also be recommended where dietary intake is insufficient. In the UK, vitamin D deficiency is relatively common, so supplementation is often advised.
Not everyone with osteopenia requires drug treatment. Instead, clinicians often use a fracture risk assessment tool to evaluate ten-year probability of a fracture based on age, bone mineral density, steroid use and other risk factors.
Osteopenia should not be viewed merely as a mild or early form of osteoporosis but rather as a warning sign and point of intervention. Progression from osteopenia to osteoporosis is not inevitable.
Evidence suggests that early detection and targeted lifestyle changes can maintain bone health, significantly slow bone loss and reduce risk of developing osteoporosis later in life. In some cases, bone density may even improve with appropriate treatment and lifestyle adjustments.
But prevention requires a long-term perspective. Bone health reflects the cumulative influences of our health and lifestyle across the lifespan including our diets, physical activity levels and hormonal changes we have gone through. Maintaining healthy habits over time remains the most effective strategy for protecting bone strength.
Probably not, according to Eric Schwitzgebel, a distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside.
In a new working paper, Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober, a former UCR graduate student who is now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lisbon, argue that conscious beings may be possible even if they are built from materials very different from those found in life on Earth. One example comes from the recent blockbuster “Project Hail Mary,” which features a five-limbed alien with a rock-like exterior.
Rather than trying to define consciousness itself, the researchers begin with the assumption that consciousness is a real and recognizable phenomenon. Their focus is on a narrower question: Does consciousness have to depend on Earth-style biology?
The paper arrives at a time when debates about conscious artificial intelligence are becoming increasingly common. While the authors briefly address AI, they do not take a shared position on whether current systems are conscious. In fact, they disagree with each other on some aspects of the issue. Still, their broader argument leaves open the possibility that consciousness could one day emerge in AI, even if today’s systems do not possess it.
The Idea of “Substrate Flexibility”
A central concept in the paper is what philosophers call “substrate flexibility.”
The idea is simple. Some properties can exist in many different materials. A cup, for example, can be made from glass, plastic, metal, or other substances. A book can exist as printed pages or as a digital file. Likewise, records can be stored on vinyl or compact discs.
Schwitzgebel and Pober argue that consciousness belongs in this category as well.
In their view, consciousness is not necessarily tied to any single physical substance.
“The universe may contain minds stranger than we can imagine,” Schwitzgebel said.
Alien Life May Take Many Forms
Astronomers estimate that the observable universe contains roughly 1 trillion galaxies. Planets appear to be abundant, and most likely have environments that differ dramatically from Earth’s.
For their argument, Schwitzgebel and Pober estimate that at least 1,000 behaviorally sophisticated extraterrestrial civilizations have existed somewhere in the universe. They describe this figure as conservative and point to research suggesting that the median scientific estimate is greater than one civilization per galaxy at some point during a galaxy’s lifetime.
Meanwhile, astrobiologists have explored the possibility that life elsewhere could be built from different materials than life on Earth. Researchers have considered alternative amino acids, alternative solvents, and even entirely different chemical structures.
Andy Weir’s novel “Project Hail Mary” offers a vivid fictional example. In the book, readers encounter an alien species with a shell made of oxidized minerals, mercury blood, two circulatory systems, steam-powered muscles, and a crystal brain. The creature comes from an extremely hot world with an atmosphere saturated with ammonia.
The philosophers are not claiming that such exotic life definitely exists. Instead, they argue that if life can emerge under a wide range of chemical conditions, and if the universe provides countless opportunities for life to develop, it would be surprising if every successful evolutionary pathway arrived at the exact same biological ingredients.
Earth itself offers evidence of nature’s creativity. Octopuses, bees, and dogs all process information differently. Even on our own planet, evolution has produced a wide variety of nervous systems rather than a single blueprint. According to the authors, the rest of the universe may display even greater diversity.
The Copernican Principle of Consciousness
The authors’ main argument draws inspiration from the Copernican tradition in astronomy.
Over time, discoveries associated with Nicolaus Copernicus and later astronomers revealed that Earth is not the center of the solar system, the solar system is not the center of the galaxy, and the Milky Way is not the center of the universe. Humanity has repeatedly learned that its place in the cosmos is less special than once believed.
Schwitzgebel and Pober suggest that consciousness may deserve the same treatment.
If many behaviorally sophisticated species exist throughout the universe and possess very different biological structures, then assuming that consciousness belongs only to organisms like us would reflect what the authors call “terrocentrism” — unjustified treatment of Earth life as uniquely privileged. They refer to this broader idea as the “Copernican principle of consciousness.”
The researchers are not arguing that every advanced species must be conscious. Instead, they contend that if consciousness occurs among behaviorally sophisticated beings, it would be odd to conclude that only organisms with biology resembling ours could experience it.
History has repeatedly shown that humans are not as unique or central as we once assumed.
The same lesson may apply to consciousness. Rather than being a rare feature restricted to one specific type of biological organism, consciousness could emerge whenever evolution — or something like it — generates the right level of complexity.
What About Artificial Intelligence?
The paper naturally raises questions about AI, but the authors stop short of claiming that current AI systems are conscious.
Pober argues that the possibility of multiple conscious substrates does not mean every substrate can support consciousness. In his view, there is no reason to assume that today’s computer hardware gives rise to conscious experience.
Schwitzgebel is somewhat more receptive to the possibility. He argues that once we reject the idea that consciousness requires human biology, it becomes harder to dismiss silicon-based systems simply because they are made of silicon rather than organic tissue.
More broadly, Schwitzgebel believes the debate has focused on the wrong question.
“It’s focused too much on whether silicon can duplicate a human brain and not enough on the broader question of what kinds of systems can be conscious,” he said.
The paper distinguishes between highly specific properties and broader categories. Asking whether human consciousness can be reproduced in a different substrate is a very specific question because human consciousness may depend on many details of human biology. Consciousness as a general phenomenon is a broader concept.
The authors compare this distinction to flight. Asking whether another creature can replicate an eagle’s exact style of flight is different from asking whether flight itself can occur in other forms. Hummingbirds, bats, and insects all fly, but they do so in different ways.
Similarly, consciousness may take many forms throughout the universe without necessarily resembling human consciousness.
Does consciousness depend on flesh and blood?
The answer is almost certainly no, according to Eric Schwitzgebel, a distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside.
Scientists have identified a group of neurons located in an ancient region of the brain that plays a key role in helping animals focus. These cells appear to improve attention by filtering out distractions and directing the brain toward the most important information.
The discovery, made in mice by researchers at Johns Hopkins University, points to a brain system that is shared by all vertebrates, including humans. The findings could eventually help researchers develop more precise treatments for attention-related disorders.
“A hallmark of ADHD is that even faint distractors draw attention away — and that’s exactly what we see here when these neurons are silenced,” said senior author Shreesh Mysore, a neuroscientist who studies neural circuits tied to behavior. “But the very next day, when the neurons are turned back on, the same animal can ignore distractors again, even very strong ones.”
The federally funded study was recently published in Nature Communications and selected as an editorial highlight.
Ancient Brain Region Linked to Attention
Humans and other animals constantly sort through competing information, focusing on what matters most while ignoring less important signals. This ability, known as selective spatial attention, allows people to follow a conversation in a noisy room or spot a friend in a crowded space. Difficulties with this process are associated with conditions such as autism and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
For many years, scientists believed that attention was controlled primarily by the prefrontal cortex, a brain region that is especially developed in humans and other primates. However, that explanation leaves an important question unanswered. Many animals can also focus their attention despite lacking a highly developed prefrontal cortex.
“If we really go back in evolution, for hundreds of millions of years, birds have had this ability, fish have had this ability. And they do not typically have a highly developed prefrontal cortex, so how does the brain solve this problem?” said lead author Ninad Kothari, a postdoctoral fellow in the university’s Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. “We were able to identify an evolutionarily old region in the brainstem which affords this ability.”
Brainstem Neurons Act as a Focus Filter
The researchers found that attention in mice is also regulated by a network of inhibitory neurons located in the brainstem. These neurons are present across vertebrate species, including birds and fish. The decision to investigate these cells in mice grew out of earlier work by Mysore and other researchers studying birds, frogs, and turtles.
To test the neurons’ role, the team designed an attention task similar to those used in human studies. Mice viewed visual cues on a screen and were rewarded when they correctly responded to information displayed directly in front of them while ignoring distracting cues appearing off to the side.
The mice performed the task successfully until researchers temporarily switched off the brainstem neurons.
“When we inactivate these neurons, the mice become hyper distractable,” Kothari said.
Distraction Increases When Neurons Are Disabled
The scientists conducted additional tests to determine whether the mice were failing because of vision problems or movement difficulties. Those possibilities were ruled out.
Instead, the experiments showed that the animals specifically lost the ability to evaluate competing information and focus on the most relevant signal.
“The only thing impaired was their ability to take the competing pieces of information, compare them, and pay attention to the location with the most important information,” Mysore said. “This part of the brain is like an attentional selection engine. It helps solve the question: ‘What is most important information I should pay attention to right now?'”
Potential Implications for ADHD and Autism
The researchers now want to better understand exactly how these neurons influence spatial attention across vertebrate species and whether they serve a similar function in humans.
“All the evidence to date suggests that these neurons exist in humans too,” said Mysore. “But are they responsible for selective spatial attention in humans? An exciting hypothesis is that they play a crucial role.”
Future studies may examine the activity of these neurons in people with ADHD and autism. If researchers find that the cells function differently in those conditions, the discovery could help guide the development of more targeted medications and therapies.
The study’s authors also include Arunima Banerjee, Qingcheng (Jessica) Zhang, and Wen-Kai You of Johns Hopkins University.
A Tory source said: “Labour MPs confronted Kemi, including Bridget Phillipson. Kemi replied: ‘I will never stop fighting you. You’re destroying children’s lives’.”
An ally of Phillipson told HuffPost UK: “Badenoch has once again disgraced herself.
“She and her putrid party can’t stand working class women who do well.
“If standing up for the 94% of kids in state schools makes Bridget a spiteful class warrior then she’ll wear it with pride.”
The Conservative leader stunned many within the Labour Party with her visceral attack on Keir Starmer and his most senior ministers in the Commons today.
“When we leave this chamber, don’t be surprised when constituents think they can use the same language against each other. Let us show a little bit more decorum and respect to each other.”
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Unfortunately, this is how my week goes: I buy my groceries on Sunday, enjoy them until Wednesday, and then realise that I’ve bought way too many fresh fruits and veggies that have now turned brown in the bowl.
The worst culprit is bananas. And while I love using the older ones for banana bread, sometimes I wish I could keep them firm and yellow for longer than two poxy days.
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But it turns out I could have been enjoying their creamy, unblemished centres for longer – if only I’d wrapped the stalks in tinfoil.
Why does wrapping banana stalks in tinfoil keep them fresher?
It’s down to a gas called ethylene. This is responsible for the enzymatic browning (basically, “going off”) of bananas.
It’s the same substance that causes fruit to ripen, which is why placing unripe fruit in the same bag as a banana can encourage them to mature.
If you’re out of tinfoil, according to fruit company Dole, simply chucking your bananas in the fridge can stall the ripening process.
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They say that the anti-browning effects are so strong, you should only place your bananas in the fridge when they’re at a perfect ripeness.
Martha Stewart’s site suggests that “bananas can be stored on a kitchen counter until they are ripe, and then they can be stored in the refrigerator for at least two days more or until the skin becomes black”.
This is because while refrigerating bananas will keep their flesh from ripening, it may also blacken their skin prematurely.
