‘Pacifiction’ Director Albert Serra on His New Film ‘Sixteen Moments of My Life’ and Why He’d Love to Have Directed Elvis Presley

Don’t call Albert Serra’s new film, “Seize moments de ma vie” (“Sixteen Moments of My Life”), a concert film. Premiering out of competition at the Locarno Film Festival, the film documents a one-off performance by screen legend Ingrid Caven at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord in Paris. “I will never shoot a concert unless I’m involved in the music,” Serra told Variety

Santoli: Stocks return to winning ways. Why the market gods may not be satisfied with July's brief pain

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  • The S&P 500 posted a clean breakout last week to new records after surviving a July momentum stock bust and basically churning in a 3% range for nearly three months.
  • The liquidation of the hedge fund Situational Awareness after its leveraged AI-hardware positions unwound was exactly the sort of offering to the market gods that frequently puts in a market low. 
  • Still, there needs to be recognition that the highs achieved by those momentum stocks in the second quarter came from massive leverage and crowding that won't quickly return, not from pure fundamental improvement.
  • Sources of mine such as the 'mystery broker' David Snyder and Tim Hayes of Ned Davis Research warn that stocks are showing some market topping behaviors.

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Protesters rally in India’s Jharkhand over alleged exam irregularities

Demonstrators in Ranchi demand an overhaul of ‌the state’s examination system.

Students have marched towards the state Legislative Assembly building in India’s Jharkhand, escalating protests over alleged irregularities in government recruitment examinations as riot police deployed water cannon and barricades to disrupt the demonstration.

Traditional cattle herds' diversity hit by selective breeding

Traditional cattle herds' diversity hit by selective breeding – research
Hereford Cows. Credit: Aberystwyth University

Decades of selective breeding and intensive agricultural practices have reshaped cattle genetics—often at the expense of valuable diversity preserved in traditional herds—according to new research from Aberystwyth University.

Championship all-stars to global gamble – will Ipswich Town's approach work?

Newly promoted Ipswich Town have quietly been the Premier League's fourth-biggest net spenders so far this summer, behind only Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal.

Ten players have joined for a combined £106.6m, but what is most notable about the Tractor Boys' approach under new manager Gary O'Neil is the sea change in recruitment strategy, shaped by lessons learned from their chastening single season in the top flight in 2024-25.