Author: Vidya Saras

And if Woo helped lay the foundations of modern action cinema, Chow was right alongside him, showing what the ideal action hero for these times looked like, both in Woo’s own work and other action classics like Ringo Lam’s City on Fire (1987). “He grounds the fanciful action of John Woo and Lam’s masterpieces in an everyday reality,” Gilman says. “[He’s typically a] working-class Hongkonger trying to follow a code and do the right thing in a world of violence and mayhem.”His most influential roleThe actor’s supporting part in A Better Tomorrow was a breakout for him and established his…

A popular crypto trader has come forward on the social media platform X to predict that the Bitcoin price might soon head further downwards to the $63,000 level. This prognosis is based on the liquidity dynamics that have, over the past few weeks, driven the flagship cryptocurrency’s price.  Bitcoin Market Structure Suggests More Volatility Ahead  In a 4th of April post on the X platform, KillaXBT revealed the possible trajectories the Bitcoin price could follow over the coming weeks. The crypto trader’s analysis is based on the current technical structure of BTC, citing multiple support and resistance levels visible on…

I spent years doing everything right for sleep. Taking magnesium, no screens, cool bedroom, and still waking at 3 am wondering what I was missing. It wasn’t until I started obsessing over my outdoor light exposure and the wavelengths coming out of my home lighting that things actually shifted. In fact, this is one of the most impactful changes I’ve ever made. If you’re just looking for the products I mentioned in a video or podcast: Why I Choose Amber Light Bulbs  Light is the most powerful signal your body receives all day. Not just as light to see, but…

I’ve always seen myself as a visual learner, so I tend to visualize a concept or process in my mind whenever I learn about a new topic. I also love to share my learnings as a visual article on my blog, since I think it can be useful for others who also love to learn things visually. In one of the posts, I talk about dithering, which is a process to reduce the number of colors in an image. To visualize the mechanism behind dithering, I mapped an image to a grid of 400 x 400 cubes and animate the color,…

The Artemis 2 astronauts will get a rare skywatching treat on Monday (April 6).The quartet will see a total solar eclipse that evening as they slingshot around the moon’s far side, in a flyby that breaks humanity’s all-time distance record.And that eclipse will be something that none of us stuck on terra firma have ever seen. (And, to be clear, groundbound viewers won’t see this one; it will be visible only to the Artemis 2 crew.) You may like “From our vantage point, the moon and the sun in the sky appear approximately the same size,” NASA’s Kelsey Young, Artemis…

Australia’s Travis Smyth finished with a dramatic eagle on the par-five 18th at Caledonian Golf Club to sensationally win the International Series Japan by one shot. In a riveting climax to the Tokyo-based tournament, Smith drained a 20 footer to narrowly avoid a play-off with Thailand’s Pavit Tangkamolprasert and Japan’s Ryosuke Kinoshita. Smith’s brilliant final putt saw him shoot a seven-under-par 64 to move to 15-under, with Pavit and Kinoshita both in the clubhouse on 14-under. Pavit and Kinoshita had earlier turned the tournament on its head by shooting scintillating rounds of 62 and 63 respectively to come through from…

The US has rescued the missing crew member of the US F-15 fighter jet which was shot down over southern Iran.

Russia says US should abandon ’language of ultimatums’ on Iran

Apple Watches are smart little gadgets, but they don’t always fit the vibe. There were plenty of nights and dressier events when I left mine at home because—as much as I wanted to check my notifications discreetly—it didn’t match my outfit. I’ve also had my fair share of faux pas and just let the neon orange sport band clash with my neutral ensemble.Fortunately, Apple Watch bands are a simple and relatively affordable way to zhuzh up the look of your wearable. Beyond aesthetics, different styles also impact performance and functionality. For example, personally, I don’t want a heavy stainless steel…

AI firm Anthropic forms an employee-funded PAC while facing questions over political balance and a growing dispute with the Pentagon over AI use.Artificial intelligence firm Anthropic has launched a corporate political action committee (PAC), entering election financing as debates over AI policy intensify in Washington.The company filed a statement of organization with the Federal Election Commission on Friday to establish “AnthroPAC,” an employee-funded PAC that will collect voluntary contributions from staff. The filing lists Anthropic as the “connected organization,” with the committee structured as a “separate segregated fund” and registered as a lobbyist-affiliated PAC.Under US law, individual contributions are capped…