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PRETORIA – Innovators and scientists are gathered in Pretoria on Wednesday, to try and solve everyday problems through scientific inventions.READ: Education In Crisis | Innovative ways to improve literacy levelsThe meeting took place under the banner of the Science Forum South Africa, which serves as a public platform for debating science innovations.ENCA reporter Denga Mavhunga attended the event and filed this report.
PRETORIA – Innovators and scientists are gathered in Pretoria on Wednesday, to try and solve everyday problems through scientific inventions.READ: Education In Crisis | Innovative ways to improve literacy levelsThe meeting took place under the banner of the Science Forum South Africa, which serves as a public platform for debating science innovations.ENCA reporter Denga Mavhunga attended the event and filed this report.
Nicole Kidman blushed when asked how she managed to portray different types of orgasms in her new movie, “Babygirl.”
“I blush, still! That’s insane,” the “Perfect Couple” actress, 57, told the Hollywood Reporter after covering her face with both hands.
“But that’s a good thing, I suppose. I’m very interested in exploring those things, but I’m not that extroverted. I was so in character. To pull the curtain back on all of it, it’s too sacred.”
Nicole Kidman blushed when asked how she managed to portray different types of orgasms in her new movie, “Babygirl.” A24 via Getty Images
“I blush, still! That’s insane,” the “Perfect Couple” actress told the Hollywood Reporter after covering her face with both hands. Alique for The Hollywood Reporter
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Kidman then explained why the first orgasm her character experiences in the erotic thriller is different from the later ones.
“Those ones may not look pretty or sound pretty. Or be what we think is pretty,” she said, pointing out that her character just isn’t worried about “what anyone thinks of her” at the end of the movie.
“[Director] Halina [Reijn] has always wanted to do something like this. That’s probably why we constantly say we need women in all areas of filmmaking, telling different stories. It’s not just to be more fair. It’s actually because it’s kind of fascinating,” Kidman added.
“And for people to feel, ‘I can be who I am.’ I want people to go see this in the cinema, not just clicking on this at home, secretly, watching it in their own little secret way. There’s something extraordinary about seeing it with a group of people.”
“I’m very interested in exploring those things, but I’m not that extroverted. I was so in character. To pull the curtain back on all of it, it’s too sacred,” she said. A24 via Getty Images
The mom of four said the “most dangerous” part of “Babygirl” is “the sexuality of it.” Courtesy Everett Collection
Kidman said it was “beautiful” being seen as a sexual being at her age. A24 via Getty Images
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As for what the mom of four said is the “most dangerous” part of “Babygirl,” she replied, “The sexuality of it. That it wasn’t written for a 20-year-old. It wasn’t written even for a 30-year-old.”
In the forthcoming film, Kidman plays Romy, a married, high-ranking CEO who embarks on a forbidden romance with a much younger intern named Samuel, played by Harris Dickinson.
While chatting with the Hollywood Reporter, Kidman said it was “beautiful” to be seen as a sexual being at her age.
“A lot of times, women are discarded at a certain period of their career as a sexual being. So it was really beautiful to be seen in this way,” she confessed.
In the forthcoming film, Kidman plays Romy, a married, high-ranking CEO. Courtesy Everett Collection
Kidman’s character then embarks on a forbidden romance with a much younger intern named Samuel, played by Harris Dickinson. A24 / YouTube
“From the minute I read it, I was like, ‘Yeah, this is a voice I haven’t seen, this is a place that I haven’t been, I don’t think audiences have been,’” the “Big Little Lies” star shared.
“My character has reached a stage where she’s got all this power, but she’s not sure who she is, what she wants, what she desires, even though she seems to have it all. And I think that’s really relatable.”
“Babygirl” will hit theaters on Christmas Day.
The Mandalorian and Grogu features the best incarnation of Grogu yet, says co-writer Dave Filoni.That’s thanks to “evolved” puppetry that’s many times more advanced than what we saw in The Mandalorian season 1, the live-action Star Wars series which premiered on Disney+ in 2019.”I’m very excited about it,” Filoni told ExtraTV during the premier of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. “[Director] John [Favreau] and I had a great time working on that as we always do. It was great seeing Gogu, he’s become such a star. It’s amazing how it’s evolved, what we can do now with the puppetry compared with season one, and where we are today on the film, working with the team.”
The Mandalorian walks with Grogu and Bo-Katan.
The Mandalorian walks with Grogu and Bo-Katan.
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“I worked quite a bit with them on the puppetry,” Filoni continued, “the effects, it’s a fantastic job, and what a wonderful little creation Grogu is.”Set for a cinematic release on May 22, 2026, the plot of The Mandalorian and Grogu is still under wraps. However, we know it’s a continuation of the series, following directly on from the third season, which aired March 1, 2023.The film stars Pedro Pascal as Din Djarin, aka feared bounty hunter The Mandalorian. Sigourney Weaver also features in an as-yet undisclosed role.Meanwhile, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew has just released on Disney+ to glowing reviews. Sitting at an impressive 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, it tells the story of four kids searching for their home planet after getting lost in the galaxy.Here are the Star Wars: Skeleton Crew release times and how to watch.
Morgan Freeman caused a long-running injury to his body while filming one of his most iconic movies.The legendary actor, 87, has starred in some of the most highly acclaimed movies of all time, including The Shawshank Redemption, Glory and Unforgiven.One of his most famous roles was as Detective Lieutenant William Somerset in the 1995 movie Se7en, directed by David Fincher. Freeman starred in the crime thriller alongside Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey. Pitt and Freeman played detectives trying to stop a serial killer whose series of murders are based on the seven deadly sins.Freeman spoke about the movie on the most recent episode of Dax Shephard’s podcast, The Armchair Expert.”I really enjoyed working with David because I was so tuned to what he was after. He gave me a lot of leeway,” Freeman began.
Morgan Freeman appears on “The Jennifer Hudson Show” October 23, 2024 in Burbank, California. He spoke about rolling his ankle on the set of Se7en.
Morgan Freeman appears on “The Jennifer Hudson Show” October 23, 2024 in Burbank, California. He spoke about rolling his ankle on the set of Se7en.
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The actor then explained how he had rolled his ankle filming one of the movie’s most memorable scenes, and had to keep working on the injured joint until they got the shot right.”I also twisted my ankle so bad running across the field there at the end. It was not like running on level ground,” Freeman explained. “I sprained my ankle and then I think we did this shot seven or eight times.””I stretched my tendon so badly, that it’s not back again. So my foot tends to roll over a lot,” Morgan added.Shephard then wondered if tall men like themselves are predisposed the ankle and feet injuries because he had ongoing issues with his Achilles heel.”I remember my dad used to roll his all the time and he said basically ‘with a rolled ankle, you’ve got to go a year without rolling it and it’ll tighten back up’. But until then you can roll it so easy,” Shephard said.Freeman is an Academy Award-winning actor whose career has spanned seven decades.He received the Kennedy Center Honor in 2008 and the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2018.While he is often considered one of the greatest actors of all time, Freeman wrote for Newsweek how he believes one of his most important roles was raising awareness for Black history.”Many people think Black people have never done anything of any note, of any seriousness. But that is simply gaps in history,” he wrote in 2023.”This is us. This is all of us. This is who we are. This is American history.”
Ed Helms is bringing his podcast, Snafu with Ed Helms, to a new audience.PEOPLE can exclusively share that the actor and comedian, 50, will publish a new book, inspired by his podcast. Snafu: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups will hit shelves next spring via Grand Central Publishing, an imprint of Hachette Book Group.Snafu will look at some of “America’s biggest mishaps” from the past few decades, per the book’s official synopsis. Helms, taking on the role of “unofficial history teacher,” examines incidents like feline training in the CIA and weather weaponization.
‘Snafu: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups’ by Ed Helms.
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The book, which also features illustrations, “offers fresh insights that just might prevent history from repeating itself again and again.”
Helms launched his Snafu podcast in 2022. The show examines historical incidents — including the Able Archer 83 military exercise, which simulated a nuclear attack and the 1971 Media FBI heist. Snafu has been renewed for a third season, Deadline reported in 2023, with its previous two seasons available to stream now.
The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!The actor tells PEOPLE that he’s “so thrilled” to be bringing the podcast to the page.
Ed Helms in 2023.
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“This new book is a loving tribute to humanity’s finest face-plants — the hilarious, head-scratching and occasionally inspiring blunders that shape our world and make historians spit-take,” Helms says.
Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Snafu: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups will be published on April 29, 2025 and is now available for preorder, wherever books are sold.
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And: “It’s not just one instance. After nine movies in a row, I finally gave up on going to the movies where I had to loudly tell people to shut up when they continued talking to each other like they were in their living room. Most of the time, when a loud voice booms out, ‘Shut up!’ in a theater, it works, but I shouldn’t have to do this EVERY TIME. One time, two guys beside me in a crowded premiere were doing a running Siskel and Ebert critique of the movie from the beginning. I figured it would taper off and die, but 10 minutes in, I had to lean over and remind them that I paid to see the film, not listen to their opinions of it.”
“The last time, I was in a nearly empty theater. One guy was way down front, two girls were in the best mid-house seats, and I was a few rows behind the girls. They chatted through the entire film, even after I asked them politely to keep it down. I’m not talking whispered comments, but a full-blown chat at normal volume. Since I’m a big dude and they were a couple of young girls, I decided not to shout or make a fuss and just tried to ignore them, but it was the final straw. I haven’t been to a theater since.”—Anonymous
Oily fish, vitamin D and vegetables might be expected to reduce the risk of diseases, but the same cannot be said for beer.However, a study has found that a low to moderate intake of beer is associated with a lower risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis.”This is a comprehensive study taking in the results of 30 different large-scale studies looking into the effects of diet on risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis,” said Professor Janet Cade, nutritional epidemiologist at the University of Leeds in the U.K., and co-author of the study, in a statement.”The results are promising, showing that by eating higher amounts of foods like oily fish, cereals, vegetables and the nutrient vitamin D, people may be able to lower their chances of developing this painful and debilitating condition.
A mug of beer sits in a bar on a wooden barrel. A study has found that a low to moderate intake of beer is associated with a lower risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis.
A mug of beer sits in a bar on a wooden barrel. A study has found that a low to moderate intake of beer is associated with a lower risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis.
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“It is also interesting to see that drinking a moderate amount of alcohol—the equivalent of one pint of lower-strength lager or beer, or one glass of wine a week—can lower rheumatoid arthritis risk.”Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes pain, swelling and stiffness in the joints, particularly the hands, wrists and knees. It can also cause balance issues and deform joints.Rheumatoid arthritis is one of many types of arthritis, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate affected 21.2 percent of U.S. adults in 2023.As an autoimmune disease, its symptoms are believed to get worse with inflammation, which means treatment can involve changing what individuals eat and drink.However, it is still unknown to what extent inflammation drives the risk of developing arthritis in the first place.”Rheumatoid arthritis is a typical multifactorial disease, driven by both genetic and environmental factors,” said Yuanyuan Dong, lead author of the study and a researcher at Leeds’ School of Food Science and Nutrition, in a statement.”My research investigates whether dietary factors contribute to the risk of rheumatoid arthritis by increasing inflammation and affecting the immune system.”The nutrition scientists found an association between drinking a pint of lower-strength beer or lager or a glass of wine per week, and an approximately 10 percent lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis.However, drinking four pints of beer or lager, or three and a half glasses of wine was not associated with a lower risk of arthritis—and drinking more than this was linked with a higher risk of the disease.Also, observational nutrition studies that link moderate alcohol consumption with health benefits may be influenced by study participants who avoid drinking because of health or addiction problems.The study—which reviewed data from nearly 3 million people, including nearly 10,000 who had rheumatoid arthritis—also found that eating more oily fish such as salmon or mackerel, vegetables, fruits, whole grains and cereals was associated with lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis.Getting more of the nutrient vitamin D, found in cheese, milk, eggs, mushrooms and fortified breakfast cereals, had a similar effect.But the scientists found that individuals who drank more tea and coffee were slightly more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis—although, the risk remained low with both of these drinks.”More research will help us pinpoint exactly why these foods have the effect we have observed and develop tailored nutritional advice for people living with rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases,” said Cade.Do you have a tip on a food story that Newsweek should be covering? Is there a nutrition concern that’s worrying you? Let us know via [email protected]. We can ask experts for advice, and your story could be featured in Newsweek.ReferenceDong, Y., Greenwood, D. C., Webster, J., Uzokwe, C., Tao, J., Hardie, L. J., Cade, J. E. (2024). Dose–Response Associations Between Diet and Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies, Nutrients 16(23). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16234050