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When “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” director Jane Schoenbrun described their vision for the bloody one-take sequence in which Little Death (Jack Haven) massacres an entire summer camp — all set to Counting Crows’ 1996 rock ballad “A Long December” — they said it should feel like a Michael Bay movie. “That’s the one part of the movie where it doesn’t have a filthy old print look to it,” cinematographer Eric Yue tells Variety. “It should feel cool and not in another era’s language, so we built upon that.” In “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” a young…

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has called for a stronger partnership between government and the Church to raise disciplined, cultured and responsible young people capable of providing the leadership needed to drive Nigeria’s future development. Governor Abiodun made the call on Sunday at the Golden Jubilee Thanksgiving Service of the Egba Anglican Diocese, held at Saint Peter’s Cathedral, Ake, Abeokuta. The governor said while government has the responsibility to provide infrastructure, quality education and economic opportunities, the Church and other faith-based institutions have a critical role to play in building character, strengthening families and instilling sound moral values in the…

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes new signing Bruno Guimaraes can help the club reach the “next level” after completing his £75m move from Newcastle United. The 28-year-old Brazilian midfielder was officially unveiled to Arsenal supporters at Emirates Stadium before the friendly against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Guimaraes was not included in the squad for Arsenal’s 3-2 defeat by Dortmund but could make his debut against Como on Wednesday. Arteta said he was delighted to bring Guimaraes to north London and praised the midfielder’s attitude since joining the club. As reported by BBC Sport on Sunday, Arteta was quoted as saying,…

Stalled for months, the peace process in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo appears to be gaining momentum.The Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group has accepted 15 prisoners released by the government in Kinshasa. The handover is part of a framework agreement signed last year, after talks mediated by Qatar.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIt may be a small step, but it could pave the way to ending the fighting in the eastern DRC. Previous attempts have failed to bring peace to the region.Could this mechanism address the core issues of the long-running conflict?Presenter: Per NybergGuests:Kambale Musavuli – Analyst at…

The Green Bay Packers held their ninth practice of training camp Sunday. The practice was moved inside the Don Hutson Center as storms hit the area.Here’s the good, bad and ugly — compiled from multiple reports — from practice No. 9.THE GOODWELCOME BACK: It was a big day as the Packers had several players return to practice, or practice for the first time this summer.The list of players included:• Tight end Tucker Kraft (knee)• Defensive tackle Javon Hargrave (knee/PUP) • Offensive tackle Zach Bako-Bewele (knee) • Guard Aaron Banks (knee/rest) • Defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt (ankle) • Running back Chris…

This is the premise of the new campaign, as written on the blog post announcing the update: As the battle-hardened Ranger, players survive a labyrinthine dimension where time folds back onto itself, creating a unique looping structure where each visit in the present reshapes the future. Collect runes to unlock previously sealed paths brimming with new routes, encounters and secrets, plus persistent health and ammunition upgrades throughout add a new layer of progression to Quake’s classic gameplay. The new maps have been added to the campaign list in the remastered version of Quake, and like that remaster, they’re available free…

..Slams ADC, threatens legal action over Adamawa candidate substitution By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has criticised the presidential candidacy of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar under the African Democratic Congress, ADC, while also faulting the party’s handling of its Adamawa State governorship primary. Lawal made the remarks in a Facebook post on Sunday titled “Kachalla Series Three,” in which he alleged that the ADC replaced Engr. Umar Suleiman, whom he said won the party’s Adamawa governorship primary, with Tukur Moddibo. He attributed the alleged substitution to ethnic considerations and…

Milton Keynes has seen fly-tipping fall by more than a quarter over the past five years, but the city council believes “there is much more to do”.”Being a woman, I do have that bit of emotional attachment as well to the fact that I would like to see greener spaces and stronger communities.”She feels that responsible carriers often get “tarred with the same brush” as unauthorised companies, even though she is paying out for licences, insurances and tip fees.For McCluskey, the reward comes in the face of those who receive items that someone else has thrown away.”If you can see…

In the end, there was no debate. Demi Vollering went away and clear on the Col d’Èze, overlooking Nice, to win her second Tour de France Femmes from rival Kasia Niewiadoma, champion in 2024, by one minute and 18 seconds.The final and decisive attacks came on the narrow snaking climb of the Chemin du Vinaigrier, past swimming pools and art deco villas, where breakaway Isabella Holmgren was finally overhauled and ­Vollering and Niewiadoma yet again went head-to-head.The Polish rider’s last-ditch attack saw her replicate the efforts she had made on Mont Ventoux on Friday, but it was not enough to…

Years before they were onscreen buds in The Wrong Girls, Alia Shawkat and Kristen Stewart were jamming together as the titular rock “Queens of Noise” in 2010’s The Runaways. At a recent screening for their upcoming Dylan Meyer-written/directed Neon stoner comedy, which premieres Aug. 14 in theaters, Shawkat recalled they “were children” on the set of the Floria Sigismondi-helmed musical drama, which starred Stewart as Joan Jett. “You barely talked on that movie,” Stewart recalled to Shawkat in a video from the Q&A. Shawkt explained, “Yeah, I literally was not allowed to speak in that movie, because the character I…