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Jesse Eisenberg writes, directs and stars alongside a scene-stealing Kieran Culkin in this smart and deceptively profound exploration of generational trauma. After the disaster that was Julia von Heinz’s Treasure last year, the thought of another road movie delving into hereditary trauma and the legacy of the Holocaust, featuring a mismatched family duo, was not an appealing prospect.Thankfully, A Real Pain is everything Treasure failed to be.Instead of dealing with mawkish musings, actor-writer-director Jesse Eisenberg has delivered a frequently hilarious buddy movie that seamlessly doubles up as a heartfelt drama about remembrance and the perception of pain.His second feature behind…

This article was originally published in Italian From its origins in the Roman world to its global popularity, not least in the United States, pizza has been recognised on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list since 2017. Today, it remains one of the most consumed foods worldwide. 17 January marks World Pizza Day, a celebration of a dish with more than 2,000 years of history. From Neapolitan and Roman styles to Margherita, diavola, and even potato-topped variations, there are few places left in the world which don’t honour this iconic culinary tradition.In 2017, UNESCO recognised “the art of Neapolitan pizza makers” as…

People are already impacted by food system shocks, water insecurity, heat stress and infectious diseases. If unchecked, mass mortality, mass displacement, severe economic contraction and conflict become more likely. Climate change could cause a 50 per cent loss of global GDP if policymakers continue not to recognise the severity of the crisis. That’s the warning coming from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and the University of Exeter in a new report published Thursday. Titled “Planetary Solvency – Finding Our Balance with Nature,” the study calls for accelerated action by political leaders to tackle the climate crisis.It comes after data…

A wealth of resources essential to the green transition has made Greenland a hot commodity but what do the people who actually live there really want? US President-elect Donald Trump has begun ruffling feathers in Europe even before he is sworn in.In December, Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social that, “For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.”“Greenland is an incredible place,” he said in another post. “The people will benefit tremendously if, and when, it becomes part…

Tech leaders are shifting to Trump, but for some of them it comes after a rocky relationship during the president-elect’s previous administration. Tech titans, including the world’s three richest people, will be attending Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday as the 47th US president is given the keys to tech funding and regulation. Here is a list of the tech leaders who will and won’t be attending the event. AttendingElon MuskIt comes as no surprise that the Tesla, SpaceX, and X boss will be attending the inauguration following his vocal support for Trump during the campaign and his donation of more than $250…

One person was seriously wounded in a stabbing attack in central Tel Aviv on Saturday afternoon, Israel police said. One person was seriously wounded in a stabbing attack in central Tel Aviv on Saturday afternoon, Israel police said.A passerby shot the attacker and he was in critical condition, according to Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency rescue services.Police did not identify the attacker but believe the stabbing was a terrorist act. Palestinians have carried out scores of shooting, stabbing and car-ramming attacks against Israelis across Israel and the occupied West Bank, especially during the past 15 months of the Israel-Hamas war.srael…

Although Trump can only impose punitive trade measures against the entire EU, “you can be pretty sure that the tariffs that he might want to impose will be targeted in such a way that they will particularly hit the German economy,” Habeck argued. In the past, Trump has vented his fury at the European Union for not buying enough American autos or farm produce and is said to have been “obsessed” with the number of German cars on the streets of Manhattan. Habeck said that the EU was ready to “fight back” against U.S. tariffs, but argued that Germany must do more to strengthen…

Instead, he has invited many of the foreign leaders he’s spoken to by phone or welcomed in person at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, such as Argentinian President Javier Milei — who will also be in attendance — and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Xi is sending Vice President Han Zheng in his stead. Prominent representatives of Europe’s populist far right, from Britain’s Nigel Farage to France’s Eric Zemmour, also scored an invite. Meloni, who earlier this month paid a surprise visit to Trump at Mar-a-Lago, was dubbed “a fantastic woman” who “had taken Europe by storm” by the president-elect. The visit was…

Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Josip Dabro resigned on Saturday after a video of him shooting a gun out of a moving car surfaced in local media. Dabro, who also was agriculture minister, on Friday confirmed the authenticity of the recording and apologized for his actions, which he said were “the result of a moment of thoughtlessness.” He claimed that the recording had been made several years prior, before he held any position in the government, and that it was a political attack by a former friend-turned-rival to whom he had sent the video. He also argued that the weapon was…

Hundreds of Swedish troops arrived in Latvia on Saturday to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade along NATO’s eastern flank. A ship carrying parts of a mechanised infantry battalion arrived early on Saturday in the port of Riga, the Latvian capital, escorted by the Swedish air force and units from the Swedish and Latvian navies, the Swedish armed forces said in a statement.They’re joining a Canadian-led multinational brigade along NATO’s eastern flank, a mission Sweden is calling its most significant operation so far as a member of the Western defence alliance.Latvia borders Russia to its east and Russia ally Belarus to…