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In 1930, the first film adaptation of All Quiet On The Western Front took home the Oscar for best picture. Erich Maria Remarque’s unflinching anti-war story, based on his own traumatic experiences of the First World War after being conscripted into the Imperial German Army at the age of 18, had first been serialised in

Electric bike and e-motorcycle company SONDORS appears to be riding a new wave of orders for its SONDORS Metacycle electric motorcycle. Last week the company created a limited discount of $2,500 on its $6,500 electric motorcycle. The discount, announced as a form of “credit” provided by the company, was said to be available for the

Margaret Lake, known as Mystic Meg, has died aged 80. The astrologer had written daily horoscopes for the Sun for almost 23 years. The paper reported that she was admitted to St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London last month suffering from flu. She died at 3.45am this morning. Her agent of 34 years Dave Shapland

After releasing its next-generation Kona electric model Tuesday, Hyundai has high expectations for the updated urban SUV. The South Korean automaker believes the new Kona EV will sell more than its gas-powered and hybrid variants. Hyundai released the first Kona electric model in 2018, a year after the gas-powered version was introduced in Korea and

A loaded gun found in the hand luggage of actor and comedian Mike Epps at an airport has been confiscated by US federal agents. The 52-year-old was trying to board a flight from Indianapolis International Airport before the incident on Sunday morning. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers discovered the Smith & Wesson .38-calibre pistol inside

By the time the Academy Awards rolls out the red carpet each year, most stars in the running have spent months travelling the world, attending premieres and screenings, and schmoozing with industry VIPs to promote their films and themselves. Oscars campaigning is a multimillion-dollar industry. While the Academy has strict rules to help ensure standout

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Rivian ($RIVN) plans to raise $1.3 billion in cash by selling green convertible notes, despite indicating it had sufficient cash in last week’s earnings. Investors are not pleased with the move with Rivian stock slipping over 10% following Tuesday’s announcement. Rivian raises $1.3 billion via green bonds According to the company’s Q4 earnings release on

There’s no doubt that this year’s Oscars frontrunner for best picture is not your standard awards fare. Everything Everywhere All At Once is an existential exploration of relationships and love via a launderette, taxes and the multiverse, with themes of nihilism and absurdism thrown in for good measure. The film’s writer-director duo, Daniel Kwan and

It’s the biggest night in showbiz, at the heart of which lies the greatest accolade for any actor – an Academy Award. Their performances have been judged by Hollywood’s great and good, and their teams have been campaigning for months – but who gets the gong on the night is yet to be revealed. So,

Comedian and aspiring politician Eddie Izzard has announced a new name she says she has wanted to use since childhood – Suzy.  The 61-year-old spoke about being trans in 1985, something she has described as being a “superhero thing”. She has also described herself as gender-fluid. In 2020, she publicly announced she would be using

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If there’s two cool pieces of green technology that have greatly improved my day-to-day life, they’re probably electric bikes and solar-powered portable power stations. I’ve reviewed plenty of both, and they’re even better when you combine them. Take the case of the Mokwheel Scoria, which straps an inverter onto an e-bike to create a mobile

Bruce Willis’s wife has asked paparazzi to “keep your space” and not yell at the actor, who was recently diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). In an Instagram video, Emma Heming Willis said members of the press attempted to speak to her husband when he was getting coffee with friends. “If you are someone that is

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“Hang on lady, we going for a ride!” Almost 40 years on from delivering this understatement of a line on a rope bridge in one of the most famous films of the 1980s, actor Ke Huy Quan is now on a wild ride of his own. Because before Everything Everywhere All At Once, the hit

Here at Electrek we have spent countless hours undertaking detailed hands-on testing of hundreds of electric bikes. Through those thousands of miles of riding, we’ve gotten to know these e-bikes inside and out, top to bottom and front to back. That dedication to real world e-bike testing has helped us find the best electric bicycles

One of the many hallmarks of bizarre vehicles I often find for the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column is a strange combination of parts. And rarely is that trait so perfectly exemplified than in this cute little two-seater electric car… with tank tracks. It’s not the first vehicle with tank tracks

Chris Rock has spoken about being smacked in the face by actor Will Smith on the Academy Awards stage. During the Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles last year, Smith walked onto the stage and slapped Rock, who had made a joke at the expense of the actor’s wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith, as he was

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