Mel Gibson wins 9 trophies, among which the award for the Best Film and the Best Director with his new production, 'Hacksaw Ridge', at the 6th gala of AACTA, held in Sydney, according to the Daily Mail. AACTA awards are the most prestigious awards on the film and television industry in Australia, representing the equivalent of the Oscars in the United States or of the BAFTA … [Read more...]
Earth’s rotation speed decreases, according to ancient astronomers’ notes
Notes of the ancient astronomers, kept on tablets of burned clay, confirm that the rotation speed of the Earth around its own axis decreases according to a material published by the Proceedings magazine, of the Royal Society A, informs the Live Science. In each century, the length of a solar day, or the period of time during which the planet makes one complete rotation around … [Read more...]
John Glenn, the former astronaut and senator, dies at 95
The former American astronaut and senator John Glenn, the first American who made an orbital flight around the Earth, died on Thursday at the age of 95 years, announced the governor of Ohio, John Kasich, quoted by the international press agencies. Glenn was hospitalized, announced on Wednesday a spokesman for the Ohio State University, the institution which gave the astronaut's … [Read more...]
First Solar Plane to conquer the Stratosphere is revealed by Switzerland
A Swiss pilot revealed a solar plane with, which is intend to make the first human solar flight into the stratosphere, reports the AFP. 'Our goal is to demonstrate that current technology offers us the possibility to achieve above and beyond what fossil fuels offer,' stated Raphael Domjan, 44 years, who did, in 2012, the first tour of the world on the board of a solar boat. … [Read more...]
Donald Trump is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year
The new president of the United States of America is the Time's Person of the Year. Time magazine chooses a person of the year who receives this title as a honor of her or his contribution brought to the world. This tradition started in 1927 when Time named Charles Lindberg the man of the year after he had a successful flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Later, the title was … [Read more...]
Duran Duran, loses, legal, fight, USA, British law, Court, copyrights, contract, songs
The British pop band Duran Duran will not be able to claim the copyrights from the United States for some of its most famous songs, decided a British Court. Songs like 'A View To a Kill' (the soundtrack of the James Bond movie), 'Girls On Film' and 'Rio', were among the titles in connection with which the court decided that the copyrights belongs to the Gloucester Place Music … [Read more...]
Hollywood stars shocked after the Bertolucci confession about ‘Last Tango in Paris’ scene
The Hollywood stars have expressed their indignation and shock after they saw a video in which the Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci admits that the famous rape scene from 'Last Tango in Paris' was made without the consent of the involved actress, reports telegraph.co.uk. Maria Schneider had only 19 years when she played with Marlon Brando, 48 years old at that time, in the … [Read more...]
A statue stolen in Rome in 1983 is returned by the USA to Italy
The United States of America have started on Wednesday the repatriation in Italy of a statue stolen in Rome, in 1983, and illegally sold in New York, in 2001, according to the federal prosecutors of the Southern district of NY, the EFE reports. In a press release, the New York prosecution explained that the Roman marble peplophoros statue 'Torlonia Peplophoros', stolen from the … [Read more...]