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Cannes high on dark American thriller about the war on drugs

A dark American thriller about a covert CIA operation against Mexican drug gangs starring Emily Blunt and Benicio Del Toro wowed critics at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday. “Sicario” pulls no punches in its depiction of the US war on drugs — a subject Del Toro said was close to his heart. “I’ve done many movies that deal with that part of the world and I’m very sensitive about

13 Celebrities Who Are Helping End the Stigma of Mental Illness

Mental illness knows no age, race, income, sex, or education level. Research shows that as many as one in five Americans has a diagnosable mental illness. While many people with a mental disorder don?t seek treatment ? often due to fear of rejection and discrimination ? being outspoken and spreading awareness of the prevalence of these conditions can help to encourage people to get the help they need. Take a

Updated: Apple Watch 2: What we want to see

The Apple Watch has only just arrived, but it feels like it’s been around ages – it was announced months ago and most of its key features were out in the open long before it hit any wrists. Now we’ve spent a decent chunk of time with the original Apple Watch it’s got us thinking – how can Apple improve on its first wearable? Well, in a number of ways

Apparently Emoji is the 'fastest growing language ever'

Emoji use is growing at an exponential rate, especially amongst the kids, a new study believes. TalkTalk and Bangor University Professor of Linguistics Vyv Eyans have quizzed 2,000 Brits on their use of the colourful emoticons, we were told today, because that’s the sort of important, eye-opening research humans are doing in 2015. Four in ten of us have sent messages entirely made up of emoji, claims the study, while

Deezer expands to offer more than 20,000 podcasts and radio shows

Starting from today we’re going to have to start referring to Deezer as an audio streaming service rather than just a music streaming one. It’s now offering a large, and growing, catalogue of spoken word content. By virtue the acquisition of Stitcher late last year Deezer is now able to deliver over 20,000 different podcasts and radio shows via its web portal and apps. Having integrated its radio and podcast