If you take home the Palme d’Or and Best Picture Oscar, there’s no argument. Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite is the greatest film of the century so far – according to a load of acclaimed directors, actors and writers, at least. For The New York Times (in collaboration with The Upshot), names such as Guillermo del […]

9 months ago

A man who ended up in hospital with awful migraines was told they were caused by a parasite in his brain, which researchers believe entered his body because he was eating undercooked bacon. The anonymous 52-year-old from the US went to the doctors after his usual migraines became gradually worse over four months. The migraines […]

2 years ago

Parasite‘s unprecedented success at the 92nd Academy Awards should be welcomed by all The film opens with the light from a bustling Korean sidestreet sweeping through the window of a basement. The camera pans down, past some still-dirty socks fresh out of the wash, as a young boy sits on his phone, struggling to connect to […]

6 years ago