Quick Glance: Live worm discovered in Australian woman's brain
- The woman was admitted to the hospital in January 2021, where a scan later revealed an unusual lesion in the right frontal lobe of her brain.
- Doctors said the red parasite could have been living in her brain for up to two months.
- The neurosurgeon who found the worm described how she had just touched the abnormal part of the brain that appeared on the scans when she felt it.
- Parasitology expert Mehrab Hossain wrote in the journal that she suspects the woman became an accidental host after cooking with foraged plants contaminated with python feces and parasite eggs.
Quick Glance: Cannes 2023: Palme d'Or Award Ceremony
- Who will win the top prize after Ruben Östlund's Triangle of Sadness?
- The 76th Cannes Film Festival ends on May 27 with the award of the Palme d'Or.
- The jury, consisting of eight people including Julia Ducournau and Brie Larson, will choose the winner from 21 competition films.
- Ken Loach could become the first director to win the Palme d'Or three times.
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Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda shot his latest, Broker, in Korea with his lead actor Song Kang Ho (Parasite). See it in select theaters now ... Show more https://www.metacritic.com/movie/broker
Quick Glance: The 50 Best Movies of All Time According to Critic Reviews: Metacritic
- A powerful and timeless gut punch in the drama itself.
- A first-rate mystery thriller full of visual shocks and surprises heightened by the melodramatic realism of the production.
The parasite museum in Meguro Ward, Tokyo, has gained fame from some crowdsourcing tweets and a visit by Bill Gates.
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‘Broker’ is debuting in competition at this year’s #CannesFilmFestival .