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One Of The Most Surprising Spy Thrillers Of The Year Is An Unbridled Triumph

Sam Rockwell and John Malkovich give career-best performances in this masterclass in dark comedy, set in 1973 on Easter Island.

Inverse · Sep 24

Martin McDonagh on being scared of John Malkovich, the CIA and 'Wild Horse Nine'

Stop me if you’ve heard this before

The Independent UK · Sep 17

4,000-year-old rock painting in Indonesia offers clues to one of humanity’s greatest migrations

Some 4,200 years ago, people started to leave what is now Taiwan to migrate to the thousands of islands to the south, spanning as far west as Madagascar in the western Indian Ocean and as far east as Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

The Conversation · Aug 17

Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s deforestation

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, remote island in the Pacific features nearly 1,000 enormous statues – the moai. The magnitude and number of these monuments defy easy explanation.

The Conversation · Nov 26, 2025

Easter Island statues may have 'walked' thanks to 'pendulum dynamics' and with as few as 15 people, study finds

Simple physics may explain how the Easter Island statues could "walk" miles with only a handful of people, but the debate over their transport is far from over.

LiveScience · Oct 19, 2025

Archaeologists finally crack mystery of how Moai statues were erected on Easter Island

Roads made by villagers stabilised statue, researchers say

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025

A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied

An antibiotic discovered on Easter Island in 1964 sparked a billion-dollar pharmaceutical success story. Yet the history told about this “miracle drug” has completely left out the people and politics that made its discovery possible.

The Conversation · Sep 29, 2025

These strange hedges near Edinburgh have been cultivated for over 20 years

The hedges have been made to resemble a moai from Easter Island, an Olmec head from Central America, and a Corinthian warrior from Greece

The National (Scotland) · Sep 20, 2025

Iconic Easter Island statues could be gone in 60 years, study warns

New study warns that rising sea levels could threaten Easter Island’s iconic moai statues by the end of this century

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

Mysterious, New Easter Island Statue Appears In The Middle Of A Lake - Scientists Baffled: What Could It Mean?

A new moai statue, uncovered in a dried-up lake on Easter Island on 21 Feb 2023, raises questions about Rapa Nui's history and culture

International Business Times UK · Aug 12, 2025