What’s small, winged, and slams its beak into trees? If you said a woodpecker, you’re not entirely wrong. But woodpeckers don’t live in Hawaii, where biologists are investigating a curious bird that takes up a similar ecological niche—with its own unique twist. Meet the ‘akiapōlāʻau (pronounced “Ah-key-ah-pole-ah-ow” and nicknamed the Aki): a small yellow-feathered friend
Markus Lehmusruusu’s futuristic drama “The Squirrel” has just been selected as the Finnish Oscar submission, and it already has a notable fan. “Aki Kaurismäki called it a masterpiece. He said it was like ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ but better because it’s full of humanism. I really loved that,” the director tells Variety. “I hope that
