BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2026--
The Museum of Science has been awarded the Best Science Film Award at the 2026 Dome Fest West, a leading international festival celebrating fulldome cinema and immersive media, for its original fulldome production Remixed: The Unexpected Side of Science.
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Produced in partnership with Dope Labs Podcast hosts and scientists Dr. Zakiya Whatley and Dr. Titi Shodiya, Remixed is a first-of-its-kind film that highlights their belief that science is everywhere – in the way we play, create, express ourselves, and make sense of the world. From art and music to sports, culture, and game design, the film reveals the scientific ideas embedded in the things we love most.
Dome Fest West is dedicated to advancing immersive storytelling through innovation in content, technology, and distribution. This year’s festival was held at the Fiske Planetarium in Boulder, Colorado, drawing a global audience of creators and industry leaders.
Remixed was screened for an international audience of more than 100 creatives, technologists, producers, and distributors. Following the screening, a panel discussion featured members of the Planetarium production team and Dr. Whatley.
“Expanding how audiences can engage with science is central to the Museum’s mission, and this recognition highlights the power of immersive storytelling to do just that,” said Tim Ritchie, Gwill York President of the Museum of Science. “ Remixed reflects our commitment to pushing creative boundaries and contributing to evolving conversations at the intersection of science, media, and culture. We’re deeply grateful to the Dope Labs Podcast and the Museum of Science team who brought this project to life.”
Tickets for Remixed are available now. For more information, visit www.mos.org/visit/planetarium/remixed-unexpected-side-science.
About the Museum of Science
As science and technology increasingly shape our lives, the Museum of Science strives to equip and inspire everyone to use science for the global good. Among the world’s largest science centers and New England’s most attended cultural institution, we engage nearly five million people a year—at Science Park and in museums around the world, in classrooms, and online. Established in 1830, the Museum is home to such iconic attractions as the Theater of Electricity, the Charles Hayden Planetarium, and the Mugar Omni Theater. The Museum influences formal and informal STEM education through research and national advocacy, as a strong community partner and loyal educator resource, and as a leader in universal design, developing exhibits and programming accessible to all. Learn more at mos.org.
About Dope Labs Podcast
Launched in 2019, Dope Labs is a podcast hosted by best friends Zakiya Whatley and Titi Shodiya. In each episode, they serve up scientific principles with a healthy dose of tea. From cuffing season to Cardi B, they’ll take what’s trending and put it under the microscope with the help of some very smart (and cool) scientific friends. Dope Labs believes that “science is for errybody” and its mission is to bring out the inner scientist in YOU.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Efforts to arrest a Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court on a charge of murder as a crime against humanity led to a burst of gunfire Wednesday and a standoff in the Senate building.
No one was hurt during the tense scene in Manila. It came two days after the court based in The Hague unsealed an arrest warrant for Ronald Marapon dela Rosa, who served as national police chief under former President Rodrigo Duterte and helped carry out his anti-drug crackdowns in which thousands of mostly petty suspects were killed.
Issued in November, the warrant charges dela Rosa with the crime against humanity of murder of no fewer than 32 people between July 2016 and the end of April 2018, when he led the police force.
Dela Rosa, 64, has vowed to fight the ICC arrest order and said he would seek all legal remedies.
The ICC had no immediate comment on the events in Manila.
The Philippines left the court in 2019 after telling the United Nations it was doing so following then-ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda's announcement that she was opening a preliminary probe into allegations of extrajudicial killings under Duterte’s anti-drug campaign.
The country hasn't rejoined the ICC under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who succeeded Duterte in 2022. But the Marcos administration said it would cooperate if the ICC asked international police to take Duterte into custody through a so-called red notice — a request for law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and temporarily arrest a suspect. It wasn't immediately clear if such a notice was issued for dela Rosa.
Duterte was arrested last year and sent to The Hague to faces charges of crimes against humanity linked to the deadly drug crackdown. He remains jailed there awaiting trial.
Judges last year rejected a request from Duterte’s legal team to throw out the case on the grounds that the court didn't have jurisdiction because the Philippines had withdrawn from the court. Countries can’t “abuse” their right to withdraw from the Rome Statute “by shielding persons from justice in relation to alleged crimes that are already under consideration,” the ruling said.
The court was set up in 2002 and aims to hold leaders and senior officials accountable for crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide. It has 125 member states, but three major global powers — the United States, Russia and China — are not members. Ukraine officially joined the court in January 2025.
More than 900 staff work for the court, which has a budget this year of just over 196 million euros ($229 million).
The ICC is a court of last resort, meaning it only takes on cases when countries’ legal systems are unable or unwilling to prosecute suspects.
Trump’s administration has slapped sanctions on the court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, some ICC judges and Khan’s two deputies. Trump accuses the court of “illegitimate and baseless actions” targeting America and Israel.
Trump previously sanctioned Khan’s predecessor, Fatou Bensouda, during his first term in the White House. The Biden administration subsequently lifted those sanctions.
Russia also rejects the court’s authority and has issued a warrant for Khan and the ICC judge who signed President Vladimir Putin’s warrant.
Putin has already traveled overseas since the warrant was issued in 2023, including to ICC member state Mongolia. He has also traveled to China and North Korea, which are not court members.
Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa gestures to reporters at the Philippine Senate in Pasay, Philippines on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Philippine troopers exchange fire along a hallway at the Philippine Senate in Pasay, Philippines on Wednesday May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A protester carries a slogan with a photo of Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa crying during a rally outside the Philippine Senate in Pasay, Philippines on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
