Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of web services at Amazon.com Inc., listens during the Amazon Web Services Summit in San Francisco on April 19, 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Databricks, a start-up whose software helps companies quickly process large sets of data and get it ready for analysis, said Monday it
Month: February 2021
US actor Dustin Diamond, best known for his role as Screech in hit show Saved By The Bell, has died from cancer at the age of 44, his representative has said. A statement from his represenative Roger Paul said: “We are saddened to confirm of Dustin Diamond’s passing on Monday, February 1st, 2021 due to
ABC has handed a pilot order to National Parks, a drama written by Yellowstone star Kevin Costner, The Flash’s Aaron Helbing and author Jon Baird. The one-hour drama comes from Costner’s Territory Pictures Entertainment, along with 20th Television and A+E Studios. It marks the latest drama pilot order from the Disney-owned network for one of last
EXCLUSIVE: Pasha Lychnikoff is set for a recurring role on the fifth season of USA’s Queen of the South, and also has joined David Leitch’s upcoming action thriller Bullet Train. Season 5 of Queen of the South is currently in production and is slated to return this spring. Starring Alice Braga, Queen of the South
Loma Vista Recordings is no longer promoting Marilyn Manson’s music after Evan Rachel Wood accused the musician of abuse. The label had released Manson’s last two albums, 2017’s Heaven Upside Down and 2020’s WE ARE CHAOS. When reached by Pitchfork, the label shared the following statement: In light of today’s disturbing allegations by Evan Rachel
Are there opposing views to voting rights history in the United States? According to some Board members of the Lafayette Parish Library in Louisiana, there are, and by not presenting opposing sides, the library isn’t serving its patrons well. Teresa Elberson, a long-time employee of the Lafayette Parish library and current system director, stepped down
When it comes to foundations, M∙A∙C is pretty up there in its reputation for offering great, high-performance, premium formulas at affordable prices. The brand’s No.1 bestselling foundation is the Studio Fix Fluid SPF15 Foundation – a well-known makeup artist favourite. It has legions of loyal fans all over the world too, calling it “the BEST
Bill Allen was born in Wichita, Kansas. He moved to Dallas, Texas at the age of four. Having made his acting debut in a junior high school production of Ray Bradbury’s “Dandelion Wine”, he attended various acting workshops at Richardson High School. After graduation, he began to seriously pursue his chosen career under the tutelage
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on tackling climate change prior to signing executive actions in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, January 27, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden has passed an early flurry of executive action on climate change during his first weeks in office, reversing environmental
Experts have said social distancing measures may be needed all year, and a cabinet minister has said it’s too early to predict what the situation will be come autumn. Liz Truss, the international trade secretary, told Sky News it is “not wise” to make long-term predictions, after modelling by a sub-group of SAGE showed that
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., arrives at the Axel Springer Award ceremony in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elon Musk came out as a believer in bitcoin on Friday — and now he’s doubling down. The billionaire Tesla boss
*This article contains spoilers for It’s A Sin* “There’s a lot of boys who are going home these days,” agent Carol tells young acting hopeful Ritchie, after revealing his ex-boyfriend, Donald Bassett, is one of them. “More and more of them. Every month, going home. And I don’t think we’ll ever see him again, do
Tom Llamas signed off from ABC News on Sunday, after serving as weekend anchor of World News Tonight, amid reports that he will land at NBC News. “This will be my last broadcast at ABC News,” Llamas said on Sunday’s broadcast. “So first, thank you. Over the years it has been a pleasure spending the
Robin Wright takes on directorial and starring roles in Focus Features’ Land, which had its world premiere in the Premieres section of the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday. Wright is no stranger to being behind the camera having directed 10 episodes, including the series finale, of House of Cards, but for her feature directorial debut
Chet “JR” White, the bassist and producer best known for his work in the band Girls, died in October 2020 at age 40. Prior to his death, he produced California singer-songwriter Lia Ices’ Family Album, which was released on Friday (January 29) via Natural Music. Listen to the new album below. “Experiencing JR’s creative genius
Wind-swept, snow-covered landscapes. Cozy, decorative cottages where a mysterious being lives. Animals that toe the line between realistic and magical. Inspiring origin tales that go back generations. Stories that take place along the northernmost edges of the Earth are often described as “polar,” meaning they’re primarily set in frozen landscapes with an atmosphere of constant
The 14th of February 2020 was one of my last really great days before the first lockdown began. The details seem impossible now. Boarding a crowded train full of maskless strangers, sitting in a pub at lunchtime with my book and a beer, having my hair dyed orange on a whim, taking my time browsing