Hello! Welcome to International Insider, I’m Jake Kanter. It’s been a short week both in the UK and America, but there’s still been a glut of news. Keep scrolling for all the headlines you need to read. As always, I’m on jkanter@deadline.com if you want to send comments, feedback or stories. And to get this
Month: June 2021
News 6 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Japanese Breakfast, Loraine James, Rostam, and More Also stream new releases from Greentea Peng, Pan Daijing, and Ka$hdami By Madison Bloom June 4, 2021 Facebook Twitter Japanese Breakfast, photo by Bobby Doherty Facebook Twitter With so much good music being released all the time, it can
Remember when Converse were all that everyone wore? Practical and comfy, they were the perfect go-to for dressing down an outfit or making a summer dress look a bit more tomboy. When everyone went through their ‘emo’ phase (no? Just me?) they were the trainers of choice for showing your edgier side. We are so
I’ve been book blogging for more than a decade, and in that time, I’ve seen attitudes shift. In the early days of book blogging and BookTube, there was definitely some elitism in the reading community — which makes sense, because before the bookish internet, book media was mostly made up of critical reviews. Young adult
Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, the hit musical revue originally directed and choreographed by the legendary Fosse that ran on Broadway from 1978 to 1982, is planning a return: Producer Joey Parnes announced today that he’ll bring a revival, directed by Wayne Cilento, to Broadway in the 2022-23 season. “Bob Fosse created the original production as a
Chairman/CEO of AMC Entertainment Inc. Adam Aron speaks onstage during the 2018 Will Rogers Pioneer of the Year Dinner at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, on April 25, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alberto E. Rodriguez | Getty Images “Silverback” has spoken, and he wants to
Michael Gove has received an alert from the COVID app less than a week after attending the Champions League final in Portugal with his son. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster had to abandon a meeting with Boris Johnson and the devolved leaders on Thursday afternoon after receiving the notification that he had come
A team of scientists at Columbia University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering has made a major breakthrough and developed a robot that can smile, smirk, raise eyebrows, and mimic the forehead wrinkles of humans. The artificial intelligence-powered robot, named Eva, can emulate human facial expressions to an extent not seen before in the field of robotics.
The global chip shortage is causing problems for multiple industries and shows no signs of abating, but don’t expect prices for all types of chips to shoot up, says the Asia-Pacific chief economist of research firm Natixis. Car makers have been hit hardest by the shortage, but the crisis affects everything from gaming consoles to
It’s A Sin star Olly Alexander will host a virtual Pride party for YouTube, alongside singer Demi Lovato and comedian Mawaan Rizwan. The Years & Years musician will front the UK segment of the star-studded YouTube show from an east London pub on 25 June alongside Sex Education writer Rizwan. It will feature musical performances
SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about the Season 17 finale of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy closed out its seventeenth season with a finale that fast-forwarded through eight months of the pandemic, from July 2020 to April 2021, and the major life events for the Grey Sloan Memorial doctors over that period, including
As theme park attractions reopen across Southern California, Warner Bros. announced on Tuesday that its massively revamped Studio Tour will welcome back guests on June 26. Five years in the making, the expanded set tour utilizes a new building devoted completely to the tour center, in addition to a lot tour and a stop at
News Spotify Facing House Judiciary Committee Probe Over “Discovery Mode” A new letter from Congress questions the intended duration of the app’s new feature, how it calculates its reduced “promotional” royalty rate, and more By Madison Bloom June 3, 2021 Facebook Twitter Spotify logo (Photo by Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images). Facebook Twitter Last
The devil works hard but Kylie Jenner works harder. After the massive successes of brands like Kylie Cosmetics and Kylie Skin, the 23-year-old beauty mogul discreetly announced that her new baby brand Kylie Baby could be launching very soon – at least, that’s what eagle-eyed fans on Instagram seem to think. Three years after trademarking the
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New York’s Free Shakespeare in the Park production this summer of Merry Wives, a comedy adaptation by Jocelyn Bioh of the Bard’s Merry Wives of Windsor, will feature an all-Black cast including Jacob Ming-Trent (HBO’s Watchmen), Gbenga Akinnagbe (Broadway’s To Kill A Mockingbird) and Shola Adewusi (CBS’ Bob Hearts Abishola). The Public Theater announced the
In this article EXPR A shopper carries an Express Inc. bag while walking in the Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, U.S., on Friday, June 24, 2016. Charles Mostoller | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of the retailer Express tumbled more than 22% Thursday, after the clothing retailer announced plans to sell up to 15
Boris Johnson is set to face a major Commons rebellion next week over his policy to slash foreign aid. Rebel Tory MPs believe they have enough support for new legislation that will see aid spending increase by 2022. Conservative former chief Whip Andrew Mitchell is leading the parliamentary push, backed by a further 14 Tory
A team of researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research in Kobe, Japan, may have just found an answer to hair loss and baldness woes. While many methods have been devised in the past to address hair-related issues, this one is unique, for it’s a recipe for continuous cyclical regeneration of hair follicles
In this article TWTR Jack Dorsey, chief executive officer of Twitter Inc. and Square Inc., speaks during an Empowering Entrepreneurs events at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Bloomberg | Getty Images Twitter announced on Thursday the launch of Twitter Blue, the company’s first subscription service designed for power users