Month: July 2021

Uzo Aduba, who is coming off acclaimed performances in two limited series, Mrs. America and In Treatment, and Matthew Broderick will lead the cast of Painkiller, Netflix’s upcoming limited drama series about the origins of the opioid crisis and the role of Purdue Pharma. West Duchovny (The Magicians), Dina Shihabi (Jack Ryan) and John Rothman
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EXCLUSIVE:  In response to this past weekend’s hugely successful global streaming debut of The Tomorrow War, Skydance and Amazon Studios are in discussions, I hear, on the development of a sequel to the Chris Pratt sci-fi pic. I understand discussions are in place to bring the whole creative gang back both in front of and
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EXCLUSIVE: A new Times Square exhibit showing off dazzling costumes from numerous Broadway productions, including, to name a few, The Cher Show, Wicked and Dear Evan Hansen, TV series (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Saturday Night Live), and films (Respect, No Time To Die) will open for an eight-week engagement next month. Presented by the recently
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News Fender to Revive Kurt Cobain Jag-Stang Signature Guitar The Cobain design is being brought back to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Nevermind By Noah Yoo July 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kurt Cobain photo by Eric CATARINA/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Facebook Twitter In the mid-1990s, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain worked with guitar manufacturer Fender to
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The United States Postal Service announced that it will be issuing an Ursula K. Le Guin stamp that will go on sale nationwide on July 27, 2021. Ursula K. Le Guin is the prolific and award-winning author of numerous speculative fiction works, including The Left Hand of Darkness and The Earthsea Cycle. With art by
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Summer holidays are finally set for take-off as the government finally allows fully vaccinated travellers to avoid quarantine rules from later this month. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is making a long-awaited Commons statement tearing up rules that currently force passengers returning from amber list countries to isolate for up to 10 days. The change, which
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Singapore researchers have developed a smart foam material that allows robots to sense nearby objects, and repairs itself when damaged, just like human skin. Artificially innervated foam, or AiFoam, is a highly elastic polymer created by mixing fluoropolymer with a compound that lowers surface tension. This allows the spongy material to fuse easily into one
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Tucker Carlson accused the National Security Agency of reading the emails he sent as part of a plan to secure an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin and then leaking them to news outlets. The accusation was the latest development in Carlson’s claims that the NSA was spying on him, triggering a rare statement from
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Streaming platform Peacock announced a reality dating series inspired by Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Variety reported that “Pride and Prejudice: An Experiment in Romance” will transport its heroine, court, and suitors to a castle in the countryside in a Regency-style England. According to Peacock’s Twitter announcement, the “as-yet-unknown heroine” will choose her suitor
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If you were left feeling slightly sartorially flat after a predominantly-virtual awards season, a delayed (and scaled-back) Met Gala and two seasons worth of digital-first fashion weeks, you’ll no doubt be thrilled to hear that red carpet glamour is back – courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival. Forever the chicest, most classically glamorous red carpet
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