Month: February 2023

“Investigators searching for cocaine dropped by an airborne smuggler have found a ripped-up shipment of the sweet-smelling powder and the remains of a bear that apparently died of a multimillion-dollar high.” So began the Associated Press news agency’s 23 December 1985 report on one of the most bizarre drug-trafficking stories in history. The 175lb black
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Wagner Moura (Narcos) is set to star opposite Brian Tyree Henry in Apple TV+’s crime drama series Sinking Spring, from Top Gun: Maverick writer Peter Craig, in a recasting. Better Call Saul alum Michael Mando was originally tapped for the role but has been let go after an on-set incident involving a cast member. The recasting is being done during filming on the
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EXCLUSIVE: Pope Francis is issuing a renewed plea for peace in Ukraine after attending an extraordinary screening at the Vatican of Evgeny Afineevsky’s documentary Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom. The screening at the New Synod Hall within the walls of the Vatican took place on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of
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EXCLUSIVE: A new musical based on the award-winning 2012 documentary The Queen of Versailles and the life of beauty queen, socialite and TV personality Jacqueline “Jackie” Siegel is in development, with Kristin Chenoweth attached to star and produce. The project would reunite Chenoweth with her Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz, who is on board to write
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Thomas Bangalter, portrait illustration by Stéphane Manel News Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Shares New Song “Le Minoutaure”: Listen Taken from his orchestral composition Mythologies By Jazz Monroe February 24, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Thomas Bangalter, formerly half of Daft Punk, has shared a new movement from Mythologies, his score to a ballet of the
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In the personal notes from her show, Dilara Findikoglu pondered, “Why men have way too much control over our bodies? What should a woman wear? How much is too much? I’m confused. I have been trying to find answers, and I hid my own answer in my own collection. It’s not a man’s territory anymore,
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One very easy way to learn about and discover new books and authors is through the cover reveal. This was not a possible avenue of discovery before the age of book talk on the internet, and in an era where visuals are becoming more and more important — and indeed, book cover designers are taking
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In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ford CEO Jim Farley announces at a press conference that Ford Motor Company will be partnering with the worlds largest battery company, a China-based company called Contemporary Amperex Technology, to create an electric-vehicle battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, on February 13, 2023 in Romulus, Michigan.
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EXCLUSIVE: HBO Films has closed a deal for U.S. rights to the European Film Market buzz title Reality. Directed by Tina Satter, the docudrama is a breakout turn for Sydney Sweeney as convicted classified document leaker Reality Winner. Sweeney stars in the hit HBO series Euphoria. Pic hasn’t been dated yet to premiere on HBO,
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The Broadway-bound comedy Fat Ham and Shakespeare in the Park’s Merry Wives are among this year’s recipients of the 66th Obie Awards honoring Off and Off-Off Broadway productions. Presented by the American Theatre Wing, the Obies will be handed out Monday evening in a ceremony at Manhattan’s Terminal 5 venue. Sustained and Lifetime Achievement winners
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Kali Uchis, photo by Cho Gi-Seok News Kali Uchis Shares New Song “Moonlight”: Listen Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, and El Michels Affair’s Leon Michels produced Uchis’ Red Moon in Venus single By Matthew Strauss February 24, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Kali Uchis has released the second single from her new album, Red Moon in
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Welcome back to The Simonetta Lein Show. Today’s episode will be extremely special as I share my 5th Season Finale with one of the most inspiring guests ever, Marcus Lemonis! Marcus is the host of HGTV’s #TheRenovator, serial entrepreneur, and business tycoon. From humble beginnings of working at his family’s automobile shop, to reshaping the automobile
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February 24th marks a year since the troops of Vladimir Putin first invaded the Ukraine.  And new developments are emerging rapidly.  The war in Ukraine is becoming a piece in a new great game.  A chess piece in a new faceoff between the great powers. On Wednesday February 22nd, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi[i] visited Vladimir Putin in
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