CITV – the channel that gave us Fraggle Rock, Danger Mouse and Rainbow – has left our terrestrial screens. CBBC – home of Blue Peter and Newsround – plans to follow. Meanwhile real-term investment in children’s TV by public service broadcasters has dropped by 30% in the last 10 years. Image: Geoffrey, Bungle, George and
Month: September 2023
The Los Angeles Armenian American community is ramping up its public concerns over a international regional conflict between ethnic Armenians and Azerbaijan. Last week, a Los Angeles protest blocked the southbound 101 in downtown Los Angeles after Azerbaijan resumed military attacks on an enclave where roughly 120,000 ethnic Armenians live. Thousands have fled their homes,
EXCLUSIVE: The roller coaster ride of the Writers Guild and the Hollywood studios trying to seal a deal to end the writers’ nearly 5-month-long strike isn’t over yet. After a day many thought would see an agreement between the WGA and the AMPTP finalized, it looks like things are on pause — at least until
Book clubs have always been popular, but they boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic when people were unable to leave their homes to attend in-person meetups. It largely moved online since then, prompting many to launch their virtual book clubs. Many celebrities beyond Oprah and Reese started their own. Schools followed suit. Companies even developed book
News French Rapper MHD Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Murder MHD was charged with voluntary manslaughter in 2019 after he was arrested in connection with the 2018 killing of a 23-year-old man By Hattie Lindert September 23, 2023 Facebook X MHD, photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP/via Getty Images Facebook X Parisian rapper MHD has
Forget about dipping your toe into the new season. I’ve always found decorating your fingernails much more effective instead. Currently on the radar? Amber velvet nails… I know. Even the words feel like ASMR. I spotted the trend on Melanie from Overglow Edit’s Insta, since she can always be counted on for some seriously phwoar
Alex Luppens-Dale won the “Enthusiastic Reader Award” all four years of high school. She is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and received her MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. Her favorite genres are memoir, witches, and anything with cults. She lives in New Jersey. You can keep up with Alex’s latest work
In this article STLAM-IT GM F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT UAW President Shawn Fain (center) marches with UAW members through downtown Detroit after a rally in support of United Auto Workers members as they strike the Big Three auto makers on September 15, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images DETROIT
A government taskforce intended to help people save energy and lower their bills has been disbanded after just six months. The Energy Efficiency Taskforce was set up by the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, in March to boost uptake of insulation and boiler upgrades in homes and commercial buildings. It included Sir John Armitt, chair of the
Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images Tokenizing real-world assets on a blockchain is one of the buzziest topics of the year, and this time it isn’t just coming from financial incumbents like Citi, JPMorgan and Northern Trust, it’s coming from crypto native players, too. The initial hype around tokenization using blockchains began around 2015
Doctor Who fans were given a surprise on Saturday – with a new trailer showing the return of two beloved characters. Just as viewers were about to be transported in the ballroom for the first Strictly Come Dancing live show of 2023, they took a quick detour via the TARDIS. Tennant was one of the
Nic Kerdiles, the Anaheim Ducks forward who beat the odds and became the hockey franchise’s first local player, died Saturday from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in Nashville. He was 29. Metro Nashville police responded to a crash at 3:30 a.m. ET. Kerdiles allegedly ran a stop sign and hit the driver’s side of
Superpower director Sean Penn isn’t mincing words in his denunciation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two-time Oscar-winning actor, whose new documentary about the war in Ukraine is now streaming on Paramount+, calls the Kremlin leader “a gangster with nuclear weapons,” in an interview with Deadline. His comments came during a taping at Deadline studios
News Fan Campaign Flies “Free Sky Ferreira” Banner Over Capitol Records The pop singer previously gave her support for their “Free Sky Ferreira” billboard in Times Square By Nina Corcoran September 23, 2023 Facebook X Sky Ferreira, photo by Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images Facebook X Last month, Sky Ferreira fans who run a social media campaign
Having staged their hugely successful debut runway at London Fashion Week in February, all eyes were on Tove this week to see whether they could pull off a similarly triumphant moment for round two. To the joy – and relief – of editors like us who boldly claimed that their fashion week debut had immediately
Ashlie (she/her) is an educator, librarian, and writer. She is committed to diversifying the reading lives of her students and supporting fat acceptance as it intersects with other women’s issues. She’s also perpetually striving to learn more about how she can use her many privileges to support marginalized groups. Interests include learning how to roller
In this article MCD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A McDonald’s golden arches logo is seen at a franchise restaurant owned by Rippon Family Restaurants. Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty Images McDonald’s franchisees who add new restaurants will soon have to pay higher royalty fees. The fast-food giant is raising those fees from
Rishi Sunak is considering a recommendation that would effectively ban cigarettes for the next generation. The prime minister could introduce some of the world’s toughest anti-smoking measures by steadily increasing the legal age for consuming tobacco, according to The Guardian, citing Whitehall sources. The paper said it also understood Mr Sunak’s leadership pledge to fine
In this article DOCN MDB DDOG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Olivier Pomel, co-founder and CEO of Datadog, speaks at the company’s Dash conference in San Francisco on Aug. 3, 2023. Datadog Albert Wang, a native Californian, moved to New York from Boston with his wife a decade ago and got a job as
Russell Brand has told his online followers it has been a “distressing” week, in a video breaking his silence after sexual assault allegations were made against him. In a short video shared on YouTube and other social media websites, he briefly addresses the claims levelled at him by the Channel 4 Dispatches and Sunday Times
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