The executive director of the Society of Editors has resigned after the body came under fire for comments about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s accusations of racism. Ian Murray said he would step down from his role so the organisation can “rebuild its reputation”. The society had issued a strongly-worded statement following Harry and
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Joe Biden is making his first primetime address to the nation as President of the United States on Thursday, with the remarks set to begin at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, meaning the broadcast networks will be breaking in to their regularly scheduled lineups to cover it. Biden has plenty to discuss, with the main
When it comes to diversity, inclusion and representation, Hollywood is far from where it needs to be, but we are seeing progress. However, there are many blind spots that have been overlooked and cracks in the foundation that are growing bigger and bigger each day. If it doesn’t fix them, the industry will have more
It’s a Wu-Tang family battle: Raekwon and Ghostface Killah have been announced as the next VERZUZ opponents. “Steel sharpen Steel,” Raekwon wrote. It happens on March 20 at 8 p.m. Eastern. It can be viewed the VERZUZ Instagram account or via the Triller app—the new parent company of VERZUZ. After closing out its first season
Norton Juster, an architect and children’s book author best known for writing The Phantom Tollbooth, has died at age 91 at his home in Northampton, Massachusetts. His daughter Emily Juster said he had been dealing with health complications related to a stroke. Juster was born in Brooklyn in 1929 to Samuel Juster and Minnie Silberman.
Sarah Everard, 33, was last seen a week ago in Clapham. Now, a serving Met police officer in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of murder. The man is an officer with the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command. Sarah’s case has shaken women everywhere. It’s left us afraid, bereft and overwhelmed. Why? Because it
Cure Hydration founder and CEO Lauren Picasso had to come up creative ways to get the company’s fruit-flavored products into shoppers’ baskets because of the pandemic. Cure Hydration Cure Hydration’s lucky break came at a strange time. Walmart, CVS and Amazon-owned Whole Foods began carrying the start-up’s fruit-flavored hydration powder during the pandemic. Yet boxes
Boris Johnson has demanded the “immediate release” of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in a phone call with Iran’s president. A Downing Street spokesperson said: “The prime minister spoke to Iranian President Rouhani this afternoon. “The prime minister raised the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and other British-Iranian dual nationals detained in Iran and demanded their immediate release. “He
As NASA’s rover Perseverance explores the surface of Mars, scientists hunting for signs of ancient life on the distant planet are using data gathered on a mission much closer to home at a lake in southwest Turkey. NASA says the minerals and rock deposits at Salda are the nearest match on earth to those around
Roblox, the kids gaming app that surged in popularity during the pandemic, started trading Wednesday at $64.50 on the New York Stock Exchange, giving the company a market cap of $35.5 billion. Roblox went public through a direct listing, following the lead of other tech companies like Spotify, Slack and Palantir. Instead of raising fresh
Piers Morgan has said he still doesn’t believe the Duchess of Sussex after he left Good Morning Britain following controversial comments he made after her interview with Oprah Winfrey. The presenter tweeted: “On Monday, I said I didn’t believe Meghan Markle in her Oprah interview. I’ve had time to reflect on this opinion, and I
Oprah-Meghan-Harry Interview Boosts ‘CBS This Morning’ To Milestone Ratings Win Over Rivals – Deadline You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content March 10, 2021 12:09pm Services to share this page. CBS This Morning topped its rivals Today and Good Morning America in ratings for the first time on
EXCLUSIVE: It’s been a busy 2021 for Adrian Younge so far, and now the acclaimed musician is leaping into a new realm with his film directorial debut T.A.N. Constructed as a companion piece to Younge’s poignant ‘The American Negro’ album that came out earlier this year, the piercing short film premieres on Amazon Prime Video
Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the cassette tape, has died at age 94. Ottens died last Saturday, March 6, according to NRC Handelsblad. Ottens’ daughter Arine confirmed the news to WTOP. Born in 1926, Ottens first became involved with recorded music while working as head of the product development department at Dutch-based technology company
Celebrating excellence, originality, and accessibility in writing by women in English from across the world, the Women’s Prize for Fiction has announced its 2021 longlist. The longlist encompasses a wide range of genres, themes, and settings—from London to Hong Kong, Barbados to Brooklyn, among others—and features both established authors like Yaa Gyasi and Ali Smith and newcomers
The Bafta Film Awards have released a diverse nominations list for 2021. Four women are up for best director, and 16 out of 24 acting nominees are from ethnic minority groups. According to The Hollywood Reporter, this year’s nominations are “the most diverse nominations list ever seen in the British Academy’s history.” It comes after
Boeing sold 82 aircraft in February and logged 51 cancellations, marking the first time since November 2019 that monthly sales outpaced scrapped orders. The Covid-19 pandemic continues to weigh on sales of new planes as airlines largely try to conserve cash wherever they can. Some carriers, however, are starting to prepare for a recovery in
The boss of Test and Trace has defended the £37bn pound service, dismissing a critical report by MPs as “old news”. In a rare interview, Dido Harding said England’s Test and Trace service was an “an essential component in the fight against COVID” and promised it would be carrying on for some time to come.
Russia and China unveiled plans Tuesday for a joint lunar space station, as Moscow seeks to recapture the glory of its space pioneering days of Soviet times, and Beijing gears up its own extraterrestrial ambitions. Though Moscow was once at the forefront of space travel – it sent the first man into space – its
Bad Business on Roblox Bad Business Ethan Gawronski was about 10 years old when he discovered Roblox. He dove into its games, mostly to socialize with other kids. Now, at age 20, Gawronski has his own Roblox game that he works on full time with his girlfriend, Elle Deppe. The couple, who met on the