Charles Dickens wrote, in his novel David Copperfield, “I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world.” This line is spoken by Agnes Wickfield, with the novel’s main antagonist being the evil and misfortune against which she wills her love for her ailing father.
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Along with the numerous other challenges presented by lockdown, it seems that everyone I know is in a serious cooking slump of late. It could be due to the monotony of cooking yet another meal (remember restaurants?), the ongoing clean-up of pots and pans, or the realisation your cooking *actually* just isn’t that good. But
Harry Styles and Taylor Swift, who dated in 2012, reunited at the 2021 GRAMMYs and had a seemingly friendly conversation. During the awards ceremony, Styles beat Swift for Best Solo Pop Performance, but there’s no bad blood here. Swift gave her ex a standing ovation and later in the night, cameras caught the two having
With the first green shoots of spring — and mass vaccinations — bringing hope for continued drops in Covid-19 cases, some events and venues sidelined for the past year are cultivating comeback plans. Below is a running list of theme parks and movie theaters that are reopening, movies rescheduled, and awards shows, film festivals and
Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Mississippi, U.S. December 20, 2020. Paul Sancya | Reuters FedEx reported better-than-expected profits and revenues in its most recent quarter after an “unprecedented” peak holiday shipping season, despite severe weather in February that “significantly impaired” operations
A Scottish parliamentary committee has concluded that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon misled parliament. Sky News understands that Holyrood’s harassment committee has reached the conclusion by a majority vote ahead of the publication of its final report. Members have decided that Ms Sturgeon misled the committee itself and, as such, misled parliament and potentially breached the
Peering into the early Universe some 12 billion years ago, scientists in France have for the first time seen the incandescent filaments of hydrogen gas known as the “cosmic web,” they said Thursday.Cosmological models have long predicted its existence, but until now the cosmic web had never been directly observed and captured in images. Eight
Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs looks to pass over Shaquil Barrett #58 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second quarter against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium on February 07, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. Patrick Smith | Getty Images The National Football League has finalized
Amber Heard told a “calculated and manipulative lie” when she claimed she donated her $7m (£5.5m) divorce settlement to charity, Johnny Depp’s lawyers have told the Court of Appeal. Depp, 57, is trying to overturn a damning High Court libel case ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife and put her in fear for her life,
In a sign of the complex media times, the drama Good Girls has become a big draw for Netflix at the same time it is a multi-season hit for NBC. The show topped Nielsen’s streaming ratings for the week of February 15 to 21. The measurement firm ranks Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and Disney+
Andy Garcia has been tapped to star in Warner Bros. and Plan B’s reboot of Father Of The Bride. Gaz Alazraki has been set to helm the studio’s new reboot, which will revolve around a Latinx family, with Matt Lopez penning the script. The film will tell the story of a father coming to grips with
News Watch the Avalanches’ New “We Go On” Video The We Will Always Love You track features vocals from Cola Boyy and the Clash’s Mick Jones By Madison Bloom March 18, 2021 Facebook Twitter The Avalanches’ Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi, photo by Grant Spanier Facebook Twitter The Avalanches have shared a new visual
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On March 16, a series of shootings within a single hour at three massage parlours in Atlanta, Georgia left eight people dead, including six Asian women. At the time this was published, only the names of those killed in the first attack have been released. They include Xiaojie Tan, 49; Daoyou Feng, 44; Delaina Ashley
Trends come and go, but bare, glossy nails will always look neat, squeaky clean, and beautiful. For SS21 we’ve seen lilac, chartreuse and leather-look nails all take off, but they’re not for everyone. Minimalists know there’s one sure-fire way to guarantee their nails look chic with everything, and that’s sticking to nudes and neutrals. In
Lizzo apologizes for swearing during a hilarious GRAMMYs presentation. The singer presented the award for Best New Artist to rapper Megan Thee Stallion. The 63rd GRAMMY Awards air Sunday on CBS. #GRAMMYs2021 Exclusives from #ETonline : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQwITQ__CeH2Y_7g2xeiNDa0vQsROQQgv
The early weeks of spring 2020 and Broadway’s pandemic shutdown already seemed like a distant, bygone era by summertime. Initial hopes for a two- or three-week hiatus had morphed into talk of maybe a few months and then even that seemed like wishful thinking. Near the end of April, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, at
Pedestrians walk in front of a Williams-Sonoma Inc. store in San Francisco, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Williams-Sonoma posted fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday that beat analysts’ expectations as consumers continued to shop for new products for their home during the coronavirus pandemic. The company’s stock rose about 10% in extended trading, as
Reduced numbers of vaccines are due to problems with international supplies, a government minister has suggested – but he insisted the issues would not slow down the easing of lockdown. The NHS has warned of a month-long “significant reduction” in weekly supply of vaccines in a letter to local health leaders. But Housing, Communities and
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Alex Wong | Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the world’s wealthiest person, is urging lawmakers to pass immigration reform and thanked members of Congress for bringing a bill to the floor that would create a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants known as “Dreamers.” In an Instagram post on