Robin Wright takes on directorial and starring roles in Focus Features’ Land, which had its world premiere in the Premieres section of the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday. Wright is no stranger to being behind the camera having directed 10 episodes, including the series finale, of House of Cards, but for her feature directorial debut
Chet “JR” White, the bassist and producer best known for his work in the band Girls, died in October 2020 at age 40. Prior to his death, he produced California singer-songwriter Lia Ices’ Family Album, which was released on Friday (January 29) via Natural Music. Listen to the new album below. “Experiencing JR’s creative genius
Wind-swept, snow-covered landscapes. Cozy, decorative cottages where a mysterious being lives. Animals that toe the line between realistic and magical. Inspiring origin tales that go back generations. Stories that take place along the northernmost edges of the Earth are often described as “polar,” meaning they’re primarily set in frozen landscapes with an atmosphere of constant
The 14th of February 2020 was one of my last really great days before the first lockdown began. The details seem impossible now. Boarding a crowded train full of maskless strangers, sitting in a pub at lunchtime with my book and a beer, having my hair dyed orange on a whim, taking my time browsing
A Regal Cinemas movie theater stands at night in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Amir Hamja | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hollywood is hopeful that a robust Covid vaccine rollout will bring moviegoers back to theaters in droves, but content matters as well. Fortunately, there are a slew of blockbusters waiting for
AstraZeneca is set to supply nine million more doses of its COVID vaccine to the EU after a high-profile row over shortages. European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen announced the extra jabs will come in the first three months of the year, making a total of 40 million doses for that period. She said
People tend to vegetables growing in a field as emission rises from cooling towers at a coal-fired power station in Tongling, Anhui province, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. Bloomberg Elon Musk is going to pay $100 million towards a prize to come up with the best carbon capture technology. (Or so he tweets. Details
Sir Rod Stewart has reached a plea deal over an altercation at a hotel, in which he is alleged to have punched a security guard in the ribs. The 76-year-old singer and his son Sean, 40, were charged with simple battery following the incident at the luxury Palm Beach Breakers hotel on New Year’s Eve
Saturday Night Live‘s first 2021 original telecast, featuring John Krasinski in his hosting debut and musical guest Machine Gun Kelly, drew a 4.4 rating household Live+Same Day rating in the 44 metered local markets and a 2.0 adults 18-49 rating in the 25 markets with local people meters. The Jan. 30 show was on par
UPDATE: As the ban on outdoor dining in California lifts and cases of the Covid-19 variant B.1.1.7 begin to emerge in the state, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has reported Sunday that there are 5,925 new positive cases of Covid-19 and 124 new deaths. The new tally brings Los Angeles county to
Double K, one-half of Los Angeles rap duo People Under the Stairs, has died. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, Double K died at home yesterday (January 30). DJ Mark Luv, a friend, claimed he died in his sleep. A cause of death has not yet been revealed. He was 43 years old.
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A few years ago, many of us wouldn’t have thought about recycling our empty beauty products. Our food tins and empty milk cartons? Sure. But our serums and face wipes? It probably wouldn’t have crossed our minds. Luckily, the thought of recycling our beauty empties has become second nature to many of us. Not only
There is always help available if you know how to ask. “The Magic of Prayers” is designed to carry with you so you have inspiration and assistance from the realm of spirit whenever you need it. The infinite intelligence is all-knowing, all-powerful, and omnipresent, within every atom of the universe. When you pray, you invoke spiritual
The American health-care system may be buckling under the weight of the coronavirus pandemic, but one number is inexplicably falling. Disciplinary actions against doctors were down sharply in the first nine months of 2020, with 4,393 adverse action reports recorded against physicians in the National Practitioner Data Bank, a federal registry of health care professionals
Tony Blair has said the EU’s short-lived move to override the Brexit deal on Northern Ireland under its vaccine export controls was “very foolish”. The former prime minister, a vocal supporter of the UK remaining in the bloc, said Brussels’ action in triggering Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol to control the movement of
The website of U.K. stock trading app Freetrade. Freetrade LONDON — British share trading app Freetrade told clients Friday that it had disabled purchases of U.S. stocks. Freetrade blamed the halt to U.S. stock purchases on a move by its currency exchange provider and their bank to limit the platform’s trading volume. Freetrade uses U.K.
Bob Dylan has done it, Shakira has done it, and Dolly Parton is reportedly considering it, presumably if the price is right. Artists selling the rights to their back catalogues isn’t a new phenomenon, but if you’ve been paying attention recently you’ll know there has been a noticeable rush in recent months. Dylan’s “landmark” agreement
Taking inspiration from HBO’s The Undoing, which opens with a theme song performed by star Nicole Kidman, Saturday Night Live envisioned opening credits songs for some other hugely popular shows as sung by their stars. They include Netflix’s Bridgerton, The Queen’s Gambit, Stranger Things and The Queen, The Office (now on Peacock), HBO’s The Succession
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up Clint Bentley’s Jockey on the second night of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, acquiring all worldwide rights to the film. Set to premiere on Sunday, Jan. 31 in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section, Bentley’s film follows an aging jockey (Clifton Collins, Jr.) who hopes to win one last title