Strange but true: after 15 years as an international movie star, propelled to fame in 2004 by Wolfgang Petersen’s historical epic Troy, German-born Diane Kruger won the Best Actress award in Cannes for her first-ever performance in her native language. Fatih Akin’s provocative 2017 drama In the Fade, in which she played a widow consumed
The defence secretary has said he is “angry inside” over the infected blood scandal ahead of a long-waited report into the decades-long injustice. Grant Shapps told Sky News he agreed it had been one of the most “shameful failures” of government and said he was dismayed by the “lack of anybody taking responsibility”. The findings
A groundbreaking breast cancer research project launched in memory of the late Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding is already successfully identifying young women at increased risk of getting the disease. The BCAN-RAY (Breast Cancer Risk Assessment in Young Women) was launched a year ago in the singer’s name after she died from the disease in
News The The Announce Tour and First Album in 24 Years, Share Song: Listen Matt Johnson’s band is back with Ensoulment—listen to “Cognitive Dissident” By Jazz Monroe May 17, 2024 Facebook X The The’s Matt Johnson, photo by Gerald Jenkins Facebook X The The are back with Ensoulment, their first album since 2000. The Matt
If you can’t live without your hourly fix of strawberry-scented vapour, you’ve probably already thought about quitting vaping. Vapes and e-cigs have been getting a bad rap lately, and do you know what? They (mostly) deserve it – especially the sugary, technicoloured varieties that appear specifically marketed towards children. While vaping pens are one of
If you’re a comics lover or want to dip your foot into the comics world, look no further than this year’s slate of Eisner Award nominees. The Eisners are given for excellence and achievement in comics and among the most prestigious honors given to comic creators and their work. They are given to comics published
Ghost story, body horror, feminist comedy and a freshly minted edition of that very French subgenre, How to Get Rid of a Troublesome Corpse: Noémie Merlant, familiar as a fine actress from Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, packs a good deal into her sophomore feature as director, The Balconettes. The message is
In this article ULCC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Frontier Airlines plane lands at the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Feb. 27, 2020. Elizabeth Page Brumley | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Frontier Airlines said it will stop charging customers a fee to change their flights, taking a page from
Michael Intrator, CEO of CoreWeave, participates in a CNBC interview on May 9, 2024. CNBC Fresh off a $1.1 billion equity funding round, artificial intelligence infrastructure startup CoreWeave has raised $7.5 billion in debt so that it can more heavily invest in its cloud data centers. Blackstone’s funds led the lending round, with participation from
Following The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady, people are pitching in names to be featured in a potential new Netflix roast. Sports journalist Stephen A. Smith recently said that New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgers wouldn’t be a good subject for the comedy special. “No, because it’s easy,” Smith told the Associated Press
Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said he won’t be standing at the next general election but will keep campaigning for the Conservative Party. In a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, which he posted on X on Saturday night, Mr Heaton-Harris said after 24 years in politics, it had been an “honour and a
Lily Tomlin, Morgan Fairchild and Ben Stiller have led tributes to “one-of-a-kind” actor Dabney Coleman following his death aged 92. Coleman made his career playing comedic villains, mean-spirited bosses and villains in films including 9 to 5 and Tootsie, as well as playing Commodore Louis Kaestner in Boardwalk Empire. Lily Tomlin, who starred alongside him
News Neil Young and Crazy Horse to Release Long-in-the-Works Archival Album Early Daze Several unreleased recordings from Crazy Horse’s beginnings will finally see the light of day By Jazz Monroe May 17, 2024 Facebook X Neil Young, September 1969 (Robert Altman/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Facebook X More than a decade after mooting the project in
My favourite piece turned out to be one I didn’t actually expect to like: the Roxy two-piece with pearl-button detailing and monochrome trims. You can’t see it here, but the linen “skirt” is actually a skort – which makes it so much more wearable than originally anticipated. It was insanely comfortable, and I loved the
Today is the first day of the six-day Amazon Book Sale. It includes deals on tablets and ereaders, Amazon Editors’ print book picks, most shelved Goodreads books, books by Asian Pacific American Heritage Month authors, books by Black authors, ebooks in Spanish, and much more. You can browse them on the Amazon Book Sale page,
Focus Features has taken worldwide rights to Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest project Bugonia, the remake of South Korean sci-fi comedy Save the Green Planet, which sees the Greek director reunite yet again with Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons. The trio are here in Cannes with their Competition title Kinds of Kindness, which had its world premiere Friday. Focus will
Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers prepares to take a snap in the first quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs0 during Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Michael Reaves | Getty Images Media giants relied on sports last year when they had to woo advertisers
In this article BLK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Boaz Weinstein, founder and chief investment officer of Saba Capital Management, during the Bloomberg Invest event in New York, US, on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boaz Weinstein, the hedge fund investor on the winning side of JPMorgan Chase’s
When a great actor like Dabney Coleman passes away, there is no shortage of platitudes that come from the acting community. There is a shorter list of people who repay their admiration or a good turn, when it really makes a difference. That’s when the actor is still alive. Quentin Tarantino has done it many
Plaid Cymru has pulled out of its co-operation agreement with the Welsh Labour government. The two parties signed up to the three-year deal in 2021, agreeing to work together in a raft of policy areas in the Senedd. However, the smaller partner has now withdrawn with immediate effect, seven months before the agreement was due