The Illinois Senate has passed HB 2789, a bill whose terms dictate that state funding from public or school libraries that remove books from circulation will be withheld. As per the bill, the $62 million of funding that goes to the state’s libraries will only be eligible for said funding if they “adopt the American Library
In this article PARA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration, the Paramount Global logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Paramount Global fell as much as 25% after it reported earnings and revenue that missed analyst estimates and cut its quarterly
Voters in parts of England are heading to the polls to cast their ballots for councillors and mayors in this year’s local elections. Elections are being held in 230 of England’s 317 councils, within district, borough, county borough and unitary authority councils, along with four mayoral elections in Bedford, Leicester, Mansfield and Middlesbrough. There are
In this article SHOP-CA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An employee works at Shopify’s headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Chris Wattie | Reuters Shopify on Thursday announced it’s cutting 20% of its workforce. The news came as it reported first-quarter earnings that beat analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines. Shares of
A neighbour of British actor Stephen Tompkinson has told a jury she witnessed him slapping and punching a drunk man in the head during an incident outside his home. Caroline Davidson gave evidence on the second day of the 57-year-old’s trial at Newcastle Crown Court, where he is accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm on
EXCLUSIVE: India’s Screenwriters Association (SWA) has expressed support for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike and asked its members to down tools on U.S. films and series. The SWA, the country’s major industry guild for writers with more than 57,000 members, emailed its membership on Thursday night to explain the WGA’s reasons for calling
EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of a breakout performance in Showtime’s Dexter: New Blood, Jack Alcott is set to make his feature lead debut in Lone Rider, an indie drama also marking the feature debut of writer-director Adam Jumba. The film heading into production this month in Pennsylvania, which Alcott will also exec produce, is billed
Bush Tetras, photo by David Godlis News Bush Tetras Announce First Album in 11 Years, Share New Song: Listen “Things I Put Together” leads They Live in My Head, which was produced by Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley By Madison Bloom May 4, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter New York punk veterans Bush Tetras have announced
Curating enough off-screen chemistry between co-stars to ensure a romantic comedy hit is a careful PR dance. A recipe that requires just the right amount of believability, a dash of ‘no, they wouldn’t’, and a pinch of drama. The latest pair to follow in the footsteps of Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain’s promotion tour sashay
The trailer for Dune: Part Two is here! The trailer teases for the second part of the onscreen adaptation of Dune, published in 1965 by Frank Herbert. Dune is a multi-award winning and nominated book that is recognized as one of the most influential works of fantasy. The trailer released today opens with Paul Atreides
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters After an intense few days in which the fate of ailing lender First Republic was finally determined, veteran banking analyst Christopher McGratty was looking forward to some calm. So early Tuesday, more than 24 hours after U.S. regulators seized First
Sir Keir Starmer was wooing Sue Gray to become his chief of staff for at least four months before announcing her appointment, Sky News has discovered. The Labour leader has repeatedly refused to disclose when the first contact between the pair took place. But Sky News understands his first discussion with the top civil servant
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a panel at the CEO Summit of the Americas hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on June 09, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. The CEO Summit entered its second day of events with a formal signing for the
Actor Stephen Tompkinson slapped and punched a man who was drunk and making noise outside his home, leaving him with traumatic brain injuries, a court has heard. The 57-year-old, best known for shows including Ballykissangel and DCI Banks, is on trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm in the early hours
Barbara Bryne, a British actress who worked in stage, television, and film during a decades-long career, died Tuesday at age 94. Her death was confirmed by the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, but no cause was given. Bryne’s best-known stage roles were in the original Broadway productions of Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park With George and Into the
Updated with details of LA meeting… On the second day of the Writers Guild of America’s first strike in 15 years, the guild is holding big meetings on both coasts with members to detail how they got here, what’s going on, and what’s next. Picket lines broke up earlier Wednesday as the WGA East met
Photo courtesy of Jim O’Rourke News Jim O’Rourke Details Hands That Bind Soundtrack Album, Shares New Song: Watch the Video An edit of “A Man’s Mind Will Play Tricks on Him” is the first taste of the Drag City musician’s new full-length By Matthew Ismael Ruiz May 3, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Jim O’Rourke
The Met Gala might be over, but celebs who reside in the faraway land of Los Angeles are sticking around to enjoy the Big Apple (or at least do some business there). Kylie Jenner and her daughter, Stormi Webster, were seen leaving the Ritz-Carlton on Tuesday, May 2, on their way to the Jean Paul
The Seattle Public library is the latest to join the fight against nation-wide book banning. The library is the second to offer free library cards through Books Unbanned, an initiative started by the Brooklyn Public Library last year that granted young people across the country access to their digital collection. Through the initiative, the Seattle
In this article JNJ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Johnson & Johnson products on a shelf in a store in New York. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Johnson & Johnson‘s consumer health business, Kenvue, is expected to go public this week in the largest U.S. IPO in more than a year. That business is chock