Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has said Channel 4’s “salad days are in the past” and that it is “time to look to the future” in an online dispute with TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp over the privatisation of the broadcaster. The pair exchanged public posts on Twitter following the publication of an opinion piece by Ms
News FKA twigs Directs and Stars in Short Film Soundtracked by X-Ray Spex: Watch Playscape was made in collaboration with the Noguchi Foundation Museum and the Avant Garden Collective By Evan Minsker April 12, 2022 Facebook Twitter FKA twigs in Playscape (dir. FKA twigs) Facebook Twitter FKA twigs has directed a new short film called
Spring? Consider it sprung. Though the temperature may not match, we can’t complain about this sunny-with-cloudy-intervals weather we’re having. It’s got us searching for spring dresses (when we’re not soaking up that vitamin D on our lunch breaks, of course). The staples we’ve all had on rotation for the past four months – AKA jeans,
While book banning and censorship attempts in the U.S. have been at an unprecedented high in the last two years, they’re also not new. In 2013, library science graduate student Jarrett Dapier filed a Freedom of Information Act request that made public the Chicago Public School district’s attempt to quietly remove Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
EXCLUSIVE: Greg Berlanti, Lauren Shuler Donner, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Ann Sarnoff have been added to the board of governors of the Motion Picture & Television Fund, the 100-year-old charitable organization that supports working and retired members of the entertainment industry through a safety net of health and social services, including temporary financial assistance,
With the high-profile, starry revival of his American Buffalo opening Thursday on Broadway, playwright David Mamet seems to be doing his best — or worst — to make headlines. The latest: The conservative Mamet told Fox News’ Mark Levin on Sunday night that “teachers are inclined, particularly men because men are predators, to pedophilia.” The
EXCLUSIVE: Hollis Jane Andrews (iCarly) has been tapped for a multi-episode arc opposite Freddie Highmore on the current fifth season of ABC’s The Good Doctor. Andrews will play Sophie, a smart and savvy documentarian whose inspiring documentary projects have won her many accolades and awards. Born with dwarfism and being a person with a disability
Shanghai, home to the world’s largest container shipping port, began a two-part lockdown on March 28 and has yet to announce when restrictions will lift. Yang Jianzheng | Visual China Group | Getty Images The World Health Organization on Monday said it is monitoring a major surge in Covid cases in mainland China, an outbreak
A “bloodthirsty” and “fanatical” terrorist has been found guilty of the murder of MP Sir David Amess. The veteran Conservative politician was stabbed to death during a constituency surgery meeting in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, in October last year. Sir David, who was the MP for Southend West, suffered more than 20 stab wounds in a “vicious
NASA scientists have found planets where the temperature goes past 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit (roughly 1650 degrees Celsius), enough to melt even titanium. During their studies of ultra-hot exoplanets, teams of astronomers working with the NASA Hubble Telescope reported on WASP-178b, an exoplanet 1300 light-years away. Using NASA’s iconic Hubble Space Telescope, the astronomers found that
In this article TWTR Elon Musk pauses and looks down as he speaks during a press conference at SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas on February 10, 2022. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Billionaire Elon Musk’s reversal of his decision to join Twitter‘s board opens the door to a
Pop star Britney Spears has revealed she is pregnant with her third child – months after winning her conservatorship legal battle. The singer shared the news in a post on Instagram saying she had got the test after partner Sam Asghari teased her about being “food pregnant”. “So I got a pregnancy test … and
News Britney Spears Announces Pregnancy The singer wrote on Instagram that she is expecting her first child with Sam Asghari By Matthew Strauss April 11, 2022 Facebook Twitter Britney Spears and Sam Asghari, July 2019 (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Facebook Twitter Britney Spears has announced that she is pregnant with her third child, sharing the news today (April
Congratulations to Britney Spears, who has just announced she’s pregnant with her third child! The star took to Instagram to share the happy news, posting a photo of some flowers and tea, writing: “I lost so much weight to go on my Maui trip only to gain it back… I thought “Geez … what happened
Who else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstory of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers and artists and bringing
Dmitry Medvedev is the former president of Russia, the current deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, and is a mouthpiece for his boss, Vladimir Putin. So when Medvedev speaks, he gives insight into Putin’s mind. And on Tuesday April 6th, Medvedev spoke. In a message on Telegram, Medvedev said that the goal of
As Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Winely, Abbe Hyde, is a technologist seeking to successfully help winemakers save time, money, and manpower associated with the craft of winemaking, thus maximizing their creativity, and optimizing their output. Abbe is helping unlock the true depth of a wine’s vintage via an AI-powered precision fermentation solution. She loves
There’s something about queer poetry that soothes the soul. Poetry, by its very nature, breaks boundaries and pushes against what we’re taught as the “rules” for writing. And no one pushes the boundaries of society better than queer people, especially queer artists. Maybe I’m partial. But if you also love pushing the boundaries, this list
EXCLUSIVE: Sam Elliott on Sunday apologized for the comments he made last month about the film The Power of the Dog on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast and had a special message for Jane Campion, who won the Oscar for directing the Western drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch. “I told the WTF podcaster that I thought Jane
A revival of Kander and Ebb musical Cabaret was the big winner at Sunday’s Olivier Awards in London. Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club scooped seven of the prestigious trophies, including Best Musical Revival and Best Actor and Actress in a Musical for Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley, respectively. Redmayne plays the Emcee while Buckley