Rightly or wrongly, Pope Francis has long enjoyed the reputation as the “cool pope,” a view that has been bolstered by, among other things, his public statements in support of the theory of evolution and a 2014 profile in the pages of this magazine. A documentary released last fall even appeared to suggest his emerging
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Perhaps the most surprising thing about the Oscars 2021 nominations is how unsurprising they were. There were course a handful of snubs, from One Night in Miami and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom being left out of the Best Picture category to LaKeith Stanfield surprising awards watchers with a Best Supporting Actor nod thanks to Judas
Thorntons, the chocolate retailer, has announced plans to permanently close its entire UK store estate of 61 sites. The company said its decision, which was now the subject of consultation with employees, would affect 603 workers though it was yet to rule out the possibility of redeploying some of those affected. Thorntons said it was
SUN VALLEY — Firefighters extinguished a fire Sunday night inside a Sun Valley home that also burned into the attic. The blaze inside the house on the 11100 block of Cantara Street was reported at 8:47 p.m., Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Margaret Stewart said. The department dispatched 31 firefighters to the scene, and they
Mank leads the way for this year’s Oscars – with the 2021 shortlist including two female directors and a diverse acting nominations list. British stars including Daniel Kaluuya, Sacha Baron Cohen, Riz Ahmed, Gary Oldman and Olivia Colman are among the stars in the running for prizes, while The Father, Judas And The Black Messiah,
Ministers have moved to take “immediate steps to provide further reassurance” for women and girls in the wake of the killing of Sarah Everard, as demonstrators descended on Westminster. Senior government figures, including Home Secretary Priti Patel, gathered in Downing Street for a meeting of the Criminal Justice Taskforce. The meeting, chaired by Boris Johnson,
Philo, an internet-delivered pay-TV bundle, and consumer electronics retailer Best Buy have extended their partnership with a new promotion. Under the deal, customers without an existing Philo subscription will be able to sign up to the service for $1 for the first month, a deep discount from its regular $20 price. Those looking for the
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday announced an indictment against Jean-Francois Eap, the CEO of encrypted messaging company Sky Global, and an associate for wilfully participating in a criminal enterprise to help international drug traffickers avoid law enforcement. Eap (also known as “888888”) and Thomas Herdman, a former high-level distributor of Sky Global
After performing John Prine‘s “I Remember Everything” during the 2021 Grammy Awards, Brandi Carlile has officially released her version of the folk legend’s final song. It leads a Prine tribute album to be released later this year. Prine’s “I Remember Everything,” released posthumously, following his death from COVID-19 in April of 2020, won two trophies at the
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G has been leaked by an online retailer, giving away the price of the upcoming smartphone. The Galaxy A52 5G has been in the news for quite some time now. We’ve seen multiple leaks of the device already including an unboxing video of the retail box. Now, the Galaxy A52 5G was
The perfect tribute to Kenny Rogers at the Grammy Awards. Who else could they have gotten to honor Kenny but his longtime friend and the writer of one of his biggest hits, Lionel Richie. During the “In Memoriam” segment of the show, Richie delivered a touching tribute to Kenny with a performance of “Lady,” the
Now that all nine episodes of WandaVision have been released, all sorts of interesting behind-the-scenes tidbits have started to surface. Last Friday, Marvel Studios released the Marvel’s Assembled episode diving into the development of the series. Now, Marvel’s head of visual development has unveiled some of the earliest concept art involving Wanda Maximoff’s (Elizabeth Olsen)
Breaking News Didn’t see this coming … UFC legend Georges St-Pierre — one of the greatest of all time — says he actually HATED fighting during his 15 year MMA career. … but he stuck around so long because he was addicted to the feeling he got after winning a match! The 39-year-old superstar opened
A lot of award shows have had to get creative over the past year, as the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their usual status quo for in-person events. Some shows had to rework their proceedings or delay them entirely, meaning that fans have had to wait just a while longer to see what takes home the
The possessive in the title of Zack Snyder’s Justice League says it all. This rerelease of 2017’s disappointing Justice League is not merely a “Snyder cut,” as it’s been called by rabid fans and suspicious nonbelievers, who doubted we’d ever see such a thing. The difference between the nearly four-hour cut that premiered on HBO
More than a year ago, UCLA student activists said they started tracking Secor, who founded an ultra-right campus group called “America First Bruins.”
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In 2011 a peaceful uprising in Syria quickly turned violent, and eventually grew into a civil war. Thousands have been killed, millions displaced. An entire generation of children have been forced to grow up with the conflict dictating their lives. CNN’s Arwa Damon reports from Idlib, Syria, on the 10th anniversary of the conflict. #CNN
Tom Holkenborg wants to take an entirely different spin on the music we associate with Diana Prince, aka Wonder Woman. To be sure, the famous electric cello theme composed by Hans Zimmer, whom Holkenborg collaborated with on the score to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), still appears in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Yet
Hand sanitisers are in and white chocolate bars are out as the basket of goods and services used to calculate inflation undergoes its latest reshuffle. The impact of the pandemic on consumer habits is apparent in the announcement from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which also sees casual clothing and home exercise equipment added.