Staff at Netflix’s headquarters in Hollywood have staged a walkout in protest at the release of a controversial special by the stand-up comedian Dave Chappelle. Chappelle, one of the biggest names in American comedy, has been accused of making anti-transgender comments in the hour-long special The Closer. But Netflix has refused to remove the special
Boris Johnson has admitted the level of COVID cases is “high” and he is “watching the numbers very carefully every day” – but insisted he is “sticking with our plan”. The government has so far resisted calls to move to Plan B of its autumn and winter COVID response for easing pressures on the NHS.
AT&T CEO John Stankey said the approval process for a deal to shed WarnerMedia and merge it with Discovery “is consistent with what we would have expected as we walked into it.” Speaking on the company’s third-quarter earnings call, the executive said, “We are moving through the steps with the various regulatory agencies in the
A new security weakness has been disclosed in the WinRAR trialware file archiver utility for Windows that could be abused by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on targeted systems, underscoring how vulnerabilities in such software could beсome a gateway for a roster of attacks. Tracked as CVE-2021-35052, the bug impacts the trial version
Simone Biles revealed she’s still suffering from “the twisties” — a disorienting condition that forced the gymnast to withdraw from events during the Tokyo Olympics — in a new interview with the Today show. “I’m still scared to do gymnastics,” Biles admitted. “To do something that I’ve done forever and just not be able to
The maker of a host of well known consumer brands has revealed a big lift in prices and warned of worse to come as it battles “unprecedented cost inflation” around the world. Unilever, which produces foods such as Marmite, Cornetto ice creams and Hellmann’s mayonnaise alongside goods including Dove soap, said it had raised prices
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Brent Cobb has some big news coming our way… We all know the man’s an incredible singer, songwriter, and all-around musician. But now, he’s trying add even more diversity to his music career, as he’s gearing up to drop his first ever gospel album, And Now, Let’s Turn To Page…. The project is slated for January 28th,
Pop-country duo SixForty1 know what it feels like to have your heart broken. They channeled those experiences into their new song “Me and Your Memory,” premiering exclusively on The Boot. “We all have the ‘one that got away,’ whose memory we still live with,” SixForty1 tell The Boot. “We just wanted to shed some light on
Redmi Note 11 specifications have been suggested through teasers shared online ahead of the October 28 launch. The new Redmi phone will come alongside the Redmi Note 11 Pro and Redmi Note 11 Pro+. Early teasers show that it will carry triple rear cameras and a glass back in matte finish. One of the teasers
When most fans think of Mark Hamill’s legacy, they likely think of his time spent in the galaxy far, far away, or possibly his work voicing the Clown Prince of Crime for Batman: The Animated Series, as they likely won’t connect the figure directly with the world of horror. However, following his time in the original
Thanks to his adventures in a galaxy far, far away, fans have been hoping that Star Wars actor Mark Hamill could make an appearance in an upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy project from James Gunn, with those fans becoming even more invested after watching the two discover they were neighbors during an exchange on social
What We Do in the Shadows on FX is a supernatural comedy that allows its characters to go beyond all of the powers and vulnerabilities that viewers expect of vampires, while still honoring the tradition established by the bloodsuckers that preceded them. In fact, the humor of a particular scene often stems from the subversion
Kate Beckinsale had a super-interesting chit-chat with Howard Stern Wednesday … she said her off-the-charts IQ has actually damaged her career. Howard did an excellent job of mining for gold, knowing that Kate was extremely brainy. He pushed to know where Kate landed on the IQ spectrum, and Kate either didn’t remember or didn’t want
Capitol police officer Michael Fanone was brutally beaten during the January 6 insurrection on the Capitol. He joins CNN’s Brianna Keilar to discuss Trump supporters who believe conspiracy theories that the attack was not orchestrated by Trump supporters. #CNN #News
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy speaks with CNN’s John Berman after the White House unveiled its plans to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11, pending US Food and Drug Administration authorization. #CNN #News
It’s hard to be a messiah. Even before he recognizes that this is what he is, the young Paul Atreides of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, played by Timothée Chalamet, lets the grief of expectation seep into his body, down to the drowsed slump of his shoulders and the toneless, contemplative wariness of his voice. The actor’s
Los Angeles County public health officials reported 1,267 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,480,656 as of Wednesday, Oct. 20. The total number of cases represents 15% of Los Angeles County’s population. Officials reported 31 more deaths linked to the coronavirus, for a total of 26,473 deaths since tracking
Donald Trump is launching a new social media platform to “stand up to the tyranny of big tech”. The former US president – who was banned from Twitter and Facebook earlier this year – says he plans to share his thoughts with the world on TRUTH Social. Announcing his plans, Mr Trump added: “We live
The government is being “wilfully negligent” by refusing to enforce its Plan B strategy for tackling rising COVID infections, doctors have claimed. Health Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed yesterday that additional coronavirus restrictions – which could include face coverings becoming mandatory in some public places – are not going to be introduced in England. But the