Boris Johnson has seen off a Conservative rebellion over his plan to cut the UK’s foreign aid spending. MPs voted 333 to 298, a majority of 35, to back reducing overseas aid spending from 0.7% of gross national income to 0.5%. Ministers have insisted the cut – which will see a reduction of around £4.4bn
Independent comic publisher AfterShock Media’s Rive Gauche has tapped two new executives as it bolsters its team, naming David Sigurani EVP of film and television and Max Zupanovic director of domestic development. Sigurani’s current TV credits as EP include Bonding for Netflix, AMC Network’s The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula and Channel 4’s Don’t Hug Me I’m
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed new security vulnerabilities in the Etherpad text editor (version 1.8.13) that could potentially enable attackers to hijack administrator accounts, execute system commands, and even steal sensitive documents. The two flaws — tracked as CVE-2021-34816 and CVE-2021-34817 — were discovered and reported on June 4 by researchers from SonarSource, following which patches
Pamela Hupp, the subject of the 2019 Dateline podcast The Thing About Pam, has been charged with the 2011 murder of her friend Betsy Faria. Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney Michael Wood announced Monday that he would seek the death penalty against Hupp whom he says murdered her friend “for greed,” to claim her insurance money.
Elle King wasn’t at Windy City Smokeout in Chicago this past weekend to sing her 2016 duet “Different For Girls” with Dierks Bentley. But lucky for Dierks he had somebody else ready to fill in: His 12-year old daughter, Evie. And she more than held her own with dad. The adorable father-daughter moment shows Dierks
Netflix has released the trailer for Pray Away, a new documentary that investigates the abuse brought on by gay conversion therapy programs — featuring interviews with the program leaders themselves. The film centers on Exodus International, an Evangelical gay conversion program that began as a Bible study group between five gay men who wished to help
Kane Brown is no stranger to collaborations with out-of-genre artists, and on Friday (July 9), he dropped his newest joint effort: a duet with Florida-based pop producer and singer-songwriter Blackbear called “Memory.” “I wanna live life fast, I don’t know how to slow down / Wanna get high, I don’t know how to come down
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On Tuesday, Netflix and Moonbug Entertainment announced they will produce new specials, nursery rhyme compilations, and three new seasons of popular kids’ show CoComelon Lane. The new seasons will continue the adventures of JJ and friends as they experience life’s big moments as little kids beginning in 2022. The companies also announced an all-new animated
For the longest time, a third Bill & Ted movie seemed like a most excellent pipe dream. The type of thing pals would joke about over some far out herbal pairings and good vibes. Screenwriter Ed Solomon, who co-created Bill & Ted with Chris Matheson for 1989’s Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure certainly seemed surprised
Hawaiian hottie Tia Carrere was only 25 years old when she rocked her role as the sexy singing girlfriend Cassandra Wong — who fronts the band Crucial Taunt and is pursued by the slick and sleazy big-wig Benjamin — in the classic 1992 comedy “Wayne’s World” and the 1993 sequel “Wayne’s World 2.” TC shared
Cameron Crowe’s semi-autobiographical rock epic Almost Famous celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, with its impressive ensemble of actors helping establish a number of careers and launch others. One relative newcomer in Hollywood was Zooey Deschanel, who played Anita Miller in the film, sister to William (Patrick Fugit). In honor of the film’s recent anniversary,
Infinix has made it to the big leagues, literally. The company’s new smartphone, the Note 10 Pro, sports a massive 6.95-inch display which is among the biggest I’ve tested on a smartphone. The big body also packs in a sizeable 5,000mAh battery and a capable processor. So has Infinix managed to find the right ingredients
Train and bus operators will not require passengers to wear face masks on services in England from 19 July, industry bodies have confirmed. The government has left it up to transport companies to decide whether they wish to enforce the wearing of face coverings, giving them the power to turn customers away for not wearing
Lars Olsen’s musical journey through time to be jam-packed with cameo appearances by celebrities from the past, present and the future! San Antonio based Mutt Productions has teamed with Allied Artists Film Group to bring a rock n’ roll time travel adventure to the big screen. The project, tentatively titled “Rockin’ In Time,” follows 22
Cuba’s president has accused Cuban Americans of using social media to trigger protests over high prices and food shortages. Police have been out in force on the island’s streets after demonstrations in several cities and towns. The protests are some of the biggest displays of anti-government sentiment seen in recent years and come as the
Southern California can feel like a mash-up of strip malls, subdivisions, concrete and cell towers, with days blurring into an endless sea of crowds, cars and pollution. But the area is surrounded by three national forests and enough open land to venture out and see few others, or no one at all. The Angeles, San
Boris Johnson has called the bluff of rebel Tory MPs demanding a Commons vote on Rishi Sunak’s controversial decision to cut spending on overseas aid. After months of resisting a vote, ministers sprang a surprise on the rebels by announcing a last-minute change to Commons business with a debate and vote less than 24 hours
The Golden State is about to hand out lots more gold to Hollywood, if a newly proposed legislative effort secures Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature. A bill revealed Sunday night in the state Legislature (read it here) would see cash-flush California add $330 million to its film and TV credits, with $150 million of that earmarked
Cybersecurity researchers have opened the lid on the continued resurgence of the insidious TrickBot malware, making it clear that the Russia-based transnational cybercrime group is working behind the scenes to revamp its attack infrastructure in response to recent counter efforts from law enforcement. “The new capabilities discovered are used to monitor and gather intelligence on